Lemuel PACE,1856 George. Alice BLANCH-emmigration to U.S. (General)

by lydiap614 , Monday, March 04, 2013, 00:47 (4274 days ago) @ slowhands

I have been researching the Pace family from Pennsylvania, United States to West Dean.
I thought I'd share some useful information that I came across online about Lemuel Pace and his family in a book entitled: "Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Volume 1" by John Woolf Jordan (1915).
pg 296-297:

"The history of the Pace family is entirely English, there being but one mature generation of the name American-born. William, father of Lemuel Pace, was born in Liverpool, England and after his marriage in that place moved to Gloucestershire, where he followed his trade, that of stone-cutter, until his death. He married Fannie Jordan, a native of Liverpool, England, died in Gloucestershire, England, and had children, all of whom remained in England with the exception of Lemuel and George: Lizzie; Mary; George, immigrated to the United States and at last report of his whereabouts was in Missouri; Annie; Sarah; Alice; Lemuel, of whom further; William; Emma; Fannie; James.

(II) Lemuel Pace, son of William and Fannie (Jordan) Pace, was born in Gloucestershire, England, June 19, 1856. After attending the public schools he began an apprenticeship at his father's trade, but not finding it to his liking abandoned it in favor of mining and teaming. After his marriage he came to the United States, immigrating in the spring of 1880, settling first at McDonald, Pennsylvania, where he was employed as a coal miner, an occupation with which he was familiar through his service in the mines of his native land. He was then a resident of Hanlon, Pennsylvania for about three years, at the end of that time moving to Carnegie, Pennsylvania, in that place following for a time his former calling, but soon establishing in the grocery business on Main street, in which line he continued for eighteen years, at the same time building up a business in general teaming. His latter venture attained dimensions which he felt justified him in giving his entire time and attention, and he disposed of his grocery business and since that time has been engaged in teaming exclusively, employing on an average, five men and having five teams in almost constant use. In 1905 Mr Pace erected a buff brick house on Third Avenue, his present residence, his extensive yard and stable in the rear affording ample accomodations for his horses and equipment in the Home Guards of America and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Mr. Pace married in England, June 25, 1878, Alice, born in Gloucestershire, England, March 27, 1858, daughter of Thomas and Emma (Roberts) Blanch, who was reared by her maternal grandparents until the death of Grandmother Roberts, when she returned to her father's home and there lived until her marriage. Thomas was a son of William Blanch, a native and life-long resident of England, and was born, as was his wife, in Gloucesershire, England, there growing to maturity and marrying. Their home was near those of their parents, and he was employed in the mines. His first wife, Emma, was a daughter of William and Sarah Roberts, natives and life-long residents of Gloucestershire, England; she died in 1867, and he married a second time, his second wife being Edith Howell, both living in England at the present time (1914). Children of the first marriage of Thomas Blanch: 1. Alice, of previous mention, married Lemuel Pace. 2. Henry, accompanied his sister, Alice, and his brother-in-law, Lemuel Pace, to the United States, and now resides in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Children of the second marriage of Thomas Blanch: Ada, Lily, Gertrude, James, Sidney, and Thomas, all residents of England. Lemuel and Alice (Blanch) Pace have had nine children, four of whom are living at the present time: 1. Blanch, married Frank Connelly, and resides in Pittsburgh, the mother of four children: Eugene, Thomas, Blanche, and Walter. 2. James, lives in Glendale, Pennsylvania, associated in business with his father; married Mary Lyden and has two children, Joseph and Mary 3. Emma, lives at home. 4. Marie, lives at home."