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Arthur Halferty
(Abt 1757-)
Daniel Lightfoot
(1768-After 1840)
Caterina Salome Schmidt
(Abt 1779-Between 1830/1834)
Arthur Halferty
(1793-1852)
Maria Lightfoot
(1800-1873)
Arthur Brady Halferty
(1819-1857)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Melissa M. Courtney

Arthur Brady Halferty 1 2 3

  • Born: 3 November 1819, Pennsylvania 3
  • Marriage (1): Melissa M. Courtney on 16 March 1849 in Fort Madison, IA 1
  • Died: 14 November 1857, , Lee County, IA at age 38 3
  • Buried: After 14 November 1857, Fort Madison, IA 3
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in 28th District, Lee County, IA on 11 September 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 317A, Family 514, Roll 186
28th District, Lee, Iowa
Arthur Halferty..31..PA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Nov 1819, then his age should have been 30 instead of 31.
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• He was buried after 14 November 1857 in the Wilson Pioneer Cemetery in Fort Madison, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #107945666
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Arthur married Melissa M. Courtney, daughter of Hugh Courtney and Nancy Sergent, on 16 March 1849 in Fort Madison, IA.1 (Melissa M. Courtney was born on 21 January 1833 in , Tippecanoe County, IN,4 5 died on 12 November 1904 in McPherson, KS 5 and was buried after 12 November 1904 in McPherson, KS 5.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Arthur B. Halferty
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Mar 1849
Event Place: Lee, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Melissa Courtney
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJWQ-7VQ : 18 October 2017), Arthur B. Halferty and Melissa Courtney, 16 Mar 1849, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference Pg 281 rn 1006, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,189.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 7 Aug 2019), Arthur B. Halferty and Melissa Courtney, 16 Mar 1849, Lee, Iowa; citing reference Pg 281 rn 1006, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,189.

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, 28th District, Lee County, Iowa, p. 317A, dwelling 514, family 514, Arthur Halferty and Maria Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 186.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Jul 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107945666.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 37, dwelling 285, family 274, Melissa M. Courtney and John Morris; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Jul 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54008404.


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