Leah Malloy Weaver Mcclure- Pennsylvania [new] -

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Perhaps the most intriguing element of her full name is . The transition from Weaver to McClure indicates that Leah Malloy either remarried after being widowed or divorced—or that "McClure" was a maiden name or a later adoption. In 19th and early 20th-century Pennsylvania, remarriage was common among widows, as women needed financial stability and men required help managing households. Leah Malloy Weaver McClure- Pennsylvania

That notebook became twenty. Those twenty became the basis for a self-published book in 2011: “Furrow and Stone: A Settler’s Diary of the Penns Valley.” It sold 300 copies—a runaway success by local standards. The Bellefonte Historical Society asked her to speak. Penn State’s rural sociology department invited her to guest lecture. For the first time in her life, Leah Malloy Weaver had a title that wasn’t “wife” or “mother” or “cashier.” In 19th and early 20th-century Pennsylvania, remarriage was