Josiah James Duer (1864 - 1917)

Born 15 Apr 1864 in Franklin, Murrysville, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elnora (Thompson) Duer — married 14 May 1890 in Murrysville, Franklin, Westmoreland, PA

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1917 at age 53 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Josiah was born in 1864. He passed away about 1917.

From Ancestry.com: "A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People" - When Josiah first went out on his own, he became a teacher, but then he abandoned that to work in the mercantile industry. He held a position for a time in a general store in Murrysville and then went to East End, Pittsburgh, where he started a grocery business. He sold the business (making a profit) and then accepted a position with the Carnegie Brothers & Company. He stayed there five years and was connected with various iron and steel manufacturers. He then became Secretary and Treasurer for the American Spring & Manufacturing Company. He sold his interests in that company and on October 1, 1905, he created the J.J. Duer Spring Works in Pittsburgh. It became incorporated December 31, 1906, under the name Duer Spring and Manufacturing Company and was located at McKee's Rocks, Pennsylvania.

1870 United States Census, Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, James Duer, age 6, birth year 1864, birthplace Pennsylvania, white, male, household members: Josiah Duer age 52, Martha Duer age 45, John Duer age 19, Mary E. Duer age 16, Jonathan Duer age 14, Margaret E. Duer age 11, Jeremiah B. Duer age 9, James Duer age 6.

1880 United States Census, Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, James Duer, age 16, birth date abt. 1864, birthplace Pennsylvania, white, male, son, Father's name: Josiah A. Duer, Father's birthplace Pennsylvania, Mother's name: Martha Duer, Mother's birthplace Pennsylvania, occupation; laborer, household members: Josiah A. Duer age 62, Martha Duer age 56, Johnathan Duer age 24, Margaret Duer age 22, Jeremiah B. Duer age 19, James Duer age 16, Precilla More age 7.

1900 United States Census, Pittsburgh Ward 37, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, James Duer age 34, birth date 04/1865, birthplace Pennsylvania, white, male, head, married, spouse's name: Nora Duer, marriage year 1890, Father and Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania, occupation: bookkeeper, household members: James Duer age 34, Nora Duer age 34, Lenna Duer age 8, Carrie Duer age 4.

1910 United States Census, McKees Rocks, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, James Duer, age 46, birth year 1864, birthplace Pennsylvnia, white, male, head married, spouse's name: Elnora Duer, Father and Mother's birthplace Pennsylvania, occupation: President, industry: spring works, household members: James Duer age 46, Elnora Duer age 44, Carrie G. Duer age 13.

Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, James J. Duer, male, age 26, birth date 1864, marriage place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Father: Josiah Duer, Mother: Martha Duer, spouse: Elnora Thompson.

Buried at Murrysville Cemetery, Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

Ancestry.com; "A Century and a Half of Pittsburgh and Her People." 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Census. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.

Find A Grave website: Memorial #34920222.