Sidney Jane Stoughton
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 13 Mar 1869 | Isle, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA | [13] | |
| 1st Marriage | To William Wimer | |||
| 2nd Marriage | To Thomas James Conroy (1862-1930) | |||
| Death | ||||
| Burial | Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Isle, Franklin Twp., Butler Co., PA |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6
+-- Andrew Stoughton
| (~1802-1867)
+-- John C. Stoughton --+
| (1832-1902) |
Sidney Jane "Jennie" Stoughton --+ +-- Mary Glenn
(1869-1939) | (~1802-????)
+-- Mary Jane McCandless
(1832-1882)
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Children
(all known children with William Wimer )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Wimer | M | PA | [14] | |||
| Lowry A. Wimer | M | 12 June 1885 | PA | Maude Taylor Mann (b. 16 May 1886, d. 16 Feb. 1959) | d. 26 Feb. 1961 | [14] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Co. PA | born | ] |
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Sources
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| 1 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 13, lines 1-8 lists John Stoughton, 34, married to Mary, 33. They live with seven children: son James Stoughton, 15; daughter Mary Stoughton, 14; daughter Ann Stoughton, 11; daughter Elizabeth Stoughton, 8; daughter Ellen Stoughton, 4; and daughter Jane Stoughton, 2. John Stoughtonis listed as a farmer, Mary Stoughton as "keeping house," and James Stoughton as "farm laborer." Everyone is listed as having been born in PA. Mary Stoughton has a "father of foreign birth." James, Mary, Ann, and Elizabeth attended school within the year. Mary and Ann are listed as unable to write. This census page is undated. However, the previous page is dated July 21, 1870 and the following page is dated July 21,22 1870. |  | |
| 2 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration district 42, Page 17, lines 14-18 lists John C. Stoughton, 50, married to Mary Jane Stoughton, 50. They live with three children: daughter Ellin Stoughton, 14; daughter Sydy Jane Stoughton, 12; and son Solomon Stoughton, 3. Mary Jane Stoughton is somehow listed as both married and single. John C. Stoughton is a farmer. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Ellin and Sydy attended school within the census year. This census is dated 9 Jun 1880. |  | |
| 3 | 1900 United States Federal Census, Worth Twp., Butler Co., PA, District 92, page 8. Census dated 2 June 1900. Lines 61-65: William Wimer, head, 37, born May, 1863, married 16 years, farmer, owns farm, no mortgage; Sidney J., wife, 34, born March 1866, married 16 years, 3 children born, all living; Lowry, son, 15, born May 1885, farm laborer; Leslie, son, 13, born Jan, 1887, farm laborer; Harrison, son, 11, born Jan, 1889, farm laborer. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English. |
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| 4 | 1910 United States Federal Census, New Castle Ward 4, Lawrence Co., PA, District 127, page 28. Census dated 25 April 1910. Lines 53-54: Thomas J. Conroy, head, 45, married (1st) 4 years, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, machine operator, steel mill; C. JAne, wife, 42, married (2nd) 4 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born PA, parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English. Family resides at 81 Shady Side. |
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| 5 | 1920 United States Federal Census, New Castle Ward 4, Lawrence Co., PA, District 98, page 33. Census dated 20 Jan 1920. Lines 2-5: Thomas J. Conroy, head, 55, immigrated 1884, naturalized 1911, b. Ireland, parents b. Ireland, forman, steel mill, owns farm; Jennie, wife, 51; Blanche A. Stoughton, neice, 11, in school; Robert L. Lawrence, nephew, 32, single, laborer, steel mill. All but Thomas b. PA, parents b. PA. Family resides at 1236 Washington Street. |
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| 6 | 1930 United States Federal Census | ||
| 7 | McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, researched & compiled by Joseph A. Ferree, Sr.; ed. & publ. by Joseph A. Ferree, Jr., Natrona Heights. PA. Pg. 70: "Mary Jane McCandless, daughter of James and Jane (Jennie) (McCandless) McCandless (p.69) married John C. Stoughton ..." lists 7 children, including "____Stoughton married ____Conroy of New Castle". |
complete text Mary Jane McCandless, McCandless and Related Families | |
| 8 | Gravestone transcriptions, Mr. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA Transcribed 1988 by Helen McCandless Staiger:
