Perry Reese Melat is the son of David Kipp Melat and Cherie Lee Phillips.¹

     David Kipp Melat is the son of David Henry Melat and Roberta Ann Reese.¹ He married Cherie Lee Phillips, daughter of Robert Lee Phillips and Leta Mae Robbins, on 1 September 1990 in Seneca United Methodist Church, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.²

     Cherie Lee Phillips is the daughter of Robert Lee Phillips and Leta Mae Robbins.² She married David Kipp Melat, son of David Henry Melat and Roberta Ann Reese, on 1 September 1990 in Seneca United Methodist Church, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.³

     David Henry Melat was born on 10 July 1943 in Oil City Hosptial, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Leonard Paul Melat and Kathryn Mary Hoffman.¹ He married Roberta Ann Reese, daughter of Robert Norman Reese and Ethel Geraldine Redmond, on 21 July 1962 in Seneca United Methodist Church, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.² He and Roberta Ann Reese were divorced.³ He married Karen Hoovler, daughter of Marion Hoovler and Estella Luke.³ He and Karen Hoovler were divorced.³ He married Mary Christine Cartwright on 17 January 2003 in Henry's Bend, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. He died on 5 March 2005 in Beverly Health Center, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 61.³ He was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.³

     David Henry Melat was educated at the Clapp Farm Elementary School in Oil City and the Sage Run Elementary School in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was graduated in 1962 in Cranberry Area High School, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He quit his job at CPT and returned to the oil business in 1971. He leased oil fields located on Bredinsburg Road in Cranberry Township. With over 300 oil wells, most of which were in disrepair, he returned the leases to operating order.³ He established the Melat Drilling Company and purchased an oil drilling rig, becoming a successful drilling contractor in northwestern Pennsylvania circa 1979.³

     Roberta Ann Reese is the daughter of Robert Norman Reese and Ethel Geraldine Redmond.² She married David Henry Melat, son of Leonard Paul Melat and Kathryn Mary Hoffman, on 21 July 1962 in Seneca United Methodist Church, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.³ She and David Henry Melat were divorced.⁴ She married Lee Andrew Phillips on 8 August 1995 in Franklin, Venango County.¹ She and Lee Andrew Phillips were divorced in 2009.⁴

     Robert Lee Phillips was born on 3 April 1938 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of James Brooks Phillips and Edith Ina Davenport.¹ He married Leta Mae Robbins, daughter of Amos Arthur Robbins and Mattie Davidson, on 31 August 1956.¹ He died on 20 April 2024 in Lake Havasu, Arizona, at age 86.² He was buried in Westminister Memorial Park, Westminister, Orange County, California.²

     Leta Mae Robbins is the daughter of Amos Arthur Robbins and Mattie Davidson.² She married Robert Lee Phillips, son of James Brooks Phillips and Edith Ina Davenport, on 31 August 1956.¹

     Leonard Paul Melat was born on 28 April 1916 in Fertigs, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.^4,3 He was the son of Jesse Morrison Melat and Elizabeth Mary Smith.^2,3,4 He married Frances Sloss Schoch, daughter of Norris Philander Schoch and Jennie A. Sloss, on 7 January 1935 in Franklin, Venango County.⁵ He and Frances Sloss Schoch were divorced.¹ He married Kathryn Mary Hoffman, daughter of Henry Michael Hoffman and Effie Blanche Sanner, on 3 October 1940 in First Presbyterian Church, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky.^6,1 He died on 14 February 1971 near Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania, at age 54.³ He was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.⁷

