IRVIN, LEWIS, BURGOON Margaret, a daughter of Mrs. Margaret IRVIN, of Liberty street, died Wednesday afternoon, May 4, 1904, at 2:05 o'clock, of typhoid pneumonia, aged 19 years and 25 days. She is survived by her mother, two married sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth LEWIS and Mrs. Jeannette ZIMMERMAN, both of Pittsburg, two younger sisters, Mary, at home, and Annie, who is living with an aunt in Europe, also three brothers, Allen, William and Andrew, all at home. The funeral services will be held in the First U. P. church this Friday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment follows at Arlington cemetery at a later hour. Caroline, a daughter of Abraham LEWIS, formerly of McDonald, died at her late home in Sheraden Monday afternoon, May 2, 1904, at four o'clock, of typhoid fever after an illness of two weeks, aged about eighteen years. The deceased was employed in Solomon's department store, Pittsburg, and had a lot of friends in McDonald. The funreal services were held at the home on Tuesday evening conducted by Rev. J. P. JORDAN, and the choir of the First Presbyterian church was present in a body to render the music. Interment took place Wednesday in Homewood cemetery. Silas BURGOON, 77 years old, died at his home in Latrobe Saturday, April 30, 1904. He leaves a wife and the following children: Father Joseph A. BURGOON, McDonald; Richard BURGOON, Pittsburg, and Misses Mary and Theresa BURGOON, at home. The funeral took place Tuesday.

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA RECORD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF FRIDAY JULY 7, 1939 McCLURE-PHILLIPS Amanda Florence PHILLIPS To James B. McCLURE, Houston July 3, 1939 In the manse of the Venice United Presbyterian church Rev. C. T. Little, D. D. Will reside at 115 Richland Ave., Canonsburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SIMPSON-ECKELS Margaret Elizabeth ECKELS To Stanley L. SIMPSON, Noblestown Parents; Mr. and Mrs. David Eckels, E. Lincoln Ave., McDonald May 25, 1939 Wellsburg, WV Rev. H. W. Best of the Presbyterian church Will reside in McDonald ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SIMPSON-GARY Georgetta M. GARY To Logan J. SIMPSON Daughter of Mrs. C. F. Wright, RD 6, Washington Granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fenwick, Sturgeon Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson, RD #6, Washington June 26, 1939 In home of Rev. A. R. Armstrong, Washington Will reside RD #1, Dunns Station ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCOTT-SPEICHER Blanche SPEICHER To James SCOTT Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Park Speicher, Somerset Lee R. Scott, RD #3, Burgettstown June 21, 1939 In home of bride's parents Attended by Elizabeth Scott, sister of groom, Burgettstown Will reside at Scotthill farm, Burgettstown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BARKER-PIERSON Alina PIERSON To James L. BARKER Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pierson, Hollidays Cove, WV William Barker, Weirton, formerly McDonald July 1, 1939 Presbyterian manse, Hollidays Cove Rev. Mr. Barnes Attended by Josephine Pierson, sister of bride E. Randall Gardiner, McDonald Will reside in Weirton Note: William Barker, father of the groom, fell at the reception and died of a compound fracture of the skull. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HANS-WISCHMAN Mary WISCHMAN To Paul HANS Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wischman, RD #1, Oakdale Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hans, Sturgeon July 2, 1939 In the home of the bride Rev. Carl H. White The couple was unattended Will reside with bride's parents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

McDONALD, PA RECORD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY JULY 16, 1959 BURNS-McELHANEY Zona Beth McELHANEY To William BURNS Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Claire W. McElhaney, Imperial Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns, Imperial July 3, 1959 In the bride's home Rev. Stanley Hartung of the Clinton United Presbyterian Church Attended by; Catherine McKenzie, William McElhaney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ McDONALD, PA RECORD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 1942 McELHANY-WRIGHT Dorothy McELHANY To Clinton WRIGHT Parents; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McElhany Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright, Canonsburg December 20, 1941 First Presbyterian Church Winchester, VA Rev. Wilson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ McDONALD RECORD NEWSPAPER OF FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920 McELHANEY-BARDEN Emma McELHANEY To Samuel BARDEN Parents; Mr. and Mrs. James Vincent McElhaney, Akron, OH, formerly of McDonald March 30, 1920 Mrs. Fred Kelso of Third St. is a sister of the bride. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SIMON, MOORE, DEVORE Isaac SIMON died at the home of his son-in-law, M. R. BROIDA, Sunday evening, aged 47. Besides his daughter, Mrs. M. R. BROIDA, one son, Jacob SIMON, of Pittsburg, survives. The remains were taken to Pittsburg and funeral services held in the Logan Street Synagogue Monday afternoon. The interment was made in the Jewish cemetery near McKees Rocks. Rev. J. H. MOORE, pastor of the Grove U. P. church at West Middletown, died yesterday morning of spinal meningitis, aged about 30 years. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Iva MOORE, a daughter of James G. MOORE, and a five months old daughter. No arrangements for the funeral had been made at the time of going to press. Mrs. Mattie DEVORE, a cousin of Mrs. W. W. STEWART, died at her home in Matamoras, Ohio, Sunday evening. The funeral took place Tuesday. Mrs. DEVORE was known to a number of McDonald people, having visited Mrs. STEWART a number of times.

