A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎William McGaughey‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ ³⁾, son of William McGaughey and Mary "Polly Blair" Blair‏. Born ‎ May 18, 1829‎ ²⁾ ³⁾, died ‎before 1880‎, at most 51 years Death date estimate based on Elvira's status as widow on 1880 census. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer, living with his family on the farm of Anthony Gallagher. ⁶⁾ Married ‎± 1861 ²⁾ to: ‎Elvira "Albina Casedy, Alvira Casedy" Casedy‏‎ ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾ ¹⁾, daughter of Samuel "Samuel Casada, Samuel Casady, Samuel Cassidy" Casedy and Matilda Campbell‏. Born ‎ Jun 10, 1840 at PA‎ ⁷⁾ ⁹⁾, died ‎± Apr 1884‎, approximately 43 years ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Living with children Winfield, Samuel, Tillie and Laura Belle. ⁴⁾ Children: 1. ‎Winfield Pettigrew McGaughey‏‎ ¹⁾ Born ‎± 1861 at PA‎ ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer. Living with mother and siblings. ⁴⁾ 2. ‎Arthur C. McGaughey‏‎ ²⁾ Born ‎± 1864‎ ¹⁰⁾, died ‎before 1884‎ ²⁾ Birth year is an estimate only. I have no idea where Arthur falls in the birth order of the children. In the Marshall Family History, he is listed as a child of William and Elvira's but without a birth date; he was dead by the time the book was published. He is not listed on the 1880 census with the rest of the family. ²⁾ ⁴⁾ 3. ‎Samuel Casedy McGaughey‏‎ ¹⁾ ¹¹⁾ ⁸⁾ Born ‎ Mar 5, 1867 at PA‎ ¹²⁾ ⁴⁾ ¹³⁾, died ‎ Sep 12, 1925 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 58 years ¹²⁾ ¹³⁾ ¹⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ¹²⁾ ¹³⁾ ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. ⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1888 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer. ¹⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and sons. ¹⁸⁾ 4. ‎Margaret Matilda Jane "Tillie McGaughey" McGaughey‏‎ ¹⁾ ¹⁹⁾ Born ‎ Mar 1870 at PA‎ ²⁰⁾ ²¹⁾ ⁴⁾, died ‎ Feb 3, 1945 at Sistersville, Tyler Co. WV‎, 74 years ²⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler Co. WV ²²⁾ On the 1900 census, Matilda states that she is the mother of one child, and that child is living. On the 1910 census, Matilda's information about number of children is missing. ²¹⁾ ²³⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Sistersville, Tyler Co. WV) Living with husband and child. ²¹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Sistersville, Tyler Co. WV) Bread (?) maker, working at home. Head of household but still listed as married. Living with two children. ²³⁾ Located: (‎ Jan 1928 at Sistersville, Tyler Co. WV) ¹⁹⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1933 at Sistersville, Tyler Co. WV) ²⁴⁾ 5. ‎Laura Belle McGaughey‏‎ ¹⁾ Born ‎ Nov 1872 at PA‎ ²⁵⁾ ²⁶⁾, died ‎ Jan 22, 1928 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 55 years ²⁷⁾ ¹⁹⁾, buried ‎ at Kittanning Cemetery, Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁷⁾ On the 1910 census, Laura states that she has had no children. ²⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Servant. Living in the home of Harry, relationship listed as boarder, so perhaps working as a servant elsewhere. ²⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Oct 1902 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Domestic worker. ²⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Wickboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and sister-in-law Sadie. ²⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. ³⁰⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1925 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁴⁾

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