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~~The ancestry of '''Joseph Robinette~~ "~~Joe" Biden~~, ~~Jr.'''~~, ~~(b. 1942~~), ~~US Senator, US Democratic candidate~~ in ~~the 2008 Presidential election~~, ~~and Vice~~-~~Presidential candidate~~.

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<table border=2><tr><td>The ancestry of '''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''', (b. 1942), US Senator, US Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election, and Vice-Presidential candidate.</td><td>[http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=NDZnOfq6fRs&offerid=145147.10000009&type=3&subid=0 Find your family history in the World's Largest Newspaper Archive! Find News, Births and Deaths]</td></tr></table>

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Special thanks to site reader Chris Smithson ctsmithson@verizon.net, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), for some of the below (as noted).

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<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>This article should be cited as:"Joseph Biden", by Will Johnson, professional genealogist [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], at CountyHistorian.com URL: http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Joseph_Biden, copyright 2007-8, all rights reserved.

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==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr==

Joe Biden was born 20 Nov 1942 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]], the eldest child of [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr.]] and his wife [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]].

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<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>The family moved to Delaware when Joe was ten years old and he ~~was raised~~ in New Castle County, [[Delaware]] where his father was a car salesman. Joe Jr graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 when he was 29.

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<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>The family moved to Claymont, Delaware when Joe was ten years old and he continued growing-up in New Castle County, [[Delaware]] where his father was a car salesman. Joe Jr graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 when he was 29.

While he was in law school he married Neilia Hunter, they had three children: Joseph R "Beau" Biden III, Robert Hunter Biden, and Amy Biden. His wife and infant daughter died in a car accident sometime between 1972 and 1974. In 1977 he married Jill Tracy Jacobs. They had one daughter Ashley. Currently Joseph Biden is a U.S. Senator from Delaware, he has been in government for 33 years.

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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756741785/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0756741785 ''Reducing the Threat of Chemical And Biological Weapons: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate''] (Paperback)

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*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080829/pl_politico/12955 "Sen. Joe Biden (D-Scranton)"], by Alexander Burns, Kenneth P. Vogel 28 Aug 2008 28, on Politico, that he moved to "Clayton" when ten years old.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMS85bo4WM Joseph Biden debate] on YouTube

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK0hW7VqGkg&feature=user Joseph Biden on CNN, 16 Jul 2008]

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==Catherine Eugenia Finnegan==

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Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan was born 1917 in [[Pennsylvania]]~~, probably in Scranton (where her parents were living Sep 1918)~~, to [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]] and his wife [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].

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Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan was born 1917 in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]], to [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]] and his wife [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].

She married [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden]] in 1941, while he was employed as a sales representative for Amoco Oil Company. They had a daughter and three sons including Joe Biden Jr (in 1942), while they were living in Scanton, Pennsylvania.

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==Ambrose Joseph Finnegan==

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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was born on 11 Jul 1884 in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]]. He married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]]. He was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was born on 11 Jul 1884 in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]]. His Irish-emigrant parents had possibly both died by the time of the 1900 census, and possibly in Scranton, when he is enumerated in Scranton, Pennsylvania as "nephew" in the household of Peter F Roche and his wife Bridget. It's possible, but not yet evidenced, that he was the son of [[#James Finnegan|James Finnegan]] and Catherine Finnegan. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/willindexe-g.html This site] which has a will index for Lackawanna County, has the death of Catherine Finnegan on 4 Apr 1886, and James on 1 Mar 1895. That would explain why Ambrose in 1900 is living with his uncle. But please '''note''', that no matter who has told you that James and Catherine are his parents '''must show evidence'''.

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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]]. Ambrose either then or slightly before had trained to be a civil engineer, an occupation he held in 1910 as did his father-in-law Edward F Blewitt. You will find mentions here and there on the internet that Ambrose worked for Scranton Gas & Water Company. Most articles and sites say nothing more. So much for those sites. Now for the rest of the story.

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Being a civil engineer was not to keep Ambrose, by 1918 he had become an advertising solicitor for the Scrantonian Publishing Company. He would apparently work for the Scrantonian the rest of his life, working his way up by 1930 to be Advertising Manager. You would '''think''' that these great newspaper reporters of today '''would have noticed that'''. But no.

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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania, and again he lists his employer as "M L Goodman" of the "Scrantonian-Tribune". In Joseph Biden's autobiographical book (see sources below), his grandfather Finnegan was living when Joe was "12 or 13" (so this would be 1954/6).

