James A. LAVERTY, b: 1822 - Parke County, Indiana

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}

^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}

^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}


		^{Isaac LAVERTY}^{b.1750 Ireland d.1793 Northumberl, Pennsylvnia}

	^{John Martin LAVERTY}^{b.1792 Northumber, Pennsylvania d.1872 Indianola, Iowa}	^Jane MARTIN^{b.1756 Belfast, Ireland d.1839 Parke Co., Indiana}

^{James A. LAVERTY}^{b.1822 Parke Co., Indiana d.1906 Indianola, Iowa}		^{James [Lieut.] McNUTT}^{b.1740 Of Augusta Co., Virginia d.1809 Franklin Co., Ohio}

	^{Nancy McNUTT}^{b.1803 Kentucky d.1860 Warren Co., Iowa}	^{Sidney EWING}^{b.1760 d.1820}





^{Mary A. PECK}^{b.1823 d.1879}