Terry, Your story makes my head swim. But, records in England are a certainty. Maybe you should start there? Alice

Maybe someone might be able to give me a little direction. My GGF Louis Willgues married Mary Mitchell in Wellsburg, WV 10-15-1868. This is where it gets interesting and confusing! In the 1880 census, Louis Willgues is married to Harriett Gover in Wheeling, WV with 4 children, first child being 17, so born in 1863, second 1869, third 1874, last 1878. The first daughter could of been from the first marriage???? From Harriets death notice (1925) I find that she was born in England, parents, Jacob & Sarah Gover, came to US in 1854, settled in Iowa, then Wellsburg, WV, and she lived in East Liverpool, Oh for 40 years. So that would be DOD 1925 -40yrs=1885, living in East Liverpool. Her death notice also states she is the widow of a Civil War Veteran. As far as I have been able to find Louis was not a Civil War vet. Although, Harriet had a son named Samuel J Willgues (born 1884), and I did find a Samuel Willgues who was a CW vet, but he I have not connected him to Harriett, and I have tried. Now in 1900 Harriet is a widow, living in East Liverpool with children, Mary (wife #1) nowhere to be found. BUT Louis is in Carnegie, married now to my GGM Ellen Pascoe, living on 5th Ave, and the first child being born in 1888 to be followed by children in 1890, 92, 95, 97, 99, 00 and another so, no date as of yet. In 1908 Ellen and some children are in the Carnegie City Directory, but Louis is missing, and probably dead, he was born in 1843, but he is not buried in Chartiers Cemetery where his daughter, son and wife (#3) were buried in 1899,1920 and 1943. BUT in 1920, Harriet is in East Liverpool still, I find a Mary Willgues (with a son John) and Ellen ALL in Ohio all widows (finally) Any suggestions where to turn, where to look, would really be helpful. Any suggestions? So what do you think, a BIGAMIST or a Family Man??? Terry

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 1928 SHENKAN-FUTTERMAN Berde Elaine SHENKAN To Myron M. FUTTERMAN, Los Angeles Parents; Mr. Isaac Shenkan, Pittsburgh Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Futterman, McDonald November 29, 1928 Temple Israel, Hollywood, CA Attended by; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Futterman, sister-in-law and brother of the groom Will reside in Los Angeles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOODS-SHUPE Frances E. WOODS To A. Dwight SHUPE Parents; Mr. and Mrs. William Woods, South of McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shupe, McDonald December 6, 1928 Home of Rev. Harry Woods, Sharpsville, PA Will reside over Shupe's drugstore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WILLIAMS, ZIVER, CHEVALIER, BOWLAND William D. WILLIAMS, Sr., died Friday, March 25, 1904, aged 75 years and 21 days. The funeral services were held Sunday, March 27th. Rev. J. P. JORDAN, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, had charge of the services which were held at the late home of the deceased on Third street, and Rev. W.D. IRONS, of the First U. P. church, assisted. The house was filled to overflowing with the friends of the family. He was buried in Arlington cemetery, the interment being private. Mr. WILLIAMS was born in Glanmorganshire, Wales, and came to America about fifty years ago. He lived at and near Pittsburg, also at Irondale, Ohio, where he was foreman of the Renville mine. He came to McDonald twenty-nine years ago, when it was a straggling village and he saw it expand into a busy town. For a number of years he was pit boss of the old MANKEDICK mine at Sturgeon. What is now the WILLIAMS & LOCKHART mine on the McDonald place was opened by him and he operated it successfully for a number of years, when the present company took hold. Twenty-two years ago he visited again the home of his birth. Having been actively engaged in his vocation up to within three or four years ago he was then induced to retire and take it easy. A charter member of the Garfield Lodge No. 604, F. &. A. M., he also in the recent past became a member of the First Presbyterian church and was on of its most faithful attendants upon its services. Honesty and industry characterized his walk in life. He was a strong man in every sense of the word, strong in body, strong in mind, strong in his convictions and strong in character. Besides his aged wife, he is survived by four sons, David L., Thomas J., Howell P., and William D. WILLIAMS, Jr., and one daughter, Mrs. Margaret DAVIS, all of whom reside in McDonald. Harry ZIVER, aged 25, died at the home of his mother at Champion Sunday, March 27, 1904. Several months ago while cleaning a revolver he accidentally shot himself in the thigh. Blood poisoning set in and finally caused his death. His mother and one brother, Joe, survive him. