Thomas A. Courtney and Laura M. Ketler

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Husband Thomas A. Courtney ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Jun 1848 2 3
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         Father: Thomas Courtney (1814-      ) 4
         Mother: Catharine Christley (      -1864) 5

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       Marriage: 1876 3

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   Other Spouse: Anna Rebecca McBride (1861-1939) 6 - 24 Jun 1903 2

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Wife Laura M. Ketler ³

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         Father: Adam Ketler (1818-1885) 7
         Mother: Mary Kyle (1826-Aft 1888) 7

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Children

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1 F Nellie Courtney ³

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2 F May Courtney ³

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas A. Courtney

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He was educated in the common schools, the Mercer graded schools, and went to the Edinboro Normal, Erie County, for three terms. He taught, in all, twenty-three months in Mercer and Venango Counties, and in Fulton County, Illinois. In 1873 he opened a mercantile store at Balm, Springfield Township, Mercer County, in company with J. A. Painter. Two years later he sold out to Mr. Painter, and in 1875 was elected county auditor, and served two terms. He then resided on his farm until 1887, when he was employed as manager of the Mercer Woodenware Works.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 657, 949.

2 Thomas E. Armstrong & June H. Moyer, History of the Armstrong Family from 980 to 1939 A.D. (Sharon, PA: 1939), Pg 156.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 657.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 949, 1039.

5 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 949.

6 Thomas E. Armstrong & June H. Moyer, History of the Armstrong Family from 980 to 1939 A.D. (Sharon, PA: 1939), Pg 154.

7 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1032.