Frederick Ausel1

b. 1878, d. 17 March 1904
Family
     Frederick Ausel was born in 1878.1 He married Floatia Laola Coburn, daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis, on 1 January 1900 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 Frederick died on 17 March 1904 in a Pennsylvania Railroad wrecking crew accident.1,3

Family

Floatia Laola Coburn b. 27 Aug 1881, d. 28 Feb 1964
Children

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Flota Laola Coburn and Frederick Ausel, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1312] Erie County (PA) Marriages, Mrs. Loala Floatia Cotton and Samuel Harvey Best, familysearch.org, familysearch.org.

Irene Elizabeth Ausel1

b. 29 July 1904, d. 26 September 1949
Family
FatherFrederick Ausel1 b. 1878, d. 17 Mar 1904
MotherFloatia Laola Coburn1 b. 27 Aug 1881, d. 28 Feb 1964
     Irene Elizabeth Ausel was born on 29 July 1904 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Frederick Ausel and Floatia Laola Coburn.1 She married Henry Willard Knight, son of William Harvey Knight and Rosie Jane Bickel.1 She died on 26 September 1949 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 45.2
     Irene Elizabeth Ausel and Henry Willard Knight were living in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1930 where Henry was a laborer in the oil fields.3 She and Henry Willard Knight were living in McKean Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1940 where Henry worked as a car polisher.4

Family

Henry Willard Knight b. 28 Nov 1902
Children

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S8] Obituary: Mrs. Henry Knight, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Sep 1949, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Henry W. Knight household, National Archives, (Henry W. Knight, 27, PA/US/PA, laborer, oil fields; Irene, 25, PA; Isabel, 7, PA; Dora, 6, PA; Leroy, 3, PA; Opal, 1, PA).
  4. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., McKean Tp., Henry Knight household, National Archives, (Henry Knight, 37, PA, lpolisher, garage; Irene, 35, PA; Isabel,1 7, PA; Dora, 15 PA; Leroy, 13, PA; Opal, 11, PA; Harold, 10, PA; Frances, 7, PA; Rosie Jane, 5, PA; Albert, 2, PA; Alfred, 2, PA; Patricia, 1, PA; Quentin, 0, PA).

Henry Willard Knight1

b. 28 November 1902
Family
FatherWilliam Harvey Knight1
MotherRosie Jane Bickel1
     Henry Willard Knight was born on 28 November 1902 in Ten-Mille Bottom, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of William Harvey Knight and Rosie Jane Bickel.1 He married Irene Elizabeth Ausel, daughter of Frederick Ausel and Floatia Laola Coburn.1
     Henry Willard Knight and Irene Elizabeth Ausel were living in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1930 where Henry was a laborer in the oil fields.2 He and Irene Elizabeth Ausel were living in McKean Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1940 where Henry worked as a car polisher.3

Family

Irene Elizabeth Ausel b. 29 Jul 1904, d. 26 Sep 1949
Children

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Henry W. Knight household, National Archives, (Henry W. Knight, 27, PA/US/PA, laborer, oil fields; Irene, 25, PA; Isabel, 7, PA; Dora, 6, PA; Leroy, 3, PA; Opal, 1, PA).
  3. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., McKean Tp., Henry Knight household, National Archives, (Henry Knight, 37, PA, lpolisher, garage; Irene, 35, PA; Isabel,1 7, PA; Dora, 15 PA; Leroy, 13, PA; Opal, 11, PA; Harold, 10, PA; Frances, 7, PA; Rosie Jane, 5, PA; Albert, 2, PA; Alfred, 2, PA; Patricia, 1, PA; Quentin, 0, PA).
  4. [S8] Obituary: Mrs. Henry Knight, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Sep 1949, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Opal Irene Knight1

Family
FatherHenry Willard Knight1 b. 28 Nov 1902
MotherIrene Elizabeth Ausel1 b. 29 Jul 1904, d. 26 Sep 1949
     Opal Irene Knight is the daughter of Henry Willard Knight and Irene Elizabeth Ausel.1

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."

William Harvey Knight1

Family
     William Harvey Knight married Rosie Jane Bickel.1

Family

Rosie Jane Bickel
Child

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."

Rosie Jane Bickel1

Family
     Rosie Jane Bickel married William Harvey Knight.1

Family

William Harvey Knight
Child

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."

Alfred Leroy Ausel1

b. 24 September 1900, d. 23 May 1970
Family
FatherFrederick Ausel1 b. 1878, d. 17 Mar 1904
MotherFloatia Laola Coburn1 b. 27 Aug 1881, d. 28 Feb 1964
     Alfred Leroy Ausel was born on 24 September 1900.2 He was the son of Frederick Ausel and Floatia Laola Coburn.1 He married Ellen E. (?)3 He died on 23 May 1970 in Custer City, McKean County, Pennsylvania, at age 69.2
     Alfred Leroy Ausel lived in Custer City, McKean County, Pennsylvania.4,3,5

Family

Ellen E. (?)
Children

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S114] Alfred Ausel, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Bradford Tp., Custer City, Alfred L. Ausel household, National Archives, (Alfred L. Ausel, 29, PA/PA/PA, driller, oil wells; Ellen E., 25, PA/PA/PA; Emma J., 4, PA; Gladys P., 10/12, PA; Mack McMillen, 42, PA/PA/PA, md, house carpenter, boarder).
  4. [S8] Samuel Best, Aged 101, Dies Wednesday in Erie, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Apr 1970, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Bradford Tp., Custer City, Alfred Ausel household, National Archives, (Alfred Ausel, 39, PA, driller, oil wells; Ellen, 35, PA/PA/PA; Emma Jane, 14, PA; Gladys, 11, PA).