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon. The French society, of which he was a member, attended several hundred strong. Interment was made at Arlington. Mrs. Rose Alice CHEVALIER, a long-time and highly respected resident of Champion, died Monday, March 28, 1904, after an illness of several years. He was55 years of age and leaves her husband and one son. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon. Interment at Arlington. Alice, daughter of Charles BOWLAND, died at the home of her parents at Champion Monday, March 28, 1904, aged 6 years. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. D. IRONS, D. D., Wednesday afternoon. Interment at Arlington

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD RECORD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF JUNE 26, 1936 MEUTE-SNEDDON Janet SNEDDON To Raymond MEUTE, McDonald Parents; Mr. and Mrs. John Sneddon, Midway June 18, 1936 In the home of Rev. David Thompson, Saltsburg Attended by. Mrs. John McEwen Rev. John McEwen, cousin of the bride's mother Will reside in Lincoln Ave., McDonald ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BRADBURN-KNEPPER Margaret Esther KNEPPER To Wilbur BRADBURN Parents; Mrs. Margaret W. Knepper, Carnegie Mr. and Mrs. John Bradburn, Oakdale Given in marriage by brother, James W. Knepper, State College June 19, 1936 In the home of bride's sister, Mrs. Albert R. Zeigler, Oakdale Rev. Dr. Carl H. White, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Oakdale Attended by Mrs. Henry K. Bardsley, Philadelphia, sister of bride, and Elmer Bradburn, brother of groom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOUDS-HIXON Isabel HIXON, Clearfield Co. To Samuel S. DOUDS June 18, 1936 Home of Rev. J. Walter Irwin of Robinson United Presbyterian Church Mrs. Douds has a son from a previous marriage, and this is the third marriage for Mr. Douds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Edward POOLER Celebrated the Happy Event Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Edward POOLER on Saturday, April 2, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. It was an occasion of the greatest happiness to all the children of this couple and to their many friends who gathered about to congratulate them. The wedding of fifty years ago was solemnized in England, the native country of Mr. and Mrs. POOLER who, however, came to the United States not long after the commencement of their life journey together and have lived for twenty-seven years in McDonald, so that they are among a few of our citizens who watched the evolution of the present urban town from the country village of that period. Their life's history contains many happy reminiscences and their place in the esteem of the community is one of the very highest. After the serving of elaborate refreshments the host and hostess entertained the company by singing an anthem and though, perhaps, their voices had lost somewhat of their old time strength, yet the tones were true and musical. After this the entire company joined in singing a familiar psalm, after which Rev. JORDAN led in prayer and a few remarks were made by Dr. IRONS. All of the children of Mr. and Mrs. POOLER were present: Edward POOLER, Jr., Mrs. Alice MAY, Mrs. Jno. TRIMMER, Mrs. A. B. MCBETH, Mrs. T. J. WILLIAMS and Mrs. Chas.WALKER. Many valuable presents were received, prominent among which were gold coins. The guest list included Rev. Mr. ad Mrs. JORDAN, Dr. and Mrs. IRONS, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. SCOTT, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. COOK, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. HUNTER, Mrs. Elizabeth SCOTT, Mr. and Mrs. Richard CROOKS, Dr. and Mrs. LAROSS, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. HADDEN, Mrs. L. P. REEDER, Miss Margaret LIMDSEY, Mr. L. B. QUINN, Miss Elizabeth QUINN, Miss Ariel CROOKS, Mr. and Mrs. David CAMPBELL, Mrs. MOSES (of Midway) and Mr. and Mrs. Robert WALLACE (of Pittsburg).

