Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Argue, Andrew Keel January 14, 1860 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

 ANDREW KEEL ARGUE, a leading real estate and insurance 
agent of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, is a native of 
Philadelphia, where he was born January 14, 1860. He is the 
son of George W. and Hannah M. (Keel) Argue. His maternal 
ancestors were of German origin. On his father's side they 
were probably of French-Huguenot extraction, although at an 
early date they emigrated to Ireland. It is believed that 
the grandfather, Robert Argue, was the progenitor of the 
family in this country. He located at Evansburg, in 
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the war 
of 1812. He resided in Evansburg until near the close of his 
life, when he went to reside with his son, George W., in 
Philadelphia, and he and his wife both died in that city.
 He married Sarah Parks. He had a brother, David, who was a 
resident of Philadelphia, where he was engaged in business 
as a contractor, he having two sons and two daughters. Of 
the sons, William resided in Washington, and Robert in 
Philadelphia.
 George W. Argue was the only son of his parents. He was 
born in Evansburg, and spent his early life on the homestead 
farm. He subsequently became a locomotive engineer, and a 
resident of Philadelphia because of his employment in that 
city. The latter part of his life was spent in Norristown, 
where he died. He married Hannah M. Keel, of an old 
Montgomery county family. Their children: Theodore, died in 
infancy; Robert David, who married first Sarah Barr, and had 
one child, May, wife of Charles Felter, his second wife 
being Gussie Richter, by whom there were no children; Andrew 
K., subject of this sketch; Annie E., Sarah J., wife of 
George McCoy, who resides in Norristown.
 Andrew K. Argue acquired his education in the public 
schools of Philadelphia. After leaving school he engaged 
with C. H. Royal in the leather business. He was next 
employed with McNeely & Co., as leather assorter, and then 
for a time with Costello, Covey & Co., as assorter and 
traveling salesman. He was also engaged with Francis 
Haggerty in a similar capacity, the duties of general 
manager being added, and with Selser, Meurer & Co.
 In 1889 he engaged in the leather business on his own 
account in Philadelphia. In 1896 he retired from it, and 
established a fire and life insurance business in the 
borough of Jenkintown, to which somewhat later he added real 
estate.
 Mr. Argue married, in Philadelphia, May 9, 1882, Mary E., 
born October 8, 1858, daughter of Andrew Watson. Their 
children are: 1. Andrew S., born February 8, 1883; 2. 
Theodore E., born July 23, 1884, died June 22, 1885; 3. 
Grace born February 11, 1886, died November 7, 1890; 4. 
Elsie K., born October 12, 1887; 5. Mabe1 A., born August 
15, 1889, died November 17, 1890; 6. Robert E., born Juh1 4, 
1891 ; 7. Edith H., born November 18, 1892; 8. Harold S., 
born May 2, 1894; 9. Arthur C., born June 15, 1896; 10. Mary 
E., born May 28, 1899, died August 2, 1899; 11. Ruth, born 
March 6, 1901, died July 25, 1901.

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