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WWIIdraft%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ambrose&gsln=Finnegan&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=1775612&recoff=1+3 World War II Draft Registration Card] showing "Ambrose Joseph Finnegan, born 11 Jul 1884, residence Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvnia; born at Olyphant, Lacka Co, Penna.; Employer M L Goodman, Scrantonian-Tribune; blue eyes, blond hair; April 27, 1942"

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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alaine/records/wwiilackaaf.html "Lackawanna World War II Army Air Force Honor Roll", 27 May 1941 - 31 Jan 1946], Died, non-battle -- Finnegan, Ambrose J, 2 Lt

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*[http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/doc48af9add4ec8e036486859.txt "Biden's NEPA roots run deep"], by Borys Krawczeniuk, 23 Aug 2008 :<blockquote>The city of his youth is part of the first paragraph in his book, "Promises to Keep," released last summer by Random House. "The first principle of politics, the foundational principle, I learned in the 1950s in my grandpop’s kitchen when I was about 12 or 13 years old," Mr. Biden wrote the book’s opening line. "My parents had recently moved us to Delaware, but most Friday nights mom and dad would load me, my sister Val, my brother Jimmy and the baby, Frankie, into our car and drive up to Scranton, Pa., to spend the weekend at grandpop Finnegan’s house."</blockquote>

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*[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html "The Ancestors of Joe Biden", Ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, "most of this work was contributed by Robert Battle"]

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*A site reader tells me that : "The only resource I can think of for more about Ambrose's advert job would be Joseph X. Flannery who was at the newspaper so long that he could be/is its historian. He very likely knew the Finnegan family. ( His book: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=185391). If he's deceased or has retired, call the paper. Contact list at http://www.scrantontimes.com/customer_service/. Scrantonians are just like Joe B. -- heart of gold with a strong world view and talk too much. (and absolutely nothing like The Office!)."

==Geraldine C Blewitt==

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Geraldine C Blewitt was born 1886/8 in [[Pennsylvania]], the daughter of Edward Blewitt of [[Louisiana]]. She married [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]]. They lived in Scanton, Pennsylvania. She died sometime after the 1930 census.

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Geraldine C Blewitt was born 1886/8 in [[Pennsylvania]], the daughter of [[#Edward Francis Blewitt|Edward Francis Blewitt]] of [[Louisiana]]. She married [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]]. They lived in Scanton, Pennsylvania. She died sometime after the 1930 census.

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George H Robinette was born 3 Oct 1844 in Maryland, per the 1900 and 1910 census, but his death certificate states "WV" (which should historically be Virginia). Chris Smithson, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland) has told me that he believes George's father is Moses Robinette, because in the 1850 census of Preston County, [[Virginia]], Moses appears with a son George H age 4, and then again they appear in Taylor County in 1860 with George now age 15. I'm waiting for some more firm documentation, for which Chris is searching now.

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George had a sister Alice Rexroad, her husband may have been Isaiah Rexroad. An Alice A Rexroad filed in [[Illinois]] for a Civil War Pension, on the service of Isaiah Rexroad for the W.Va.Inf. (See also [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113728_00029&fn=Alice&ln=Rexroad&st=r&ssrc=&pid=697604 here].) Lander Rexroad shows in the 1910,20 and 30 census in Chicago.

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George had a sister Alice Rexroad, her husband may have been Isaiah Rexroad. An Alice A Rexroad filed in [[Illinois]] for a Civil War Pension, on the service of Isaiah Rexroad for the W.Va.Inf. (See also [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113728_00029&fn=Alice&ln=Rexroad&st=r&ssrc=&pid=697604 here].) Lander Rexroad shows in the 1910, 20 and 30 census in Chicago.

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George Robinette married ~~bef 1880 to Anna Somebody~~, ~~probably~~ in ~~or around Grafton~~, [[West Virginia]]. He then married ~~about 1882~~ to Mary Hanafre, one of their children was [[#Mary Elizabeth Robinette|Mary Elizabeth Robinette]] born Nov 1894.

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George Robinette married in 1870 in Taylor, West Virginia to Annie M Baenneman. She died 21 Sep 1882 in Taylor, West Virginia ([http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=1;surname=Robinette;searchType=standard;collectionId=1417434 see here]). George Robinette then married to [[#Mary A Hanafre|Mary A Hanafre]], one of their children was [[#Mary Elizabeth Robinette|Mary Elizabeth Robinette]] born Nov 1894.

George Robinette died 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. His wife Mary survived him and appears in the 1920 census of Baltimore as "widow". She died in 1930 and is buried with him at Loudon Park.

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*Possibly it is this George in the 1850 census of Preston County, Virginia.