LAUZ, REDMAN, DRENNER Alice, the five-year-old daughter of Servain LAUZ, a former merchant of Sturgeon, died at the family home in Monessen last week. The remains were brought here Friday and buried in Arlington cemetery. Wm. REDMAN, aged 70, died at Beechcliff Monday, April 4, 1904, of general debility. The funeral took place yesterday from his home, the REDMAN hotel, services by Rev. Mr. MCLAUGHLIN. Interment at Imperial cemetery. Mrs. Charlotte DRENNER died at her home here Monday of thrombosis. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon forenoon by Revs. MORRIS and GIBSON, and the remains were taken to Sturgeon on the noon train where interment took place in Arlington cemetery. About thirty friends and relatives accompanied the remains, a private car being attached to the train for the funeral party. Mrs. DRENNER was born in Germany July 11, 1834, and came to the United States in 1865, locating at Steubenville. In 1882 she came to Midway and has resided here ever since. She had been a member of the German Lutheran church since fourteen years of age and her life was an exemplary one. Not only will she be missed in the family circle, but a host of friends grieve her demise. Her husband, John DRENNER, one son, C. A. LOHMAN, and two daughters, Mrs. F. M. HUNT, of McDonald and Miss Emma C. LOHMAN, at home, survive her. A brother, Chars. SCHWERTFEGER,, of Wellsburg, W. Va., also survives. The floral offerings were many. A pillow from the L. O. T. M., a mass of rosebuds from Miss LOHMAN's associated teachers, a large bunch of American Beauty roses, clusters of carnations and a handsome floral tribute from her children were in evidence, while beside the casket stood the plant brought from her homeland which is planted at the birth and figures conspicuously with many quaint traditions at the confirmation, the marriage and the death of the Swiss people

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1928 LEFLEY-WALLACE Edith LEFLEY, Oakdale To Eugene WALLACE, NC October 16, 1928 Pittsburgh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1928 PERRINE-ULLOM Stella Florence PERRINE To William C. ULLOM Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perrine, Mt. Washington Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Ullom, R.D. 1, Washington November 17, 1928 At the home of Dr. W. P. Aiken of the Chartiers United Presbyterian Church, Canonsburg Attended by; Lenora Rhys Vansill McElhaney Will reside in Canonsburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928 PIAZZA-DEVANDUY Cornelia PIAZZA To Fred DEVANDUY Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Piazza Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Devanduy, Pittsburgh November 24, 1928 Rev. Fr. Cox Attended by; Ophemia Piazza, sister of the bride Frank Devanduy, brother of the groom Will take a wedding trip to TN, where they will spend the winter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD-OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1928 PICKFORD-CONNER Willa Hazel PICKFORD To Williard Glenn CONNER Parents; Mr. and Mr.s John Pickford, Wilkensburg Rev. and Mrs. S. G. Conner, Venice November 28, 1928 Rev. Conner, father of the groom, in the home of the bride Attended by; Jane Pickford, sister of the bride Norman George, East Liverpool, OH Will reside in Avalon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STONE-IVORY Dorothy Ruth STONE To John Frank IVORY, Burgettstown Parents; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stone, Lincoln Ave., McDonald November 23, 1928 Rev. B. F. Heany Manse of the First Presbyterian Church Attended by; Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Voye, brother-in-law and sister of the bride Will reside with the groom's parents in Burgettstown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

McDONALD OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1928 KELLY-AIKIN Audrey M. KELLY, Noblestown To Charles Aikin, Washington D. C. Bride's mother, Mrs. Mary A. Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Snyder were present at the wedding. September 25, 1928 Washington D. C. Rev. C. E. Hawthorne Will reside in Washington D. C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ McDONALD OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 1928 JOHNSON-PENBERTHY Margaret JOHNSON, Laurel Hill, McDonald To Richard PENBERTHY, Coraopolis September 29, 1928 Wheeling, WV Rev. Robinson Will reside in Coraopolis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THOMPSON-CARLIER Emma CARLIER To Robert THOMPSON Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Eli Carlier, Liberty St. Mrs. Sarah Thompson, Canonsburg October 3, 1928 In the home of Rev. John Allison, of Crafton, the groom's brother-in-law Will reside in Avella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ McDONALD OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 1928 McELHANEY-McKEE Aida McELHANEY, Primrose To Meade McKEE September 24, 1928 Wellsburg, WV. Will reside in McDonald ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HADDEN-McCORMICK