A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Nancy Gallagher‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, daughter of James H. Gallagher and Rebecca Williamson‏. Born ‎ Jun 4, 1849 at PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾, died ‎ May 11, 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 80 years ¹⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾ On the 1900 census, Nancy states that she has had eight children, and seven are living. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children, and grandson Charles B. Irwin. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and grandson Charles B. Irwin. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughter Ida. ¹¹⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with daughter Ida. ¹³⁾ Married ‎± 1871 Marriage year estimate based on Alex's and Nancy's statement on the 1900 census that they have been married for 29 years. ⁶⁾ (approximately 57 years married) to: ‎Alexander "Alex Brice" Brice‏‎ ³⁾ ¹⁴⁾ ²⁾, son of Alexander Brice and Jane McFeeters‏. Born ‎ Dec 2, 1845 at PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ ¹⁴⁾ ¹⁵⁾, died ‎ Oct 22, 1928 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 82 years ¹⁴⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹⁶⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁴⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ¹⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and Philip Brice (b. abt. 1859 in PA). ¹⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and grandson Charles B. Irwin. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and grandson Charles B. Irwin. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughter Ida. ¹¹⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Children: 1. ‎Ida May Brice‏‎ ¹⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ Sep 3, 1872 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ³⁾ ²⁰⁾, died ‎ Jul 7, 1959 at Brighton Twp., Beaver Co. PA‎, 86 years ²⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁰⁾ On the 1910 census, Ida states that she has had no children. ²¹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Located: (‎ Dec 1897 at Bryan, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Music teacher. ²²⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Rochester, Beaver Co. PA) Living with husband and servant Amelia Leimer, age 17. ²¹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Divorced. Living with parents. ¹¹⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Rochester, Beaver Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Living with mother. ¹³⁾ Located: (‎ May 1930 at Rochester, Beaver Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Rochester, Beaver Co. PA) Widowed, head of household. Living alone. ²³⁾ 2. ‎Elmer G. Brice‏‎ ³⁾ Born ‎ Jun 4, 1874 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ³⁾ ²⁴⁾ ¹²⁾, died ‎ Sep 19, 1926 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 52 years ²⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁴⁾ ¹²⁾. Occupation: (‎ 1926 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Contractor. ²⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ 3. ‎Cora A. Brice‏‎ ³⁾ Born ‎± 1875 at PA‎ ³⁾, died ‎ May 4, 1898‎, approximately 23 years ²⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁵⁾ Full death date inscribed on gravestone; she was aged 22 years, 7 months and 22 days so approximate birth date would be 12 Sep 1875. ²⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1896 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁶⁾ 4. ‎Sarah Rebecca "Sarah Jane Brice, Sarah R. J. Brice" Brice‏‎ ²⁷⁾ ²⁸⁾ ²⁹⁾ ³⁾ ³⁰⁾ Born ‎ May 4, 1877 at PA‎ ³⁾ ²⁷⁾, died ‎ Mar 30, 1932 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 54 years ²⁷⁾ ²⁸⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁷⁾ ²⁸⁾ On the 1880 census, she is listed as Sarah R. J. Brice, and on other documents as either Sarah Rebecca or Sarah Jane. Her full name was probably Sarah Rebecca Jane Brice. On the 1900 census, Sarah states that she has not had children. On the 1910 census, Sarah states that she has had one child, and the child is living. ³⁾ ³¹⁾ ³⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Located: (‎ Dec 1899 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ³²⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. ³⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wickboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son. ³¹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and sons. ³³⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Located: (‎ May 1930 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ 5. ‎Mary Ellen Brice‏‎ ³⁴⁾ Born ‎ Nov 1878 at PA‎ ³⁵⁾ ⁶⁾, died ‎ May 15, 1930 at New Kensington, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 51 years ²⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁾ ³⁵⁾ On her marriage license application, Mary identifies her father as Alex Brice. Her death certificate identifies her parents as Alex Brice and Nancy Gallagher, both born in PA. ³⁶⁾ ²⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Nov 16, 1879 at PA) ³⁶⁾ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and nephew Charles B. Irwin. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1903 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ³⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son. ³⁷⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at New Kensington, Westmoreland Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at New Kensington, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with husband and mother-in-law. ³⁸⁾ 6. ‎Albert Brice‏‎ ¹²⁾ Born ‎± 1882‎ ³⁹⁾, died ‎ Oct 23, 1926 at Syracuse, Onondaga Co. NY‎, approximately 44 years ³⁹⁾, buried ‎ at Echo, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁹⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Philadelphia Co. PA) ¹²⁾ 7. ‎Walter E. Brice‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁶⁾ Born ‎ Jul 19, 1887 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ⁴⁰⁾ ⁴¹⁾, died ‎ Jan 18, 1946 at Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 58 years ⁴⁰⁾ ⁴¹⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Michael's Episcopal Cemetery, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ⁴¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and nephew Charles B. Irwin. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents, sister Margaret and nephew Charles B. Irwin. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ⁴²⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ⁴³⁾ Located: (‎ May 1930 at Echo, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and son. ⁴⁴⁾ 8. ‎Margaret A. Brice‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁶⁾ Born ‎ Feb 1889 at PA‎ ⁶⁾, died ‎ Jan 2, 1965 at Pomona, Los Angeles Co. CA‎, 75 years ⁴⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Whittier, Los Angeles Co. CA ⁴⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and nephew Charles B. Irwin. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, brother Walter and nephew Charles B. Irwin. ¹⁰⁾ Located: (‎ Jan 1912 at Bryan, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ⁴⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Dressmaker. Widowed, head of household. Living with children. ⁴⁷⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1926 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Restaurant (owner? manager? worker? census doesn't say). Widowed, head of household. Living with daughters. ⁴⁸⁾ Located: (‎ May 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Restaurant and bar owner. Widowed, head of household. Living with daughter Mary. ⁴⁹⁾

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