Descendants of John FUREY, Esq. -
Ireland
BAIRD - BOALICH - BROWN - CARSON - DALE - DAWSON - DEWITT - ENGLISH - GRIFFITH - HARRISON - HASTINGS - KINSLOE - LARIMER-1 - LARIMER-2 - LEBO - MALONE - McCULLEY - McKIBBEN - MEASE - MOORE - MORRIS - PRUNER - RANKIN - RIDDLE -TANNER - TAYLOR - WELSH - WILLIAMS WORRELL
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You will see, in the following narrative, (originally written by school teacher, Mrs. Margaret MARGARGEL and transcribed in Jan. 1997 for Rootsweb's USGenWeb Archives by my cousin, Rick HUGHES), how the John FUREY, Esq. Family fit into Centre Co. PA. history. (1802-1870) Many of the names above are mentioned also:
Excerpts from "The History Of Pleasant Gap", Centre Co. PA. which first appeared in the Centre Daily Times on March 16, 1936. Complete "History Of Pleasant Gap"
1. JOHN FUREY,ESQ. b. At. 1756 Ireland - d. ?-Feb-1826 Pleasant Gap, Centre Co. PA. Emigrated from Ireland with widowed Mother at age 7, lived in "Walnut Bottom" near Carlisle, PA. Moved to Pleasant Gap in 1802 - The 1790 Cumberland Co. PA/ Census lists a John FEWRY: married w/3 sons - 1818 Spring Twp. Assessment list: 544 Acres,4 horses, 3 cows, 2 oxen. m. LEBO (LEPO?), BARBARA b. 1762 Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA. - d. 5-Mar-1850 Pleasant Gap, PA........Children :
- 2.1 William FUREY, Sr. b. 1787 Cumberland Co. PA. - d. 23-May-1857
- 2.2 Jeremiah FUREY b. 26-Dec-1790 Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA. - d. 05-Nov-1846
- 2.3 Robert FUREY b. 12-Apr-1795 Carlisle, PA. - d. 19-May-1846
- 2.4 Ruth FUREY b. 1800 Carlisle, PA. - d. 17-Sep-1880
2.5 John FUREY b. Cumberland Co. PA. - d. - served in War Of 1812
2.6 Nancy FUREY m. 8 May 1827 Spring Twp. Centre Co. PA: James ROSS
2.1 William FUREY, Sr. (John�) m. Mary UNKNOWN b. 1785 - d. 19-Oct-1868 Milesburg, Centre Co. PA....1834 Spring Twp. Assessment: Land,Lot,House & C. in Harrisonville. Horses, cows........Children :
- 3.1 William P. FUREY,Jr. b. 21-Jan-1810 - d. 19 Feb 1880 Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA.
- 3.2 John FUREY b. 1811
- 3.3 James FUREY b. 1816
- 3.4 David FUREY b. 15 Mar 1819 Calculated by Jim REICHMANN , who supplied this info:
3.1 William P. FUREY,Jr. m. 1 Apr 1835: Rachel WILLIAMS b. 23 Sep 1814 Boggs Twp. Centre Co. PA - d. 23 Jan 1852.....Children:
- 4.1 Mary J. FUREY b. 13 Mar 1836 - d. post 1 Dec 1881 Missoula, MT m. 13 Mar 1853: Agnew MOORE b. ? - d/. 28 Dec 1892 Missoula, MT
- 4.2 Joseph W. FUREY b. 28 Dec 1837 Pleasant Gap. Centre Co. PA - d. 15 Mar 1909 Lock Haven, Clinton Co. PA
- 4.3 Georgiana E. FUREY b. 23 Jan 1843 Bellefonte, PA - d. 1 Nov 1925 (82) m. 24 May 1864 Bellefonte: Cornelius DALE b.? - d. 21 Jan 1904
- 4.4 William L. FUREY b. 4 Nov 1846 - d. 4 Jul 1851
- 4.5 John Marshall FUREY b. 22 Jan 1851 Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA. - d. 29 Nov 1881 (Journalist) m. 1 Jan 1875 Ida F. WELSH b. Pottsville, PA. dau. M.A. WELSH
4.2 Joseph W. FUREY m. 5 Sep 1866 Milesburg, Centre Co. PA: Mary A. "Bettie" McCULLEY b. 1844 Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA - d. post 1909......Children:
- 5.1 James Kepner FUREY b. 9 May 1867 - d. 10 Sep 1870 Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA.