Margaret HADDEN To John McCORMICK, Coraopolis Parents; Mr. Joseph Hadden, Oakdale October 12, 1928 United Presbyterian Parsonage Rev. E. A. Dowey Will reside at Coraopolis Heights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOODWARD-McALISTER Mary Eleanor WOODWARD, New York City To David L. McALISTER, Washington, PA Parents; Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McAlister, Miami, FL Nephew of Mrs. T. J. Miller, 4th St. October 5, 1928 Little Church Around the Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DUNBAR, BESS, KAHLE, ROANE, SWEENEY, FRESHWATER, BROWNING Robert R. DUNBAR, a native and former resident of this vicinity, died at Long Beach, Cal., the beginning of last week. From a Long Beach newspaper dated March 16, we take the following: The funeral of Major Robert R. DUNBAR, chairman of the Long Beach school trustees, was held this morning at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. H. B. GGE conducted the services and a quartette composed of Rev. Charles PEASE, A. S. JONES, F. A. KNIGHT and Dr. W. H. JONES, rendered vocal selections. There were many floral tributes from the public schools and members of the Masonic order. The honorary pallbearers were Mayor TOWNSEND and Trustee CATE of the Board of City TRUSTEES; Dr. J. W. WOOD and Charles THORNBURG, his associated school trustees; President P. E. HATCH and George BIXBY of the Board of Trade. The active pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge. The body was taken to Los Angeles on the noon train, accompanied by 150 lodge members and placed in a receiving vault at Evergreen cemetery. Mr. DUNBAR is survived by is wife, formerly Angelina MCCLUSKY, and a grown son Ebert. The late John DUNBAR of Robinson township, was a brother, and Scott DUNBAR is a cousin of the deceased. Mrs. Rosina BESS died at her home on Barr street Wednesday morning, March 23, 1904. She was born in France November 8, 1834, and came to this country with her husband thirty-nine years ago. For a few years they lived up the Monongahela river and then came to McDonald-the first French family to locate here. Mr. BESS built the first house in the bottom, now comprising Barr and O'Hara streets. He helped to open Briar hill mine and became one of its first miners.. He preceded his wife to the great beyond exactly thirteen years to the day. Mrs. BESS is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M. E. LAVIE and Mrs. E. R. MCCARTY, and eight grandchildren. The funeral services will be held this Friday afternoon at two o'clock in the First Presbyterian church. The Rev. J. P. JORDAN will be assisted by Rev. H. GARROU in the services. Interment will be made beside her husband in Arlington cemetery. Mrs. Myra KAHLE, aged 22 years, the wife of a Cecil township oil worker, died at her home on the James CUBBAGE farm Saturday, March 19, 1904, at 12:30 a.m. of Bright's disease with grip complications, after an illness of only two weeks. She is survived by her husband, A. L. KAHLE, her mother, two sisters and a brother. The remains were shipped to Brookville, where the funeral took place Tuesday. The friends and neighbors join in sympathy with the husband and relatives of the one laid to rest. Mrs. Laura ROANE died at the Allegheny County Home on Saturday morning, March 19, 1904. She is survived by a son, Eddie ROANE, of McDonald. Mrs. J. F. COBBS is a sister. The funeral took place from the home of the latter Sunday afternoon. Interment at Hilldale. Hugh SWEENEY, the well-known local baseball umpire, died at the home of his parents at Laurel hill yesterday morning of consumption. The funeral will take place Saturday morning. Services and interment at Noblestown. Listed in the "Hanlin" column. Mrs. Jane FRESHWATER, Paris, died Monday evening, aged about 70 years. Mrs. Desire DUMONT died at her home here about one o'clock Monday afternoon of pneumonia. Death came unexpectedly. She was apparently somewhat better in the morning and her son went to his work in McDonald as usual only to be summoned home by the sudden turn in his mother's illness. Mrs. DUMONT was a native of Belgium and is survived by her husband, one son Joe, at home, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary JOHNSON, of Glassport and Ida, at home. The funeral services were held in the U. P. church Wednesday afternoon by Rev. H. GARROU of McDonald. Interment at Centre. John BROWNING, the eldest son of James BROWNING, a respected citizen of South Fayette township, met his death in a sad and sudden manner last Sunday night. Shortly after the "bummer," which left Carnegie at 10:10 that night, had gone west his body was found between the tracks near the picket fence at the Carnegie station. The young man was courting Miss Kate BROWN of Carnegie. He left her at her father's home at 10 o'clock with the remark that there was barely time to catch the train. It is supposed that he jumped the fence and attempted to board the train while in motion and was violently thrown, his head striking a sharp object