Henry Benninghoff1,2

b. 1839
Family
FatherPhilip Benninghoff1,2 b. c 1803, d. 22 Mar 1877
MotherNancy (?)1,2 b. c 1810
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Henry Benninghoff was born in 1839.1,2 He was the son of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?)1,2 He married Matilda Barger on 29 December 1867 in Clearfield County.3

Family

Matilda Barger

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clearfield Co., Boggs Tp., Philip Benninghoff household, National Archives.
  2. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 30. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  3. [S197] Unknown compiler, compiler, Marriage Records of Clearfield County, PA (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Marriage Records.

Matilda Barger1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Matilda Barger married Henry Benninghoff, son of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?), on 29 December 1867 in Clearfield County.1

Family

Henry Benninghoff b. 1839

Citations

  1. [S197] Unknown compiler, compiler, Marriage Records of Clearfield County, PA (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Marriage Records.

Levi Benninghoff1,2

b. circa 1842
Family
FatherPhilip Benninghoff1,2 b. c 1803, d. 22 Mar 1877
MotherNancy (?)1,3 b. c 1810
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Levi Benninghoff was born circa 1842.1,2 He was the son of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?)1,2,3
     Levi Benninghoff inherited the family farm in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, in 1877.2

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clearfield Co., Boggs Tp., Philip Benninghoff household, National Archives.
  2. [S195] Philip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  3. [S195] Clearfield County Will, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.

Lavina Benninghoff1,2

b. circa 1846
Family
FatherPhilip Benninghoff1,2 b. c 1803, d. 22 Mar 1877
MotherNancy (?)1,3 b. c 1810
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Lavina Benninghoff was born circa 1846.1,3 She was the daughter of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?)1,2,3 She married Wesley Graham.4,2

Family

Wesley Graham

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clearfield Co., Boggs Tp., Philip Benninghoff household, National Archives.
  2. [S195] Philip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  3. [S195] Clearfield County Will, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  4. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 30. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Wesley Graham1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Wesley Graham married Lavina Benninghoff, daughter of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?).1,3

Family

Lavina Benninghoff b. c 1846

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 30. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  2. [S195] Phillip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  3. [S195] Philip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.

Ellen Jane Benninghoff1,2

b. circa 1848
Family
FatherPhilip Benninghoff1,3 b. c 1803, d. 22 Mar 1877
MotherNancy (?)4,1 b. c 1810
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Ellen Jane Benninghoff was born circa 1848.1,2 She was the daughter of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?)1,3,4 She married Isaac Bish.5,2

Family

Isaac Bish

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clearfield Co., Boggs Tp., Philip Benninghoff household, National Archives.
  2. [S195] Phillip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  3. [S195] Philip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  4. [S195] Clearfield County Will, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  5. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 30. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Isaac Bish1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Isaac Bish married Ellen Jane Benninghoff, daughter of Philip Benninghoff and Nancy (?).1,2

Family

Ellen Jane Benninghoff b. c 1848

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 30. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  2. [S195] Phillip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.

Clara Mease1

Family
FatherLee Mease1
MotherSarah Benninghoff2 b. c 1832
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Clara Mease was the daughter of Lee Mease and Sarah Benninghoff.1,2

Citations

  1. [S195] Clearfield County Will, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.
  2. [S195] Philip Benninghoff will, Clearfield County Will WB B:453, dated 13 Apr. 1877, unknown repository, unknown repository address . Hereinafter cited as Clearfield Co. Will.

Frederick Stevenson1

b. circa 1800, d. between 3 May 1864 and 6 June 1864
Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Frederick Stevenson was born circa 1800 in Union County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He married Elizabeth Benninghoff, daughter of Frederick Benninghoff and Maria Elizabeth Wert.3,4 He married Juliann/Julia McBride.5 He died between 3 May 1864 and 6 June 1864 in Mercer County.5
     According to the 1879 Venango County history, Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff had 13 children, 8 sons, and 5 daughters, 3 of whom were deceased. There is a broken and largely unreadable gravestone in the Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery for "Children of F. & E. Stevenson."6,7 According to the 1879 Venango County history, Frederick came to Venango County in 1836, settling on the Story Farm on Oil Creek in Cornplanter Township. After two years he bought and settled on a farm in Cherrytree Township. He remained there until 1858 when he moved to Mercer County where he lived the rest of his life.6 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census of Cherrytree Township, Venango County.8 He was living in Shenango Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1860.9

