tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post5464524781323955030..comments2023-11-02T08:30:45.484-07:00Comments on Scots Great and Small, People and Places: Patrick A. Valentine - Husband of Mary Lester Armourwayne rethfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15421580346280859676noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post-64418239343566313222013-02-17T01:24:48.054-08:002013-02-17T01:24:48.054-08:00Please contact me at wrethford@comcast.netPlease contact me at wrethford@comcast.netwayne rethfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15421580346280859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post-67181603445436059672013-02-14T13:17:15.033-08:002013-02-14T13:17:15.033-08:00Please contact me at wrethford@comcast.netPlease contact me at wrethford@comcast.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post-33257702614955621722013-02-14T05:47:37.120-08:002013-02-14T05:47:37.120-08:00I came across that story as well but decided to di...I came across that story as well but decided to discard it. It such a greatr love story, why ruin it?wayne rethfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15421580346280859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post-22527309511493665952013-02-13T12:43:59.068-08:002013-02-13T12:43:59.068-08:00i am P.A.'s great grandson..thank you for more...i am P.A.'s great grandson..thank you for more info...also i think PA was one of the bankers involved with the Federal reserve act of 1913...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post-47161995097586971192012-06-15T08:44:07.836-07:002012-06-15T08:44:07.836-07:00Talking recently to a descendent of close friends ...Talking recently to a descendent of close friends and cousins of the Armours, he informed me that Philip D. Armour Jr.'s unexpected and unexplained death it was spoken of at the time (between family members and their close friends), to have been suicide due to his wife's unfaithfulness. As I read here about her marriage to his best friend, Patrick A. Valentine, it seems plausible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433938713207283472.post-5045137601980856142012-05-28T17:03:43.836-07:002012-05-28T17:03:43.836-07:00A bit of clarification on Patrick Anderson Valenti...A bit of clarification on Patrick Anderson Valentine's early life - PA was born in Forres in 1861, and his parents, while both originally from Scotland, were from Chicago, having lived there since the 1850s. I am trying to discover why his mother traveled to Scotland in the first place. She brought PA back with her and they were back in Chicago by the 1870 US Census. His father, John Ross Valentine from Brechin, was a successful real estate broker in Chicago, married to Johanna Gordon McKay (from Huntley) in 1854. The Valentines and Armours were good friends. PA's sister Clara married Robert Wilson, who went on to manage the Armour Company's British operations. His daughter Muriel became an accomplished artist. PA was Philip's closest friend, and he did end up marrying May after Philip's death. <br />PA's brother Gordon was my great-grandfather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com