Helen Lorraine Manson1

Family
FatherHarry Claude Manson1 b. 11 Jul 1882, d. 22 Feb 1962
MotherBernice Irene Smith1 b. 10 Sep 1886, d. 22 Dec 1972
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Helen Lorraine Manson is the daughter of Harry Claude Manson and Bernice Irene Smith.1 She married Richard Guy Shrider on 29 June 1944.1 She and Richard Guy Shrider were divorced in 1966.1

Family

Richard Guy Shrider

Citations

  1. [S95] Letter from Helen Manson Shrider (Oxford, OH) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Richard Guy Shrider1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Richard Guy Shrider married Helen Lorraine Manson, daughter of Harry Claude Manson and Bernice Irene Smith, on 29 June 1944.1 He and Helen Lorraine Manson were divorced in 1966.1

Family

Helen Lorraine Manson

Citations

  1. [S95] Letter from Helen Manson Shrider (Oxford, OH) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Nella Belle Smith1,2

b. 3 April 1892, d. 29 June 1962
Family
FatherWilbert Lane Smith1,2 b. 6 Apr 1858, d. 11 Jul 1908
MotherSarah Jane Roberts1,2 b. 27 Sep 1858, d. 13 Nov 1940
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Nellie Belle Smith
     Nella Belle Smith was born on 3 April 1892 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts.1,2 She married Calvin W. Lusher on 26 November 1916.1 Nella died on 29 June 1962 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at age 70.1,2 She was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3
     Nella Belle Smith and Calvin W. Lusher lived in Homestead, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Calvin W. Lusher b. 20 Jul 1892, d. Jan 1959
Children

Citations

  1. [S48] Mrs. Harold V. Linn, compiler, Daniel Smith, Pioneers Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, His Ancestry, His Descendants, and a Brief Sketch of Related Famlies (n.p.: n.pub., 1961), p. 130. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Smith Book.
  2. [S26] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Helen Melat Steffee (Rockville, MD (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat.
  3. [S96] Gravestone, Nella Smith Lusher, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  4. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.
  5. [S96] Gravestone, Arabel Lusher, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.

Calvin W. Lusher1,2

b. 20 July 1892, d. January 1959
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Calvin W. Lusher was born on 20 July 1892.1,2 He married Nella Belle Smith, daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts, on 26 November 1916.1 He died in January 1959 at age 66.1,2 He was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3
     Calvin W. Lusher and Nella Belle Smith lived in Homestead, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Nella Belle Smith b. 3 Apr 1892, d. 29 Jun 1962
Children

Citations

  1. [S48] Mrs. Harold V. Linn, compiler, Daniel Smith, Pioneers Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, His Ancestry, His Descendants, and a Brief Sketch of Related Famlies (n.p.: n.pub., 1961), p. 130. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Smith Book.
  2. [S96] Gravestone, Calvin W. Lusher, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  3. [S96] Gravestone, Calvin Lusher, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  4. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.
  5. [S96] Gravestone, Arabel Lusher, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.

Robert Francis Lusher1

b. 3 November 1917, d. December 1979
Family
FatherCalvin W. Lusher1 b. 20 Jul 1892, d. Jan 1959
MotherNella Belle Smith1 b. 3 Apr 1892, d. 29 Jun 1962
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Robert Francis Lusher was born on 3 November 1917.1 He was the son of Calvin W. Lusher and Nella Belle Smith.1 He died in December 1979 in Glen Burnie, Anne Ardundel County, Maryland, at age 62.2
     Robert Francis Lusher had children, but their names are not known.3

Citations

  1. [S48] Mrs. Harold V. Linn, compiler, Daniel Smith, Pioneers Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, His Ancestry, His Descendants, and a Brief Sketch of Related Famlies (n.p.: n.pub., 1961), p. 130. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Smith Book.
  2. [S114] Francis R. Lusher, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 187-01-4216. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S26] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Helen Melat Steffee (Rockville, MD (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat.

Arabel Lusher1

b. 1925, d. 1925
Family
FatherCalvin W. Lusher1 b. 20 Jul 1892, d. Jan 1959
MotherNella Belle Smith1 b. 3 Apr 1892, d. 29 Jun 1962
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Arabel Lusher was born in 1925.1 She was the daughter of Calvin W. Lusher and Nella Belle Smith.1 She died in 1925.1 She was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S96] Gravestone, Arabel Lusher, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.

