Husband: Cyrus PAUL (1,2,3,9,10,19)
Birthdate: January 12, 1845
Birthplace: Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, PA
Death date: February 2, 1881
Place of death: Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, PA
Burial: St. James Cemetery, Carsonville, Dauphin County, PA
Father: Martin PAUL (1807- ___) (11)
Mother: Margaret PINKERTON (1807-1885)

Marriage date: About 1867
Marriage place: Pennsylvania

Wife: Amanda MATTER (1,3,9,19,20,21)
Birthdate: September 4, 1847
Birthplace: unknown
Death date: April 20, 1885
Place of death: Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, PA
Burial: St. James Cemetery, Dauphin County, PA
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Jacob Milton (19)
Sex: M
Birthdate: April 4, 1868
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: December 13, 1868
Place of death: Pennsylvania
Marriage date: Died in Infancy
Marriage place: Died in Infancy
Spouses' names: Died in Infancy

Child No. 2: Oliver M. (3,4,7,19)
Sex: M
Birthdate: December 1870
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouses' names: unknown

Child No. 3: William F. (3,7,12,13,14,19)
Sex: M
Birthdate: March 1872
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: (Between 1920-1961)
Place of death: Pennsylvania
Marriage date: March 31, 1896
Marriage place: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Spouses' names: Carrie Elizabeth STOEY (1872-????) (12,13,14,19)
Father: John R. STOEY (1838-????) (12,13)
Mother: Adeline (1840-????) (12,13)

Child No. 4: John M. (1,19)
Sex: M
Birthdate: May 11, 1873
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: November 24, 1879
Place of death: Pennsylvania
Burial: St. James Church Cemetery, Carsonville, Dauphin County, PA
Marriage date: Died in childhood
Marriage place: Died in childhood
Spouses' names: Died in childhood

Child No. 5: Margaretta "Margaret" C. (3,6,7,8,9,10,19)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1875
Birthplace: Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA
Death date: February 17, 1961
Place of death: Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA
Marriage date: Remained single
Marriage place: Remained single
Spouses' names: Remained single

Child No. 6: Elmer A. (3,7,19)
Sex: M
Birthdate: March 1, 1876
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: August 23, 1895
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: Single
Marriage place: Single
Spouses' names: Single

Child No. 7: Mary A. (1,19)
Sex: F
Birthdate: September 3, 1877
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: November 30, 1879
Place of death: Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, PA
Burial: St. James Church Cemetery, Carsonville, Dauphin County, PA
Marriage date: Died in childhood
Marriage place: Died in childhood
Spouses' names: Died in childhood

Child No. 8: Carrie A. (3,7,15,16,19)
Sex: F
Birthdate: August 1879
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: Before 1961
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: Single
Marriage place: Single
Spouses' names: Single

Child No. 9: Etta "Ettie" Elspey (5,6,7,9,19)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1880
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death date: After 1961
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: November 22, 1900
Marriage place: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Spouses' names: Charles E. BOOSER (5,6,18,19)
Father: Henry BOOSER (18)
Mother: Sarah (18)
 
