A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Lucille Elizabeth Walker‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, daughter of William Albert "Albert Walker" Walker and Jennie E. "Eliza Jane McElwain" McElwain‏. Born ‎ Sep 7, 1897 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾ ⁶⁾, died ‎ Sep 28, 1960 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 63 years ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾, buried ‎ Oct 1, 1960 at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ⁵⁾ Membership: Rural Valley Business and Professional Women's Club; Rural Valley Rebekah Lodge; American Legion Auxiliary, Cosgrove Post. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and boarder Glenn E. Irwin (b. Apr 1870 in PA, widowed, teamster). Identified as "Ruth E. Walker" on census. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) School teacher. Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Located: (‎ 1923 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) School teacher. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) School teacher. Living with husband. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Teacher. Living with husband Harry and Harry's cousin Barbara. ¹¹⁾ Married ‎± 1923 Marriage license issued on 19 May 1923 in Washington Co. PA. Marriage year based on Harry's and Lucille's ages at marriage reported on 1930 census. ¹⁰⁾ (approximately 27 years married) to: ‎Harry W. Ambrose‏‎ ¹²⁾ ¹³⁾ ¹⁾ ¹⁴⁾ ¹⁵⁾, son of Benjamin Franklin Ambrose and Adella Jane "Delia J. Pettigrew, Della Pettigrew" Pettigrew‏. Born ‎ May 15, 1887 at Fairport, Muscatine Co. IA‎ ¹⁶⁾ ¹¹⁾ ¹⁴⁾ ¹⁷⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹⁸⁾, died ‎ Sep 7, 1950 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 63 years ¹⁶⁾ ¹⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹⁸⁾, buried ‎ Sep 10, 1950 at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁶⁾ ¹⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Kittanning Cemetery, Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Driver for a hardware store. Boarder in the home of Edward McGivern, like his father Benjamin. ¹⁹⁾ Military Service: (‎between Feb 26, 1918 and Dec 2, 1919) Master Engineer (Senior Grade), Transportation Corps, U.S. Army. ²⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Electrician in a coal mine. Living with grandmother Cordelia Pettigrew, aunt and uncle Charlotte and Samuel Ambrose, aunt Minnie Pettigrew and sisters Cordelia, Margaret and Frances Ambrose. (Cordelia listed in additional persons at end of Rural Valley 1920 census.) ²¹⁾ Located: (‎ 1923 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Engineer. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Stationary engineer in a coal mine. Living with wife. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Wire man in a coal mine. Living with wife and cousin Barbara. ¹¹⁾

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