No. 42 of 1868, Will of Joseph Elder --2771            Handwritten document                          Return to Westmoreland Co Page
Know all men by these presents that I, Joseph Elder of the township of Ligonier,
County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding, blessed be God for his mercies, do make and publish this my last will in manner and form following to wit, First, It is my will and I do order and direct that all my present debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease.  Second, I give and bequeath to my wife Eliza the use and occupation of my plantation as long as she remains my widow. Third, It is my will and desire that when my wife ceases to be my widow, either by death or marriage, then my real estate shall be sold, and the proceeds equally divided among my four children to wit, my daughter Mary now married to John G. Lowry, my daughter Margaret Jane, now married to Thomas J. Smith, my daughter Elizabeth and my son William A., my son John M. Elder having received all I intended to give him, I leave him nothing more.  Fourth, It is my will and desire, that my personal property be sold, and the proceeds applied to the payment of my just debts, by my executors  hereinafter to be named, and lastly I nominate constitute and apppoint John McFarland and Thomas J. Smith to be the executors of this my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 24th day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.  JOSEPH ELDER --seal.
Signed sealed and declared by the said testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us.
  Ross Stevenson, John A. Miller.
Legally proved and approved this 11th day of August.A.D. 1868 same day recorded and letters issued to within Executors who were sworn before me.
Sam'l Rock, Register.

Ligonier Valley cemetery just outside
of Ligonier:
Section I, row 4:
Elder, Joseph Sr. 1770-1858
       Joseph Jr. 1811-1868
       Eliza P.   1816-1889
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1860 Census:
Name:    Joseph Elder
Age in 1860:    49
Birthplace:    Pennsylvania
Home in 1860:    Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Gender:    Male
Post Office:    Ligonier
Roll:    M653_1195
Page:    560
Year:    1860
Head of Household:    Joseph Elder
Joseph Elder     Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 49  1810 Pennsylvania  Male
Elizabeth Elder Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 43  1816 Pennsylvania  Female
Mary Elder       Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 19  1840 Pennsylvania  Female
John M Elder   Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 17  1842 Pennsylvania  Male
Margaret Elder Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 13  1846 Pennsylvania  Female
Elizabeth Elder Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 11  1848 Pennsylvania  Female
William A Elder Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA 5  1854 Pennsylvania  Male
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Margaret's obit:
Westmoreland County Genealogy Project Obituary Board
http://www.pa-roots.com/cgi-bin/data/westmorelandobit.cgi?read=154
   Margaret Elder Smith
      Posted By: Scott Brown <[email protected]>
       Date: April 15 2000
Below is the obituary of Margaret Elder Smith from the Ligonier Echo newspaper.
  Daughter-in-law of Francis Smith and Mary Brown
  ã Mrs. Margaret Elder Smith, of Ligonier township, whose home was a short distance west of
Ligonier, after a long and serious illness, died Sunday morning, April 11, 1918. She was born
 January 8, 1848, and lived all her life in this section. The funeral services will be held today (
 Wednesday ) at her late home at 2 o'clock, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. C.E. Ludwig of the
local Presbyterian church, with interment in the Valley Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was the widow of
Thomas Smith, who died many years ago, and she is survived by the following children: Ralph
Smith, of Derry; Carl Smith, of Pittsburgh; Harry Smith, at home; Mrs. C.D. Clifford, of
Ligonier, and Miss Nellie Smith, at home; Also by several grandchildren and one sister, Mrs.
 Mary Lowry, of Beaver Falls, and one brother, W.A. Elder, of Ligonier.ä

Sent to DAR office for this Record:     DAR record Transcribed here
"Mrs. Mary W. ELDER Lowry. DAR ID #7613
Born in Pennsylvania
Wife of John G. Lowry
Descendant of Col. Robert ELDER, of Pennsylvania
Daughter of Joseph ELDER, Jr., and Eliza Penrose, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph ELDER and Jane Walker, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Robert ELDER and Mary Thompson, his wife.
Robert ELDER was a patriot preacher...
Also Nos. 866, 4845

ROBERT WALKER (p. 271 Rev War Soldiers of Franklin Co PA)   Another ROBERT WALKER
Was a private under Capt.Noah Abraham, 1777-78,undated rolls.
Deeds show Robert Walker of Fannett Twp., granted 100 acres of land in 1767.
"We, Mary Calhoon, late Mary Walker, Widow of Robert Walker, decd.,
--James Colhoun her present husband:"
also Benjamin; Margaret; Alexander; Samuel;
David White and Mary his wife; James; Robert;
Abraham; all children of Robert Walker, decd.,
sell to John Elder, James Elder, Robert Elder, and Isabella campbell,
issue of Robert Elder of Metal Twp.
The above sale was acknowledged by Robert Walker's heirs,
Oct. and Nov., 1810, from Armstrong and Indiana Counties, Penna.
Penna. Arch. 5th Ser. Vol. 6, p. 18, 19, 21, 52, 53, 139, 141, 516.
 

PENROSE family book:
 Leach, Josiah Granville, 1842-1922.
 and Penrose, George Hoffman, 1861-1938.
 History of the Penrose family of Philadelphia, 1903.

About PENROSE in IRELAND:
http://www.holidayhound.com/editorials/t1wdglaadvice.htm
 "In 1783, businessmen George and William Penrose founded the Waterford Glass
 House in the busy port of Waterford, Ireland, and began to make the Waterford
 Crystal which has become world famous and synonymous with this city. The
 Penroses created the techniques of mingling minerals and glass to create crystal of
 a unique design and style. In 1851, Waterford Crystal won several gold medals and
 universal acclaim at the Great Exhibition in London...."

Penrose webpage:
http://members.tripod.com/DEBORAH_KLEE/penrose.html
      2. George Penrose - born 11/5/1722, died 5/8/1796,
     Grandson of Richard (above) with his nephew,
     William Penrose, founded the Waterford Glass Works.

Penrose Bowl (waterford Crystal)
http://indigo.ie/~penrose/bowl.htm

PENROSE Genforum:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/penrose/messages/148.html
Eliza Penrose is said to be the daughter of Elijah Penrose and Roseannah Ritter
Elijah owned land in Sciota Twp, McDonough Co IL 1846
Elijah in 1860 IL census p. 775
Elijah Penrose jr. m.28 Sep 1848, Martha Sullivan, McDonough Co IL
Elijah Sr., b. 1797 in PA, d. 1864 McDonough Co IL.
His brother William D. Penrose was b. 1817 in Youngstown [of Unity Twp] Westmoreland Co PA,
died Oct 31, 1857 in McDonough Co IL. He married Matilda McElrath 1841 in PA,
daughter of John McElrath and Mary McCabe.

Youngstown village in Unity Township, Westmoreland Co PA
Listed here:
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/townships/unity/index.html
and a few mentions here in their history:
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/historyproject/vol1/chap41.html
....
"An electric street railway connects Latrobe with Youngstown and
the coal works beyond, and also with Derry, five miles to the east."

PENROSE researcher listed for Westmoreland Co PA:
(I think I've asked here before, but always good to ask again!):
Ronald Richter:
Email: [email protected]
            Posted Query on Sunday, January 16, 2000 for surname(s)
BATES, BETTS, BETZ, FINDLEY, FLICKINGER,  GIBSON,
HENDERSON, HOGAN, MASON, PENROSE, ROBIE, ROBY, SHOMO, YEAGER

  There's a Charles Penrose indexed here:
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/townships/fairfield/fortpalmer.html
"FORT PALMER CEMETERY, FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP,
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA
PENROSE, Charles W., Section E, Row 12"

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