*Possibly it is this George in the 1860 census of Taylor County, Virginia.

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=y&=%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=6&recid=14601809&recoff=1+3 1880 Census of Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia] : "George H. Robinett, 35, VA/MD/DC, Engineer for RR Company; Anna M, 28, PA/PA/PA; Ella J. Robinett 8; John H. Robinett 4; Jennie B. Clayton 11 niece; Alice A. Rexroad 33 sister VA; Lander Rexroad 13 nephew"

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=y&=%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=6&recid=14601809&recoff=1+3 1880 Census of Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia] Dwelling 320, Family 337 : "George H. Robinett, 35, VA/MD/DC, Engineer for RR Company; Anna M, 28, PA/PA/PA; Ella J. Robinett 8; John H. Robinett 4; Jennie B. Clayton 11 niece; Alice A. Rexroad 33 sister VA; Lander Rexroad 13 nephew"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=11&recid=25113587&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette b Oct 1844, married 18 years ago MD/MD/MD, Locomotive Engineer; Mary A b Aug 1862, married 18 years ago, mother of 5, 5 living, MD/MD/MD; Mary b Nov 1894 MD; John H b Jul 1886 MD; Alice M b Nov 1892 MD"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=George&gsln=robinette&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=23%2cMaryland&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=5&recid=30094118&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette 65, b MD/MD/MD; Mary A 48 b OH/OH/MD; Alice M Sheene 22 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Marnie 15 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Wm E Sheene 26 son-in-law b MA/MA/MA"

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*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 26 Aug 2008, that he found the following tombstone in Loudon Park Cemetery: "George H. Robinette (Oct 3, 1844 - Apr 2, 1914) - Baltimore City Death Cert # C-74192; Mary E. Robinette (Aug 27, 1862 - Jan 5, 1930) - Baltimore City Death Cert # E-52747"

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*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports to me on 26 Aug 2008, that he found the following tombstone in Loudon Park Cemetery: "George H. Robinette (Oct 3, 1844 - Apr 2, 1914) - Baltimore City Death Cert # C-74192; Mary E. Robinette (Aug 27, 1862 - Jan 5, 1930) - Baltimore City Death Cert # E-52747"

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*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states George H. Robinette [b. 1845 in WV - d. 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore City, MD] Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents Jno Robinette born in VA and UNKNOWN born in VA.

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*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports to me on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states George H. Robinette [b. 1845 in WV - d. 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore City, MD] Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents Jno Robinette born in VA and UNKNOWN born in VA.

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*Site reader Loretta-Marie Dimond [mailto:genehisthome1@comcast.net genehisthome1@comcast.net], professional historian and genealogist specializing in Pacific Northwest and Civil War history, reports to me on 12 Sep 2008, that : George H Robinett has a Civil War pension file. "He served as a private in Company B, 17th West Virginia Infantry, and was in receipt of invalid pension from the early 1890s. File number 694,476. His widow Mary, who survived him (but was not issued an XC number, supporting the theory she was deceased before 1934), was in receipt of a widow's pension from 1914, consistent with the date of death from George's, Johns Hopkins Baltimore death certificate. Should this prove to be the identical George H Robinett who was the father of Mary Elizabeth Robinette Biden (and I believe it will, or I would not have written to you!), the dependency documents in the file will give you proof in the veteran's own handwriting, as well as proof of his two marriages, and probably proof of his parentage."

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*[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html "The Ancestors of Joe Biden", Ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, "most of this work was contributed by Robert Battle"]

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==Mary A ~~Hanafre~~==

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==Mary A Hanafee==

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Mary A ~~Hanafre~~ was born 27 Aug 1862 in Ohio. Either about 1876/7 or about 1881/2 she married George Robinette and by 1900 they were living in Baltimore, Maryland. George died in 1914, and she died 5 Jan 1930. They are buried together at Loudon Park Cemetery.

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Mary A Hanafee was born 27 Aug 1862 in [[Ohio]], possibly in Putnam County to John Hanafee and his wife Mary Somebody. Either about 1876/7 or about 1881/2 she married [[#George H Robinette|George H Robinette]] and by 1900 they were living in Baltimore, [[Maryland]]. George died in 1914, and she died 5 Jan 1930. They are buried together at Loudon Park Cemetery.