Family 1

Elizabeth Benninghoff b. c 1805, d. b 1858
Children

Family 2

Juliann/Julia McBride b. 1811, d. 12 Mar 1892

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives.
  2. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 565 (states Frederick was born in 1815 in Union Co., PA). Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  3. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 565 (biogrpahical sketch of Frederick Stevenson). Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  4. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Jul 2018), imaged certificate for Robert Stevenson, File Number 16604, filed 5 Feb 1916 (informant: A.C. Arthur, 1307 Sassafrass, [Erie, PA]); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 10 Jun 1833, Venango Co., PA, d. 4 Feb 1916, Erie, Erie Co., PA; father: Frederick Stevenson, England; mother: Elizabeth Bennehoff, PA; night watchman; married; bur: Erie Cemetery).
  5. [S214] Frederick Stevenson will, Mercer County Will (unknown citation) dated 3 May 1864, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Mercer, Pennsylvania . Hereinafter cited as Mercer County Will.
  6. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 565. Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  7. [S125] Gravestone, Children of F. & E. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  8. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 50, PA, farmer, $2000; Elizabeth, 45, PA; Lewis, 20, PA; Robert, 18, PA; William, 16, PA; Washington, 12, PA; Frederick, 10, PA; Nancy J., 23, PA).
  9. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Shenango Tp., Fred'k Stevenson household, National Archives, (Fred'k Stevenson, 58, MD, farmer, $420/$100; Julia A., 46, PA; Mary, 14, PA; Elizabeth, 13, PA).
  10. [S198] Unknown compiler, compiler, Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen (New York: H.H. Hardesty, 1896), p. 1400. Hereinafter cited as Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen.
  11. [S125] Gravestone, Lewis H. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  12. [S125] Gravestone, G.W. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, d. 27 Mar 1915, aged 78y, 5m, 16d.
  13. [S229] Obituary of G. W. Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Mar. 1915, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  14. [S125] Gravestone, Frederick Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  15. [S229] Obituary of Frederick Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Feb. 1889, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Stevenson1

b. 10 April 1825, d. 12 March 1898
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Thomas Stevenson was born on 10 April 1825 in Clearfield County.1 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1 He married Ellen McIntyre.2 He died on 12 March 1898 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, at age 72.3
     Thomas Stevenson was living in Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1860.4 He was living in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1870.5

Family

Ellen McIntyre b. 1832, d. 1869
Children

Citations

  1. [S198] Unknown compiler, compiler, Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen (New York: H.H. Hardesty, 1896), p. 1400. Hereinafter cited as Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen.
  2. [S1181] Robert Sutherland-Wedding, "Lewis Napoleon Stevenson Family", 18 Sep 1999 (unknown compiler address).
  3. [S199] Unknown author The Derrick's Hand Book of Petroleum, II (Oil City, PA: Derrick Publishing Co., 1900), p. 29. Hereinafter cited as Hand Book of Petroleum, Vol. II.
  4. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Pleasntville, Thos Stevenson household, National Archives, (Thos Stevenson, 33, PA, farmer; Ellen, 26; Nancy A., 10; Samuel, 6; Lewis, 4; Wm .B., 1).
  5. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Thomas F. Stevenson household, National Archives, (Thomas F. Stevenson, 45, PA, farmer; Nancy A., 20; S.F., 17; L.M., 14; W.B., 12; G.W., 5 (m); M.J., 2 (f); E. J. McEntyre, 32, female, domestic help).

Nancy J. Stevenson1

b. circa 1827
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Nancy J. Stevenson was born circa 1827.1 She was the daughter of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives.