that crushed his skull. Other injuries sustained are all on one side of the body and bear out this theory. His valuables were found upon him and foul play is therefore not likely. The deceased was 28 years old on thee __ inst. He always bore the reputation of being an intelligent and industrious young man of good habits. By strict attention to business he had attained a responsible position with the Pittsburgh Coal Company, being bookkeeper in their Cecil office, and had won the esteem of is superiors and the wood will of his fellows. This was evidenced by the funeral, which was one of the largest known in the vicinity. It took place from the home of his parents on Arlington heights Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. W. ENGLISH, D. D. conducted the services. The interment was made in Arlington cemetery. Besides his parents the deceased is survived by four sisters and six brothers, of whom James and William are married and live in the city . The family has lived in or near Sturgeon upward of thirty years and has the sincere sympathy of a large acquaintance.

Can anyone on the list help me with some brick walls I am up against? I would like to know the names of W. Bert McElhaney's parents. The "W" could stand for William or Wilbert. Middle name could be Bert or Burt. This man was known to live in "Cliff Mines, Pa" about 1926. 1) W. Bert McElhaney b: Abt. 1871 d: 31 August 1957 in Coraopolis, Allegheny Co., PA Burial: Valley Cemetery, Imperial, Allegheny Co., PA . +Mary Cherry b: Abt. 1874 d: 01 January 1951 Burial: Valley Cemetery, Imperial, Allegheny Co., PA 2) Also would like to ask for help finding the names of parents for Joseph McElhany in the following: "Miss Edyth Bell McElhaney, aged 24 years, daughter of the late Joseph and Emma McElhany, died Sept. 17, 1920 after a long illness." Please contact me privately if you have even a slight clue as to the names of the parents of these two men. Thanks, Sandy

WEDDING ABSTRACTS FROM THE McDONALD OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HULL-COLLINS Ruth HULL To Ross COLLINS Parents; Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hull of McDonald Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Collins of Bridgeville The marriage "took place recently." Will reside in Bridgeville ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRIMMER-NEWMAN Carl NEWMAN To Isabelle TRIMMER of McDonald Parents; Mr. and Mrs. John Trimmer September 20, 1928 Rev. A. A. Mealy of the Bridgeville Presbyterian Church Will reside with the bride's parents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WADE-GRIMM Mildred Adele WADE To Thurman L. GRIMM Parents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wade, Barr St., McDonald Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Grimm, Des Moines, IA August 18, 1928 Rev. R. W. Porter First Presbyterian Church, 6th Ave., Pittsburgh Will reside in Wilkensburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WALLACE, STILLEY, MILLER, DODDS, MCWREATH, READ, SCHOLLART Mrs. Mary WALLACE died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. HUTCHISON, No. 300 Biddle avenue, Wilkinsburg, Monday, March 14, of paralysis, aged 76 years. Her maiden name was DUNBAR, and she was the widow of Joseph WALLACE. Mrs. WALLACE was born in Washington county and had spent the greater part of her life within the bounds of Raccoon Presbyterian church. The family removed to Oakdale, Allegheny county, in 1886, and one year ago Mrs. WALLACE took up her residence with her daughter in Wilkinsburg. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church at that place. Besides the daughter named here, is one son, J. Harper WALLACE, of Oak Grove, north of Washington. The interment took place Wednesday afternoon at Candor. James M. STILLEY died at his home on Fourth street Wednesday evening, March 16, 1904, of erysipelas. Had he live until the 26th of this month he would have been 43 years old. The report of his death came as a shock to many people for he had been sick les than one week. The deceased moved to town over a year ago after having lived in Robinson township nearly all his life, where he twice served as road commissioner. He was a director of the People 's National Bank and the McDonald Savings and Trust Co., and was considered well to do. His wife and nine children, the eldest 18, survive him. The funeral takes place this Friday afternoon with services at the house at two o'clock in charge of Rev. J. P. JORDAN. Interment will be made in Arlington cemetery. Thomas MILLER, aged 79, died Thursday night, March 10, 1904, at his home in Oakdale. The deceased was a native of North Fayette township and never marred. In1849 he was among those who left the East in search of fortune in the then newly discovered gold fields of California. One sister, Miss Martha MILLER, his housekeeper for many years, survives him. The funeral service was held at his late home Monday morning. Interment took place in the Valley cemetery near Imperial, the burial being preceded by a short