Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJames McCune 
Birth1805, Fayette Co, PA
Census1840, Brownsville Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#460, pg 211
Census16 Aug 1850, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#780, pg 315
Death1853, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
FatherLewis B. McCune (~1775-1854)
MotherSarah Arbuthnot (1800-1855)
Misc. Notes
In 1840 he is listed adjacent to his parents, with his wife and two daughters under 5.
He is listed in the 1850 census with his parents and siblings, after his wife died, and his children are listed in the following household with his sister, Jane Davis. He apparently remarried shortly thereafter and died of cancer (in 1853?).
He is listed in the 1850 census with his parents and siblings, after his wife died, and his children are listed in the following household with his sister, Jane Davis. He apparently remarried shortly thereafter and died of cancer (in 1853?).
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Surname is Gorbry/Gorbrey.
She is listed as between 20 and 30 in the 1840 census.
She is listed as between 20 and 30 in the 1840 census.
ChildrenMary Jane (1838-1908)
Harriet "Hattie" (1840-1917)
Lewis (1841-1923)
Elizabeth Ann (1842-1861)
James Knox Polk (1844-1886)
Martin VanBuren (1846-1918)
Birth1828, Pennsylvania
Misc. Notes
In 1860, the Fayette County Orphans Court assigned Stephen R. Nutt as Guardian for her children under the age of 14, apparently at her request:
Appointment of Guardian No.4, on 4 March 1860 -
Sons Lewis and James K. Polk McCuen, and daughters Harriet & Elizabeth Ann McCuen, children of James OVER 14 yrs old
Appointment of Guardian No.5, on 5 March 1860 -
Martin McCuen and Roxelenia McCuen, children of James UNDER 14 yrs old
Hannah is listed with her (2nd) husband Benjamin Sease (55, PA) in 1860 census as Hannah (32, PA) with children Jonas (11), Isaac (6), Roxsalena (4), and Jane (2). So it appears that Roxie had not yet gone to live with Stephen Nutt. Harriet is the only “McKune” child listed with the Nutt family in the July census that year.
In 1870 she is listed as Hannah Seese (39, PA) head of household and keeping house, with sons Thomas (8, PA) and Leroy (2, PA). This seems to indicate that Benjamin had died shortly before this.
Appointment of Guardian No.4, on 4 March 1860 -
Sons Lewis and James K. Polk McCuen, and daughters Harriet & Elizabeth Ann McCuen, children of James OVER 14 yrs old
Appointment of Guardian No.5, on 5 March 1860 -
Martin McCuen and Roxelenia McCuen, children of James UNDER 14 yrs old
Hannah is listed with her (2nd) husband Benjamin Sease (55, PA) in 1860 census as Hannah (32, PA) with children Jonas (11), Isaac (6), Roxsalena (4), and Jane (2). So it appears that Roxie had not yet gone to live with Stephen Nutt. Harriet is the only “McKune” child listed with the Nutt family in the July census that year.
In 1870 she is listed as Hannah Seese (39, PA) head of household and keeping house, with sons Thomas (8, PA) and Leroy (2, PA). This seems to indicate that Benjamin had died shortly before this.
ChildrenRoxelenia A. "Roxana" (1856-1919)