Lewis H. Stevenson1

b. 14 February 1830, d. 18 August 1879
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Lewis H. Stevenson was born on 14 February 1830.1 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1 He married Susanna (?)2 He died on 18 August 1879 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, at age 49.1 He and Susanna (?) were buried in Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Township, Venango County.3
     Lewis H. Stevenson and Susanna (?) were living in Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois, in 1860 where Louis was a farmer.4 He and Susanna (?) moved from Illinois to Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, by 1865.5,6

Family

Susanna (?) b. 7 Jul 1836, d. 6 Mar 1914
Children

Citations

  1. [S125] Gravestone, Lewis H. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  2. [S125] Gravestone, Susanna Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, wife of Lewis H.
  3. [S125] Gravestone, Lewis H. and Susanna Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  4. [S761] 1860 U.S. Census, Illinois, Adams Co., Camp Point, Louis Stevenson household, National Archives, (Louis Stevenson, 28, PA, farmer, 200/100; Susanna, 24, NY; Louis Greve, 11, IL).
  5. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., L. N. Stevenson household, National Archives, (L. N. Stevenson, 40, PA, farmer, 600/500; Susana, 34, NY; Arlona, 14, IL; Warren, 9, IL; John W., 5, PA).
  6. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Susan Stevenson household, National Archives, (Susan Stevenson, 43, NY.RI/NY, farmer; Warren D., 18, IL; John W., 15, PA; Guy U., 3, PA).

Susanna (?)1

b. 7 July 1836, d. 6 March 1914
Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Susanna (?) was born on 7 July 1836 in New York.1,2 She married Lewis H. Stevenson, son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.3 She died on 6 March 1914 at age 77.1 She and Lewis H. Stevenson were buried in Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Township, Venango County.4
     Susanna (?) and Lewis H. Stevenson were living in Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois, in 1860 where Louis was a farmer.5 She and Lewis H. Stevenson moved from Illinois to Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, by 1865.6,7

Family

Lewis H. Stevenson b. 14 Feb 1830, d. 18 Aug 1879
Children

Citations

  1. [S125] Gravestone, gravestone of Susanna Stevenson, wife of Lewis H., Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  2. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Susan Stevenson household, National Archives, (Susan Stevenson, 43, NY/RI/NY, farmer; Warren D., 18, IL; John W., 15, PA; Guy U., 3, PA).
  3. [S125] Gravestone, Susanna Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, wife of Lewis H.
  4. [S125] Gravestone, Lewis H. and Susanna Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  5. [S761] 1860 U.S. Census, Illinois, Adams Co., Camp Point, Louis Stevenson household, National Archives, (Louis Stevenson, 28, PA, farmer, 200/100; Susanna, 24, NY; Louis Greve, 11, IL).
  6. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., L. N. Stevenson household, National Archives, (L. N. Stevenson, 40, PA, farmer, 600/500; Susana, 34, NY; Arlona, 14, IL; Warren, 9, IL; John W., 5, PA).
  7. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Susan Stevenson household, National Archives, (Susan Stevenson, 43, NY.RI/NY, farmer; Warren D., 18, IL; John W., 15, PA; Guy U., 3, PA).

Robert Stevenson1,2

b. 10 June 1833, d. 4 February 1913
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1,2 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1,2 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Robert Stevenson was born on 10 June 1833 in Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1,2 He died on 4 February 1913 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 79.2 He was buried in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania.2
     Robert Stevenson lived in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1902.3

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives.
  2. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Jul 2018), imaged certificate for Robert Stevenson, File Number 16604, filed 5 Feb 1916 (informant: A.C. Arthur, 1307 Sassafrass, [Erie, PA]); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 10 Jun 1833, Venango Co., PA, d. 4 Feb 1916, Erie, Erie Co., PA; father: Frederick Stevenson, England; mother: Elizabeth Bennehoff, PA; night watchman; married; bur: Erie Cemetery).
  3. [S212] Obituary of William Stevenson, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 27 March 1902, p. 2, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (mentions brother Robert of Erie).

