Helen Louise Coon1

     Helen Louise Coon married Herbert Harrison Persing, son of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts, on 4 July 1923 in Reno, Venango County.1

Family

Herbert Harrison Persing b. 25 Mar 1893, d. 7 Jun 1970
Children

Citations

  1. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, marriage license of Herbert Persing and Helen Coon, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S395] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Ruth Persing Huff (Reno, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982 telephone conversation. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Herbert Persing1

FatherHerbert Harrison Persing1 b. 25 Mar 1893, d. 7 Jun 1970
MotherHelen Louise Coon1
     Herbert Persing is the son of Herbert Harrison Persing and Helen Louise Coon.1

Citations

  1. [S395] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Ruth Persing Huff (Reno, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982 telephone conversation. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Helen Persing1

FatherHerbert Harrison Persing1 b. 25 Mar 1893, d. 7 Jun 1970
MotherHelen Louise Coon1
     Helen Persing is the daughter of Herbert Harrison Persing and Helen Louise Coon.1 She was unmarried.1

Citations

  1. [S395] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Ruth Persing Huff (Reno, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982 telephone conversation. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

George Grant Persing1

b. 12 April 1895, d. 1 October 1975
FatherSumner Butler Persing1 b. 24 Jan 1866, d. 13 Jan 1946
MotherOrpha Mereta Roberts1 b. 27 Apr 1872, d. 24 Jan 1967
     George Grant Persing was born on 12 April 1895 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts.1 He married Mildred Mary McFate on 14 August 1919 in Seneca, Cranberry Township.1 He died on 1 October 1975 in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County, at age 80.1

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary of George G. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, 2 Oct 1975, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Mildred Mary McFate1

d. 28 December 1972
     Mildred Mary McFate married George Grant Persing, son of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts, on 14 August 1919 in Seneca, Cranberry Township.1 She died on 28 December 1972.1

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary of George G. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, 2 Oct 1975, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Elmer Edward Persing1

FatherGeorge Grant Persing1 b. 12 Apr 1895, d. 1 Oct 1975
MotherMildred Mary McFate1 d. 28 Dec 1972
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Elmer Edward Persing is the son of George Grant Persing and Mildred Mary McFate.1 He married Shirley Maxine Mays, daughter of Harold Paul Mays and Sara Virginia Carner, on 11 July 1944.2 He and Shirley Maxine Mays were divorced.2

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary of George G. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, 2 Oct 1975, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S629] Letter from Shirley Mays Lyman (California) to Kipp Melat, 1985; unknown repository (unknown repository address).

Charles Richard Persing1

FatherGeorge Grant Persing1 b. 12 Apr 1895, d. 1 Oct 1975
MotherMildred Mary McFate1 d. 28 Dec 1972
     Charles Richard Persing is the son of George Grant Persing and Mildred Mary McFate.1

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary of George G. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, 2 Oct 1975, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

George Grant Persing Jr.1

FatherGeorge Grant Persing1 b. 12 Apr 1895, d. 1 Oct 1975
MotherMildred Mary McFate1 d. 28 Dec 1972
     George Grant Persing Jr. is the son of George Grant Persing and Mildred Mary McFate.1

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary of George G. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, 2 Oct 1975, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Donald Dewayne Persing1

FatherGeorge Grant Persing1 b. 12 Apr 1895, d. 1 Oct 1975
MotherMildred Mary McFate1 d. 28 Dec 1972
     Donald Dewayne Persing is the son of George Grant Persing and Mildred Mary McFate.1

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary of George G. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, 2 Oct 1975, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Flossie Ellen May Persing1

b. 21 October 1901, d. 15 July 2000
FatherSumner Butler Persing1 b. 24 Jan 1866, d. 13 Jan 1946
MotherOrpha Mereta Roberts1 b. 27 Apr 1872, d. 24 Jan 1967
     Flossie Ellen May Persing was born on 21 October 1901 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts.1 She married Francis Buchholtz.2 She married Vigil Stuck.2 She died on 15 July 2000 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 98.3

Family 1

Francis Buchholtz
Children

Family 2

Vigil Stuck

Citations

  1. [S395] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Ruth Persing Huff (Reno, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982 telephone conversation. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S114] Flossie M. Stuck, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Francis Buchholtz1

     Francis Buchholtz married Flossie Ellen May Persing, daughter of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts.1