     Leonard Paul Melat was educated in Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.⁴
     Leonard Paul Melat was a mechanic and a oil field worker in his early life. After his marriage to Kathryn, Leonard went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad and in 1941, he was transferred to Kiski Junction, which was near Freeport, Pennsylvania. The next year he was transferred to Conway, near Rochester, Pennsylvania. During World War II, Leonard was a conductor on trains that carried soldiers and war materials.¹ He and Kathryn Mary Hoffman moved to Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where Leonard established the Melat Lumber and Construction Company in New Brighton and Freedom in the summer of 1946. About 1950, Leonard sold the business and he and Kathryn moved back to Oil City, renting a house in Clapp Farm. Leonard once again worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.¹
     Leonard Paul Melat quit the railroad in 1953 and went to work in the oil drilling business. He acquired five drilling rigs and a water well outfit. He had offices in the Arlington Hotel in Oil City. He sold all but 2 of the drilling rigs in 1966.¹
     Leonard Paul Melat and Kathryn Mary Hoffman moved to a house on Sage Run Road in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, circa 1956.¹
     Leonard Paul Melat and Kathryn Mary Hoffman bought 600 acres of land along the Allegheny River north of Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania in the Fall of 1967. There they built and operated Indian Valley Campground. The campground could accomodate 250 trailers.¹

     Kathryn Mary Hoffman was born on 9 November 1913 near Strattanville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Michael Hoffman and Effie Blanche Sanner.¹ She married Leonard Paul Melat, son of Jesse Morrison Melat and Elizabeth Mary Smith, on 3 October 1940 in First Presbyterian Church, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky.^2,1 She died on 5 September 1989 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.³ She was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.⁴

     Kathryn Mary Hoffman and Leonard Paul Melat moved to Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where Leonard established the Melat Lumber and Construction Company in New Brighton and Freedom in the summer of 1946. About 1950, Leonard sold the business and he and Kathryn moved back to Oil City, renting a house in Clapp Farm. Leonard once again worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.¹
     Kathryn Mary Hoffman and Leonard Paul Melat moved to a house on Sage Run Road in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, circa 1956.¹
     Kathryn Mary Hoffman and Leonard Paul Melat bought 600 acres of land along the Allegheny River north of Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania in the Fall of 1967. There they built and operated Indian Valley Campground. The campground could accomodate 250 trailers.¹
     Kathryn Mary Hoffman moved to a home across the street from her son David on Main Street, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1972.³

     Robert Norman Reese was born on 17 February 1916 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He was the son of Edward Aaron Reese and Mary Elizabeth Walker.¹ He married Ethel Geraldine Redmond, daughter of Albert Redmond and Myrtle Arvilla Thomas, on 5 November 1939 in Grace Methodist Church, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Muriel Isabel Reid, daughter of Irving Joseph Reid and Ruby Katherine Campbell, on 17 January 1986 in Seneca United Methodist Church, Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County.⁴ He died on 19 July 2001 in UPMC Presbyterian Hopsital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 85.⁵ He was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.⁶

     Robert Norman Reese attended the Central Avenue Elemetary School in Oil City.¹ He was graduated in 1935 in Oil City High School, Oil City.¹
     Robert Norman Reese was a chemist at the Quaker State Oil Refinery in Oil City after high school. In 1939, he went to work for his father-in-law repairing automobile radiators. In 1955, Bob opened his own radiator repair shop in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He retired in 1981.⁶
     Robert Norman Reese and Ethel Geraldine Reese lived with Bob's mother at 201 East Front Street when they were first married. They moved to Main Street in Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1942.⁷
     Robert Norman Reese and Ethel Geraldine Redmond were members of the Seneca United Methodist Church and were very active in the church and the community.⁷

     Ethel Geraldine Redmond was born on 6 January 1919 in Volant, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Redmond and Myrtle Arvilla Thomas.¹ She married Robert Norman Reese, son of Edward Aaron Reese and Mary Elizabeth Walker, on 5 November 1939 in Grace Methodist Church, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.² She died on 27 July 1982 in Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 63.³ She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

     Ethel Geraldine Redmond was graduated in 1937 in Oil City High School, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was employed by W.T. Grant's, a "five and dime" store in Oil City before her marriage.¹
     Ethel Geraldine Reese and Robert Norman Reese lived with Bob's mother at 201 East Front Street when they were first married. They moved to Main Street in Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1942.¹
     Ethel Geraldine Redmond and Robert Norman Reese were members of the Seneca United Methodist Church and were very active in the church and the community.¹

