Florence McDonnell1

b. 31 August 1898, d. 28 May 1978
FatherPatrick McDonnell1 b. 15 Dec 1853, d. 5 Feb 1913
MotherMary E. Melat1 b. Aug 1861, d. 15 Feb 1956
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Florence McDonnell was born on 31 August 1898 in Kennerdell, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Patrick McDonnell and Mary E. Melat.1 She married Daniel Stanton on 14 April 1928 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.3 She died on 28 May 1978 in Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio, at age 79.4,2
     Florence McDonnell lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1977.5

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., Patrick McDonnel household, National Archives.
  2. [S114] Florence Stanton, 280-64-2902, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S973] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973 Record for Florence McDonnell, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  4. [S973] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 about Florenc Stanton, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  5. [S8] Obituary of Genevieve McDonnell Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Dec 1977, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Daniel Stanton1

ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Daniel Stanton married Florence McDonnell, daughter of Patrick McDonnell and Mary E. Melat, on 14 April 1928 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.2

Family

Florence McDonnell b. 31 Aug 1898, d. 28 May 1978

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Genevieve McDonnell Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Dec 1977, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S973] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973 Record for Florence McDonnell, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).

Genevieve Helen McDonnell1

b. 2 June 1896, d. 11 December 1977
FatherPatrick McDonnell1 b. 15 Dec 1853, d. 5 Feb 1913
MotherMary E. Melat1 b. Aug 1861, d. 15 Feb 1956
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Genevieve Helen McDonnell was born on 2 June 1896 in Kennerdell, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Patrick McDonnell and Mary E. Melat.1 She married Joseph F. Groner.1 She died on 11 December 1977 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 81.1 She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City, Venango County.1
     Genevieve Helen McDonnell was survived by five grandchildren: Mrs. Micheal (Patricia) Schaffer, Gaithersburg, MD; Kathleen [York in Thomas Groner's obit in 1997]; Timothy J. Groner; Richard B. Groner; Kristina Groner; and three nephews and one niece.1,2

Family

Joseph F. Groner d. Oct 1953
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Genevieve McDonnell Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Dec 1977, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (a twin of Thomas H. Groner). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Joseph F. Groner1

d. October 1953
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Joseph F. Groner married Genevieve Helen McDonnell, daughter of Patrick McDonnell and Mary E. Melat.1 He died in October 1953.1 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City.1

Family

Genevieve Helen McDonnell b. 2 Jun 1896, d. 11 Dec 1977
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Genevieve McDonnell Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Dec 1977, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (a twin of Thomas H. Groner). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Thomas H. Groner1

b. 10 July 1925, d. 14 August 1997
FatherJoseph F. Groner1 d. Oct 1953
MotherGenevieve Helen McDonnell1 b. 2 Jun 1896, d. 11 Dec 1977
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Thomas H. Groner was born on 10 July 1925 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Joseph F. Groner and Genevieve Helen McDonnell.1 He was unmarried.1 He died on 14 August 1997 in Erie, Pennsylvania, at age 72.1 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City.1
     Thomas H. Groner was a pharmacist in Erie, Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

James A. Groner1

b. 10 July 1925, d. 7 June 1986
FatherJoseph F. Groner1 d. Oct 1953
MotherGenevieve Helen McDonnell1 b. 2 Jun 1896, d. 11 Dec 1977
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     James A. Groner was born on 10 July 1925 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Joseph F. Groner and Genevieve Helen McDonnell.1 He married Anna E. (?)2 He died on 7 June 1986 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at age 60.2 He was buried in Parklawn Memorial Park, Montgomery County, Maryland.2
     James A. Groner lived in Washington, D.C., in 1977.3

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (a twin of Thomas H. Groner). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S1346] Obituary of James A. Groner, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 9 Jun 1986, Pennsylvania Room, Carneigie Library of Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Genevieve McDonnell Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Dec 1977, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Richard Francis Groner1

