Westmoreland County PA Archives History .....John Jack & Susan DENNISON Family History 1921
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  John Jack married Susan Dennison in Westmoreland Co Pa Feby 14, 1839 by Rev 
  David Montgomery, Pastor of the Presbyterian Middle Church near Mt Pleasant 
  Pa.  John Jack was born in Mt Pleasant Tp, Westnd Co Pa Oct 25, 1805.  He died 
  on his farm in Bonaparte Tp, Van Buren Co, Iowa near to (3 1/2 miles) to 
  Farmington, Iowa on March 13, 1857 from an abscess in his side.  Susan 
  Dennison was born in Somerset Co Pa Mch 26, 1819.  She died on the farm in 
  Bonaparte Tp Van Buren Co, Iowa near to (3 1/2 miles) to Farmington, Iowa on 
  Aug 25, 1907.  They removed to Iowa in Apr 1844 taking a boat at Pittsburgh Pa 
  & landing at Keokuk, Iowa.  He first located for a year on a farm in Lee Co 
  near Charlestown until he could look around & select a farm.  Iowa was then a 
  territory.  He selected his farm still owned by the family which he bought the 
  160 A for $700 of which 80 A is in Lee Co & 80 A in Van Buren Co & moved on it 
  in Mch 1845. There being no Presbyterian Church, they affiliated themselves 
  with the Congregational Church at Farmington, Iowa & later joined a Pres 
  Church at Primrose, Iowa.  Josephine now belongs to the Sharon Pres Ch 5 miles 
  in the country making a rural community center church with their own new 
  manse.  Have a fine endowed cemetery.
  
  [children]
  
  1.	Nancy Jane Jack, B Feby 13, 1840 ob June 22, 1843 in Penna & is buried 
  at Middle Church Cem.
  2.	Narcissa Jack, B Sept 17, 1841 ob Aug 9, 1846 & is buried in 
  Farmington, Iowa Cem.
  3.	Martha Ann Jack, B. Nov 23, 1843 ob June 4, 1868 married Sept 26, 1867 
  to James Haggard.  He was from Palmyra Mo where he & his bro & father had gone 
  into the Civil War on the Union Side.  After her death, he moved to Nebraska.  
  Thinks he was born in 1840 being 3 yrs older than his wife.
  4.	Thomas Jefferson Jack, B. Oct 3, 1846 ob Mch 7, 1915 m. Feby 12, 1880 
  in Lee Co to Florence, Augusta Satterly of Harrison Tp Lee Co, Ia.  She was 
  born May 16, 1854. All the children born in this house which is in Harrison 
  Tp, Lee Co, Iowa.
  4.1.	Mabel Edna Jack, B Sept 8, 1881 m. Sept 2, 1903 to Roy Hill of Lee Co, 
  a retired farmer & is now living in Fairfield, Iowa.
  4.1.1.	Mary Florence Hill, B Jany 8, 1906 Sophomore in High School
  4.1.2.	Laverra Hill, a girl B Oct 22, 1910 in 7th grade at school
  4.1.3.	Richard Everett Hill, B May 14, 1921
  4.2.	Edith Valeria Jack, B Dec 23, 1884 Teaching in Keokuk.  Graduated fr 
  California State Normal College at San Diego, Calif.
  4.3.	Clayton Leslie Jack, B Nov 29, 1886 Lives at home unmarried running 
  the home farm of 160 A which was bought by Mrs Jack's father at a very early 
  day.
  4.4.	Ralph Earl Jack, B Sept 29, 1889 m. May 4, 1916 to Gladys Parker of Ft 
  Madison, Ia. She died Nov 13, 1920. He is in RR business at Ft Madison under 
  his father in law Q.A. Parker of the "Santa Fe" RR.
  4.4.1.	Ralph Earl Jack Jr, B June 25, 1917
  4.4.2.	Kenneth Allen Jack, B Oct 27, 1918
  4.5.	Nellie Imogene Jack, B June 18, 1892 Is at home unmarried & she & her 
  brother Clayton L are running the house.
  5.	Albert Dennison Jack, B Jany 24, 1849 m. Sept 30, 1882 to Emma B. 
  Layton of Keosanqua, the Co Seat of Van Buren Co Iowa.  She was a school 
  teacher & has continued to teach some after marriage.  She was born Sept 23, 
  1855.  They are on a ranch at Belton, Montana.  No issue.
  6.	Josephine Jack, my present informant B Jany 22, 1851. This house is in 
  Harrison Tp, Lee Co Iowa of which she is at present a resident.
  7.	John Jack, B Aug 3, 1852 m. Jany 26, 1882 to Alice Anderson of 
  Farmington Iowa.  She was born July 10, 155.  He is a farmer, but lives in 
  Farmington.  No issue.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals
  
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