John Findlay Torrence and Mary Buttermore

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Husband John Findlay Torrence ¹

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           Born: 29 Apr 1870 - New Haven, Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: George Ashman Torrence (1835-1908) 2
         Mother: Maria Matilda M. Maguire (1832-1883) 1

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       Marriage: 6 Jun 1906 1

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Wife Mary Buttermore ¹

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           Born:  - Connellsville, Fayette Co, PA
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         Father: Provance Buttermore (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Eliza J. Thorndell (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Findlay Torrence

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He was educated in the public school and Chambersburg Academy. For four years he was employed by the H. C. Frick Coke Company in the engineering department. He then became engaged in the coal business, and in 1905 was one of the organizers of the Perry Manufacturing Company, of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, of which he was chosen secretary. This company mined sand and clay, manufacturing wall plaster, brick and tile roofing. Mr. Torrence retained his interest in the Perry Company, and had coal mines and undeveloped property in West Virginia. He was a Republican and an Episcopalian.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 654.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 653.