     James Brooks Phillips was born on 24 October 1904 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Phillips and Emeline Motter.^2,3 He married Edith Ina Davenport, daughter of Bertram Daniel Davenport and Cordilia Ethel Logan, on 11 October 1923 in Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York.⁴ He married Lottie George on 2 November 1960.¹ He died on 30 March 1970 in Oil City at age 65.¹ He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.¹

     James Brooks Phillips and Edith Ina Davenport lived in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, where James worked as a laborer on road repairs in 1930.⁵ He was a plumber/pipe fitter.⁶

     Edith Ina Davenport was born on 30 September 1906 in Knox County, Kentucky.² She was the daughter of Bertram Daniel Davenport and Cordilia Ethel Logan.^3,4 She married James Brooks Phillips, son of Charles Henry Phillips and Emeline Motter, on 11 October 1923 in Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York.⁵ She died on 25 June 1961 in Orange County, California, at age 54.² She was buried in Westminister Memorial Park, Westminister, Orange County, California.⁶

     Edith Ina Davenport was enumerated in the household of Bertram Daniel Davenport on the 1910 Census of Bell County, Kentucky.⁷ She and James Brooks Phillips lived in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, where James worked as a laborer on road repairs in 1930.⁸

     Amos Arthur Robbins was born on 6 October 1904 in Everest, Washington Township, Brown County, Kansas.^1,2 He was the son of William Milton Robbins Jr. and Hattie Wilmington Franklin.^2,3 He married Mattie Davidson, daughter of James Peter Davidson and Maria Thompson, on 24 November 1936.² He died on 8 October 1969 in Westminster, Orange County, California, at age 65.^1,4

     Amos Arthur Robbins was working with his uncle Fred Franklin as a woodchopper on a ranch in Castroville Township, Monterey County, California, in 1930.⁵ He and Mattie Davidson moved from Kansas to Westminster, Orange County, California, circa 1943. There they built there home and Amos went to work in the shipyards as an electrician and Mattie worked as a seamstress.¹

     Mattie Davidson was born on 12 July 1913 in Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas.¹ She was the daughter of James Peter Davidson and Maria Thompson.¹ She married Amos Arthur Robbins, son of William Milton Robbins Jr. and Hattie Wilmington Franklin, on 24 November 1936.¹ She died on 30 June 2007 in Garden Grove Hospital, Garden Grove, Los Angeles County, California, at age 93.²

     Mattie Davidson was raised in a family of five daughters. She and Amos Arthur Robbins moved from Kansas to Westminster, Orange County, California, circa 1943. There they built there home and Amos went to work in the shipyards as an electrician and Mattie worked as a seamstress.²

     Jesse Morrison Melat was born on 28 October 1874 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.^2,1 He was the son of William Perry Melat and Caroline Morrison.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Mary Smith, daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts, on 28 October 1908 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.³ He died on 25 September 1967 in Fertigs, Cranberry Township, Venango County, at age 92.¹ He and Elizabeth were buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.⁴

     At the time of his father's death in 1898 Jess was working in the oil fields of Ohio and Indiana. Shortly after his father's death the family homestead in Rockland Township burned down and the family sent for Jess to return to help rebuild the family home and care for his elderly mother and the four children of his deceased sister Florence Carner.² Jesse and Bessie was ennumerated in the household of his mother Caroline Melat on the 1900 Census of Rockland Township. The household consisted of Caroline and her children Jesse and Bessie.⁵
     Jess worked in the oil business all of his life. After returning from the oil fields of Ohio and Indiana, he began working in the oil leases owned by S. P. McCalmont. Jess later worked as an independent drilling contractor, retiring in 1942.² Jesse bought the 150 acre farm in Rockland Township from his mother Caroline Melat in 1911.⁶
     Jess and Lizzie went to housekeeping in Rockland Township, Venango County after their marriage. They moved to Salina, now Cranberry, Cranberry Township, Venango County by 1912. They lived in Salina until 1915 when they moved to Fertigs, Cranberry Township where they lived there the rest of their lives.²
     Jess was a Cranberry Township supervisor from 1929 to 1941.¹ He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.¹ He and Elizabeth Mary Smith had four children.