Linna Irene Lusher1

b. 16 October 1920
Family
FatherCalvin W. Lusher1 b. 20 Jul 1892, d. Jan 1959
MotherNella Belle Smith1 b. 3 Apr 1892, d. 29 Jun 1962
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Linna Irene Lusher was born on 16 October 1920.1 She was the daughter of Calvin W. Lusher and Nella Belle Smith.1 She married Warren Noel.2 She was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3

Family

Warren Noel
Children

Citations

  1. [S48] Mrs. Harold V. Linn, compiler, Daniel Smith, Pioneers Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, His Ancestry, His Descendants, and a Brief Sketch of Related Famlies (n.p.: n.pub., 1961), p. 130. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Smith Book.
  2. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.
  3. [S96] Gravestone, Linna Lusher Noel, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.

Warren Noel1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Warren Noel married Linna Irene Lusher, daughter of Calvin W. Lusher and Nella Belle Smith.1 He was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2

Family

Linna Irene Lusher b. 16 Oct 1920
Children

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.
  2. [S96] Gravestone, Warren Noel, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.

Raymond Noel1

Family
FatherWarren Noel1
MotherLinna Irene Lusher1 b. 16 Oct 1920
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Raymond Noel is the son of Warren Noel and Linna Irene Lusher.1 He married Lois (?)2

Family

Lois (?)
Children

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.
  2. [S26] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Helen Melat Steffee (Rockville, MD (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat.

Lois (?)1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Lois (?) married Raymond Noel, son of Warren Noel and Linna Irene Lusher.1

Family

Raymond Noel
Children

Citations

  1. [S26] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Helen Melat Steffee (Rockville, MD (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat.
  2. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.

David Noel1

Family
FatherRaymond Noel1
MotherLois (?)1
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     David Noel is the son of Raymond Noel and Lois (?)1

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.

Deborah Noel1

Family
FatherRaymond Noel1
MotherLois (?)1
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Deborah Noel is the daughter of Raymond Noel and Lois (?)1

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.

Calvin Noel1

Family
FatherWarren Noel1
MotherLinna Irene Lusher1 b. 16 Oct 1920
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Calvin Noel is the son of Warren Noel and Linna Irene Lusher.1 He married Anita (?)1

Family

Anita (?)
Child

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.

Anita (?)1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Anita (?) married Calvin Noel, son of Warren Noel and Linna Irene Lusher.1

Family

Calvin Noel
Child

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.

Samantha Noel1

Family
FatherCalvin Noel1
MotherAnita (?)1
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Samantha Noel is the daughter of Calvin Noel and Anita (?)1

Citations

  1. [S97] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Linna Lusher Noel (deceased), as told to Helen Steffee, telephone conversation.

Frances Lloyd Smith1

b. 5 May 1898, d. 20 May 1981
Family
FatherWilbert Lane Smith1 b. 6 Apr 1858, d. 11 Jul 1908
MotherSarah Jane Roberts2 b. 27 Sep 1858, d. 13 Nov 1940
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Frances Smith
     Frances Lloyd Smith was born on 5 May 1898 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts.1,2 She married John Thompson Crawford, son of Charles Crawford and Eva Campbell, on 15 January 1925.3,4 She married Frank Adams in 1971.5 She died on 20 May 1981 in Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 83.1 She was buried in Emelenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1
     John and Frances owned and operated the Crawford Variety Store in Emelenton from 1938 to 1964.4 Frances Lloyd Smith and John Thompson Crawford had no children.4,3

Family 1

John Thompson Crawford b. 5 Oct 1898, d. 21 Mar 1966

Family 2

Frank Adams

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Frances Smith Adams, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Frances Smith Crawford Adams, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Frances Crawford Adams, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S8] Obituary of John T. Crawford, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S8] Obituary of Frances Smith Adams, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John Thompson Crawford1

b. 5 October 1898, d. 21 March 1966
Family
FatherCharles Crawford1
MotherEva Campbell1
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     John Thompson Crawford was born on 5 October 1898 in Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Charles Crawford and Eva Campbell.1 He married Frances Lloyd Smith, daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts, on 15 January 1925.2,1 He died on 21 March 1966 at age 67.1 He was buried in Emelenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1
     John and Frances owned and operated the Crawford Variety Store in Emelenton from 1938 to 1964.1 John Thompson Crawford and Frances Lloyd Smith had no children.1,2

Family

Frances Lloyd Smith b. 5 May 1898, d. 20 May 1981

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of John T. Crawford, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Frances Crawford Adams, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Frank Adams1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Frank Adams married Frances Lloyd Smith, daughter of Wilbert Lane Smith and Sarah Jane Roberts, in 1971.1

Family

Frances Lloyd Smith b. 5 May 1898, d. 20 May 1981

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Frances Smith Adams, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Charles Crawford1