b. 9 March 1934, d. 31 August 2001
FatherJoseph F. Groner1 d. Oct 1953
MotherGenevieve Helen McDonnell1 b. 2 Jun 1896, d. 11 Dec 1977
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Richard Francis Groner was born on 9 March 1934 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,3 He was the son of Joseph F. Groner and Genevieve Helen McDonnell.1 He married Mary Ann (?)3 He died on 31 August 2001 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at age 67.3 He was buried in Gate of Heaven, Aspen Hill, Montgomery County, Maryland.3
     Richard Francis Groner was a graduate of Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania and did graduate work in economics at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.3 He served in the U.S. Army in Japan.3
     Richard Francis Groner was began his Washington career with the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the Labor Department. He worked there for 10 years and for the D.C. Department of Employment Services for 26. Richard retired in 1994 as chief of the D.C. labor market information and research staff, which analyzed employment, the labor market and job growth in the metropolitan area. Among the trends he and his staff were credited with identifying were the effects of recession and job loss on the suburbs. The monthly reports also called attention to labor shortages and analyzed manpower trends by industry, and they were a prime source for journalists and other analysts. Washington Post reporter Anne Swardson wrote in a 1990 article that Mr. Groner had become “not just a respected member of the local economist network, but perhaps the leading expert on the unique economy of the District itself.” He was also an adviser to the Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Montgomery County public school system.3 He lived in Rockville, Maryland, in 1997.4

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Genevieve McDonnell Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Dec 1977, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S114] Ricahrd F. Groner, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S1346] Obituary of Richard F. Groner, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 4 Sep 2001, p. B4, Pennsylvania Room, Carneigie Library of Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S8] Obituary of Thomas H. Groner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Aug 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (a twin of Thomas H. Groner). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Stephen Cowick1,2

b. July 1817
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Stephen Cowick was born in July 1817.3 He married Emeline (?)1 He married Elizabeth Melat, daughter of Robert Melat and Elizabeth Kifer.2

Family 1

Emeline (?)
Child

Family 2

Elizabeth Melat b. 26 Feb 1825, d. 17 Dec 1899

Citations

  1. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., LeBeouf Tp., Stephen Cowick household, National Archives.
  2. [S88] Robert Melat file; 249.214; Civil War Pension Application (n.p.: n.pub.), Affidavit signed by Lizzie Cowick.
  3. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., LeBoeuf Tp., Clint Cowick household, National Archives.

Emeline (?)1

     Emeline (?) married Stephen Cowick.1

Family

Stephen Cowick b. Jul 1817
Child

Citations

  1. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., LeBeouf Tp., Stephen Cowick household, National Archives.

George Morrison1

b. 1789, d. 9 April 1850
     George Morrison was born in 1789.1 He married Lucrietia Morrison, daughter of James Morrison and Martha Griffen.1 He died on 9 April 1850 in McKean County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Lucrietia Morrison b. 12 Apr 1797, d. 13 Jan 1867
Child

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.

Lucrietia Morrison1

b. 12 April 1797, d. 13 January 1867
FatherJames Morrison1 b. 4 Jan 1744 or 1745, d. 4 Sep 1839
MotherMartha Griffen1 b. 8 May 1758, d. 3 Sep 1844
     Lucrietia Morrison was born on 12 April 1797 in Warren County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of James Morrison and Martha Griffen.1 She married George Morrison.1 She died on 13 January 1867 in McKean County, Pennsylvania, at age 69.1

Family

George Morrison b. 1789, d. 9 Apr 1850
Child

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.