 
Documentation:
  1. Tombstone Inscriptions: St. James Cemetery, Carsonville, Dauphin County, PA: "Cyrus PAUL 36 yrs 1-12-1845 2-2-1881 John 9:41"; his wife "Amanda PAUL 37 yrs 7mos 16 days 9-4-1847 4-20-1885"; their children, "John M. PAUL 6yrs 6mos 13days 5-11-1873 11-24-1879", "Mary A. PAUL 2yrs 2mos 21days 9-3-1877 11-30-1879"
  2. Decennial Agricultural Census for Pennsylvania for 1880, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County: Cyrus PAUL, owner 44 acres, 1 horse, 1 milk cow, 1 other cattle, 1 swine, 20 chickens; 60 pounds butter, 110 dozen eggs, 1 acre Irish potatoes - 1 acre, 50 bushels; sweet potatoes - 3 acres, 15 bushels; corn - 3 acres, 150 bushels,; oats - 2 acres, 30 bushels; wheat - 2 acres, 12 bushels; 3 acres fruit trees, 50 bearing trees, 5 bushels of fruit."
  3. 1880 Federal Census Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Roll 1120 C, p426: Cyrus PAUL, 35 Farmer; Amanda, 33; Oliver W., 10; Willie F., 8; Maggie C., 5; Elmer A., 3; Carrie E. 10/12.
  4. 1900 Federal Census Queen Street, Northumberland Borough, Northumberland County, PA: "Oliver PAUL, 29, Dec 1870, Single, Boarder, Captain, Sea Master."
  5. 1910 Federal Census 9th Ward Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: "Charles E. BOOSER, 32, Clerk, Telephone Company; Etta P., 29; Roberta K. 1; James H. 2/12."
  6. 1920 Federal Census Derry Street, 9th Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: "Charles BOOSER, 41 Auditor, Bell Telephone; Etta, 39; James, 9; Margaret K. Paul, Sister-in-law, 45, Nurse , Privately."
  7. Dauphin County Register of Wills, Dauphin County Courthouse, Will Book 1 G, p98. (1894) Elizabeth (Pinkerton) STILL, sister of Margaret (PINKERTON) PAUL, left her estate to the children of the deceased Cyrus Paul, her nephew. "William Paul, Executor, resident of Harrisburg; Oliver PAUL; Margaret PAUL; Elmer PAUL; Carrie PAUL; Ettie PAUL."
  8. Lebanon County Will Book T49, 1936-1961. Will written January 30, 1893. Will of Sarah L. (Pinkerton) THOMAS - Mrs. Thomas left her personal possessions and her home in Lebanon to the daughter of Cyrus Paul, Margaret. Margaret Paul lived in the home she had inherited until her death in 1961.
  9. "Lebanon Daily News", Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Saturday, February 18, 1961. Deaths and Funerals : "Miss Margaret Paul Dies - Had Candy Store Here Miss Margaret C. Paul, 86, Lebanon County Home for Widows and single women died Friday at 5:30pm at Good Samaritan Hospital following a brief illness. She was born at Shamokin the daughter of the late Cyrus and Amanda (MATTER) PAUL. Miss PAUL operated a candy store on Lehman Street. She was a member of the Eastern Starr, Capital City Chapter No144. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Charles BOOSER, Harrisburg and two nephews."
  10. Office of the Prothonotary, Dauphin County Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA. Sheriff's Deed Book Vol. 7, p142. "On November 22, 1883, Col. J. Wesley paid $580 to Sheriff William SHEESLEY for land in Jefferson Township running from Powells Valley to Lykenstown. Twenty-two acres and 131 perches, including a two story log home, frame barn and running water formerly the property of Cyrus PAUL. Bordered by land owned by Simon SMITH, J.W. SPAYD, Jacob ENGLE, Daniel OYESTER and Amos GREEN, and Henry BUFFINGTON. Philip HOFFMAN - Administrator, October 15, 1883."
  11. Kelker's "History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical Memoirs" New York: Lewis Pub Co, 1907, 1932, p447: Elizabethville, Martin Paul was the pioneer blacksmith in the place..."
  12. 1900 Federal Census, 10th Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: "John R. STOEY, Feb 1838, 62; Adeline,___ 1840, 60; William F. PAUL, son-in-law, 28, March 1872, Shoe Dealer; Carrie S., daughter, 27, November 1872, Married 4 years, 1 child/1 living; Adeline S. 3, January 1897, grand-daughter."
  13. 1910 Federal Census, 10th Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: "William F. PAUL, 38, Retail Merchant, married 14; Carrie, 37, 4 children/4 living; Adaline S., 13; John F., 6; Ross E., 4; Dorie E. 11/12."
  14. 1920 Federal Census, 1st Precinct, 10th Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: "William F. PAUL, 47 Retain Merchant Shoes; Carrie E., 47; Adeline, 22, Editorial editor, Newspaper, John Francis, 16; Ross E., 14; Doris, 11" next house: "John R. STOEY, 80; Adeline, 78."
  15. 1910 Federal Census, 2nd Precinct, 4th Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: " Carrie PAUL, boarder, seamstress in Dept Store"
  16. 1920 Federal Census, 4th Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: "Carrie PAUL, boarder, 40, Protege, single" (Head of Household illegible)
  18. 1880 Federal Census, Eighteenth Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA: Henry BOOSER, 37, Cobbler; Sarah, 35; Kate E., 13; Henry W., 5; Charles E., 2"
  19. "Descendants of Hugh PINKERTON, March 08, 1992" by Paul W. PINKERTON, p37-39: Descendants of Cyrus and Amanda PAUL.
  20. 1860 Federal Census, Elizabethville, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA: "Amanda MATTER, 12, domestic servant in household of John MATTER, 24, Farmer; Sarah, 22; Anna E. 1; Catherine E. 6/12; Amanda Matter, 12"
  21. 1870 Federal Census, Elizabethville, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA: "Amanda MATTER, 22, domestic servant in household of Samuel S. HORNING 44, Mary 38, Annie 13, Oliver, 10, Jacob Smith, 22 Farm Laborer." (Property bordering Martin PAUL Farm.)

Notes:
*   Harold L. PINKERTON Genealogy Source Notebook "MARTIN PAUL & family".
*   The inspiration for Pinkerton Genealogy by Harold L. PINKERTON and his daughter, Sharon P. WAYLAND came from communication with Paul W. PINKERTON (1915-1990) a distant cousin , and his daughter Helen P. RYDELL, who in 1984-1990 worked on mapping the various branches of Pinkerton cousins.
*   The Federal Census Data for the Cyrus PAUL Family Group Sheet was culled from the Heritage Quest On-line Database.