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c&gsfn=Mary&gsln=Hanafee&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=14601798&recoff=1+3 1880 Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia]

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c&gsfn=Mary&gsln=Hanafee&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=14601798&recoff=1+3 1880 Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia] Dwelling 317, Family 334

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=11&recid=25113587&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette b Oct 1844, married 18 years ago MD/MD/MD, Locomotive Engineer; Mary A b Aug 1862, married 18 years ago, mother of 5, 5 living, MD/MD/MD; Mary b Nov 1894 MD; John H b Jul 1886 MD; Alice M b Nov 1892 MD"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=George&gsln=robinette&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=23%2cMaryland&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=5&recid=30094118&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette 65, married one time, 33 years ago, b MD/MD/MD, Inspector, Railroad; Mary A 48, married one time, 33 years ago, mother of 3, 3 living, b OH/OH/MD; Alice M Sheene 22 daughter, married one time, 1 year ago, b MD/MD/OH; Marnie 15 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Wm E Sheene 26 son-in-law, married one time, 1 year ago, b MA/MA/MA, Salesman, Manufacturing"

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==Edward Blewitt==

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==Edward Francis Blewitt==

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Edward F Blewitt was born 1859~~/61~~ in Louisiana.

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Edward Francis Blewitt was born 2 Jan 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Patrick Blewitt and Catharine Scanlon.

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Edward Francis Blewitt married firstly in Scranton in 1879 to Mary Ellen Stanton (d. 1887) and secondly in 1891 to Mary Ann Blackwell. He was a civil engineer; Scranton city engineer, 1883-93; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1907-10.

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Also descending from this man is "retired film editor David E Blewitt".

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ambrose&gsln=Finnegan&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=1&recid=82144404&recoff=1+3 1920 Census of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania] showing "Ambrose J Finnegan, 35; Geraldine 33, Gerard 9, Edward 7, Ambrose 5, Eugenia 2 6/12; Edward Blewitt 61 Father-in-law LA/Ireland/Ireland, Gertrude Blewitt 39"

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*[http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/doc48af9add4ec8e036486859.txt "Biden's NEPA roots run deep"], by Borys Krawczeniuk, 23 Aug 2008 :"His great-grandfather, Edward F. Blewitt, was a local state senator."

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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html "Edward Blewitt"] on political graveyard dot com

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*[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?456,323778 "Edward Francis Blewitt"], biography on PA-Roots<blockquote>Edward Francis Blewitt, Lackawanna County, was born in New Orleans, La., January 2, 1859; educated at Lafayette College, Easton, PA, and was graduated therefrom as a civil engineer in the class of 1879, of which class he is now president; was city engineer of Scranton, PA, 1883 to 1893, and served as school controller for a term ending 1884; is a contracting and consulting engineer and was chief engineer from 1897 to 1902 of the Guadalajara City, State of Jalisco, Mexico, sewer and water works, costing $3,000,000, the most complete in that country; elected to the Senate in November, 1906. Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches.</blockquote>

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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=V08DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA77&dq=edward+blewitt+senator "Edward Francis Blewitt"], ''Who's Who in Pennsylvania'', page 77

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Her parents might have been Thomas H Randle and his wife Mary Ann Shoemaker who married 9 Jun 1830 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Lydia Ann Randle was born 1833/4 in Maryland. Her parents might have been Thomas H Randle and his wife Mary Ann Shoemaker who married 9 Jun 1830 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Chris Smithson informs me that "Thomas H. Randle died Jun 3, 1889 in Arbutus Station, Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore County [Obituary from Baltimore Sun dated Jun 5, 1889]; Mary A. Randle died Aug 15, 1902 in Baltimore County, MD - [MD Death Certificate Index at www.mdvitalrec.net]", he further informs me that Mary was age 89 at her death per her death certificate, and that her father was George Shoemaker, mother Rachel Herbert.

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-marriagesbaltimoresunii&so=2&pcat=34&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Joseph&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Biden&gsln_x=1&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&81004030__date_x=1&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&_8000C000_x=1&_80008000_x=1&_80018000_x=1&_80014000_x=1&_80010000_x=1&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1 ''Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun 1851-1860'']

*[[JosephBiden2|Chris Smithson email 28 Aug 2008]]

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*[[JosephBiden3|Mary Timmons email 24 Jan 2009]] extending the Shoemaker line

==Robert Theodore Liddell==

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==John ~~Hanafre~~==

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==John Hanafee==

===Primary documents for 22===

*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states: Mary E. Robinette [b. 27 Aug 1862 in OH - d. 5 Jan 1930, at 4012 Edmundson Ave., Baltimore City, MD] - Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents John Hanafre [sic] born in Ohio and UNKNOWN born in Ohio.