Family
     Charles Crawford married Eva Campbell.1

Family

Eva Campbell
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of John T. Crawford, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Eva Campbell1

Family
     Eva Campbell married Charles Crawford.1

Family

Charles Crawford
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of John T. Crawford, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, undated clipping, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John Lane Smith1

b. 8 March 1815, d. 3 October 1864
Family
FatherDavid Smith2 b. 23 Dec 1781, d. 18 Aug 1880
MotherSarah Lane3,4 b. 1785, d. 1825
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Ancestry of David Kipp Melat
Relationship between David Kipp Melat and President Barack Obama
John Lane Smith
     John Lane Smith was born on 8 March 1815 in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of David Smith and Sarah Lane.2,3,4 He married Eve Carner, daughter of John Carner and Susan Stroup, on 1 June 1843.5 He died on 3 October 1864 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 49.1 He was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1
     John Lane Smith and Eve first went to housekeeping in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, probably on land owned by John's father.6 He purchased 91 acres in Rockland Township, Venango County, in 1848.7 A few years later, John and Eve settled onto that land in Rockland Township, Venango County, which was situated on the East Sandy Road. John lived there the rest of his life.8 In addition to being a farmer, John Lane Smith was a carpenter. According to Rockland Township school records, John built the Pine Hill schoolhouse.9 After John died, Eve and her children continued to live on and work the family farm.10
     John Lane Smith and Eve Smith were members of the Pine Hill Church of God in Coal City, Rockland Township.11

Family

Eve Carner b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
Children

Citations

  1. [S98] Gravestone, John L. Smith, Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  2. [S154] Will of David Smith Will, Venango County Will Docket WB 5:381, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., David Smith household, National Archives.
  4. [S212] Obituary of David Smith, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 19 Aug 1880, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  5. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  6. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Sandycreek Tp., John L. Smith household, National Archives, (John L. Smith, 32; Eve, 23; Mary, 6; Susannah, 3).
  7. [S143] Venango County Deeds, DB L:219 (1848), Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County Deeds.
  8. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., John L. Smith household, National Archives, (Jno L. Smith, 45, Farmer. Eve, 33; Mary J., 15; Susan, 12; Sarah, 4; Wilbert, 2; Eli Cramer [sic: Carner], 23).
  9. [S491] School Records, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA, Venango County Historical Society, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Rockland Tp. School Records.
  10. [S109] Letter from June Gallagher Hatch (Kennerdell, PA (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1982; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  11. [S107] Letter from Gladys Latchaw Rinehart (Odessa, TX (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  12. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 May 2014), imaged certificate for Wilbert Lane Smith, File Number 73283 (12 Jul 1908), (informant: Elizabeth Smith, Rockland, PA); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.

Eve Carner1,2

b. 27 September 1826, d. 13 March 1910
Family
FatherJohn Carner3 b. 29 Jan 1787, d. 21 Dec 1870
MotherSusan Stroup4 b. c 6 Oct 1793, d. 8 Jan 1844
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Ancestry of David Kipp Melat
Relationship between David Kipp Melat and President Barack Obama
Eve Carner Smith Pryor
     Eve Carner was born on 27 September 1826 in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.2,5,6,7 She was the daughter of John Carner and Susan Stroup.3,4 She married John Lane Smith, son of David Smith and Sarah Lane, on 1 June 1843.2 Later Eve married Jesse L. Pryor, son of John Pryor and Hannah Lovell.8 While living with her granddaughter Edna Bechtel, Eve died on 13 March 1910 in Oil City Hospital, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 83.2,1,9 She was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.6
     Eve Carner moved with her parents when she was six months old to Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in March 1827.9 She and John first went to housekeeping in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, probably on land owned by John's father.10 She and John Lane Smith lived in Rockland Township, Venango County.11 After John died, Eve and her children continued to live on and work the family farm.12
     Eve Smith and John Lane Smith were members of the Pine Hill Church of God in Coal City, Rockland Township.13

