BIOGRAPHY: Francis IVORY, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 413-4
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FRANCIS IVORY, a farmer of Clearfield township, this county, and a gallant 
soldier in the late Civil War, is a son of Patrick and Ellen (Connell) Ivory, 
and was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, in 1839.
    Patrick Ivory, on reaching maturity, located on a farm in Blair county, and 
engaged in agriculture. He removed to Carroll township, this county, and from 
there located in Clearfield township, where he resided the remainder of his 
life. He was a devout member of the Catholic church, and in politics was 
identified with the Democratic party. He married Miss Ellen Connell, and their 
marriage resulted in the birth of eleven children, seven sons and four 
daughters; Matthew, a farmer of Clearfield township; Rosanna, deceased; John, 
deceased; William, located in Altoona; Rebecca, deceased; James, deceased; 
James, a farmer in Allegheny township, this county; Francis; Ellen, the wife of 
Charles McMullen, of Gallitzin township, this county; and Catharine, deceased.
    Francis Ivory was educated in the common schools of this county, and, being 
reared a farmer boy, followed farming all his life. In 1886 he purchased the 
farm on which he now resides. It is located in the northeastern part of 
Clearfield township, contains eighty-three acres, all underlaid with coal, and 
it is one of the most desirable farms in the township. When that memorable 
struggle between the North and the South, known in our history as the Civil War, 
threatened the dismemberment of our Union, he left the farm, and, true to the 
instincts of a patriotic citizen, enlisted in the defense of our government, 
January 24, 1862, in company G., Twelfth regiment, Pennsylvania cavalry. He 
participated in the following engagements: Winchester, Manassas Junction, 
Fairfax Court House, and on the march from South Mountain to Antietam, by being 
thrown over a bridge, February 20, 1865, he received his discharge and returned 
to his farm, where he has since been engaged in agriculture. He is a member of 
the Roman Catholic church, and in politics is affiliated with the Democratic 
party.
    He married Miss Mary Callahan, a daughter of Andrew Callahan, a native of 
Ireland, who emigrated to America and located on a farm near Chest Springs, 
Allegheny township. Their marriage resulted in the birth of ten children. 
Eugene, a steel worker at Apollo, Pennsylvania; Charles, also a steel-worker at 
the above place; Francina, Minnie and Catharine, teachers in Cambria county, the 
latter a graduate of the St. Augustine public school; Ella, Margaret, Joseph, 
deceased, and Helena.