William Pees and Eliza J. Davis

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Husband William Pees ¹

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            AKA: William Pease 2
           Born: 13 Oct 1821 3
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         Father: Zacharias Peese (1799-1885) 4
         Mother: Hannah Peese (      -1846) 4

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       Marriage: 1848 5

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   Other Spouse: Mary Jane Cheesman (      -1846) 1 - 30 May 1844 1

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   Other Spouse: Cordelia Sutman (1833-      ) 5 - 12 Jan 1854 5

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Wife Eliza J. Davis ^{6 7}

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           Born: 25 Aug 1822 5 7
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           Died: 26 May 1853 5
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         Father: Joshua Davis (1787-1864) 8 9 10 11
         Mother: Mary McNeelance (1785-1871) 10 12

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Children

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1 F Hannah Pees ⁵

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           Born: 14 Dec 1849 5
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           Died: Bef 1893
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2 M William A. Pees ⁵

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           Born: 6 Jan 1852 5
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           Died: Bef 1893
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General Notes: Husband - William Pees

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North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA

He was reared from boyhood to farm life, and received his education at the schools of his district.
He was a strong Democrat, and took considerable interest in politics. He served as school director four terms, or twelve years; justice of the peace ten years; and also as township inspector and auditor. In 1880 he was appointed postmaster at Kerr's Station, and held that office until 1890. He and his wife were consistent members of the Fairview Presbyterian Church for over thirty years. He was a leading elder, and superintendent of Sabbath school of Fairview a number of years.

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General Notes: Wife - Eliza J. Davis

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She was born May 25, 1822. [CBRWC, 576]

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1028.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 576, 913.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 678, 1028.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 678.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1031.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 576, 1031.

7 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 681.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 957.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 576, 1475.

10 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1057.

11 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 224.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 576.