William A. Stevenson1

b. circa 1834, d. 22 March 1902
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     William A. Stevenson was born circa 1834.1 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1 He died on 22 March 1902.2
     William A. Stevenson lived in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3,4,5,6

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives.
  2. [S212] Obituary of William Stevenson, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 27 March 1902, p. 2, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (lived near Critchow Farm, age 67).
  3. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., William Stephenson household, National Archives, (William Stephenson, 26, PA, farmer, 100; Catherine A., 23, PA; William Lamb, 37, PA; Nancy Lamb, 30, PA; John W. Lamb, 9, PA).
  4. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., William Stephenson household, National Archives, (William Stephenson, 35, PA, laborer; Catherine, 31, PA; Angeline, 9, PA: Albert, 6, PA; Betsy, 6, PA; John, 5, PA; Frank, 3, PA; Margaritte, 3/12, PA).
  5. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., William Stevenson household, National Archives, (William Stevenson, 44, PA/MD, farmer; Catherine, 43, PA; Angeline, 20, PA: Albert, 18, PA; Betsy, 17, PA; John, 16, PA; Frank, 13, PA; Margaret, 9, PA; Susan, 8, PA; Alice, 7, PA; William C., 5, PA).
  6. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., William Stevenson household, National Archives, (William Stevenson, Mar 1833, PA/MD/MD, farmer, md43y; Catherine, Aug 1832, PA/Ire/Ire, 12child/10lvg).

George Washington Stevenson1,2

b. 11 October 1836, d. 27 March 1915
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1,2 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff3,4 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     George Washington Stevenson was born on 11 October 1836.5,1,2 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1,2,3,4 He married Elizabeth A. Johnson on 24 June 1858.6 George died on 27 March 1915 while visiting his daughter Mrs. Frank Stewart in Franklin, Venango County, at age 78.1,2 He and Elizabeth A. Johnson were buried in Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Township, Venango County.7
     George Washington Stevenson and Elizabeth A. Johnson lived in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, for most of their married life except for a few years when they lived in Cornplanter Township, Venango County. George returned to Cherrytree Township following the death of Eliza. George was a farmer.8,9,10 He was living in Cherrytree Township in 1900 with his daughter Laura Wilson.11 He was living in Cherrytree Township in 1910 with his daughter Lydia Hamilton.12

Family

Elizabeth A. Johnson b. 16 Oct 1841, d. 25 Feb 1893
Children

Citations

  1. [S125] Gravestone, G.W. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, d. 27 Mar 1915, aged 78y, 5m, 16d.
  2. [S229] Obituary of G. W. Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Mar. 1915, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S125] Gravestone, G.W. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, (d. 27 Mar 1915, aged 78y, 5m, 16d).
  4. [S229] Obituary of George W. Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Mar. 1915, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  5. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 569, biographical sketch of George W. Stevenson. Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  6. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 569 (biographical sketch of George W. Stevenson). Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  7. [S125] Gravestone, Geo. W. and Elizabeth A. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  8. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., George Stevenson household, National Archives, (George Stevenson, 25, PA, farmer, 3000/600; Eliza, 18, PA; Sarah, 2, PA).
  9. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., G. W. Stevenson household, National Archives, (G. W. Stevenson, 33, PA, farmer, 900/730; Eliza J., 28, PA; H. J., 11, PA; James W., 8, PA; C.H., 6, PA; Mary E., 4, PA; L.M., 3/12, (f) PA).
  10. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., G. W. Stevenson household, National Archives, (G. W. Stevenson, 43, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Eliza, 38, PA/PA/PA; James, 18, PA; Clara, 16, PA; Elizabeth, 13, PA; Laura, 10, PA; Lydia, 6, PA; Lawrence, 4, PA).
  11. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Mark M. Wilson household, National Archives, (Mark M. Wilson, June 1862, PA/PA/PA, md 12y, driller (oil wells); Laura M., Feb 1870, PA/PA/PA, 5child/5lvg; Clare, Feb 1889, PA; Vera, Feb 1891, PA; Anna, July 1893, PA; Laura B., Aug 1895, PA; George Dewey, Sep 1898, PA; George W. Stevenson, Oct 1836, PA/PA/PA, farmer, wd, father-in-law).
  12. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., George W. Stevenson household, National Archives, (George W. Stevenson, 73, PA/PA/PA, wd, farmer; Ira Hamilton, 42, PA/PA/PA, md 18y, son-in-law, pumper; Lydia, 36, PA/PA/PA, dau., 1child/1lvg; Hugh Hamilton, 17, PA/PA/PA, grandson).
  13. [S229] Obituary of G.W. Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Mar 1915, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth A. Johnson1,2

b. 16 October 1841, d. 25 February 1893
Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Elizabeth A. Johnson was born on 16 October 1841 in Venango County.1,2 She married George Washington Stevenson, son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff, on 24 June 1858.1 She died on 25 February 1893 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, at age 51.1,2 She and George Washington Stevenson were buried in Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Township, Venango County.3
     Elizabeth A. Johnson and George Washington Stevenson lived in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, for most of their married life except for a few years when they lived in Cornplanter Township, Venango County. George returned to Cherrytree Township following the death of Eliza. George was a farmer.4,5,6

