He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served from August 25, 1862 toJune 1, 1863.
This was an ill-fated family. The father, Japhia the sons Warren andRobert, and the daughter Laura Edith, all met untimely deaths. Thedaughter Emma was badly crippled with Arthritis. Surely a poor return fora family which contained two ministers, and two elders of the church. Thetwo elders were Japhiah and Warren. Nine of the family are buried in thecemetery of the West Sunbury Church. (Eleven as of 1982). As per Series4.
Buried in local cemetery as per Leta.

Have photo of his Gravestone. Cemetery of the West Sunbury, PA ChurchInscription:
FATHER
JAPHIA McMICHAEL
DEC. 18, 1839.
NOV. 21, 1913.

1. 2. Emma MC MICHAEL   b. 4 Jun 1865; d. 14 Sep 1928.
2. 3. Laura Edith MC MICHAEL   b. 7 Feb 1867; d. 26 Oct 1870.
3. 4. Howard MC MICHAEL   b. 22 Aug 1868; d. 8 Feb 1902.
4. 5. Elizabeth MC MICHAEL   b. 27 Mar 1878; d. 4 Oct 1925.
5. 6. Warren MC MICHAEL   b. 6 Mar 1872; d. 11 Jun 1925.
6. 7. Ethan A. MC MICHAEL   b. 18 Jan 1874; d. 16 Apr 1941.
7. 8. Robert E. MC MICHAEL   b. 10 Oct 1876; d. 19 Aug 1907.

Single. Crippled with Arthritis. As per Series 4.

Met an untimely death. As per Series 4.

He met an untimely death by accident. Mrs. Michael, previous to hermarriage, had been a teacher in the Butler City school system, and laterbecame Supervising Principle of the entire Butler City school system, andcontinued in that position until 1936, when she retired. In later years,she made her home with her son, who resided on Old Plank Road, Butler,PA. This as per Series 4.

1. 9. Kenneth Shira MC MICHAEL   b. ABT. 1899.

Single. As per Series 4.

Single. As per Series 4.

There were no children to the marriage, but did adopt a daughter Marie.As per Series 4.

1. 10. Marie MC MICHAEL  

Single. As per Series 4.

They had two children. This as per Series 4.
His mother Madge Shira McMichael in later years lived with her son at OldPlank Road, Butler, PA.

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