song and prayer service in the Valley church, conducted by the Rev. Mr. ARMSTRONG. Mrs. Mary Leslie DODDS, wife of William DODDS, secretary of the Pittsburg District of the United Mine Workers, died Friday morning at her home on the Banksville road. She as born in England in 1866 and came to this country with her parents when young. She was married in 1882. Mrs. DODDS is survived by her husband and eight children, the oldest a son of about 20 years, and the youngest, twin boys, born about two weeks ago. Mrs. DODDS was a member of the Banksville Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Elizabeth MCWREATH, aged 69, died at her home at West Middletown Friday morning, March 11, 1904, of pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, J. A. MCWREATH, two sons, E. S. MCWREATH of McDonald and A.G. MCWREATH of Milbank, South Dakota, also one daughter, Mrs. LAWTON, of Wellsburg, W. Va. The funeral services were held at the late home on Sunday afternoon. Interment at Independence cemetery. The small daughter of Charles READ, of Belgian hill, died Sunday afternoon of pneumonia, aged 11 months. The funeral services were held at the First Baptist church on North McDonald street Tuesday afternoon. Interment at Arlington cemetery. Seraphin SCHOLLART, a native of Belgium and a well-known resident of Noblestown, died at the home of his son Monday evening, aged 85 years. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon. Interment at Noblestown cemetery.

WEDDINGS ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KENNEDY-MEEHAN Genevieve E. KENNEDY To Edward MEEHAN of Gregg Parents; Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kennedy, Fanny St. September 18, 1928 Rev. Fr. J. A. Burgoon St. Alphonsus Church Attended by; Mary Meehan, sister of the groom Ralph Kennedy Will reside in Gregg, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GROSS-MORRIS Catherine GROSS To Charles MORRIS Parents; Mr. and Mrs. William Gross of Waynesburg September 12, 1928 In the home of Rev. James Edgar Wilson First Presbyterian Church, Waynesburg Attended by; Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Morris Will reside in Waynesburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KIGHTLINGER-WILSON Aline KIGHTLINGER To Lee WILSON Parents; Mr. T. Bert Kightlinger of Oakdale Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson of Oakdale September 8, 1928 Rev. J. Melvin Keys Oakdale Presbyterian Manse Will reside in Cleveland, OH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DARR-SLAUGHENHAUPT Dorothy G. DARR To Marvel L. SLAUGHENHAUPT The bride is the niece of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fluke of Oakdale The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Slaughenhaupt of Oakdale September 15, 1928 In the Fluke home Rev. J. Melvin Keys of the First Presbyterian Church of Oakdale Given in marriage by uncle, W. L. Fluke Attended by; Blanche Fluke, cousin of the bride Jennings E. Slaughenhaupt, Philadelphia, brother of the groom Will reside in Oakdale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLEMING-STEWART J. Harold STEWART To Verda A. FLEMING Parents; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stewart of Burgettstown Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Fleming of Burgettstown September 18, 1928 In home of Rev. W. M. Hays of the First Presbyterian Church, Burgettstown Attended by; Mr. and Mrs. John L. Culley, Mrs. Culley being sister of the groom Will reside in Burgettstown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CUSTER-LANCE Earl LANCE of Frankfort To Ula CUSTER of Clinton September 12, 1928 Rev. S. G. Neil of Hebron Will reside north of Frankfort ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LANCE-CROW Wilbert CROW To Hazel LANCE of Clinton September 13, 1928 Wellsburg, WV Will reside on H. A. Barton farm near Clinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHITMAN, SMITH, HALEY Herbert WHITMAN, aged 38, died Saturday morning, February 20, 1904 at 11 o' clock of cancer. The deceased was an oil worker and lived one mile south of town. His wife and daughter Welhelmina, aged 8, survives. Funeral services were held at the late home of the deceased by Rev. W. D. IRONS, D. D., Sabbath afternoon. A large company of friends, most of them members of the McDonald lodge of Odd Fellows to which the deceased belonged, were present. The remains were taken to Cooperstown, Venango county, where the interment was made Tuesday. David SMITH, aged about 29, died early Sunday morning, February 21, 1904, at the home of his brother-in-law, Louis SURVEY, Laurel Hill. The deceased buried his wife last October and is survived by an adopted child, two years old. He was a well-known oil worker and a member of the C. M. B. A. The funeral took place Tuesday morning. High Mass of Requiem in St. Alphonsus church. Interment at Noblestown. Sidonia, the three year-old daughter of Palmyre HALEY, died at the family home in Champion Wednesday night. The funeral will be today. Interment at Arlington.