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==Mrs Hanafee==

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-The ancestry of '''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''', (b. 1942), US Senator, US Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election, and Vice-Presidential candidate.
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-Special thanks to site reader Chris Smithson ctsmithson@verizon.net, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), for some of the below (as noted).
+<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>This article should be cited as:"Joseph Biden", by Will Johnson, professional genealogist [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], at CountyHistorian.com URL: http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Joseph_Biden, copyright 2007-8, all rights reserved.
+This page is locked, if you'd like to add or correct anything, please email me.  I am available for hire to assist you to trace your family or create a biography of you or your relative.  I charge $25 per hour.
+Special thanks to site reader Chris Smithson ctsmithson@verizon.net, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), for some of the below (as noted). </td></tr></table>
 ==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr==
 Joe Biden was born 20 Nov 1942 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]], the eldest child of [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr.]] and his wife [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]].
-<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>The family moved to Delaware when Joe was ten years old and he was raised in New Castle County, [[Delaware]] where his father was a car salesman.  Joe Jr graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 when he was 29.
+<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>The family moved to Claymont, Delaware when Joe was ten years old and he continued growing-up in New Castle County, [[Delaware]] where his father was a car salesman.  Joe Jr graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 when he was 29.
 While he was in law school he married Neilia Hunter, they had three children: Joseph R "Beau" Biden III, Robert Hunter Biden, and Amy Biden.  His wife and infant daughter died in a car accident sometime between 1972 and 1974.  In 1977 he married Jill Tracy Jacobs.  They had one daughter Ashley. Currently Joseph Biden is a U.S. Senator from Delaware, he has been in government for 33 years.
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 *[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756741785/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0756741785 ''Reducing the Threat of Chemical And Biological Weapons: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate''] (Paperback)
 ===Primary sources for 1===
+*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080829/pl_politico/12955 "Sen. Joe Biden (D-Scranton)"], by Alexander Burns, Kenneth P. Vogel 28 Aug 2008 28, on Politico, that he moved to "Clayton" when ten years old.
 *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMS85bo4WM Joseph Biden debate] on YouTube
 *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK0hW7VqGkg&feature=user Joseph Biden on CNN, 16 Jul 2008]
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 ==Catherine Eugenia Finnegan==
-Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan was born 1917 in [[Pennsylvania]], probably in Scranton (where her parents were living Sep 1918), to [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]] and his wife [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].
+Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan was born 1917 in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]], to [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]] and his wife [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].
 She married [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden]] in 1941, while he was employed as a sales representative for Amoco Oil Company. They had a daughter and three sons including Joe Biden Jr (in 1942), while they were living in Scanton, Pennsylvania.
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 ==Ambrose Joseph Finnegan==
-Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was born on 11 Jul 1884 in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]].  He married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].  He was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
+Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was born on 11 Jul 1884 in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]].  His Irish-emigrant parents had possibly both died by the time of the 1900 census, and possibly in Scranton, when he is enumerated in Scranton, Pennsylvania as "nephew" in the household of Peter F Roche and his wife Bridget.  It's possible, but not yet evidenced, that he was the son of [[#James Finnegan|James Finnegan]] and Catherine Finnegan. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/willindexe-g.html This site] which has a will index for Lackawanna County, has the death of Catherine Finnegan on 4 Apr 1886, and James on 1 Mar 1895.  That would explain why Ambrose in 1900 is living with his uncle.  But please '''note''', that no matter who has told you that James and Catherine are his parents '''must show evidence'''.
+Ambrose Joseph Finnegan married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].  Ambrose either then or slightly before had trained to be a civil engineer, an occupation he held in 1910 as did his father-in-law Edward F Blewitt.  You will find mentions here and there on the internet that Ambrose worked for Scranton Gas & Water Company.  Most articles and sites say nothing more.  So much for those sites.  Now for the rest of the story.