Family

George Washington Stevenson b. 11 Oct 1836, d. 27 Mar 1915
Children

Citations

  1. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 569 (biographical sketch of George W. Stevenson). Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  2. [S125] Gravestone, Elizabeth A., w/o G.W. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, d. 25 Feb 1893, aged 51y, 6m, 9d.
  3. [S125] Gravestone, Geo. W. and Elizabeth A. Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  4. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., George Stevenson household, National Archives, (George Stevenson, 25, PA, farmer, 3000/600; Eliza, 18, PA; Sarah, 2, PA).
  5. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., G. W. Stevenson household, National Archives, (G. W. Stevenson, 33, PA, farmer, 900/730; Eliza J., 28, PA; H. J., 11, PA; James W., 8, PA; C.H., 6, PA; Mary E., 4, PA; L.M., 3/12, (f) PA).
  6. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., G. W. Stevenson household, National Archives, (G. W. Stevenson, 43, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Eliza, 38, PA/PA/PA; James, 18, PA; Clara, 16, PA; Elizabeth, 13, PA; Laura, 10, PA; Lydia, 6, PA; Lawrence, 4, PA).
  7. [S229] Obituary of G.W. Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Mar 1915, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  8. [S229] Obituary of George W. Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Mar. 1915, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Frederick Stevenson1,2

b. 25 July 1839, d. 15 February 1889
Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1,2 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1,2 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Frederick Stevenson was born on 25 July 1839.1,2 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1,2 He married Margaret Shafer.3 Frederick died of consumption on 15 February 1889 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, at age 49.1,2
     Frederick Stevenson was living in Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1870.4 He was living in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1880.5

Family

Margaret Shafer
Children

Citations

  1. [S125] Gravestone, Frederick Stevenson, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  2. [S229] Obituary of Frederick Stevenson, Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 21 Feb. 1889, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S212] Obituary of Frederick Stevenson, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 14 Jun 1906, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., Springfield Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 30, PA, farmer; Margaret, 27; Edward, 10; Louis, 7; Mariah, 3; Frederick, 1; Major Keith, 15).
  5. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 39, PA/MD/PA, farmer; Margaret, 35; George E., 19; Louis, 15; Maria J., 13; Frederick A., 10; Elmer E., 8; Edith M., 6).
  6. [S167] Jerilyn Jacklin Reniger, compiler, Friederich Renninger/Reninger in the United States and Canada (Lansing, MI: Craft Printer, Ltd., 1984), p. 304. Hereinafter cited as Friederich Renninger.

Margaret Stevenson1

Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Margaret Stevenson was the daughter of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1 She married (?) Daniels.2
     Margaret Stevenson named in her father's will. Nothing else is known of her except that she apparently died prior to her brother William who died in 1902.1,3

Family

(?) Daniels

Citations

  1. [S214] Frederick Stevenson will, Mercer County Will (unknown citation) dated 3 May 1864, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Mercer, Pennsylvania . Hereinafter cited as Mercer County Will.
  2. [S154] Frederick Stevenson Will, Venango County Will Docket (unknown citation), dated 3 May 1864, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S212] Obituary of William Stevenson, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 27 March 1902, p. 2, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

(?) Daniels1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     (?) Daniels married Margaret Stevenson, daughter of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1

Family

Margaret Stevenson

Citations

  1. [S154] Frederick Stevenson Will, Venango County Will Docket (unknown citation), dated 3 May 1864, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Mary Elizabeth Stevenson1

Family
FatherFrederick Stevenson1 b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864
MotherElizabeth Benninghoff1 b. c 1805, d. b 1858
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Mary Elizabeth Stevenson was the daughter of Frederick Stevenson and Elizabeth Benninghoff.1

Citations

  1. [S214] Frederick Stevenson will, Mercer County Will (unknown citation) dated 3 May 1864, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Mercer, Pennsylvania . Hereinafter cited as Mercer County Will.