- 5.2 Louis FUREY b. 1873
- 5.3 Max J. FUREY b. 1875 - d. 25 Aug 1894 Lock Haven, Clinton Co. PA
- 5.4 Katie FUREY b. 1876
3.2. John FUREY (John�, William Sr.) b. 1811 - d. pre 1857 - m. 4 Jan 1838 Mary CARSON b. 1812 Spring Twp. Centre Co. PA - d. 8 May 1856 Pleasant Gap. Centre Co. PA.........Children:
- 4.1 Peter FUREY b. 1840 - d. pre-1857
- 4.2 William Potter FUREY b. 1841 Pleasant Gap. Centre Co. PA. - d. 2 Jan 1881 San Antonio, TX (Printer)
- 4.3 Sarah A. FUREY b. 1842
- 4.4 Mary FUREY b. 1846
3.3 James FUREY (John�, William Sr.) b. 1816 - d. c1892 - m. 22 Feb 1849: Ellen LARIMER-2 b. 1824 - d. 26 Sep 1907 Pittsburg, Allegheny Co. PA......Children:
- 4.1 William Worth FUREY b. 28 Nov 1851 Pleasant Gap. Centre Co. PA. - d. 21 May 1852 bur. Bellefonte.
4.2 Katherine FUREY m. Unknown HUNTER
3.4 David FUREY (John�, William Sr.) b. 15 Mar 1819 Spring Twp. - d. 26 Aug 1893 San Bernadino, San Bernadino Co. CA - m. 13 Apr 1848 by Ref John TANNER to Elizabeth BOALICH b. 21 May 1828 Centre Co. PA - d. 1 Jan 1906 Los Angeles, CA......Children:
- 4.1 Mary E. FUREY b. 1848 - d. ? - m. 8 May 1866 to I.W. WORRELL
- 4.2 Franklin Pierce FUREY b. 1851 Pleasant Gap. Centre Co. PA.
- 4.3 John W. FUREY b. 11 Nov 1854 - d. 19 Jan 1923 Almeda, CA. Buried: Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA.
- 4.4 John W. FUREY b. 11 Nov 1854 - d. 20 Jul 1855
- 4.4 Harriet FUREY b. 1856 Pleasant Gap, Centre Co. PA.
- 4.5 Malissa FUREY b. 1858 Pleasant Gap
- 4.6 Sevila FUREY b. 1866 - d. ? - m. c1893 George MILLER
- 4.7 Unknown FUREY m. John CRUICKSHANK
- 4.8 Frank FUREY m. Molly UNKNOWN
- 5.1 Harry FUREY b. 1878 PA.
3.4 David FUREY m. Elizabeth UNKNOWN b. May 1828 PA - d. 2 Jan 1906 Los Angeles, Los angeles Co. CA - buried Sexton Pioneer Cemetery San Bernadino, San Bernadino Co. CA................Children:
- 4.1 Sevilla FUREY b. Jun 1866 PA. m. George Atkin MILLER
- 4.2 Melissa FUREY b. Long Beach, CA. m. John Wright CRUIKSHANK b. 21 Nov 1865 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, SCOT. Trade: Carpenter Church: United Presbyterian Father: William CRUIKSHANK - Mother: Helen STEPHENSON
- 4.3 Frank P. FUREY b. PA Tinner m. Molly A. UNKNOWN
- 4.4 Unknown FUREY b. Pittsburgh, PA. m. 1906
4.1 Sevilla FUREY & George Atkin MILLER................Children:
- 5.1 Frank Robert MILER b. 10 Nov 1893 San Berbnadino, S.B. Co. CA
- 5.2 Esther Ruth MILLER b. 10 Mar 1899 Sanbernadino, S.B. Co. CA
4.2 Melissa FUREY & John Wright CRUIKSHANK..............Children:
- 5.1 William F. CRUIKSHANK
- 5.2 Bernard A. CRUIKSHANK
- 5.3 Helen E. CRUIKSHANK
- 5.4 Ruth Marian CRUIKSHANK
5.1 Frank P. FUREY b. PA - m. Molly A. UNKNOWN.............Children:
2.2 Jeremiah FUREY (John�) m. Mary McKINLEY b. 1779 - d. 17-Sep-1829 - 1834 Spring Twp. Assessment: Land-Horses-Cows.....Children :
- 3.1 John Milton FUREY b. 26-Oct-1816 Pleasant Gap, PA. - d. 06-08-Feb-1902 Pleasant Gap
- 3.2 Mary Ann FUREY b. ?
- 3.3 Rachel Wilson FUREY b. 18118 Pleasant Gap, Centre Co. PA. - d. 16 Feb 1897 Belefonte, Centre Co. PA
- 3.4 William W. FUREY
- 3.5 Ruth FUREY b. 20-Jan-1823 Pleasant Gap - d. ? 28-Sep-1907 Decatur, IL.
- 3.6 Jeremiah FUREY, Jr. b. 1827 Pleasant Gap. PA - d. 1907+
- 3.7 Jane W. FUREY b. 1827 - d. 1918
- 3.8 Margaret M. FUREY b. 17 Mar 1831 Pleasant Gap, PA - d. 15 Jul 1911 Spokane, WA.
