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@ 524 East Fulton StIn 1923, Margaret Abrams' brother John McConnell (b. 1890 Munhall, PA - d. 1952 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI) traveled to Surabaya, Indonesia as a salesman on behalf of [https://www.ussteel.com/about-us/history U.S. Steel Products], Butlerpreviously as such in the Netherlands & India between 1920-1923. He was later a salesman for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Steel Bethlehem Steel], and in fellowship with [https://www.miumcarchives.org/files/original/4ec91dc8deff350b889bf6622cc71067e501a25e.pdf Detroit Christ Methodist] (active 1847-2010), founded as Beaubien Street Church which primarily spoke German in its early years.

In 1912, James Abrams & Margaret McConnell were married in the McConnell home on Main St., Butler. W.R. Craig, pastor of [https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/95x22.htm Butler First Presbyterian] (1797-), officiated the wedding. Interesting to note that one of the two founding elders of that church (as organized in 1812) was Thomas Dodds, of possible ancestry to one of the same name who is a current (2025) correspondent of [[Bethel Bible Chapel, PA|Bethel Bible Chapel]] of Bethel Park. Also worth noting there was a Rev. James McConnell in 1811 who was pastoring nearby.  * James Henry Abrams, Sr. '''???'''(1889-1966 Butler, Butler Co., PA), son of Charles Asa Abrams (b. 1858 Rimersburg, Clarion, PA - d. 1917 San Francisco, [[California|CA]]) & Jean Bell Blakely Abrams (b. 1861 Pgh., PA - d. 1959 Oakland Twp., Butler, PA). +1915+ @ 601 E. Pearl St., Butler. '''+1936-1951+ @ 524 E. Fulton, Butler'''. James was employed +1915-1942+ with Abrams & Dale, partnered with David Ernest Dale (b. 1862 Slippery Rock, Butler, PA - d. 1947 Butler, PA) in General Insurance and Real Estate @ Younkins Bldg., 244 S. Main, Butler (+1915-1917+) then 246 S. Main, Butler (+1936-1939+). In 1915, the latter address was occupied by the office of Edward E. Abrams, oil producer. That year, David Dale was partnered with Charles A. Abrams. David Dale was a former president of the Butler Chamber of Commerce, a deputy recorder of Butler Co., and elected to one term as register and recorder in 1890 when he started in the insurance business. After David's death, James continued the insurance business on his own in the same location.* Margaret Weir McConnell Abrams '''???'''(b. 1891 Munhall, Allegheny, PA - d. 1978 Butler, PA), daughter of Nevin McConnell (b. 1858 Ballywater Townland, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland; emig. 1887; d. 1934 Butler, PA) & Margaret Maud Thomson Cameron McConnell (b. 1862 Daziel, North Lanarkshire, [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1947 Butler, PA). Nevin resided 1887-1923+ @ Butler and was naturalized in 1912. In 1881, he was employed as an iron puddler in Dalziel, Scotland. ** James Henry Abrams, Jr. '''???''' (b. 1913 Butler, PA - d. 1994 Aliquippa, PA). 1936 @ 524 E. Fulton, Butler. '''? @ 407 Baker Dr., Aliquippa, PA.''' 1958 @ St. Joseph, MO. Wife: Janet B. Moffatt Beveridge Abrams '''???''' @ 407 Baker Dr(b. 1907 Westville, [[Nova Scotia|NS]] - d.1988 Butler, PA), Aliquippadaughter of George G. Beveridge (1876-1947) & Jessie Moffatt Beveridge '''???''' (b. 1875 Scot. - d. 1958 Pgh., PA).** infant deaths: Charles Abrams (1918) & Nevin Cameron McConnell Abrams (1920), both in Butler.