Juliann/Julia McBride1,2

b. 1811, d. 12 March 1892
Family
     Juliann/Julia McBride was born in 1811.2 She married Frederick Stevenson.1 She died on 12 March 1892 in Mercer County.2 She was buried in Haywood Cemtery, West Middlesex, Mercer County.2

Family

Frederick Stevenson b. c 1800, d. bt 3 May 1864 - 6 Jun 1864

Citations

  1. [S214] Frederick Stevenson will, Mercer County Will (unknown citation) dated 3 May 1864, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Mercer, Pennsylvania . Hereinafter cited as Mercer County Will.
  2. [S200] Loretta Barker DeSantis and Sally Glaser Dufford Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions (Mercer, PA: Mercer County Genealogical Society, 1981), p. 107. Hereinafter cited as Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions.

Catherine Noel1,2

b. 31 January 1803, d. 16 January 1883
Family
FatherThomas Noel1 b. c 1774
MotherMary Magdalena Noel1 b. bt 1770 - 1780, d. a 1850
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Catherine Noel was born on 31 January 1803 in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.2,1,3 She was the daughter of Thomas Noel and Mary Magdalena Noel.1 She was baptized on 10 August 1803 in Conewago Chapel, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Sponsors for the baptism were Nicholas and Barbara Noel.1 She married Peter Bennehoff, son of Frederick Benninghoff and Maria Elizabeth Wert.2,4 She died on 16 January 1883 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, at age 79.3,2 She and Peter Bennehoff were buried in Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Township, Venango County.5
     Peter Bennehoff and Catherine Noel name written as Benneyhoff sold 80 perches in Cherrytree Township to Jacob Tarr for $2000 on 2 September 1865. This property abutted land of Samuel M. Irwin Jr. and Peter "Benninghoff" (formerly A. J. McClintock) and the Franklin Road.6 Peter Bennehoff and Catherine sold 28 more perches to Jacob Tarr for $90 on 2 October 1867. This land was along the Bennehoff land, land of Fiddler V. Irwin, and the Franklin Road.7 Peter Bennehoff and his wife Catherine sold 5 acres in Oakland Township to Barbara Noel for $300 on 27 November 1868. The land abutted Samuel Tarr, George Tarr, and George W. Tarr and originally was part of the large tract conveyed to George Tarr by Commonwealth patent in 1840 and which he bequeathed to son George by his will. George Jr. sold this land to Bennehoff in 1867.8

Family

Peter Bennehoff b. 25 Feb 1807, d. 17 Oct 1884
Children

Citations

  1. [S201] Charles A. Noel, The Noel Tree (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1978), p. 12. Hereinafter cited as The Noel Tree.
  2. [S133] Peter Bennehoff Bible Family Data, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); copy from Natalie Bennehoff Tawney, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Peter Bennehoff Bible.
  3. [S125] Gravestone, Catherine Bennehoff, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, w/o Peter Bennehoff, b. 31 Jan 1803, d. 16 Jan 1883, aged 79y, 11m, 15d.
  4. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 567, biographical sketch of Peter Bennehoff. Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  5. [S125] Gravestone, Peter and Catherine Bennehoff, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  6. [S143] Venango County Deeds, 92:281, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County Deeds.
  7. [S143] Venango County Deeds, 92:282, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County Deeds.
  8. [S143] Venango County Deeds, 93:211, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County Deeds.
  9. [S202] Information provided by Natalie Bennehoff Tawney (Washington). Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  10. [S212] Obituary of Samuel Bennehoff, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, (unknown date), Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Noel1