     Elizabeth Mary Smith was born on 5 June 1884 in Port Allegany, New York.^2,1 She was the daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts.^1,2 She married Jesse Morrison Melat, son of William Perry Melat and Caroline Morrison, on 28 October 1908 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.³ She died on 30 July 1961 in Oil City Hospital, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 77.^2,1 She and Jesse were buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.⁴

     Jess and Lizzie went to housekeeping in Rockland Township, Venango County after their marriage. They moved to Salina, now Cranberry, Cranberry Township, Venango County by 1912. They lived in Salina until 1915 when they moved to Fertigs, Cranberry Township where they lived there the rest of their lives.² Elizabeth Mary Smith and Jesse Morrison Melat had four children.

     Henry Michael Hoffman was born on 12 May 1887 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was the son of Louis Charles Hoffman and Catherine Spies.^3,4,1,2 He married Effie Blanche Sanner, daughter of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman, on 12 September 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio.⁵ He died on 20 October 1942 in Oil City at age 55.² He and Effie were buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.⁶

     Henry Michael Hoffman was a well-known Pennsylvania Railroad employee and was familiarly know to railroaders and many others as 'Hank' or 'Hennie'. He was first employed by the railroad as a station master in Oil City on 1 October 1907, but resigned that position on 20 September 1917 to work at the Rush Barrel Works on the Rouseville Road outside Oil City. He was re-employed by the railroad on 25 November 1918 as baggage master and served in that job until his death.²
     Henry and Effie lived at 144 Charlton Street, Oil City, all of their married life.^5,7
     Henry and Effie were members of the First Presbyterian Church in Oil City.⁸

     Effie Blanche Sanner was born on 23 February 1889 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.¹ She married Henry Michael Hoffman, son of Louis Charles Hoffman and Catherine Spies, on 12 September 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio.¹ She died on 27 April 1982 in Oil City Hospital, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 93.^2,3 She and Henry were buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.⁴

     Effie Blanche Sanner was living in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1910 where she worked in the dining room of a hotel on East Second Street.⁵ By 1912 Effie was living on Wilson Avenue, Oil City, with her sister Twila where Effie worked as a dressmaker and Twila worked as a housekeeeper.⁶
     Effie and Henry lived at 144 Charlton Street, Oil City, all of their married life.^1,7 Following Henry's death in 1942, Effie took in laundry and worked as a seamstress.⁸
     Effie and Henry were members of the First Presbyterian Church in Oil City.⁹

     Edward Aaron Reese was born on 1 July 1881 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis.^1,2 He married Mary Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record, on 4 June 1912 in Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.³ He died on 2 June 1923 in Oil City, Venango County, at age 41.^1,4 He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.⁵

     Edward was raised in Cranberry Township and in Oil City, Venango County. In 1900, Eddie was living in his father's household on East First Street in Oil City working as a grocery store clerk. By 1910, he was employed as a men's clothing salesman, living in his father's household at 319 Central Avenue.^6,7
     Edward Aaron Reese was was a tailor by trade and at the time of his death in 1923, Eddie was operating a tailor and dry cleaning shop in his home on East Front Street.^8,9 Edward and Mary lived in 201 East Front Street, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.⁸
     Edward and Mary were members of the Grace Methodist Church, Oil City.⁸

     Mary Elizabeth Walker was born on 4 April 1876 in East Fairfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record.^2,3 She married Edward Aaron Reese, son of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis, on 4 June 1912 in Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.⁴ She died on 15 October 1953 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 77.¹ She was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.⁵