+Being a civil engineer was not to keep Ambrose, by 1918 he had become an advertising solicitor for the Scrantonian Publishing Company.  He would apparently work for the Scrantonian the rest of his life, working his way up by 1930 to be Advertising Manager.  You would '''think''' that these great newspaper reporters of today '''would have noticed that'''.  But no.
+Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania, and again he lists his employer as "M L Goodman" of the "Scrantonian-Tribune".  In Joseph Biden's autobiographical book (see sources below), his grandfather Finnegan was living when Joe was "12 or 13" (so this would be 1954/6).
 ===Primary sources for 6===
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 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WWIIdraft%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ambrose&gsln=Finnegan&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=1775612&recoff=1+3 World War II Draft Registration Card] showing "Ambrose Joseph Finnegan, born 11 Jul 1884, residence Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvnia; born at Olyphant, Lacka Co, Penna.; Employer M L Goodman, Scrantonian-Tribune; blue eyes, blond hair; April 27, 1942"
+*[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alaine/records/wwiilackaaf.html "Lackawanna World War II Army Air Force Honor Roll", 27 May 1941 - 31 Jan 1946], Died, non-battle -- Finnegan, Ambrose J, 2 Lt
+*[http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/doc48af9add4ec8e036486859.txt "Biden's NEPA roots run deep"], by Borys Krawczeniuk, 23 Aug 2008 :<blockquote>The city of his youth is part of the first paragraph in his book, "Promises to Keep," released last summer by Random House.  "The first principle of politics, the foundational principle, I learned in the 1950s in my grandpop’s kitchen when I was about 12 or 13 years old," Mr. Biden wrote the book’s opening line. "My parents had recently moved us to Delaware, but most Friday nights mom and dad would load me, my sister Val, my brother Jimmy and the baby, Frankie, into our car and drive up to Scranton, Pa., to spend the weekend at grandpop Finnegan’s house."</blockquote>
 ===Secondary sources for 6===
 *[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html "The Ancestors of Joe Biden", Ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, "most of this work was contributed by Robert Battle"]
+*A site reader tells me that : "The only resource I can think of  for more about Ambrose's advert job would be Joseph X. Flannery who was at the newspaper so long that he could be/is its historian. He very likely knew the Finnegan family. ( His book: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=185391).  If he's deceased or has retired, call the paper. Contact list at http://www.scrantontimes.com/customer_service/. Scrantonians are just like Joe B. -- heart of gold with a strong world view and talk too much. (and absolutely nothing like The Office!)."
 ==Geraldine C Blewitt==
-Geraldine C Blewitt was born 1886/8 in [[Pennsylvania]], the daughter of Edward Blewitt of [[Louisiana]].  She married [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]].  They lived in Scanton, Pennsylvania.  She died sometime after the 1930 census.
+Geraldine C Blewitt was born 1886/8 in [[Pennsylvania]], the daughter of [[#Edward Francis Blewitt|Edward Francis Blewitt]] of [[Louisiana]].  She married [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]].  They lived in Scanton, Pennsylvania.  She died sometime after the 1930 census.
 ===Primary sources for 7===
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 George H Robinette was born 3 Oct 1844 in Maryland, per the 1900 and 1910 census, but his death certificate states "WV" (which should historically be Virginia).  Chris Smithson, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland) has told me that he believes George's father is Moses Robinette, because in the 1850 census of Preston County, [[Virginia]], Moses appears with a son George H age 4, and then again they appear in Taylor County in 1860 with George now age 15.  I'm waiting for some more firm documentation, for which Chris is searching now.
-George had a sister Alice Rexroad, her husband may have been Isaiah Rexroad.  An Alice A Rexroad filed in [[Illinois]] for a Civil War Pension, on the service of Isaiah Rexroad for the W.Va.Inf. (See also [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113728_00029&fn=Alice&ln=Rexroad&st=r&ssrc=&pid=697604 here].) Lander Rexroad shows in the 1910,20 and 30 census in Chicago.
+George had a sister Alice Rexroad, her husband may have been Isaiah Rexroad.  An Alice A Rexroad filed in [[Illinois]] for a Civil War Pension, on the service of Isaiah Rexroad for the W.Va.Inf. (See also [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113728_00029&fn=Alice&ln=Rexroad&st=r&ssrc=&pid=697604 here].) Lander Rexroad shows in the 1910, 20 and 30 census in Chicago.
-George Robinette married bef 1880 to Anna Somebody, probably in or around Grafton, [[West Virginia]].  He then married about 1882 to Mary Hanafre, one of their children was [[#Mary Elizabeth Robinette|Mary Elizabeth Robinette]] born Nov 1894.
+George Robinette married in 1870 in Taylor, West Virginia to Annie M Baenneman.  She died 21 Sep 1882 in Taylor, West Virginia ([http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=1;surname=Robinette;searchType=standard;collectionId=1417434 see here]).  George Robinette then married to [[#Mary A Hanafre|Mary A Hanafre]], one of their children was [[#Mary Elizabeth Robinette|Mary Elizabeth Robinette]] born Nov 1894.
