Westmoreland County PA Archives Bibles ..... KILGORE, Daniel & LOWREY Bibles: Selected entries from the Journals of Josiah V Thompson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty ************************************************ V6 Page 409 At Sara Lowry Mitchell's residence Westmoreland Ave, Underwood, a suburb of Greensburgh Pa May 2, 1922 8:11 PM Mrs Mitchell has brought out three old Kilgore Bibles, the oldest being that of Daniel Kilgore published in 1823 by C. Ewer, T. Bedlington & JHA Frost, Boston. Mrs M's great grandfather, Daniel Kilgore was a son of Capt David Kilgore of the Rev War who was a son of James Kilgore & Elizabeth Jack Daniel Kilgore was married to Rachel Reynolds Dec 25, 1798. She was born Jany 1, 1778 & died Jany 16, 1853. He was born Nov 22, 1769 & died Apr 22, 1850 in Mt Pleasant Tp, Westmn Co, Pa. He was born in the Cumberland Valley. Their children as recorded in the Bible above referred to are as follows: 1. Polly Kilgore, born Oct 2, 1799 2. Joshua Kilgore, born Jany 15, 1801 3. Sally Kilgore, born Oct 16, 1803 4. James Kilgore, born July 29, 1806 5. Rachel Kilgore, born June 7, 1807 6. Daniel Kilgore, born June 9, 1809 7. William Kilgore, born Apr 13, 1811 8. Violet Kilgore, born Mch 13, 1813 9. Rebecca Kilgore, born Mch 16, 1815 10. Jane Kilgore, born June 29, 1817 11. Nancy Kilgore, born Nov 21, 1821 Deaths Sally Kilgore, died Apr 12, 1862 V6 Page 410 Nancy Robertson, died Aug 2, 1863 James Kilgore, died Dec 18, 1878 Joshua Kilgore, died June 20, 1841 Polly Fullerton, died Aug 2, 1843 Rebecca Thompson died Mch 27, 1881 Daniel Kilgore died July 10, 1854 William Kilgore died May 23, 1891 Rachel Kilgore died Sept 11, 1890 Violet Kilgore died July 3, 1895 Jane Kilgore died Nov 30, 1895 ---------- the Bible of Daniel Kilgore, grandfather of Mrs Mitchell, which was published in Phila in 1831 by McCarty & Davis No 171 Market St, I. Ashmead & Co printers: Marriages Daniel Kilgore was married to Sarah Ann Watt Mch 27, 1834 Margaret Catherine Kilgore was married to William C. Lowry Mch 20, 1862. Hamer A. Kilgore was married Annie E. Edmonds Sept 19, 1872 at Campbellsville, Kentucky. V6 Page 411 Births 1. Margaret Catherine Kilgore, born Jany 26, 1835 2. Charlotte E. Kilgore, born Aug 4, 1837 3. Lavinah E. Kilgore, born Oct 3, 1839 4. Sarah Ann Kilgore, born Mch 16, 1842 5. Hamar A. Kilgore, born Apr 4, 1846 6. Robert B. Kilgore, born Apr 6, 1849 Deaths Charlotte E. Kilgore died Mch 14, 1840 Lavinah E. Kilgore died Dec 30, 1840 Robert B. Kilgore died June 30, 1850 ---------- From Mrs Mitchell's mother's Bible, published in Phila Pa by A.J. Holman & Co in 1873 we take the following records: Marriages Wm C. Lowry was married to Margaret C. Kilgore Mch 20, 1862 Sally Cowan Lowry & Warren Mitchell were married Nov 10, 1897 in Greensburg by Rev James Y. Mitchell of Lancaster Pa the father of Warren Mitchell. Births Ella Blanche Lowry was born Jany 12, 1863 Sally Cowan Lowry was born June 24, 1872 Lottie Grier Lowry was born June 24, 1872 Their father William C. Lowry was born Aug 19, 1825 Warren Mitchell was born Dec 22, 1870 in Phila Pa William Lowry (he put the C. in his name) was born in West Newton Pa the son of Andrew & Margaret Lowry & was 6 ft 4 in tall & witty. V6 Page 412 Deaths Ella B. Lowry died July 19, 1863 Lottie G. Lowry died Aug 9, 1872 William C. Lowry died Sept 30, 1897 Margaret C. Lowry died Oct 19, 1900 Sarah Ann Kilgore died Nov 22, 1915 Sara Lowry Mitchell died Mch 6, 1917. Sara Lowry Mitchell was born Feby 18, 1906 ----------