John Bonner Semple and Mary Jane Blair

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Husband John Bonner Semple ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Sep 1815 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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         Father: William Semple (1771-1829) 1 2 4 5
         Mother: Anna Bonner (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 22 Aug 1836 3

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Wife Mary Jane Blair ^{1 3}

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         Father: Dr. Alexander Blair (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Louisa [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Louisa Semple ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Charles J. Clarke (      -      ) 3

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2 M Francis "Frank" Semple ^{1 3}

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3 F Mary Semple ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Rev. J. Henry Sharpe, D.D. (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Bonner Semple

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He received his education in the public and private schools of his native city. At an early age he entered upon a business career, and previous to the great fire of 1845 was senior partner in the firm of Semple & Parker, one of the leading wholesale drygoods houses of Pittsburgh. From 1846 to 1854 he was engaged in the hardware business in Louisville, Kentucky, and then went to Philadelphia, returning after a brief period to his native city. There he became associated with John B. Jones in the establishment of the banking house of Semple & Jones, and this connection he maintained to the close of his life. The firm of Semple & Jones was one of the pioneer banking houses of the Iron City: the third oldest private banking house in Pittsburgh.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Jane Blair

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from Washington, Washington Co, PA

She was a niece of Robert Fulton.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 333.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 110.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 111.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 410.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 74.