PAQUET, BEHLING, HOUGH Sylvain PAQUET, aged 25 years, the son of Peter PAQUET, of Cecil, died Saturday morning, February 7, 1904, of consumption. The deceased was a mine worker and well known. Besides his parents, three sisters survive him. The funeral took place Monday. Interment in Venice cemetery. Mrs. Valey Virginia BEHLING died at her home on Arabella street Tuesday morning, February 9, 1904, at sixteen minutes to one. The deceased was born on a farm between Midway and Hickory October 21, 1873. Her maiden name was TERLE. On the 20th of March 1889, she was united in marriage to Albert F. BEHLING. Shortly before her marriage she joined the First Presbyterian church of McDonald and had been a consistent member since. She was a good wife, an excellent mother and a kind and helpful neighbor, and had many friends in McDonald where she had resided almost continuously since her marriage. Besides her husband, four children survive her. They are Minnie Irene, aged 14, Harry Jackson, 12, Emma Elizabeth, 8, and an infant girl 3 weeks old. Her father, five brothers and three sisters also survive. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon in the Presbyterian church by her pastor, Rev. J. P. JORDAN. Interment took place at Arlington cemetery. The following regarding the death and funeral of Henry S. HOUGH, formerly of Noblestown, is taken from the Los Angeles Times: Whittier, Cal., Feb. 2-This afternoon Friends' church was filled with sorrowing people for the funeral service of Harry S. HOUGH, one of the best known and liked young men of this city. Mr. HOUGH was an oil driller who had worked for William PLOTTS and the Murphy Oil Company for the seven years he had been on the coast, and it is indicative of the sorrow of his fellow workers that today not only were the drills of the Murphy company silent, but the entire field was hushed while the men bade their friend goodbye for the last time. At the church and at the grave flowers were massed in the profusion possible in no other place than California, and were the handsomest ever seen in this city. Prominent among the set pieces was a complete drilling rig with broken cable, developed with thousands of pink carnations and ferns, the whole piece standing fully six feet high. It bore on one side a broken wheel near which rested a broken bit. The beam was down, which was easily translated by oil men into "'Tis finished." This magnificent pied was the offering of the employees of the Murphy Oil Company. Near it stood another handsome tribute, a "Gates Ajar," nearly four feet high, from the employees of the Central Oil Company, while all around and almost burying the casket were scores of other offerings. The service was conducted by Rev. Levi MILLS, who, in an eloquent address, eulogized the true manhood and high qualities of the one who had gone, speaking of his courageous, generous and gentle heart, and stating that in his death not only do the family and friends suffer, but the loss is felt by the entire community. The pallbearers, all drillers for the Murphy company were: Earl BAILEY, John MCALEESE, Bert SCHINNELLER, Aaron TALBERT, John FITZPATRICK and L. J. BAUER. Music for the service was furnished by a male quartette, Walter F. MORSE, H. L. WILSON, E. C. BUTTERFIELD and Will A. SMITH. Mr. HOUGH was 32 years of age, and his great strength and fine constitution made his death, after only a few weeks' illness, a surprise even to those who had known how seriously ill he was. He leaves a widow, a little son and daughter and one brother here, while in Pennsylvania are his parents, four sisters and two brothers.