Family

Flossie Ellen May Persing b. 21 Oct 1901, d. 15 Jul 2000
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Vigil Stuck1

     Vigil Stuck married Flossie Ellen May Persing, daughter of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts.1

Family

Flossie Ellen May Persing b. 21 Oct 1901, d. 15 Jul 2000

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Geraldine E. Buchholtz1

b. 15 October 1918, d. 16 June 1998
FatherFrancis Buchholtz1
MotherFlossie Ellen May Persing1 b. 21 Oct 1901, d. 15 Jul 2000
     Geraldine E. Buchholtz was born on 15 October 1918 in Oil City.1 She was the daughter of Francis Buchholtz and Flossie Ellen May Persing.1 She married William D. Russell on 16 August 1940.1 She died on 16 June 1998 in The Caring Place, Franklin, at age 79.1 She was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.1

Family

William D. Russell d. 6 Jul 1988

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

William D. Russell1

d. 6 July 1988
     William D. Russell married Geraldine E. Buchholtz, daughter of Francis Buchholtz and Flossie Ellen May Persing, on 16 August 1940.1 He died on 6 July 1988.1

Family

Geraldine E. Buchholtz b. 15 Oct 1918, d. 16 Jun 1998

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Patricia Buchholtz1

FatherFrancis Buchholtz1
MotherFlossie Ellen May Persing1 b. 21 Oct 1901, d. 15 Jul 2000
     Patricia Buchholtz is the daughter of Francis Buchholtz and Flossie Ellen May Persing.1 She married Lefty Hynes.1

Family

Lefty Hynes

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Lefty Hynes1

     Lefty Hynes married Patricia Buchholtz, daughter of Francis Buchholtz and Flossie Ellen May Persing.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Geraldine E. Russell, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 June 1998, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Mary Elizabeth Pritchard1

b. 31 May 1926, d. 18 February 2010
FatherOrrin Nelson Pritchard2
MotherDorothy Elizabeth Snyder2
     Mary Elizabeth Pritchard was born on 31 May 1926 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 She was the daughter of Orrin Nelson Pritchard and Dorothy Elizabeth Snyder.2 She married Rexford Milton Persing, son of Peter Peora Persing and Flossie May Fink, on 30 August 1947 in the Lamey Church, Oakland Township, Venango County.1 She died on 18 February 2010 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 83.2 She was buried in Lamey Cemetery, Oakland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2
     30 August 1997 Mary Elizabeth Pritchard and Rexford Milton Persing celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They had eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.1 According to the obituary, Mary Elizabeth Pritchard was survived by eight grandchildren, D.J. Persing and his wife, Melissa, of Franklin, Jeffrey Alan Persing of Oil City, Lisa Renee Brady and her husband, Michael, of Franklin, Leigh-Anne Williams and her husband, Matthew, of Franklin, Rebecca Elizabeth Moss and her husband, Heath, of Erie, Kiley Rae Fratus and her husband, Neil, of Dempseytown, Shawna Marie Leighty and her husband, Brad, of Washington, and Lindsey Marie Heffernan of Franklin. Also surviving were 13 great-grandchildren, Zachary David, Ty Joseph, Clare Marie, Devin Michael, Keaira Ann, Gracie Michelle, Brayden Paul, Caitlyn Nicole, Elizabeth Jane, Madolyn Elizabeth, Nathaniel Thomas, Hudson Rexford and Holland Reid.2

Family

Rexford Milton Persing b. 1 Oct 1923, d. 1 Apr 2006
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Anniversary announcement for Mary and Rexford Persing, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Aug. 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Pritchard Persing," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 20 Feb 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Larry Rexford Persing1

FatherRexford Milton Persing1 b. 1 Oct 1923, d. 1 Apr 2006
MotherMary Elizabeth Pritchard1 b. 31 May 1926, d. 18 Feb 2010
     Larry Rexford Persing is the son of Rexford Milton Persing and Mary Elizabeth Pritchard.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Anniversary announcement for Mary and Rexford Persing, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Aug. 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Dennis Lee Persing1

b. 6 April 1952, d. 5 February 2013
FatherRexford Milton Persing2 b. 1 Oct 1923, d. 1 Apr 2006
MotherMary Elizabeth Pritchard2 b. 31 May 1926, d. 18 Feb 2010
     Dennis Lee Persing was born on 6 April 1952 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3 He was the son of Rexford Milton Persing and Mary Elizabeth Pritchard.2 He married Shirley A. Downing on 13 June 1970 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3 He died on 5 February 2013 in Dempseytown, Oakland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 60.3 He was buried in Lamey Cemetery, Oakland Township.3