Family 1

John Lane Smith b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
Children

Family 2

Jesse L. Pryor b. 1823, d. 8 Aug 1889

Citations

  1. [S99] Eve Carner Smith Pryor, Death Certificate 30380 (16 Mar 1910), (informant: J.W. Latchaw), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  2. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  3. [S120] J.H. Newton, editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania and Incidentally of Petroleum (Columbus, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1879), p. 639 (biogrpahical sketch of John Carner). Hereinafter cited as 1879 Venango Co. History.
  4. [S98] Gravestone, Susan Carner, Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  5. [S99] Eve Carner Smith Pryor, Death Certificate 30380 (16 Mar 1910), (informant: J.W. Latchaw), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, [birth date given as 24 Oct 1826]; Informant: J. W. Latchaw, Kennerdell.
  6. [S98] Gravestone, Eve Pryer, Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  7. [S8] Obituary of Eva L. Pryor, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 14 Mar 1910, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (records birthdate as 27 Sep 1827). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  8. [S100] Wayne Pryor, "John and Hannah Lovell Pryor Family Group Sheet", 1981 (Mt. Vernon, MR). . Hereinafter cited as "John Pryor FGS."
  9. [S8] Obituary of Eva L. Pryor, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 14 Mar 1910, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  10. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Sandycreek Tp., John L. Smith household, National Archives, (John L. Smith, 32; Eve, 23; Mary, 6; Susannah, 3).
  11. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., John L. Smith household, National Archives, (Jno L. Smith, 45, Farmer. Eve, 33; Mary J., 15; Susan, 12; Sarah, 4; Wilbert, 2; Eli Cramer [sic: Carner], 23).
  12. [S109] Letter from June Gallagher Hatch (Kennerdell, PA (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1982; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  13. [S107] Letter from Gladys Latchaw Rinehart (Odessa, TX (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  14. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 May 2014), imaged certificate for Wilbert Lane Smith, File Number 73283 (12 Jul 1908), (informant: Elizabeth Smith, Rockland, PA); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.

Mary Jane Smith1

b. 2 August 1844, d. 2 December 1864
Family
FatherJohn Lane Smith1 b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
MotherEve Carner1 b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Mary Jane Smith was born on 2 August 1844 in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of John Lane Smith and Eve Carner.1 She married William J. Miller.2 She died on 2 December 1864 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 20.3 She was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3

Family

William J. Miller
Child

Citations

  1. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  2. [S101] Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), vol. 2, p. 1020 (biographical sketch of John D. McWilliams). Hereinafter cited as 1919 Venango County History.
  3. [S98] Gravestone, Mary Jane Miller, Pine Hill Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  4. [S231] Obituary of Sarah Miller McWilliams, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, (unknown date), Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Emiline Smith1

b. 19 October 1846, d. 12 March 1847
Family
FatherJohn Lane Smith1 b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
MotherEve Carner1 b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Emiline Smith was born on 19 October 1846 in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of John Lane Smith and Eve Carner.1 She died on 12 March 1847 in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.

Susannah Marshal Smith1

b. 5 June 1848, d. 28 February 1908
Family
FatherJohn Lane Smith1 b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
MotherEve Carner1 b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup (#1)
Descendants of Adam Stroup (#2)
Susannah Smith Stroup
     Susannah Marshal Smith was born on 5 June 1848 in Sandycreek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of John Lane Smith and Eve Carner.1 She married William Lewis Stroup, son of Daniel Yhost Stroup and Harriet Burgwin.2 She died on 28 February 1908 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 59.3,4 She was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3
     Susannah Marshal Smith lived in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.5

Family

William Lewis Stroup b. 18 Oct 1846, d. 17 Mar 1930
Children

Citations

  1. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  2. [S233] Obituary of William L. Stroup, Franklin Evening News, Franklin, PA, (unknown date), Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S96] Gravestone, Susannah M. Stroup, Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  4. [S361] Obituary of Susannah S. Stroup, Oil City Semi-Weekly Derrick, Oil City, PA, 3 Mar. 1908, Heritage Room, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Semi-Weekly Derrick.
  5. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., Susana Stroup household, National Archives, (Susana Stroup, June 1849, PA/PA/PA, md39y, 6child/6lvg, farmer; Raymond, Mar 1875, PA/PA/PA, day laborer; Lewis, June 1885, PA/PA/PA, farm laborer; Carrie, Mar 1887, PA/PA/PA).
  6. [S43] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., Susannah Stroup household, National Archives.
  7. [S43] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., Esley P. Stroup household, National Archives.
  8. [S231] Obituary of Raymond S. Stroup, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, (unknown date), Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  9. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Rockland Tp., Susannah Stroup household, National Archives, (Susana Stroup, June 1849, PA/PA/PA, md39y, 6child/6lvg, farmer; Raymond, Mar 1875, PA/PA/PA, day laborer; Lewis, June 1885, PA/PA/PA, farm laborer; Carrie, Mar 1887, PA/PA/PA).

William Burritt Smith1

b. 21 May 1854, d. 21 May 1855
Family
FatherJohn Lane Smith1 b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
MotherEve Carner1 b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     William Burritt Smith was born on 21 May 1854 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of John Lane Smith and Eve Carner.1 He died on 21 May 1855 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 1.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.