- 3.9 Sarah Ellen FUREY b. 1845 - d. 1919
3.1 John Milton FUREY m. 14 Feb 1844 Margaret MORRIS b. 16 Dec 1815 Spring Twp. Cente Co. PA - d. 6 Jun 1847........Children:
- 4.1 Wharton Morris FUREY b. 3 Feb 1845 Benner Twp. Centre Co. PA - d. 26 Jul 1913 Milroy, Mifflin Co. PA - m. 28 Nov 1867 Milroy, Mifflin Co. PA: Annie M. ENGLISH b. 30 May 1847 Milroy, PA - d. 24 May 1927......Children:
- 5.1 Margaret FUREY b., 1868 - d. post 1916
- 5.2 William M. FUREY b. 1872 - m. Oct 1895: Jesse Benton RANKIN.....Children:
- 6.1 William Rankin FUREY b. 1899 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA - d. 31 Jan 1916 Syracuse, Onandaga Co. NY
5.3 Millie FUREY b. 1874
5.4 Harrie Hayes FUREY b. 6 Nov 1875 - d. 9 Nov 1877
5.5 Emily L. FUREY b. Aug 1881 - d. 1917 - m. 3 Apr 1902: John G. LARIMORE
5.6 George English FUREY b. Feb 1885
3.1 John Milton FUREY m. pre- 1857: Eliza DAWSON b. 19 Feb 1827 PA - d. 22 Oct 1869 Pleasant Gap, Centre Co. PA......Children:
4.2 James Milton FUREY b. 16 Sep 1857 Pleasant Gap, Centre Co. PA - d. 8 Dec 1923 South Williamsport, Centre Co. PA
4.3 Ida M. FUREY b. 1859 Pleasant Gap
4.4 John B. FUREY b. ? - d. post 1902
4.5 Mary Rena FUREY b. 26 Feb 1868 - d. 29 Apr 1871
4.6 Eliza D. FUREY v. c1869 - d. post 1902
3.1 John Milton FUREY m. 20 Nov 1873 Howardsville, PA: Martha A. BROWN b. 20 Feb 1827 Pleasant Gap. PA - d. 18 Oct 1894 Pleasant Gap. PA.
3.2 Mary Ann FUREY - m. 18 Dec 1834: John SWANEY (SWEENEY)
3.3 Rachel Wilson FUREY m. 11 Jan 1842: John Gibson, LARIMER b. 6 May 1818 Pleasant Gap, PA - d. 24 Feb 1884 Pleasant Gap......Children:
- 4.1 J. M. LARIMER b. 1844
- 4.2 J. Furey LARIMER b. 1846
- 4.3 Rush Gibson LARIMER b. 1852 - d. 1938
- 4.4 William V. LARIMER
- 4.5 Robert LARIMER
3.5 Ruth FUREY - m. 08-Jan-1850 Robinson BAIRD b. 11 Apr 1819 Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA - d. 23 Apr 1901 Prairie Home, Shelby CO. IL.......Children:
- 4.1 Mary Furey BAIRD b. 6 Nov 1850 Pleasant Gap, Centre Co. PA - d. 25 Oct 1925 Decatur, Macon Co. IL
- 4.2 Robert A. BAIRD b. 1862 - d. 1940 Decatur, Macon Co. IL
4.1 Mary Furey BAIRD m. 29 Dec 1870 Shelby Co. IL: Peter Francis SHEFFLER b. 15 Dec 1848 Centre Hall, Centre Co. PA - d. 22 Mar 1935 Decatur, Macon Co. IL (Son of Peter & Catherine RHOADS_SHEFFLER)
5.1 Robinson "Roe" Baird SHEFFLER b. 5 Jan 1872 Prairie Home Shelby Co. IL - d. 8 Mar 1937 Hollywood, Los Angeles Co. CA - m. 5 Aug 1892 St; Louis, MO: Virginia May PATTON b. 7 May 1872 Moweka (No Moweka on 1979 AAA Map) (Mokena, Will Co. IL?), IL. - d. 15 Apr 1932 Los Angeles, CA......Children:See: SHEFFLER
5.2 Charles Robert SHEFFLER b. 13 Oct 1873 - d. 16 May 1939
5.3 Robert Guy SHEFFLER b. 21 Mar 1875 - d. ?? Sep 1923
5.4 William Whitmer SHEFFLER b. 9 May 1877 - d. 22 Sep 1948
5.5 Myrtle Catherine SHEFFLER b. 16 Jul 1879 - d. 18 Jan 1962
5.6 Franklin Furey SHEFFLER b. 23 May 1805 - d. 14 Oct 1939
4.2 Robert A. BAIRD m. Frances TURNER
- 3.6 Jeremiah FUREY, Jr. b. Pleasant Gap, PA. - d. post 1907 - m. (#1) 14-Mar-1843 Margaret RIDDLE m. (#2)
23-Jan-1849 Martha TAYLOR
- 3.7 Jane W. FUREY m. 5 Jun 1849 Hugh Beatty TATE b. 24 Sep 1822 - d. 2 Jul 1889 Pleasant Gap, PA.