James Morrison1

b. 4 January 1744 or 1745, d. 4 September 1839
FatherSamuel Morrison1 b. 5 Jan 1701, d. 5 May 1801
MotherMercy Mayse1 b. 1716, d. 30 Oct 1798
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     James Morrison was born on 4 January 1744 or 1745 in Durham Iron Works, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Samuel Morrison and Mercy Mayse.1 He married Margaret Rice in 1770.1 He married Martha Griffen.1 He died on 4 September 1839 in Kinzua Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.1 He was buried in Kinzua Cemetery, Kinzua. His gravestone was moved to Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania in preparation for the Kinzua Dam construction in 1962-1965.2
     James Morrison served in the military during the American Revolution. In September of 1775, he enlisted in the service of the United Colonies at Path Valley, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania under Captain John Elliot and Lt. James Lawther. Shortly after, they marched to Amboy, New Jersey. He wrote in his pension application: "While at Amboy, I went with about five hundred others, volunteers of Staten Island where the British and the Hessians were building a fort. We attacked them and after a smart skirmish succeeded in driving them off." James is describing the first hostile demonstrations by the colonists against the British Army on Staten Island which occurred 16 September 1776. He remained at Amboy about two months when his time of enlistment expired and he returned home.
     Later in the year he again enlisted in the Pennsylvania Line under Captain Thomas Askey. His company joined the forces of the Commander-in-Chief. On Christmas Eve, 1776, James was among the troops under the personal charge of General George Washington, which succeeded in crossing the ice-filled Delaware River at McConkey's Ferry, and marched on to Trenton where they scored a brilliant victory over the British and Hessians. A week later, they marched at night to Princeton, taking the British by surprise at daybreak and captured about three hundred prisoners including some officers.
     After the victory at Princeton, they encamped at Morristown for the winter. He was discharged 10 March 1777, after an enlistment of four months and returned home to Path Valley (now located in Fannett and Metal Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania). He served his third enlistment in 1777 for two months in Captain Robert Samuel's Company of Col. Archibald Buchanan's Regiment.
     A fourth enlistment was in 1778 for four months in Col. John Armstrong's Regiment. Between 1778 and 1780 the Juniata Valley in Pennsylvania saw constant bloodshed. Commenting on the situation, James wrote in his pension application: "The Indians were then swarming about settlements and destroying everything they could lay their hands on." It was not until the Spring of 1781 that the settlers received aid from Cumberland County. Seventy men were brought in to the valley where they founded a garrison at Frankton. They were under the command of Col. Albright and Captain Young who had been sent for the purpose of closing the gaps in the Allegheny Mountains, through which the Indians were entering the valley. The settlers, however, became exasperated after a few weeks of this inactivity and formed their own scouting party and range through the country. They were encouraged in this by Lt. Ashan of Bedford Company who promised to add a company to their forces. James Morrison was one of the twenty-five volunteers who enrolled for this scouting party under Captain Moore.
     His last service as a "ranger" was in 1781. According to his pension papers, "he never served in any other capacity than as a private and a volunteer, being blind in one eye, was not subject by law to military duty.3
     During the Revolutionary War, he and the rest of the Morrison clan settled in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. After the war he moved westward up the west bank of the Susquehanna River with his family, relatives and friends. As early as 1800, he his family came across Pennsylvania by portage to the headwaters of the Allegheny River at the present site of Port Allegheny. After camping there for several weeks, they went up the Allegheny and settled on the east branch of Pine Creek in southeast Warren County, Pennsylvania. He later built a house at Warren near the fort. This pioneer house, built of pine timbers hewn square, stood at the present site of Pennsylvania Avenue, West, in Warren. By 1805, he and his family were living on a large island near the mouth of the Kinzue Creek, Kinzue Township, Warren County. His remaining years were spent on this island which he owned and kept a large part of it under cultivation.3,1,4,5,6,7 He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.3

Family 1

Margaret Rice
Children

Family 2

Martha Griffen b. 8 May 1758, d. 3 Sep 1844
Children

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.
  2. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Gravestone, Willowdale Cemetery, Bradford, McKean Co., PA (James Morrison), record originally created by J. Rowan, 11 Aug 2008 (photo added by Bingley).
  3. [S1196] James Morrison file; S 23.816; Revolutionary War Pension Application (n.p.: n.pub.).
  4. [S247] 1790 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., James Morrison entry, National Archives, (2 males under 16; 4 males over 16; 2 females).
  5. [S126] 1800 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Oil Creek Tp., James Morrison entry difficult to read and incorrectly indexed by Familysearch.org as James Hainissn??, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25(?), 1 male over 45, 3 females under 10, 1 female 26-45).
  6. [S490] Warren County (PA) Assessments, online www.pa-roots.com/warren/taxlists, 1806, Conewango Tp., James Morrison Sen. entry (4 oxen, 3 cows).
  7. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Conewango Tp., James Morison entry, National Archives, (1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male over 45, 3 females 10-15, 1 female over 45).

Martha Griffen1

b. 8 May 1758, d. 3 September 1844
     Martha Griffen was born on 8 May 1758.1 She married Philip Bacon.1 She married James Morrison, son of Samuel Morrison and Mercy Mayse.1 She died on 3 September 1844 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.1 She was buried in Kinzua Cemetery, Kinzua, Kinzua Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.1

Family 1

Philip Bacon
Child

Family 2

James Morrison b. 4 Jan 1744 or 1745, d. 4 Sep 1839
Children

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.

Margaret Rice1

ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Margaret Rice married James Morrison, son of Samuel Morrison and Mercy Mayse, in 1770.1

Family

James Morrison b. 4 Jan 1744 or 1745, d. 4 Sep 1839
Children

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.

