George W. Brandon    

GEORGE W. BRANDON, farmer, post-office Mercer, was born November 22, 1822, in Lawrence County, Penn., to James and Elizabeth (Stewart) Brandon, natives, the father of Kentucky and mother of Pennsylvania. They were married in Beaver County, and lived there about fifty-six years. The father died in 1875, and his widow in 1876, the parents of Thomas; Margaret, married William Patterson; James, G. W., William; Sarah, married John Alexander; Samuel, Franklin; Elizabeth J., married Joseph McBurney; Benjamin F. and Mary. G. W. Brandon was educated in the log cabin schools of his day; was brought up at farm labor, and was married April 6, 1843, to Eleanor, daughter of Matthew Alexander, of Lawrence County. She died in 1863, and had two children: One died in infancy, and James S., was educated at New Wilmington College; taught school at Grove City; studied for the ministry at the Theological Seminary of Allegheny City, and preached five years in the Allegheny Presbytery; was married to Helen M. Moon, a daughter of Dr. Moon, and had one child, Ella S. He enlisted in Company I, Sixty-fourth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and served about one year. He died November 28, 1879. Mr. Brandon was again married March 31, 1864, to Isabella P. (Alexander) Morrison, widow of William S. Morrison. Mrs. Brandon’s first marriage gave her one son, Francis S., who married Nettie B., daughter of M. W. Alexander, and has two children: Eva B. and William C. Mr. Morrison died January 1, 1862, a member of the United Presbyterian Church. By his last marriage Mr. Brandon had three children: William I., died January 26, 1866; Burton R., died October 2, 1867; and Edwin E., died September 1, 1869. Mrs. Brandon is a daughter of James and Martha (Barnes) Alexander, natives, the father of County Tyrone, Ireland, and the mother of Armagh, Ireland. They came to America before they were married with their respective parents, James and Mary (Hamilton) Alexander, and Thomas and Mary Barnes. The children of James and Martha Alexander were: Mary, Rebecca, Susan, Margaret, Elizabeth, Martha, James H., Sarah, Ellen, Isabella P., and one who died young. Her parents were members of the old Springfield Church at the time of their death, and he was an elder. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon are members of the same church of which he is an elder. He is a strong advocate of Prohibition.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.