A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Catherine Maria Thomas‏‎ ¹⁾, daughter of Jacob Thomas and Lucy A. Rumbaugh‏. Born ‎ Apr 29, 1855 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾, died ‎ Jan 1, 1944 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 88 years ²⁾ ³⁾, buried ‎ at Emory Chapel Memorial Park, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁾ ³⁾ On the 1900 census, Catherine states that she has had three children, and all three are living. ¹⁾ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and George Thomas (age 26, born PA). ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Living with sons and with father-in-law John Lias. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ May 1888 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with sons George and Arthur. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with sons George and Arthur. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with son George, his wife, and orphaned lodger Bryan Roselle. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with granddaughter Grace (Lias) Harman and her family. ¹⁰⁾ Married ‎ May 31, 1888 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA ⁷⁾ (6 years married) to: ‎Jacob Lias‏‎ ¹¹⁾, son of Peter Lias and Susannah [--?--]‏. Born ‎ May 27, 1811 at Huntingdon Co. PA‎ ¹²⁾ ¹⁾ ¹³⁾ ¹⁴⁾, died ‎ Dec 21, 1894‎, 83 years ¹⁾ ¹³⁾, buried ‎ at Emory Chapel Memorial Park, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA ¹³⁾, ‎1st marriage to: Susannah Schrecengost, ‎2nd marriage to: Catherine Maria Thomas Moved: (‎ 1831 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ Located: (‎± 1833 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1840 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Household consistent with Jacob Lias family: 1 free white male age 20-29 (Jacob), 1 free white female 20-29 (Susannah), 2 free white males under 5 (James and McKindra). 1 person employed in agriculture (Jacob). ¹⁵⁾ Located: (‎± 1847 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children, Homer Lias (age 6, born PA, relationship unknown) and George Lias (age 3, born PA, relationship unknown). ¹⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and with George Lias, identified on the census as his son. ¹⁸⁾ Located: (‎ May 1888 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ⁷⁾ Child: 1. ‎Arthur Livingston Lias‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁵⁾ ¹⁹⁾ Born ‎ Jul 27, 1889 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁵⁾ ²⁰⁾, died ‎ Apr 30, 1977 at East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 87 years ²⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁰⁾. Source for person ²⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and half-brother George. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and with half-brother George. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Freeport, Armstrong Co. PA) Sheet worker at Alloy Steel. Living with wife, son, and sister-in-law Barbary Ford. ²¹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Auto salesman. Boarding in the home of Doyle and Sylvia Skupper. Reported on census as divorced. ²²⁾ Located: (‎ Jul 1948 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Photographer. ²³⁾ Located: (‎ May 1957 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Jan 1959 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁵⁾


2nd marriage ‎Catherine Maria Thomas‏‎ ¹⁾, daughter of Jacob Thomas and Lucy A. Rumbaugh‏. Married ‎ Oct 8, 1872 (3 years married) to: ‎Wilbur F. Lias‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁶⁾ ²⁷⁾, son of John Lias and Unknown‏. Born ‎ Jan 2, 1852 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ¹⁾ ²⁶⁾, died ‎ Sep 28, 1876‎, 24 years ¹⁾ ²⁶⁾, buried ‎ at Emory Chapel Memorial Park, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. ²⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. ²⁸⁾ Children: 1. ‎John Franklin Core Lias‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁹⁾ Born ‎ Sep 28, 1873 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ¹⁾ ³⁰⁾ ²⁹⁾ ²⁴⁾, died ‎ May 8, 1957 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 83 years ³⁰⁾ ²⁹⁾ ²⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Emory Chapel Memorial Park, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁰⁾ ²⁹⁾ ²⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, brother and paternal grandfather. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Jul 1895 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ³¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ³²⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ³³⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ³⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Carpenter. Living with wife, children Martha and Laird, and Martha's daughter Wilma Jean. ³⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, daughters Martha and Hazel, and granddaughter Wilma Jean. ³⁶⁾ 2. ‎George Wesley Lias‏‎ ¹⁾ ³⁷⁾ Born ‎ Jan 3, 1877 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ¹⁾ ⁹⁾ ³⁷⁾ ²⁵⁾ ³⁸⁾, died ‎ Jan 7, 1959 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 82 years ³⁷⁾ ²⁵⁾ ³⁸⁾, buried ‎ at Emory Chapel Memorial Park, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁷⁾ ³⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, brother and paternal grandfather. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with mother and half-brother Arthur. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with mother and half-brother Arthur. ⁸⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1915 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ³⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, mother and orphaned lodger Bryan Roselle. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) No occupation listed. Living with wife. ⁴⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. ⁴¹⁾ Located: (‎ May 1957 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁴⁾

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