Samuel MCCUNE

1870 - 1898  (27 years)

• Name	Samuel MCCUNE
  Born	23 Jun 1870
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Feb 1898  [1]
  Buried	Brush Creek Cemetery, Irwin, Westmoreland Co., PA
  Person ID	I20967	Primary
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	John MCCUNE,   b. 30 Oct 1821,   d. 24 Apr 1899  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Martha TILLBROOK,   b. 10 Oct 1825,   d. 1 Aug 1904  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F7297	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anella GILCHRIST
  Children	1. Anella MCCUNE,   b. 14 Aug 1894   2. Martha MCCUNE   3. Virginia L. MCCUNE,   b. 10 Sep 1898,   d. Oct 1980  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F7360	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Newspaper Clipping, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18 Feb 1898. Jeannette, Pa., Feb 17. Samuel McCune committed suicide this evening in his father's stable by shooting himself in the head. He leaves a wife and two small children. He was despondent over financial matters. His father is ill of old age and it is feared the shock will prove fatal. the father is quite wealthy.