     Mary Elizabeth Walker was raised on her parent's farm in East Fairfield Township.⁶ Mary lived in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, prior to her marriage to Ed Reese. In 1910 she was a housekeeper for the James Hancock household on Elk Street. Mr. Hancock was an attorney in Franklin.⁷ Mary and Edward lived in 201 East Front Street, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.⁸
     Mary and Edward were members of the Grace Methodist Church, Oil City.⁸
     Following Edward's death in 1923, Mary was employed by Cribbs Grocery in Oil City for about 29 years. She made pies and salad dressings for Cribbs.^1,8

     Albert Redmond was born on 15 February 1897 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Victor Marcellus Gardner and Catherine Biddle.^1,2 He married Myrtle Arvilla Thomas, daughter of Samuel Miller Thomas and Claudia Ann Winters, on 23 June 1916 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.^1,3,4 He died on 4 June 1974 in Oil City Hospital, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 77.⁵ He was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.²

     Albert was raised by Albert Redman and his wife Mary Margaret Haggerty in Nashannock Falls, Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. According to Albert's daughters, in the 1930s, Albert determined that they should be aware of his birth family. Going back to Lawrence County, Albert discovered that his birth mother was Catherine Biddle of New Castle, and his birth father was a Mr. Gardner. Albert's birth parents were not married so to avoid the stigma of having a child out of wedlock, the baby boy was given to Albert and Mary Redman, who, having no children, raised him as their own. When Albert went to New Castle to track down his family, he discovered that his mother Catherine had recently died; however, his grandfather John Wesley Biddle was still living. Albert visited him several times before he died in 1943 and met several of his aunts and uncles.^1,6,7
     Because of the certainty of the connection to Albert's maternal family, data on the Biddle family is included in this database. Since Albert never provided the first name of his father there is no similar certainty as to his paternal family. However, a review of census records show the Victor Gardner family enumerated next to the John W. Biddle family in the 1900 census. Victor's sons appear to have been too young to be Albert's father, yet it seems likely that Victor himself was Albert's father. While there is no proof that Victor was Albert's father, given the circumstantial evidence, this researcher maintains that it is likely. For the purposes of this database, it will be noted that Victor Gardner is possibly the father of Albert Redmond. Albert Redmond was raised by Albert Redmond and Mary Margaret Haggerty.⁸
     Albert Redmond was a laborer in the creamery in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in 1910.⁹
     Albert and Myrtle were living in the Mason apartments in Volant, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, following their wedding.⁴ Albert and Myrtle were living in Mill Street, Volant, in 1920 where Albert worked as a laborer in a brickyard. According to his draft card from 1918, he was employed by Youngstown Clay Product Company in Volant.^10,11
     Albert and Myrtle moved to Rouseville, Venango County in about 1921 where they lived on the second floor of the Anderson Inn. A short time later they moved to a house on Grandview Road in Oil City. In 1952, they moved into a modern house they had built on Park Avenue in Oil City.¹
     Albert was employed by Pennzoil Company when he and his family first moved to Venango County. He later opened and operated Al's Radiator Repair Shop in his garage on Grandview Road in Oil City. He retired in 1962.^1,12
     Albert and Myrtle were members of the Second Presbyterian Church in Oil City.¹ Albert was a member of the Masonic Lodge.¹

     Myrtle Arvilla Thomas was born on 23 June 1901 in Pioneer, Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Miller Thomas and Claudia Ann Winters.¹ She married Albert Redmond, son of Victor Marcellus Gardner and Catherine Biddle, on 23 June 1916 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She died on 21 December 1976 in Presbyterian Home, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.¹ She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Myrtle and Albert were living in the Mason apartments in Volant, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, following their wedding.³ Myrtle and Albert were living in Mill Street, Volant, in 1920 where Albert worked as a laborer in a brickyard. According to his draft card from 1918, he was employed by Youngstown Clay Product Company in Volant.^4,5
     Myrtle and Albert moved to Rouseville, Venango County in about 1921 where they lived on the second floor of the Anderson Inn. A short time later they moved to a house on Grandview Road in Oil City. In 1952, they moved into a modern house they had built on Park Avenue in Oil City.¹
     Myrtle and Albert were members of the Second Presbyterian Church in Oil City.¹
     Myrtle was an artist and had her own ceramic shop in her home. She did numerous oil paintings. When asked when it was that she started to paint she would reply "when I was old enough to hold a brush."¹