Samuel Morrison1

b. 5 January 1701, d. 5 May 1801
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Samuel Morrison was born on 5 January 1701 in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.1 He married Mercy Mayse in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.1 He died on 5 May 1801 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 100.1 He was buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1
     Samuel and Mercy left Ireland for America in 1740 on board the ship "Sally of Coleraine". They arrived at the port of Philadelphia and went to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In the 1780's, shortly after the the close of the American Revolution, Samuel moved along with his family to the west branch of the Susquehanna River and settled near the mouth of Pine Creek in Northumberland County (now in Lycoming County), Pennsylvania. He and Mercy spent the rest of their lives there.1,2
     Samuel was to have been more that six feet tall and weighed over two hundred and fifty pounds. He had seen service in the border wars between the native Irish and the newly settled Scots. He often related to his grandchildren tales of these struggles which took such a toll on his father's family. One such story told of how when alone he was attacked by seven Irishmen, with only a pitchfork for a weapon. He saved his life by trusting the fork into his foremost assailant and throwing him over a stone wall. The others fled in fear, deserting their comrade.1

Family

Mercy Mayse b. 1716, d. 30 Oct 1798
Children

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.
  2. [S973] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line], Northumberland Co., Lycoming Tp., 1781, Sam'l Morrison Sr. entry (Original Data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 22 June 2018), (2 horses, 2 cows).

Mercy Mayse1

b. 1716, d. 30 October 1798
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Mercy Mayse was born in 1716 in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.1 She married Samuel Morrison in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.1 She died on 30 October 1798 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 She was buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1
     Samuel and Mercy left Ireland for America in 1740 on board the ship "Sally of Coleraine". They arrived at the port of Philadelphia and went to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In the 1780's, shortly after the the close of the American Revolution, Samuel moved along with his family to the west branch of the Susquehanna River and settled near the mouth of Pine Creek in Northumberland County (now in Lycoming County), Pennsylvania. He and Mercy spent the rest of their lives there.1,2

Family

Samuel Morrison b. 5 Jan 1701, d. 5 May 1801
Children

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957). Hereinafter cited as Samuel Morrison Descendants.
  2. [S973] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line], Northumberland Co., Lycoming Tp., 1781, Sam'l Morrison Sr. entry (Original Data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 22 June 2018), (2 horses, 2 cows).

Charles Collingwood1

b. 2 February 1783, d. 21 June 1874
     Charles Collingwood was born on 2 February 1783 in England.1,2 He married Lydia Moss on 17 December 1807 in Elmira, New York.1 He died on 21 June 1874 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at age 91.2
     Charles Collingwood was a tailor by trade.3

Family

Lydia Moss
Children

Citations

  1. [S90] Unknown author, "Collingwood Family Record". . Hereinafter cited as "Collingwood Family Record."
  2. [S229] Obituary of Charles Collingwood Sr., Venango Spectator, Franklin, PA, 27 Aug 1874, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (d. 21 Jun 1874, aged 92y, 6m).
  3. [S121] Charles Collingwood entry, 1830-1832 Venango County tax records, Rockland Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.

Lydia Moss1

     Lydia Moss married Charles Collingwood on 17 December 1807 in Elmira, New York.1

Family

Charles Collingwood b. 2 Feb 1783, d. 21 Jun 1874
Children

Citations

  1. [S90] Unknown author, "Collingwood Family Record". . Hereinafter cited as "Collingwood Family Record."

Lorinda Jane Melat1,2

b. 19 June 1851, d. 4 March 1852
FatherJohn Ralston Melat1,2 b. 21 Apr 1827, d. 2 Feb 1899
MotherSarah Ann Kramer1,2 b. 2 Feb 1833, d. 7 Mar 1912
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Lorinda Jane Melat was born on 19 June 1851 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1,2 She was the daughter of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer.1,2 She died on 4 March 1852 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1,2 She was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.2

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S20] Gravestone, Lorinda J. Melat, Melat Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by transcribed by Kipp Melat.

Sarah Elizabeth Melat1,2

b. 18 March 1853, d. 8 April 1853
FatherJohn Ralston Melat1,2 b. 21 Apr 1827, d. 2 Feb 1899
MotherSarah Ann Kramer1,2 b. 2 Feb 1833, d. 7 Mar 1912
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Sarah Elizabeth Melat was born on 18 March 1853 in Rockland Township.1,2 She was the daughter of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer.1,2 She died on 8 April 1853 in Rockland Township.1,2 She was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.2

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S20] Gravestone, Sarah E.. Melat, Melat Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by transcribed by Kipp Melat.