Sarah Lane Smith1

b. 19 June 1856, d. 24 January 1937
Family
FatherJohn Lane Smith1 b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
MotherEve Carner1 b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Sarah Smith Latchaw
     Sarah Lane Smith was born on 19 June 1856 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of John Lane Smith and Eve Carner.1 She married Sydney Latchaw, son of Jacob Latchaw and Mary Stauffer.2 She died on 24 January 1937 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 80.3 She was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Sydney Latchaw b. Aug 1851, d. 4 Jan 1918
Children

Citations

  1. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  2. [S233] Obituary of Sydney Latchaw, Franklin Evening News, Franklin, PA, (unknown date) 1918, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S212] Obituary of Sarah Smith Latchaw, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 27 Jan 1937, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S20] Gravestone, Sarah Smith Latchaw, Melat Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by transcribed by Kipp Melat.
  5. [S106] Letter from Minnie Latchaw Atwood (Delores, CO (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  6. [S108] Letter from Grace Butz Croft (Los Angeles, CA (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1983; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  7. [S109] Letter from June Gallagher Hatch (Kennerdell, PA (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1982; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  8. [S231] Obituary of Edna Latchaw Bechtel, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, (unknown date), Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  9. [S231] Obituary of Arthur S. Latchaw, The News Herald, Franklin, PA, (unknown date), Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  10. [S107] Letter from Gladys Latchaw Rinehart (Odessa, TX (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Carrie Alice Smith1

b. 11 October 1862, d. 4 December 1936
Family
FatherJohn Lane Smith1 b. 8 Mar 1815, d. 3 Oct 1864
MotherEve Carner1 b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Carrie Smith Durham
     Carrie Alice Smith was born on 11 October 1862 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of John Lane Smith and Eve Carner.1 She married Robert Dunham on 17 November 1885 in Rico, Delores County, Colorado.3 She died on 4 December 1936 in near Delores, Colorado, at age 74.4
     Bert and Carrie lived on a farm near Delores, Colorado.4,5

Family

Robert Dunham b. Oct 1861
Children

Citations

  1. [S22] Family Data--John Lane Smith Family, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gladys Baker Rinehart, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as John L. Smith Family Bible.
  2. [S115] 1900 U.S. Census, Colorado, Robert Dunham household, National Archives, (Robert Dunham, Oct 1861, Mass; Carrie Oct 1862, PA; Lillie, Sep 1887, CO; Ralph, Nov 1889 PA).
  3. [S1273] Marriage record of Robert R. Dunham and Carrie A. Smith, Delores Co., CO, Colorado Statewide marriage index, 1900-1939, 1975-1992, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 21 Oct 2017), md 17 Nov 1885.
  4. [S106] Letter from Minnie Latchaw Atwood (Delores, CO (deceased)) to Kipp Melat, 1983; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  5. [S115] 1900 U.S. Census, Colorado, Montezuma Co., Delores, Robert Dunham household, National Archives, (Robert Dunham, Oct 1861, Mass; Carrie Oct 1862, PA; Lillie, Sep 1887, CO; Ralph, Nov 1889 PA).
  6. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 21 Oct 2017), memorial page for Dolph Dunham, People's Cemetery, Delores, Montezuma
    Co., CO, record created by Calmy Searching on 21 Sep 2010, Find A Grave Memorial# 5900723, (Dolph, son of R.B. and C.A.Dunham, b. 17 Dec 1902, d. 4 Jul 1903 (photograph)).

Jesse L. Pryor1

b. 1823, d. 8 August 1889
Family
FatherJohn Pryor1 b. c 1769, d. 30 Nov 1844
MotherHannah Lovell1 b. c 1784, d. 2 Nov 1847
ChartsDescendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Jesse L. Pryor was born in 1823 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of John Pryor and Hannah Lovell.1 Later Jesse married Eve Smith, daughter of John Carner and Susan Stroup.1 He died on 8 August 1889 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Eve Carner b. 27 Sep 1826, d. 13 Mar 1910

Citations

  1. [S100] Wayne Pryor, "John and Hannah Lovell Pryor Family Group Sheet", 1981 (Mt. Vernon, MR). . Hereinafter cited as "John Pryor FGS."

John Pryor1

b. circa 1769, d. 30 November 1844
Family
     John Pryor was born circa 1769 in New Jersey.1 He married Hannah Lovell on 4 January 1803 in Sinking Creek Presbyterian Church, Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.1 He died on 30 November 1844 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Hannah Lovell b. c 1784, d. 2 Nov 1847
Children

Citations

  1. [S100] Wayne Pryor, "John and Hannah Lovell Pryor Family Group Sheet", 1981 (Mt. Vernon, MR). . Hereinafter cited as "John Pryor FGS."