Eli Abrams and Eliza Reiley

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Husband Eli Abrams ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Feb 1792 - Turkey Foot Twp, Bedford (later Somerset) Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Gabriel Abrams (1750-1841) 1 2
         Mother: Rebecca Loveberry (      -      ) 2 4

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       Marriage: 1 Jan 1824 2 5

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   Other Spouse: Catherine Tiernan (1795-1821) 3 - 1818 6

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Wife Eliza Reiley ^{2 4 7 8}

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           Born: 4 May 1795 2
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         Father: Martin Reiley (      -      ) 2 4 7
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   Other Spouse: Adam Jacobs (1794-1822) 3 7 8 - 16 Jan 1816 7 8

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Children

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1 M Louis H. Abrams ⁴

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2 F Louisa Abrams ⁴

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3 F Caroline Matilda Abrams ^{2 4}

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           Born: 7 Nov 1828 - Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Richard Randolph Covert (1821-1889) 2 4

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4 M Robert R. Abrams ⁴

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5 M Eli Abrams ⁹

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6 M Decatur Abrams ⁹

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7 F Mary E. Abrams ⁹

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General Notes: Husband - Eli Abrams

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He was born in Turkey Foot township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, but removed to Brownsville, Fayette County, in 1812. He was first employed by Jacob Bowman in his nail factory, but soon left that position and began the mercantile business, which he followed with profit for some years.
He held the office of justice of the peace for twenty years. He was associate judge for eight years.

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General Notes: Wife - Eliza Reiley

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from Bedford Co, PA

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Notes: Marriage

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They had six children.

1 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 865, 875.

2 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 574.

3 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 865, 876.

4 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 865.

5 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 875.

6 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 876.

7 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 458.

8 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 552.

9 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 866.