     Charles Henry Phillips was born on 2 June 1862 in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio.¹ He was the son of Charles Phillips and Alice Fish.^2,3 He married Emeline Motter, daughter of Augustus Adolf Motter and Eliza Jane Winger, on 28 August 1884 in Christ Episcopal Church, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.⁴ He died on 19 April 1936 in Oil City at age 73.¹ He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.¹

     According to the 8 September 1882 issue of the Oil City Blizzard, "Charles Phillips of this city, started for Warren, this morning, in search of a young lady and a minister. He will return a Benedict." A benedict refers to a recently married man, especially one who seemed to be a confirmed bachelor. Since he did not marry for two more years, it seems that his late 1882 journey was not successful.⁵
     Charles Henry Phillips was a building contractor in Oil City.¹ He and Emeline operated Phillip's Grocery Store on Grandview Road, Oil City. Emma continued to run the store after Charles died. She retired in 1938.^4,6,7

     Emeline Motter was born on 4 July 1864 probably in Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Augustus Adolf Motter and Eliza Jane Winger.^2,3 She married Charles Henry Phillips, son of Charles Phillips and Alice Fish, on 28 August 1884 in Christ Episcopal Church, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 4 December 1957 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 93.¹ She was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.¹

     Emeline Motter was called Emma. She and Charles Henry operated Phillip's Grocery Store on Grandview Road, Oil City. Emma continued to run the store after Charles died. She retired in 1938.^1,4,5

     Bertram Daniel Davenport was born on 6 June 1879 in Little Cooley, Athens Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.^1,4 He was the son of Daniel Davenport and Alta Roselph Amy.^2,3 He married Cordilia Ethel Logan, daughter of John Frank Logan and Sarah E. Barbary, on 26 June 1903 in Knox County, Kentucky.⁵ He died on 20 June 1941 while visiting his daughter Zelma in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, at age 62.¹ He and Cordilia were buried in Townville Cemetery, Townville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.⁶

     Bertram Daniel Davenport grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania. His family was living in Wetmore Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, in 1880.⁷ He was enumerated in the household of Daniel Davenport on the 1880 Census of Wetmore, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of Daniel Davenport, his wife, Alta Emma, and sons Benjamin, Guy, and Bertram. They were living next to Daniel's sister Della and Alta's brother Abram.⁷ He moved from Pennsylvania to Knox County, Kentucky.^8,9 He was enumerated in the household of his step-father Jeffrey A. Steele on the 1900 Census of Knox County, Kentucky. The household cosnisted of Jeffrey Steele, his new wife Alta A., Alta's son Burt D. Davenport, his son Jeffery Steele, and his mother-in-law, Almira Amy.¹⁰ He was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census of Bell County, Kentucky. The household consisted of Bert, his wife Cordia, and daughters Zelma, Edith, and Ruby.⁹ He returned to Pennsylvania by 1918 living on West Spring Street in Titusville, Crawford County.^11,12 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census of 431 West Spring Street, Titusville, Crawford County. The household consisted of his wife Cordea C. and children Zelma, Edith, Earl W. and Carl L. Bert's wife and children were all born in Kentucky. Bert was working as a machine operator at an "iron works."¹¹ He was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census of Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of Bert D. Davenport, 50, PA/PA/PA, pipe fitter/oil works; Corda E., 41, KY/KY/TN; Earle D., 18, KY/PA/KY, machine house/furniture works; Carl L., 16, PA/PA/KY; Norma A., 5, PA/PA/PA.¹³ He and Cordilia Ethel Logan were living in Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania, in 1930 where Bert was working as a pipe fitter at an oil refinery.¹³ He and Cordilia Ethel Logan returned to Crawford County by 1935 living in a house just outside of Townville on Route 408. They spent the rest of their lives there.¹⁴ He was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census of Route 408, Richmond Township, Crawford County. The household consisted of Burt Davenport, 61, PA, laborer, WPA; Ethel, 51, KY; Earl, 28, KY, laborer, road work; Carl, 26, PA, hired hand, farm; Norma, 14, PA; all living in the same house n 1935.¹⁵ He and Cordilia Ethel Logan had 8 children, 2 died as infants, according to Aunt Norma Saxton.¹⁶

