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     Dorothy Catherine Smith was born on 13 November 1908 at Jefferson County, West Virginia.² She was the daughter of Joseph William Smith and Ida Jane Mathena.¹ Dorothy Catherine Smith married Edward Starkey Arnott Sr., son of Edward Alondas "Hayes" Arnott and Clara Ellen Starkey, on 16 April 1938 at Berkeley County, West Virginia.¹ Dorothy Catherine Smith died on 4 September 1978 at Berlin, Camden, New Jersey, at age 69.³

     Joseph William Smith was born on 12 August 1881 at West Virginia.¹ He died on 25 November 1922 at West Virginia at age 41.¹

     Ida Jane Mathena was born on 31 July 1883 at West Virginia.¹ She died on 23 June 1964 at West Virginia at age 80.¹

     Leland Dickson Brown was born on 15 March 1909 at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia.¹ He was the son of Jefferson Slidell Brown and Stella Maud Parsons.² Leland Dickson Brown married Helen Clara Arnott, daughter of Edward Alondas "Hayes" Arnott and Clara Ellen Starkey.³ Leland Dickson Brown died on 27 July 1982 at Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at age 73.¹

     George Allison was born in December 1845 at West Virginia.¹ He married Rebecca E. Arnott, daughter of William Sylvester Arnott and Adaline Dunlap Lowe, on 6 September 1874 at Meigs County, Ohio.¹ George Allison died on 16 August 1925 at Columbiana County, Ohio, at age 79.¹

     Clinton Allison was born in 1879 at Ohio.¹ He was the son of George Allison and Rebecca E. Arnott.¹

     John David Kyer was born circa 1835 at Virginia.¹ He died on 15 February 1909 at West Virginia.¹

     Martha J. O'Flaherty was born circa 1837 at Virginia.¹ She died on 13 March 1889 at West Virginia.¹

     Olive Belle Graves was born on 10 February 1868 at Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 10 December 1963 at Pennsylvania at age 95.¹

     Robert M. Stoops was born circa 1923 at Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Arthur Mertz Stoops and Margaret Wilson McCandless.¹

     John A. Stoops was born circa 1926 at Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Arthur Mertz Stoops and Margaret Wilson McCandless.¹

     Marilyn R. Stoops was born circa 1929 at Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Mertz Stoops and Margaret Wilson McCandless.¹

     Porter Anderson McCandless was born on 28 May 1847 at Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 20 December 1918 at Pennsylvania at age 71.¹

     Laura Catherine Eckert was born on 2 February 1858 at Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 24 September 1928 at Pennsylvania at age 70.¹

     DeElma C. Barber was born on 28 February 1915 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Stewart Cassius Barber and Zelda Clare Snyder.² DeElma C. Barber married Cecil Laverne Smith, son of Frank Xavier Smith and Iva Stillwagon, on 22 December 1937 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.³ DeElma C. Barber died on 25 December 1985 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 70.¹

     John Vance Barber was born in September 1860 at Pennsylvania.¹ He died in 1949 at Pennsylvania.¹

     Jennie Amanda Uber was born in September 1861 at Pennsylvania.¹ She died in 1920 at Pennsylvania.¹

     Stewart Cassius Barber Jr. was born on 2 November 1919 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Stewart Cassius Barber and Zelda Clare Snyder.¹ Stewart Cassius Barber Jr. married Charlotte Jane Ferguson, daughter of Charles Delo Ferguson Sr. and Rommaine C. Fetters.² Stewart Cassius Barber Jr. died on 4 April 1961 at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, at age 41.³

     William Snyder Barber was born on 14 March 1924 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Stewart Cassius Barber and Zelda Clare Snyder.¹ William Snyder Barber married Donna Lee Emery, daughter of Wallace Frank Emery and Gladys Ruth Turner.² William Snyder Barber died on 6 September 1989 at Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, at age 65.¹

     John Vance Barber married Zella Marie McDougall, daughter of Marion Edgar McDougall and Marie Shaw Mumford.³ John Vance Barber was born on 9 September 1921 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Stewart Cassius Barber and Zelda Clare Snyder.¹ John Vance Barber died on 2 July 2016 at Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, at age 94.²

     Vida Lois Neely was born on 28 December 1900 at Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of King Irvin Neely and Luella Gertrude Snyder.¹ Vida Lois Neely married Robert Gilland McNulty, son of John Wilbur McNulty and Mary Elizabeth Allen, on 12 April 1922.² Vida Lois Neely died on 5 September 1985 at New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, at age 84.¹ She was buried at North Plain Grove Presbyterian Cemetery, Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.³

     Robert Gilland McNulty was born on 8 May 1901 at Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of John Wilbur McNulty and Mary Elizabeth Allen.² Robert Gilland McNulty married Vida Lois Neely, daughter of King Irvin Neely and Luella Gertrude Snyder, on 12 April 1922.² Robert Gilland McNulty died on 19 December 1976 at New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.² He was buried at North Plain Grove Presbyterian Cemetery, Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.³

     Bertha Sowers was born on 13 June 1886.¹ She died on 25 January 1979 at age 92.¹

     Clare Novilla Neely was born on 22 April 1910 at Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of King Irvin Neely and Luella Gertrude Snyder.¹ Clare Novilla Neely married Charles Lewis McMurray, son of John Calvin McMurray and Mary Amelda McCurdy, on 20 March 1928.¹ Clare Novilla Neely died on 17 September 1996 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.¹ She was buried at Plain Grove Presbyterian Cemetery, Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.²

     Charles Lewis McMurray was born on 23 March 1903 at Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of John Calvin McMurray and Mary Amelda McCurdy.¹ Charles Lewis McMurray married Clare Novilla Neely, daughter of King Irvin Neely and Luella Gertrude Snyder, on 20 March 1928.¹ Charles Lewis McMurray died on 6 May 1999 at Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, at age 96.¹ His obituary read, "CHARLES LEWIS McMURRAY, Grove City, Pennsylvania, formerly of Slippery Rock, died Thursday, May 6, 1999 in Grove Manor Nursing Home, Grove City, following an extended illness. He was 96. Mr. McMurray was born March 23, 1903, in Scott Township, Lawrence County, to John Calvin and Mary Amelia McCurdy McMurray. A retired farmer, he also worked for 20 years as a boiler operator for Slippery Rock University, retiring in 1973. Mr. McMurray was renowned for 57 years as a sawyer, thresherman and farmer. As a youth, he helped his father to thresh for local farmers, using an antique steam engine and later a heavy tractor. A lifelong lover of steam engines, he owned several and demonstrated them for many years at the Lawrence County Fair. He had been president of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Steam Engine and Old Equipment Association for more than 20 years. He lived in Scott Township on a farm until 1962 when he built a home off Harmony Road between Slippery Rock and Grove City. He lived there until he moved to Grove Manor in 1992. He was a member of Plain Grove Presbyterian Church, Lawrence County. His wife, the former Clare Novilla Neely, whom he married May 20,1928, died September 17, 1996. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Charlotte) Fisher, of Volant, and Zelda Artz, Arlington, Virginia; three sons, Gail Raymond, Ashtabula, Ohio, C. Irvin, New Castle, and Harry William, Slippery Rock; 19 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Bessie and Jessie Stoughten, Edna Mulvey and Fern Gwin."² He was buried at Plain Grove Presbyterian Cemetery, Plain Grove, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.²