b. circa 1774
Family
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Thomas Noel was born circa 1774 in Pennsylvania.2 He married Mary Magdalena Noel, daughter of Andrew Noel and Theresa (?).1 Thomas Noel's name last appears on the Cherrytree Township tax rolls in 1857 suggesting that he died during 1857.3
     Thomas Noel is listed in Menallen Township, Adams County, tax records for 1806 to 1812, a farmer; 1815 and 1816, a farmer; 1823 to 1825, a mason.1 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census of Menallen Township, Adams County.4 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census of Franklin Township, Adams County. The household consisted of 2 males and 6 females.5 Thomas Noel first appears on the Venango County tax rolls 1826, taxed for 100 acres and 1 cow in Cherrytree Township. The property was formerly owned by L. Rirdon.6 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census of Cherrytree Township, Venango County. The household consisted of 1 male 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 50-60.7 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census of Cherrytree Township, Venango County. The household consisted of 1 male 60-70, 1 female 60-70.8 Thomas Noel was taxed for 100 acres, 2 oxen, 1 cow in Cherrytree Township in 1843.9 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census of Cherrytree Township, Venango County. The household consisted of Thomas Noel 75 PA, Mary 84 (sic) PA, Matilda Lewis 18.2 Thomas Noel was taxed for 100 acres in Cherrytree Township until 1851.10 In that year, Thomas Noel was taxed for 130 acres in Cherrytree Township. His name was listed as Thomas Noel Sr.11 Thomas Noel was taxed for 136 acres in Cherrytree Township in 1852 and 1853.12 By in 1854 Thomas Noel sold his 136 acres farm in Cherrytree Township to William H. Hamilton.13 Thomas Noel was taxed for 1 cow in Cherrytree Township in 1857.3

Family

Mary Magdalena Noel b. bt 1770 - 1780, d. a 1850
Children

Citations

  1. [S201] Charles A. Noel, The Noel Tree (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1978), p. 12. Hereinafter cited as The Noel Tree.
  2. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  3. [S121] Thomas Noel entry, 1857 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  4. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Adams Co., Menallen Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  5. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Adams Co., Franklin Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  6. [S121] Thomas Noel entry, 1826 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  7. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  8. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Plum Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  9. [S121] Thomas Noel entry, 1843 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  10. [S121] Thomas Noel entry, 1850 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  11. [S121] Thomas Noel Sr. entry, 1851 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  12. [S121] Thomas Noel Sr. entry, 1853 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  13. [S121] Thomas Noel Sr. entry, 1854 Venango County tax records, Cherrytree Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  14. [S268] Letter from Alice E. Morrison (Titusville, PA) to D. Kipp Melat, (mentioned death record for a Thomas J. Noel--presumably a county death record on file at the Crawford Co. courthouse); Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), 30 Jan. 1986.

Mary Magdalena Noel1

b. between 1770 and 1780, d. after 1850
Family
FatherAndrew Noel2 b. c 1754, d. 1817
MotherTheresa (?)2 d. c 1835
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Mary Magdalena Noel was born between 1770 and 1780 in York County.3 She was the daughter of Andrew Noel and Theresa (?)2 She married Thomas Noel.1 She died after 1850 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County.4

Family

Thomas Noel b. c 1774
Children

Citations

  1. [S201] Charles A. Noel, The Noel Tree (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1978), p. 12. Hereinafter cited as The Noel Tree.
  2. [S201] Charles A. Noel, The Noel Tree (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1978), p. 9-10. Hereinafter cited as The Noel Tree.
  3. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  4. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Thomas Noel household, National Archives.
  5. [S268] Letter from Alice E. Morrison (Titusville, PA) to D. Kipp Melat, (mentioned death record for a Thomas J. Noel--presumably a county death record on file at the Crawford Co. courthouse); Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), 30 Jan. 1986.

Matilda Bennehoff1

b. 5 August 1832, d. 9 January 1898
Family
FatherPeter Bennehoff1 b. 25 Feb 1807, d. 17 Oct 1884
MotherCatherine Noel1 b. 31 Jan 1803, d. 16 Jan 1883
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Matilda Bennehoff was born on 5 August 1832 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County.1 She was the daughter of Peter Bennehoff and Catherine Noel.1 She married William H. Hamilton on 1 March 1852.1,2 She died on 9 January 1898 at age 65.1

Family

William H. Hamilton b. 4 May 1825, d. 30 Mar 1898
Children

Citations

  1. [S133] Peter Bennehoff Bible Family Data, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); copy from Natalie Bennehoff Tawney, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Peter Bennehoff Bible.
  2. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 568, biographical sketch of Wm. H. Hamilton. Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  3. [S202] Information provided by Natalie Bennehoff Tawney (Washington). Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

