James Harvey Gwin
James Harvey Gwin was born on October 16, 1845, in Pennsylvania, to Alexander and Sarah Gwin. His father was a millwright who owned $700 of real estate in 1850. The family lived in Antis, Pennsylvania, until the 1850s, when they moved to Logan, Pennsylvania. His father died in the 1850s. By 1860, he owned $500 of real estate and $150 of personal property. He remained in his mother’s household until at least 1870. He never married. By 1910, he was working as a farmer in Logan and helping care for his older brother George. He died of cerebral apoplexy in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, on October 19, 1927.
1963
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(1963)Gwin, James Harvey1845-10-161927-10-19
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 4

  • (6266) [recipient] ~ George H. Gwin to James H. Gwin, 5 May 1861
  • (6267) [recipient] ~ George H. Gwin to James H. Gwin, 19 January 1862
  • (6269) [recipient] ~ Lemuel H. Mattern to James H. Gwin, 20 March 1862
  • (6270) [recipient] ~ George H. Gwin to James H. Gwin, 9 August 1862

People - Records: 3

  • (1963) Gwin, James Harvey is the [sibling of] (1962) Gwin, George H.
  • (1965) Mattern, Lemuel Hallman is the [cousin of] (1963) Gwin, James Harvey
  • (1967) Gwin, Alexander Crawford is the [sibling of] (1963) Gwin, James Harvey

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (1545) [death] ~ Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1968, available from Ancestry.com.