William E. McElhaney and Maria L. Cooper

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Husband William E. McElhaney ¹

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           Born: 8 Jun 1811 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Mar 1895
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Alexander McElhaney (Abt 1771-1859) 1 3
         Mother: Mary Ann Dawson (Abt 1783-1859) 1 3

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       Marriage: 1882 1

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   Other Spouse: Caroline Haslett (cal 1820-1880) 1 - 1838 1

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Wife Maria L. Cooper ¹

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           Born: 
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Sankey (      -      ) 1

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - William E. McElhaney

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He was born June 11, 1808. [HVC 1890, 1027]
In 1836 he made a journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, returning by way of Chicago, then a small village.
He was a member of the Methodist church, and politically a Prohibitionist.
He had seven children with his first wife; three were still living in 1890.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1027.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 75.

3 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 363.