     Cordilia Ethel Logan was born on 4 October 1888 in Coalport, Knox County, Kentucky.^1,4,5 She was the daughter of John Frank Logan and Sarah E. Barbary.^2,3 She married Bertram Daniel Davenport, son of Daniel Davenport and Alta Roselph Amy, on 26 June 1903 in Knox County, Kentucky.⁶ She died on 6 June 1963 in Townville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 74.¹ She and Bertram were buried in Townville Cemetery, Townville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.⁷

     Cordilia Ethel Davenport was enumerated in the household of Bertram Daniel Davenport on the 1910 Census of Bell County, Kentucky.⁸ She was enumerated in the household of Bertram Daniel Davenport on the 1930 Census of Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania.⁹ She and Bertram Daniel Davenport were living in Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania, in 1930 where Bert was working as a pipe fitter at an oil refinery.⁹ She and Bertram Daniel Davenport returned to Crawford County by 1935 living in a house just outside of Townville on Route 408. They spent the rest of their lives there.¹⁰ She was enumerated in the household of Bertram Daniel Davenport on the 1940 Census of Route 408, Richmond Township, Crawford County.¹¹ She and Bertram Daniel Davenport had 8 children, 2 died as infants, according to Aunt Norma Saxton.¹²

     William Milton Robbins Jr. was born on 28 March 1883 in Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas.^1,3 He was the son of William Milton Robbins Sr. and Eliza E. McLaughlin.^1,2 He married Hattie Wilmington Franklin, daughter of Edward Frank and Mary Matilda Brown, on 17 September 1903 in Atchison, Kansas. He died on 15 June 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 91.¹ He was buried in Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Orange County, California.¹

     William Milton Robbins Jr. was ennumerated his father William Milton Robbins Sr. on the an unknown person of Everest, Washington Township, Brown County, Kansas. The household cosnsisted on William and his son William Jr. They were listed as borders in the hotel kept by Elvina Johnson.⁴ He was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census of Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas. The household consisted of William M. Robbins, his wife Hattie W., and their two sons Amos A. and Harry W.⁵ He was a laborer in the brick yard in Atchison County in 1910.⁵

     Hattie Wilmington Franklin was born on 4 November 1878 in Rushville, Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.^1,6 She was the daughter of Edward Frank and Mary Matilda Brown.^1,2,3,4,5 She married William Milton Robbins Jr., son of William Milton Robbins Sr. and Eliza E. McLaughlin, on 17 September 1903 in Atchison, Kansas. She died on 1 December 1948 in Orange County, California, at age 70.¹ She was buried in Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Orange County, California.¹

     Hattie Wilmington Franklin was enumerated in the household of John Clifford Frazier on the 1900 Census of Atchison, Kansas. The household consisted of John Frazier, his wife Mary A., their two sons George R. and Clayton, and Mary's sister Ella and her half-sister Hattie.⁷

     James Peter Davidson was born on 27 October 1867 in Highland County, Ohio.¹ He was the son of Arthur Davidson and Hannah Hughes.^1,2 He married Maria Thompson, daughter of Eli Thompson and Catherine Thompson, on 4 September 1900 in St. Joseph, Missouri.¹ He died on 20 April 1937 in Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas, at age 69.¹ He was buried in Nortonville Cemetery, Nortonville.¹

     James Peter Davidson was listed as living alone on the an unknown person of Marion Township, Nemaha County, Kansas.³ He and Maria Thompson lived in Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, where James was a farmer.^4,5 He and Maria Thompson raised a family of five daughters.