Researching Ignatius Drury 1828-1903 lived in Franklin County Pennsylvania.

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Ignatius Drury was my 2nd Great Grandfather, he may have been born in Maryland. Am unable to find his parents names with any certainty. Only information is father Robert Drury of Virginia dob 1800, mother Sarah, one source says Sarah Simmons of Maryland with a long pedigree, but her birth date of 1774 just doesn't add up. She would have been 50 + in 1825 his year of birth and she would have been 25 years older then Robert. There were several Drurys born in Maryland in the 1700's with the first name of Ignatius, so I believe there may be a connection with them. One may have moved to Kentucky in the early 1800's and resided there. Thank you for any help that can be provided, I am new to all this.

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This document shows three Drurys

John Drury is 35 years old.

William Drury is 38 years old

Ignatius is 40 years old.

Sounds like brothers?

Ignatius Drury

 in the U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

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Name:	Ignatius Drury
Birth Year:	abt 1823
Place of Birth:	Pennsylvania
Age on 1 July 1863:	40
Race:	White
Residence:	Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Congressional District:	16th
Class:	2

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Here is a Henrietta Drury. She is possibly a sister?

Henrietta Drury

 in the 1850 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Henrietta Drury
Age:	19
Birth Year:	abt 1831
Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Home in 1850:	Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender:	Female
Family Number:	126
Household Members:	Name Age William Drury 23 Mary J Drury 27 Robert Mc Drury 3 Louisa P Drury 1 Anne E Drury 1 Henrietta Drury 19

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John T Drury

 in the 1850 United States Federal Census

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Name:	John T Drury
Age:	54
Birth Year:	abt 1796
Birthplace:	St Mary's Co
Home in 1850:	District 3, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	169
Household Members:	Name Age John T Drury 54 Susanna Drury 49 Mary A Drury 24 Robert Drury 23 Thomas E Drury 19 Susanna L Drury 10 Wm J Drury 15 Edward Greenwell 56

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Susanna Greenwell

 in the Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850

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Name:	Susanna Greenwell
Gender:	Female
Marriage Date:	19 Jan 1824
Spouse:	Thomas Drury
Spouse Gender:	Female
State:	Maryland
County:	Saint Mary's

Answer 1

Hi Clyde, welcome aboard.  I'm familiar with that area and can offer a couple of suggestions.  First, I see that there are several census records on Family Search for Ignatius Drury in Franklin County PA, along with a Civil War Soldiers Index record.  There's a Find A Grave entry for Ignatius "Nathan" Drury (d. 1903) in State Line, PA.  They're free sites, and you may get several leads from there.  If you are in the vicinity, the Kittochtinny Historical Society in Chambersburg has a lot of old records from the area.  Also, I think the local libraries in Chambersburg, Greencastle, and Waynesboro all have genealogy rooms with a lot of material, and there is a historical society in Waynesboro as well.  But I would try web searching first.  Good luck.