John Alexander Melat1

b. 1 November 1856, d. 4 October 1874
FatherJohn Ralston Melat1 b. 21 Apr 1827, d. 2 Feb 1899
MotherSarah Ann Kramer1 b. 2 Feb 1833, d. 7 Mar 1912
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     John Alexander Melat was born on 1 November 1856 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1,2 He was the son of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer.1 He died on 4 October 1874 in Rockland Township, Venango County, at age 17. He died from internal bleeding, an injury he recieved while carrying a small hog which kicked him in the side struggling to get free.3 He was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.2

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S20] Gravestone, John A. Melat, Melat Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by transcribed by Kipp Melat.
  3. [S387] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Eugene Bell (Franklin, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1977. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Ella Viola Melat1

b. 15 October 1873, d. 1 November 1903
FatherJohn Ralston Melat1 b. 21 Apr 1827, d. 2 Feb 1899
MotherSarah Ann Kramer1 b. 2 Feb 1833, d. 7 Mar 1912
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Ella Viola Melat
     Ella Viola Melat was born on 15 October 1873 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1 She was the daughter of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer.1 She was unmarried.2 She died on 1 November 1903 in the home of her sister Clara, Franklin, Venango County, at age 30. Ella contracted tuberculosis while working at Warren State Hospital.1 She was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.2

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S387] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Eugene Bell (Franklin, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1977. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Robert Jackson Melat1

b. 15 June 1854, d. 20 May 1939
FatherJohn Ralston Melat1 b. 21 Apr 1827, d. 2 Feb 1899
MotherSarah Ann Kramer1 b. 2 Feb 1833, d. 7 Mar 1912
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Robert Jackson Melat was born on 15 June 1854 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1 He was the son of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer.1 He married Cora Ella Glines on 1 September 1884.1 He died on 20 May 1939 in Franklin, Venango County, at age 84.1 He was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Sugarcreek Borough.1
     Robert Jackson Melat started out as a laborer in the oil fields and later operated a store in McKean County, Pennsylvania.1 He moved his family to 147 Grant Street, Franklin, Venango County, in 1903.1 He was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad until his retirement in 1921.1

Family

Cora Ella Glines b. 18 Mar 1856, d. 29 Dec 1939
Children

Citations

  1. [S388] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Pearl Melat Scheller (Franklin, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979 telephone conversations. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S389] Obituary of Edna Melat Brown, The Greenville Advocate, Greenville, IL, 5 Feb 1945. Hereinafter cited as The Greenville (IL) Advocate.
  3. [S8] Obit. of Pearl Scheller, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 20 Oct 1988, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Marion Brown1

     Marion Brown married Kate Cary.1

Family

Kate Cary
Child

Citations

  1. [S389] Obituary of Walter M. Brown, The Greenville Advocate, Greenville, IL, 28 Mar 1944. Hereinafter cited as The Greenville (IL) Advocate.

Kate Cary1

     Kate Cary married Marion Brown.1

Family

Marion Brown
Child

Citations

  1. [S389] Obituary of Walter M. Brown, The Greenville Advocate, Greenville, IL, 28 Mar 1944. Hereinafter cited as The Greenville (IL) Advocate.

Elizabeth Stewart1,2,3,4

b. circa 1820, d. 17 July 1858
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Elizabeth Stewart was born circa 1820 in Pennsylvania.2,1,5 She married Daniel Baney, son of John Baney and Susannah Benninghoff.1,4 She died on 17 July 1858.2 She was buried in Bany-Brown-Stewart Cemetery, Oakland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2
     Elizabeth Stewart also went by the name of Betsy.4

Family

Daniel Baney b. c 1820, d. 1859
Children

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oakland Tp., Daniel Baney household, National Archives.
  2. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 25 Feb 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Bany, originally created by Penny Haylett Minnick on 30 Mar 2016 (maintained by Lost Generation), citing Bany-Brown-Stewart Cemetery, Oakland Tp., Venango Co., PA, (photo added by Penny Halett Minnick: inscription: Elizabeth, w/o Daniel Bany, d. 17 Jul 1858, aged 38y).
  3. [S1540] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Feb 2022), abstract of Andrew Baney entry; |b. 7 Sep 1855, Venango Co., PA; father: Daniel Baney; mother: Elizabeth Stewart.
  4. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 25 Feb 2022), imaged certificate for Eli Baney, File Number 95762, filed 20 Oct 1909, informant: Mrs. F. E. Feely, Titusville, PA [dau]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 5 Jul 1843, PA, d. 16 Oct 1909, Cherrytree Tp., Venango Co., bur. Cherrytree Cem.; father: Daniel Baney; mother: Betsy Stewart; md; occ: drilling).
  5. [S390] Eli Baney, Death Certificate unknown number (20 Oct. 1909), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  6. [S391] Letter from Vivian S. Bandy (San Mateo, CA (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, various dates; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), gravestone of Isaac Baney, Deepwood Cemetery, Nevade, Vernon County, Missouri.
  7. [S212] Obituary of Elizabeth R. Baney, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, (unknown date) 1874, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  8. [S392] Vanda Greenwood, "Alsbaugh Email," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 16 Oct 1998. Hereinafter cited as "Alsbaugh Email."