While "Weaver" and "McClure" are often associated with rural farming communities, the name "Malloy" often appears in industrial or coal-mining regions of Pennsylvania, such as Hazleton or Wilkes-Barre, pointing toward a possible intersection of different regional cultures. Preserving the Past:
They married in the spring of 1889, a small civil ceremony because Leah refused another church wedding. She kept Weaver for her girls’ sake—Leah Malloy Weaver McClure, a name like a pathway through three selves. The mill women teased her. “Can’t decide who you are, Leah?” Leah Malloy Weaver McClure- Pennsylvania