William H. Hamilton1,2

b. 4 May 1825, d. 30 March 1898
Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     William H. Hamilton was born on 4 May 1825 in Adams County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He married Matilda Bennehoff, daughter of Peter Bennehoff and Catherine Noel, on 1 March 1852.1,2 He died on 30 March 1898 at age 72.1

Family

Matilda Bennehoff b. 5 Aug 1832, d. 9 Jan 1898
Children

Citations

  1. [S133] Peter Bennehoff Bible Family Data, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); copy from Natalie Bennehoff Tawney, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Peter Bennehoff Bible.
  2. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 568, biographical sketch of Wm. H. Hamilton. Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  3. [S256] Obituary of Mary Hamilton Deets, Venango Daily Herald, Franklin, PA, 28 Aug. 1916, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S202] Information provided by Natalie Bennehoff Tawney (Washington). Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Ira J. Hamilton1

b. 1869, d. 1940
Family
FatherWilliam H. Hamilton2 b. 4 May 1825, d. 30 Mar 1898
MotherMatilda Bennehoff2 b. 5 Aug 1832, d. 9 Jan 1898
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff (#1)
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff (#2)
     Ira J. Hamilton was born in 1869 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County.3 He was the son of William H. Hamilton and Matilda Bennehoff.2 He married Lydia S. Stevenson, daughter of George Washington Stevenson and Elizabeth A. Johnson, on 11 May 1892 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,4 He died in 1940.3 He was buried in Cherrytree Cemetery, Cherrytree Township.5
     Ira J. Hamilton and Lydia S. Stevenson lived in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, where Ira worked in the oil fields.6

Family

Lydia S. Stevenson b. 1873, d. 1961
Child

Citations

  1. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Lydia S. Stevenson and Ira J. Hamilton, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S202] Information provided by Natalie Bennehoff Tawney (Washington). Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  3. [S125] Gravestone, Ira Hamilton, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  4. [S125] Gravestone, Lydia Hamilton, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  5. [S125] Gravestone, Ira J. Hamilton, Cherrytree Presbyterian Cemetery, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982.
  6. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., George W. Stevenson household, National Archives, (George W. Stevenson, 73, PA/PA/PA, wd, farmer; Ira Hamilton, 42, PA/PA/PA, md 18y, son-in-law, pumper; Lydia, 36, PA/PA/PA, dau., 1child/1lvg; Hugh Hamilton, 17, PA/PA/PA, grandson).

Mary Ann Hamilton1

d. 26 August 1916
Family
FatherWilliam H. Hamilton1 b. 4 May 1825, d. 30 Mar 1898
MotherMatilda Bennehoff2 b. 5 Aug 1832, d. 9 Jan 1898
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Mary Ann Hamilton was the daughter of William H. Hamilton and Matilda Bennehoff.1,2 She married Jackson T. Deets.1 She died on 26 August 1916 in Oakland Township, Venango County.1

Family

Jackson T. Deets b. c 1856, d. c Mar 1936
Children

Citations

  1. [S256] Obituary of Mary Hamilton Deets, Venango Daily Herald, Franklin, PA, 28 Aug. 1916, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S202] Information provided by Natalie Bennehoff Tawney (Washington). Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  3. [S212] Obituary of Jackson T. Deets, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 4 Mar 1936, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Jackson T. Deets1

b. circa 1856, d. circa March 1936
Family
ChartsDescendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Jackson T. Deets was born circa 1856.1 He married Mary Ann Hamilton, daughter of William H. Hamilton and Matilda Bennehoff.2 Jackson died circa March 1936 home of son William on Wallaceville Road near Dempseytown, Oakland Township, Venango County.1

Family

Mary Ann Hamilton d. 26 Aug 1916
Children

Citations

  1. [S212] Obituary of Jackson T. Deets, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 4 Mar 1936, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S256] Obituary of Mary Hamilton Deets, Venango Daily Herald, Franklin, PA, 28 Aug. 1916, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S212] Obituary of Mary Hamilton Deets, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 28 Aug. 1916, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.