My 3x Great Grandfather Joseph W. Warren was a resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania. During my research, I found that he was referenced along with my 5x Great Grandfather, Nathan McPherson in the book "The Village of Sewickley" by Franklin Taylor Nevin, published in 1929. Much to my delight, I was able to find an original copy from an online bookseller a few years ago. In this book, there were a few lists of names that I wanted to share as well as the map below.
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Petitioners for Borough Charter - Sewickley, 1853
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
List of Voters in Ohio Township in 1836
Monday, January 14, 2019
My 3x Great Grandfather Joseph W. Warren was a resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania. During my research, I found that he was referenced along with my 5x Great Grandfather, Nathan McPherson in the book "The Village of Sewickley" by Franklin Taylor Nevin, published in 1929. Much to my delight, I was able to find an original copy from an online bookseller a few years ago.
There is a lot of great information in this book and it also includes some valuable information that may interest other genealogists. I have transcribed the following as it appears in the book. Hopefully, it helps someone with their research.
A New Clue - James Byron & Margaret Mahon
Friday, July 20, 2018
I took a risk on this marriage record from England. I'm so glad I listened to my gut because I'm sure now that it is the marriage entry for my 3x great-grandparents, James Byron and Margaret Mahon. James and Maggie were born in Ireland and moved to England where their son called Matthew was born in 1862. Because I knew their eldest son was born in England I cross-referenced the English marriage index and found a James Byron that possibly married a Margaret Mahon. I was hoping it was the record I wanted to see. I'm so glad I took a chance on it. Now I have a marriage date and place, I have confirmation James father was also Matthew, I have occupations to
Joseph W Warren
Monday, February 12, 2018
I have been working for a few months trying to find out more about my 3x Great Grandfather Joseph Wormwood (aka Joseph W. Warren). I have discovered so much more about him thanks to a few books and a few newspaper articles found in the Sewickley Herald Newspaper in Pennsylvania.
I was looking for as much information that I could gather so I contacted the Sewickley Valley Historical Society to see if they might have anything on Joseph Warren and his family. They were able to find a few things and mailed me photocopies of what they had. One of those photocopies was his Obituary published June 28, 1919, in “The Sewickley Herald”. This was so amazing to read. Below is a transcription I made of this very long “In Memoriam”.
JOSEPH WORMWOOD WARREN
Like the ripened sheaf ready for the reaper, Joseph W. Warren, a distinguished octogenarian of Sewickley, was gathered into the eternal harvest last Monday, closing a life full of activities and rugged experiences. He was the son of Richard W. and Elizabeth Wells Warren and was born in Kennebunk, Maine, May 30, 1831. When a young man the family moved to Lowell, Mass., where Joseph learned the machinist trade. He then entered the histrionic profession and travelled on the
Tracing a Living Relative
Original Post 4/24/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)
I have been researching our Warren family history for 9 years now. This week a crack started on the brick wall surrounding my Great Grandfather Harry Warren. He is on my "Most Wanted" list.
Harry Warren has used two places of birth during his life. When he married my Great Grandmother Henrietta Shepherd in 1917 (Toronto, Ontario), he claims he was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA. But on his WWI Canadian Attestation Papers (and any other document after the wedding) he claims he was born in Dublin, Ireland. He named his brother Frank Warren from New York as his next of kin on those WWI papers. So I started to trace his brother.
I found Frank's marriage date and ordered a copy of the certificate from the New York State Vital Records department. This record gave me Frank's parents' names, which were the same as Harry's. So I knew that Harry and Frank were both the children of George Warren and Margaret Byron.
I followed Frank through the years via census records in Connecticut, and directories. I contacted the
Harry Warren has used two places of birth during his life. When he married my Great Grandmother Henrietta Shepherd in 1917 (Toronto, Ontario), he claims he was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA. But on his WWI Canadian Attestation Papers (and any other document after the wedding) he claims he was born in Dublin, Ireland. He named his brother Frank Warren from New York as his next of kin on those WWI papers. So I started to trace his brother.
I found Frank's marriage date and ordered a copy of the certificate from the New York State Vital Records department. This record gave me Frank's parents' names, which were the same as Harry's. So I knew that Harry and Frank were both the children of George Warren and Margaret Byron.
I followed Frank through the years via census records in Connecticut, and directories. I contacted the
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