- 3.8 Margaret FUREY m. Joseph M. McKIBBEN B. ? - d. 28 May 1884 Shelbyville, Shelby Co. IL
- 3.9 Sarah Ellen FUREY m. James Gardner THOMPSON b. 1841 - d. 1920
2.3 Robert FUREY (John�) m. Catherine L. UNKNOWN b. 1791 - d. 17-Jan-1841.........Children :
- 3.1 William M. FUREY b. 1821 - d. ?
- 3.2 Barbara A. FUREY b. 20 Jan 1824 Pleasant Gap. PA - d. 21 Jan 1906 Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA
3.1 William M. FUREY m. 21 Jan 1848 Abigail G. GIDDINGS b. 1823.......Child:
- Ada Theodora FUREY b. 1849
3.1. Barbara A. FUREY (John�, Robert) m. 14 Ma 1845 James H. RANKIN b. b. 3 Mar 1820 Bellefonte, PA - d. 22 Jul 1893 Bellefonte (Lawyer in IL).....Children:
- 4.1 Alice RANKIN b. 1846 - d. ? - m. R.A. KINSLOE (News Editor in Philipsburg)
- 4.2 John T. RANKIN b. 1848
- 4.3 Robert F. RANKIN b. 1850
- 4.4 Jane "Jennie" Armstrong RANKIN b. 28 Feb 1851 - d. 3 Mar 1937 -m. 1877: Daniel Hartman HASTINGS b. 26 Feb 1849 - d. 9 Jan 1903 buried Union Cemetery in Bellefonte, PA. (Lawyer) Later he became Governor of PA. 15 Jan 1895 to 17 Jan 1899. Republican. Lived in Bellefonte from 1867 to his death in 1903. He was Principal of the Bellefonte Borough Schools 1867-1875; Editor of the Bellefonte Republican; member: Centre Co. Bar, 1875; burgess of Bellefonte, 1879; member: Bellefonte Borough School Board, Penn State Board of Trustees.
- 4.5 Isabella C. RANKIN b. 1854
4.1 Joseph W. FUREY (John�, William Sr., William Jr.) b. ? - d. post 1881 - m. Mary A. McCULLEY b. Bellefonte......Children:
- 5.1 James Kepner FUREY b. 9 May 1867 - d. 10 Sep 1870 Bellefonte, PA.
2.4 Ruth FUREY (John�) b. 1800 Carlisle, PA. - d. 17-Sep-1880 m. Thomas HARRISON Carpenter - Founder of Harrisonville, Centre Co PA b. 1789 Ireland - d. 1-Apr-1845 Harrisonville, Centre Co.
PA.----------All children b. Harrisonville.
- 3.1 James HARRISON b. 1819 - d. 1921 Harrisonville
- 3.2 Nancy HARRISON b. 1821 - d. 1823 "
- 3.3 Martha HARRISON b. 1823 - d. 1834 "
- 3.4 Thomas HARRISON, Jr. b. 4/29/1826 - d. 15 Sep 1896 Pleasant Gap. PA......Children: See: HARRISON
- 3.6 Mary Jane HARRISON b. 1830 - d. 1876 - m. DEWITT
- 3.7 Annabella Jane HARRISON b. 1833 - d. ? - m. 24 Feb 1853 John Henry MEASE b. Spring Twp. Centre Co. PA. Possible 2nd marriage 24 Feb 1856 Lock Haven, Centre Co. PA. to William PRUNER Democratic Watchman : Wed. 27 Feb 1856...
- 3.8 Elmira HARRISON b. 12/20/1836 - d. ? - m. Reuben W. RICHARDS.....Children: See: MALONE
- 3.10 FRANCES AMELIA HARRISON b 12/20/1838 - d. 1920
3.10 FRANCES AMELIA HARRISON m. JOHN R. SHEFFLER b. 02-10-1834 Tulpehocken, Berks Co. PA. - d. 1920......Children: See SHEFFLER
- 2.5 John FUREY (John�)
- 2.6 Nancy FUREY m. 8 May 1827 Spring Twp. Centre Co. PA: James ROSS
My Connection to John FUREY, Esq.:
- John, Esq. & Barbara LEBO_FUREY >
- Thomas & Ruth FUREY_HARRISON >
- John R. & Francis Amelia HARRISON_SHEFFLER >
- Joseph Fearon & Mary Bella SHEFFLER_HUGHES >
- Lloyd George & Francis Violet HUGHES_KELLERMAN >
- Arthur Melvin & Helen Belle KELLERMAN_ROTH >
- (me) Paul Alan ROTH