Citations

  1. [S962] "Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Pritchard Persing," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 20 Feb 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Anniversary announcement for Mary and Rexford Persing, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Aug. 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S962] "Obituary of Dennis Lee Persing," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 7 Feb 2013. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Linda Kay Persing1

b. circa 1955, d. 6 November 2008
FatherRexford Milton Persing1 b. 1 Oct 1923, d. 1 Apr 2006
MotherMary Elizabeth Pritchard1 b. 31 May 1926, d. 18 Feb 2010
     Linda Kay Persing was born circa 1955.2 She was the daughter of Rexford Milton Persing and Mary Elizabeth Pritchard.1 She married John Michael Heffernan circa 1976.2 She died on 6 November 2008 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 She was buried in Lamey Cemetery, Oakland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S8] Anniversary announcement for Mary and Rexford Persing, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Aug. 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Linda Kay Persing Heffernan," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 10 Nov 2008. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John Michael Heffernan1

     John Michael Heffernan married Linda Kay Persing, daughter of Rexford Milton Persing and Mary Elizabeth Pritchard, circa 1976.1

Family

Linda Kay Persing b. c 1955, d. 6 Nov 2008
Children

Citations

  1. [S962] "Obituary of Linda Kay Persing Heffernan," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 10 Nov 2008. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Minnie Luella Persing1

b. 15 January 1904, d. 8 August 1992
FatherSumner Butler Persing1 b. 24 Jan 1866, d. 13 Jan 1946
MotherOrpha Mereta Roberts1 b. 27 Apr 1872, d. 24 Jan 1967
     Minnie Luella Persing was born on 15 January 1904 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts.1 She married John E. Corklin on 11 June 1919.1 She died on 8 August 1992 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at age 88.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John E. Corklin1

d. 1986
     John E. Corklin married Minnie Luella Persing, daughter of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts, on 11 June 1919.1 He died in 1986.1

Family

Minnie Luella Persing b. 15 Jan 1904, d. 8 Aug 1992
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Jack Corklin1

FatherJohn E. Corklin1 d. 1986
MotherMinnie Luella Persing1 b. 15 Jan 1904, d. 8 Aug 1992
     Jack Corklin is the son of John E. Corklin and Minnie Luella Persing.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Jim Corklin1

FatherJohn E. Corklin1 d. 1986
MotherMinnie Luella Persing1 b. 15 Jan 1904, d. 8 Aug 1992
     Jim Corklin is the son of John E. Corklin and Minnie Luella Persing.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Dorothy Corklin1

FatherJohn E. Corklin1 d. 1986
MotherMinnie Luella Persing1 b. 15 Jan 1904, d. 8 Aug 1992
     Dorothy Corklin is the daughter of John E. Corklin and Minnie Luella Persing.1 She married (?) Gould.1

Family

(?) Gould

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

(?) Gould1

     (?) Gould married Dorothy Corklin, daughter of John E. Corklin and Minnie Luella Persing.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Doris Corklin1

d. before 1992
FatherJohn E. Corklin1 d. 1986
MotherMinnie Luella Persing1 b. 15 Jan 1904, d. 8 Aug 1992
     Doris Corklin was the daughter of John E. Corklin and Minnie Luella Persing.1 She married (?) Horton.1 She died before 1992.1

Family

(?) Horton

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

(?) Horton1

     (?) Horton married Doris Corklin, daughter of John E. Corklin and Minnie Luella Persing.1

Family

Doris Corklin d. b 1992

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Persing Corklin, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Aug 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Frank Jackson Persing1

b. 22 February 1906, d. 18 August 1976
FatherSumner Butler Persing1 b. 24 Jan 1866, d. 13 Jan 1946
MotherOrpha Mereta Roberts1 b. 27 Apr 1872, d. 24 Jan 1967
     Frank Jackson Persing was born on 22 February 1906 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Sumner Butler Persing and Orpha Mereta Roberts.1 He married Marion Delores Rankin on 12 September 1929 in Oil City.1 He died on 18 August 1976 at age 70.1 He was buried in Lamey Cemetery, Oakland Township, Venango County.1

Family

Marion Delores Rankin d. 2 Apr 1975
Children

Citations

  1. [S231] Obituary Frank J. Persing, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, Aug 1976, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.