 George Robinette died 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  His wife Mary survived him and appears in the 1920 census of Baltimore as "widow".  She died in 1930 and is buried with him at Loudon Park.
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 *Possibly it is this George in the 1850 census of Preston County, Virginia.
 *Possibly it is this George in the 1860 census of Taylor County, Virginia.
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=y&=%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=6&recid=14601809&recoff=1+3 1880 Census of Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia] : "George H. Robinett, 35, VA/MD/DC, Engineer for RR Company; Anna M, 28, PA/PA/PA; Ella J. Robinett 8; John H. Robinett 4; Jennie B. Clayton 11 niece; Alice A. Rexroad 33 sister VA; Lander Rexroad 13 nephew"
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=y&=%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=6&recid=14601809&recoff=1+3 1880 Census of Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia] Dwelling 320, Family 337 : "George H. Robinett, 35, VA/MD/DC, Engineer for RR Company; Anna M, 28, PA/PA/PA; Ella J. Robinett 8; John H. Robinett 4; Jennie B. Clayton 11 niece; Alice A. Rexroad 33 sister VA; Lander Rexroad 13 nephew"
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=11&recid=25113587&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette b Oct 1844, married 18 years ago MD/MD/MD, Locomotive Engineer; Mary A b Aug 1862, married 18 years ago, mother of 5, 5 living, MD/MD/MD; Mary b Nov 1894 MD; John H b Jul 1886 MD; Alice M b Nov 1892 MD"
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=George&gsln=robinette&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=23%2cMaryland&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=5&recid=30094118&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette 65, b MD/MD/MD; Mary A 48 b OH/OH/MD; Alice M Sheene 22 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Marnie 15 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Wm E Sheene 26 son-in-law b MA/MA/MA"
-*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 26 Aug 2008, that he found the following tombstone in Loudon Park Cemetery: "George H. Robinette (Oct 3, 1844 - Apr 2, 1914) - Baltimore City Death Cert # C-74192; Mary E. Robinette (Aug 27, 1862 - Jan 5, 1930) - Baltimore City Death Cert # E-52747"
+*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports to me on 26 Aug 2008, that he found the following tombstone in Loudon Park Cemetery: "George H. Robinette (Oct 3, 1844 - Apr 2, 1914) - Baltimore City Death Cert # C-74192; Mary E. Robinette (Aug 27, 1862 - Jan 5, 1930) - Baltimore City Death Cert # E-52747"
-*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states George H. Robinette [b. 1845 in WV - d. 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore City, MD] Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents Jno Robinette born in VA and UNKNOWN born in VA.
+*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports to me on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states George H. Robinette [b. 1845 in WV - d. 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore City, MD] Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents Jno Robinette born in VA and UNKNOWN born in VA.
+*Site reader Loretta-Marie Dimond [mailto:genehisthome1@comcast.net genehisthome1@comcast.net], professional historian and genealogist specializing in Pacific Northwest and Civil War history, reports to me on 12 Sep 2008, that : George H Robinett has a Civil War pension file.  "He served as a private in Company B, 17th West Virginia Infantry, and was in receipt of invalid pension from the early 1890s.  File number 694,476.  His widow Mary, who survived him (but was not issued an XC number, supporting the theory she was deceased before 1934), was in receipt of a widow's pension from 1914, consistent with the date of death from George's, Johns Hopkins Baltimore death certificate.  Should this prove to be the identical George H Robinett who was the father of Mary Elizabeth Robinette Biden (and I believe it will, or I would not have written to you!), the dependency documents in the file will give you proof in the veteran's own handwriting, as well as proof of his two marriages, and probably proof of his parentage."
 ===Secondary sources for 10===
 *[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html "The Ancestors of Joe Biden", Ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, "most of this work was contributed by Robert Battle"]
-==Mary A Hanafre==
+==Mary A Hanafee==
-Mary A Hanafre was born 27 Aug 1862 in Ohio.  Either about 1876/7 or about 1881/2 she married George Robinette and by 1900 they were living in Baltimore, Maryland.  George died in 1914, and she died 5 Jan 1930.  They are buried together at Loudon Park Cemetery.
+Mary A Hanafee was born 27 Aug 1862 in [[Ohio]], possibly in Putnam County to John Hanafee and his wife Mary Somebody.  Either about 1876/7 or about 1881/2 she married [[#George H Robinette|George H Robinette]] and by 1900 they were living in Baltimore, [[Maryland]].  George died in 1914, and she died 5 Jan 1930.  They are buried together at Loudon Park Cemetery.
 ===Primary documentation for 11===
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c&gsfn=Mary&gsln=Hanafee&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=14601798&recoff=1+3 1880 Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia]
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c&gsfn=Mary&gsln=Hanafee&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=14601798&recoff=1+3 1880 Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia] Dwelling 317, Family 334
