A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Mary Catherine McCurdy‏‎ ¹⁾ Born ‎ Oct 8, 1847 at PA‎ ²⁾, died ‎ Nov 14, 1930 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 83 years ²⁾, buried ‎ at Elderton Cemetery, Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁾ According to her death certificate and her obituary, Mary's parents were Samuel McCurdy and Mary Hemphill, both born in PA. ²⁾ ³⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1854 at PA) ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living in own household with daughters Mary Belle and Jennie. Divorced. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with daughter Mary Belle and her family ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with daughter Mary Belle and her family. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with daughter Mary Belle and her family. ⁷⁾ Married ‎ Aug 4, 1873 ⁸⁾ (40 years married) Event (Divorce Filing) ‎ Apr 12, 1888 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA to: ‎George Anderson Stewart‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁹⁾ ¹⁰⁾ ¹¹⁾, son of George Stewart and Isabella "Isabell Casada" Cassidy‏. Born ‎ Jun 27, 1848 at PA‎ ¹⁾ ¹²⁾ ¹³⁾, died ‎ May 8, 1914 at Caldwell, Canyon Co. ID‎, 65 years, cause of death: Apoplexy ¹⁴⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹⁰⁾. Source for person ¹⁶⁾ Perhaps the Geroge Stewart who was a quartz miner in Snohomish Co. WA in 1900. See U.S. Census, Population Schedule, 1900, ED 209, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 11, Family 11. Shows George Stewart, born in PA June 1848, age 51, both parents born PA. Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, and relative Leander Casaday. ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, brother John and sisters Mary and Nancy. ¹⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with mother, sister Mary and her sons, and sister Nancy. ¹⁸⁾ Court: (‎ Mar 26, 1877 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) June Term, 1877. Judge Gilpin found in favor of plaintiff, Mary Hosick, and against defendant, Geo. A. Stewart, for sum of $525 and costs with interest from 15 March 1877. ¹⁹⁾ Court: (‎ Mar 29, 1877 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Judge Gilpin found in favor of plaintiff, Samuel Cassedy, and against defendant, Geo. A. Stewart, for the sum of $183.74 and interest from 23 March 1877. ²⁰⁾ Court: (‎ Mar 29, 1877 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) $473 and costs (total $477) payable in 30 days from defendant Geo. A. Stewart to plaintiff B. Nulton, in 30 days. Marked "Received of J. Gilpin." ²¹⁾ Land Sale: (‎ Jun 2, 1877 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Lost farm on sheriff's sale; farm was purchased by his sister Mary Hosick. ²²⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer; living on sister Mary's farm. Marital status is "Widowed/Divorced." Son James is living with him. ¹³⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1902 at "The West") ¹⁰⁾ Located: (‎ May 8, 1914 at Caldwell, Canyon Co. ID) Resident of the Caldwell Poor House. ¹⁵⁾ Children: 1. ‎Mary Belle "Belle Stewart" Stewart‏‎ ²³⁾ ²⁴⁾ Born ‎ Oct 8, 1874 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁴⁾ ²⁵⁾ ²⁶⁾ ²³⁾, died ‎ Feb 9, 1966 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 91 years ²⁵⁾ ²⁶⁾ ²⁷⁾, buried ‎ at Elderton Cemetery, Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁵⁾ ²⁶⁾ On the 1900 census, Mary Belle states that she has had three children, and all three are living. On the 1910 census, Mary Belle states that she has had six children, and five are living. ²⁸⁾ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and sister Jennie. ⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1889 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children, brother-in-law Jacob Peterman and mother. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and brother-in-law Jacob. ²⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, son Jay, daughter Marie, and mother. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, son Jay, daughter Marie, and mother. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Head of household. Living with son Jay and hired hand John Swank. ³⁰⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 18, 1950 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1961 at Indiana Co. PA) ³¹⁾ 2. ‎James William Stewart‏‎ ³²⁾ ³³⁾ Born ‎ Apr 17, 1875 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ³⁴⁾ ²⁴⁾ ¹³⁾ ³³⁾ ³⁵⁾, died ‎ Sep 18, 1950 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 75 years ²⁴⁾ ³³⁾ ³⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁴⁾ ³⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living on his aunt Mary's farm with his father. No mother listed on census. "J. W. Stewart," aged 5, is indicated as son of head of household (Mary Hosick) but he is the son of George Anderson Stewart. ¹³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Professor. Living with wife. ³⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 18, 1900 at Meredith, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Teacher. ³⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Public school teacher. Living with wife and daughter. ³⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Weightmaster, coal mine. Living with wife, daughter and mother-in-law. Also living with family is Olive B. Rupert, niece, widowed, aged 34, and William B. Rupert, grandnewphew, aged 4. ³⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Weigh master for a mining company. Living with wife. ⁴⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Weigh master for a coal company. Living with wife. ⁴¹⁾ Membership: (‎ 1950 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Member and elder of Yatesboro Presbyterian Church. ²⁴⁾ 3. ‎Jennie Elizabeth Stewart‏‎ ²⁴⁾ ⁴²⁾ ⁴³⁾ Born ‎ Dec 1876 at PA‎ ⁴⁾ ⁴⁴⁾, died ‎ Sep 24, 1961 at Warren, Trumbull Co. OH‎, 84 years ³¹⁾ ⁴²⁾, buried ‎ at Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumball Co. OH ³¹⁾ ⁴²⁾ On the 1900 census, Jennie states that she has had one child, and the child is living. The child does not appear on the census with James and Jennie. On the 1910 census, Jennie states that she has had four children, and two are living. ⁴⁴⁾ ⁴⁵⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1876) ⁴⁶⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Dec 31, 1878 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁴⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and sister Mary Belle. ⁴⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Dec 31, 1880 at Armstrong Co. PA) This is the date given in Jennie's obituary, and 1880 is the birth year on her grave marker, but is highly unlikely as Jennie is listed as 3 years old as of 1 June 1880 on the 1880 census. ³¹⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁴²⁾ Located: (‎ Jun 1893 at Cochran's Mills, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁴⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Lancaster, Lancaster Co. NE) Living with husband. ⁴⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Spearfish City, Lawrence Co. SD) Living with husband and children. ⁴⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Washington Twp., Indiana Co. PA) Boarding house proprietor. Living with husband and children. ⁴⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Warren, Trumbull Co. OH) Widowed. Head of household. Living with sons. ⁴⁹⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 15, 1930 at Warren, Trumbull Co. OH) ³⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Warren, Trumbull Co. OH) Cook for Southingtoon WPA Project. Living with son Grover. ⁵⁰⁾ Located: (‎ Aug 1942 at Warren, Trumbull Co. OH) ⁵¹⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 18, 1950 at Warren, Trumbull Co. OH) ²⁴⁾

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