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| 9 | 20th Century History of Butler & Butler Countyby James A. McKee, Butler PA 1909,p.1001, biographical sketch: Solomon R. Stoughton, ... son of John C. and Mary Jane (McCandless) Stoughton. The Stoughtons were early settlers in Clay Township, Butler County, and John C. Stoughton was born on the old homestead there and came to the present farm of his son Solomon at the time of his marriage. | (Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch | |
| 10 | Butler County Cemetery Inventory, Vol. 2, North Central Townships, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA. (East of Rt. 529,on south shore of Lake Arthur). Pg.5. Henry E. Miller born 26 Sept 1843, died 18 Sept 1887; Minnie J. Miller died 30 May 1889 age 14 yrs. 6 mos. 24 da. Mary O. Miller born 4 Apr 1857, died 17 Jan 1891, wife of Henry E. Miller. |
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| 11 | "The Wimer Family" by Paul W. Myers, self-published research manuscript, publication date unknown, about 1975-85. In the line of Jonathan Wimer (4th son of Christopher Wimer & Mary Sophia Snyder). Pg. 34: Jonathan Wimer & wife Ann Hockenberry had children:Margaret Jane 1831, Sophia 1833, Rebecca 1834, Hannah 1836, John 1839, Peter 1840, William 1842, Catharine 1844, Jefferson 1846, Jonathan H. 1853. Pg. 37: Peter Wimer (b. 31 May 1840, d. 30 Dec. 1919) married on 29 Sept 1859 to Eleanor Fisher (b. 19 Jan 1843, d. 24 May 1918). Peter Wimer and Eleanor Fisher had Wimer children: Anna Laura 1861, William 1863, Horace G. 1865, James Albert 1868, Ernest 1871, Purvis 1873,Charles 1876, Lillian 1879, Harry 1881, Ford 1885. Pg. 38: Of those, William Wimer(b. 29 May 1863, d. 23 June 1940) m. Jane Stoughton. Their Wimer children were 1.)Lowry A. Wimer (b. 12 June 1885, d. 26 Feb 1961), m. Maude Taylor Mann (b. 16 May 1886, d. 16 Feb. 1959); their daughter Grace Wimer Lidington. 2.) Lester Wimer. 3.) Harrison Wimer. | ||
| 12 | John Thomas Wilson comments on "The Wimer Family" by Paul W. Myers, margin notations made by daughterElizabeth Ann Wilson in about 1980. Of Jane Stoughton (page 38, wife of William Wimer),he said "She stayed at Grandma Wilson's,and was a Stoughton." By "Grandma Wilson he meant his grandmother Elizabeth Ann Stoughton, wife of James L. Wilson. Of the son Harrison Wimer, he said "Grandad (i.e. either my grandad Bert Winiford Wilson, or his grandad James L. Wilson) said Harrison went west and was never heard from." | ||
| 13 | Obituary of Sidney Jane Jennie Conroy, news source & date not recorded, transcription on Find A Grave.com http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1&GScid=741316&GRid=32888943& Mrs. Sidney Jane (Jennie) Conroy, aged 69 years, widow of Thomas J. Conroy, died in the Almira Home today at 3 a.m. following an illness of about a year's duration. Mrs. Conroy was born in Isle, Butler County, on March 13, 1869, the daughter of J.C. and Mary Jane McCandless Stoughton. She passed practically all of her life in New Castle; for the past year and a half she lived in the Almira Home. She was a member of the Third U.P. Church, the Ladies of the Maccabet's and W.B.A. Surviving are two sons, Lester Wimer of New Castle and Lowry Wimer of Slippery Rock, one brother Solomon Stoughton of Slippery Rock, one granddaughter, Mrs. Blanche Seamans of Ellwood City and a great grandson, Stanley Seamans of Ellwood City. Funeral services will take place at 1 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon from the Almira Home with Rev. Chester T.R. Yeates, of the Third U.P. Church in charge. Interment will be in Mt. Zion cemetery, Butler County. | ||
| 14 | Obituary of Thomas James Conroy, news source & date not recorded, transcription on Find A Grave.com, page by Jason Long.
Thomas James Conroy, aged 69, 1236 East Washington Street, died at the Bashline hospital in Grove City early this morning following a three weeks illness from heart trouble. Mr. Conroy was born in Ireland but has been a resident of this city many years, having been a foreman at the Carnegie Steel Mill the past forty years. Sadness is added to his death by the fact that his wife is seriously ill in the Bashline hospital having undergone an operation and will be unable to attend funeral services. Mr. Conroy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Conroy, two step sons, Lester Wimer and Lowry Wimer and a step-granddaughter, Mrs. R.A. Seamans of this city. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. from the residence 1236 East Washington Street with Rev. E.C. Anderson and Rev. S.B. Copeland officiating. Interment will be made in the Mt. Zion cemetery. | ||
| 15 | Jason Long's page for thomas James Conroy, on Find A Grave.com
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