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=11&recid=25113587&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette b Oct 1844, married 18 years ago MD/MD/MD, Locomotive Engineer; Mary A b Aug 1862, married 18 years ago, mother of 5, 5 living, MD/MD/MD; Mary b Nov 1894 MD; John H b Jul 1886 MD; Alice M b Nov 1892 MD"
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=George&gsln=robinette&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=23%2cMaryland&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=5&recid=30094118&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette 65, married one time, 33 years ago, b MD/MD/MD, Inspector, Railroad; Mary A 48, married one time, 33 years ago, mother of 3, 3 living, b OH/OH/MD; Alice M Sheene 22 daughter, married one time, 1 year ago, b MD/MD/OH; Marnie 15 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Wm E Sheene 26 son-in-law, married one time, 1 year ago, b MA/MA/MA, Salesman, Manufacturing"
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 ==Unknown wife of Finnegan==
-==Edward Blewitt==
+==Edward Francis Blewitt==
-Edward F Blewitt was born 1859/61 in Louisiana.
+Edward Francis Blewitt was born 2 Jan 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Patrick Blewitt and Catharine Scanlon.
+Edward Francis Blewitt married firstly in Scranton in 1879 to Mary Ellen Stanton (d. 1887) and secondly in 1891 to Mary Ann Blackwell.  He was a civil engineer; Scranton city engineer, 1883-93; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1907-10.
+Also descending from this man is "retired film editor David E Blewitt".
 ===Primary sources for 14===
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 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ambrose&gsln=Finnegan&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=1&recid=82144404&recoff=1+3 1920 Census of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania] showing "Ambrose J Finnegan, 35; Geraldine 33, Gerard 9, Edward 7, Ambrose 5, Eugenia 2 6/12; Edward Blewitt 61 Father-in-law LA/Ireland/Ireland, Gertrude Blewitt 39"
+*[http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/doc48af9add4ec8e036486859.txt "Biden's NEPA roots run deep"], by Borys Krawczeniuk, 23 Aug 2008 :"His great-grandfather, Edward F. Blewitt, was a local state senator."
+===Secondary sources for 14===
+*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html "Edward Blewitt"] on political graveyard dot com
+*[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?456,323778 "Edward Francis Blewitt"], biography on PA-Roots<blockquote>Edward Francis Blewitt, Lackawanna County, was born in New Orleans, La., January 2, 1859; educated at Lafayette College, Easton, PA, and was graduated therefrom as a civil engineer in the class of 1879, of which class he is now president; was city engineer of Scranton, PA, 1883 to 1893, and served as school controller for a term ending 1884; is a contracting and consulting engineer and was chief engineer from 1897 to 1902 of the Guadalajara City, State of Jalisco, Mexico, sewer and water works, costing $3,000,000, the most complete in that country; elected to the Senate in November, 1906.  Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches.</blockquote>
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=V08DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA77&dq=edward+blewitt+senator "Edward Francis Blewitt"], ''Who's Who in Pennsylvania'', page 77
 ==Unknown wife of Blewitt==
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 ==Lydia Ann Randle==
-Her parents might have been Thomas H Randle and his wife Mary Ann Shoemaker who married 9 Jun 1830 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
+Lydia Ann Randle was born 1833/4 in Maryland.  Her parents might have been Thomas H Randle and his wife Mary Ann Shoemaker who married 9 Jun 1830 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
 Chris Smithson informs me that "Thomas H. Randle died Jun 3, 1889 in Arbutus Station, Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore County [Obituary from Baltimore Sun dated Jun 5, 1889]; Mary A. Randle died Aug 15, 1902 in Baltimore County, MD - [MD Death Certificate Index at www.mdvitalrec.net]", he further informs me that Mary was age 89 at her death per her death certificate, and that her father was George Shoemaker, mother Rachel Herbert.
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 *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-marriagesbaltimoresunii&so=2&pcat=34&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Joseph&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Biden&gsln_x=1&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&81004030__date_x=1&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&_8000C000_x=1&_80008000_x=1&_80018000_x=1&_80014000_x=1&_80010000_x=1&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1 ''Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun 1851-1860'']
 *[[JosephBiden2|Chris Smithson email 28 Aug 2008]]
+*[[JosephBiden3|Mary Timmons email 24 Jan 2009]] extending the Shoemaker line
 ==Robert Theodore Liddell==
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 ==Mrs. Robinette==
-==John Hanafre==
+==John Hanafee==
 ===Primary documents for 22===
 *Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states: Mary E. Robinette [b. 27 Aug 1862 in OH - d. 5 Jan 1930, at 4012 Edmundson Ave., Baltimore City, MD] - Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents John Hanafre [sic] born in Ohio and UNKNOWN born in Ohio.
+==Mrs Hanafee==
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