Lawrence W. Cotton1

d. 18 October 1917
Family
     Lawrence W. Cotton married Floatia Laola Coburn, daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis, on 23 December 1909.1 He died on 18 October 1917.2

Family

Floatia Laola Coburn b. 27 Aug 1881, d. 28 Feb 1964
Children

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S1312] Erie County (PA) Marriages, Mrs. Loala Floatia Cotton and Samuel Harvey Best, familysearch.org, familysearch.org.
  3. [S8] Mrs. Ola Best, Ex-Resident, Dies in Erie, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 29 Feb 1964, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Glenola Bell Cotton1

b. 24 January 1911, d. 9 April 1977
Family
FatherLawrence W. Cotton1 d. 18 Oct 1917
MotherFloatia Laola Coburn1 b. 27 Aug 1881, d. 28 Feb 1964
     Glenola Bell Cotton was born on 24 January 1911.1,2 She was the daughter of Lawrence W. Cotton and Floatia Laola Coburn.1 She married Quentin C. Bender.3 She died on 9 April 1977 at age 66.1,2 She was buried in Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2
     Glenola Bell Cotton and Quentin C. Bender lived in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Quentin C. Bender b. 1908, d. 1972
Children

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S396] Gravestone, Glenola B. Bender, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1981.
  3. [S8] Mrs. Ola Best, Ex-Resident, Dies in Erie, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 29 Feb 1964, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, ErieCo., Millcreek Tp., Quenitn Bender household, National Archives, (Quentin Bender, 32, PA, automobile corp.; Glenola, 29, PA; Quentin, 6, PA; Kathryn Long, 39, PA, md, cousin, lvg in Oil City in 1935).
  5. [S396] Gravestone, Doris Lousie Bender, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1981.

Quentin C. Bender1,2

b. 1908, d. 1972
Family
     Quentin C. Bender was born in 1908.1 He married Glenola Bell Cotton, daughter of Lawrence W. Cotton and Floatia Laola Coburn.3 He died in 1972.1 He was buried in Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1
     Quentin C. Bender and Glenola Bell Cotton lived in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Glenola Bell Cotton b. 24 Jan 1911, d. 9 Apr 1977
Children

Citations

  1. [S396] Gravestone, Quentin C. Bender, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1981.
  2. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  3. [S8] Mrs. Ola Best, Ex-Resident, Dies in Erie, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 29 Feb 1964, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, ErieCo., Millcreek Tp., Quenitn Bender household, National Archives, (Quentin Bender, 32, PA, automobile corp.; Glenola, 29, PA; Quentin, 6, PA; Kathryn Long, 39, PA, md, cousin, lvg in Oil City in 1935).
  5. [S396] Gravestone, Doris Lousie Bender, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1981.

Samuel Harvey Best1

b. 24 August 1868, d. 8 April 1970
Family
     Samuel Harvey Best was born on 24 August 1868 in Monroe, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.2 He married Floatia Laola Coburn, daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis, on 11 June 1935 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.3 He died on 8 April 1970 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 101.2 He was buried in Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.4
     Samuel Harvey Best and Floatia Laola Coburn lived in Oil City, Venango County, where Samuel worked as a carpenter, pumper, and driller in the oil fields.4 He and Floatia Laola Coburn moved to Erie in 1950 to live with Ola's daughter Glenola.4

Family

Floatia Laola Coburn b. 27 Aug 1881, d. 28 Feb 1964

Citations

  1. [S509] Kathy G. Brown, "Happy 4th!!! (Coburn)," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 4 July 1997. Hereinafter cited as "Coburn info."
  2. [S8] Samuel Best, Aged 101, Dies Wednesday in Erie, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Apr 1970, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S1312] Erie County (PA) Marriages, Mrs. Loala Floatia Cotton and Samuel Harvey Best, familysearch.org, familysearch.org.
  4. [S396] Gravestone, Samuel H. Best, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1981, 1868-1970.

Myrtle May Coburn1,2

b. 1 November 1882, d. 9 May 1954
Family
FatherGeorge Washington Coburn1 b. 16 Sep 1857, d. 20 Sep 1944
MotherSusan Ann Dreibelbis1 b. 21 Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1924
     Myrtle May Coburn was born on 1 November 1882 in Ten-Mille Bottom, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3,1 She was the daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1 She married Ross Alphard Chambers on 3 July 1899 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 She married Emmett Preston Heckathorn circa 1906.4,5 She died on 9 May 1954 in Cranberry Township at age 71.3,1 She was buried in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township.1
     Myrtle May Coburn and Emmett Preston Heckathorn lived in Pinegrove Township, Venango County, for most of their married life where Emmett worked on the President Oil Lease.5,6,7,8

Family 1

Ross Alphard Chambers
Child

Family 2

Emmett Preston Heckathorn b. 30 Nov 1873, d. 12 Dec 1933
Children

Citations

  1. [S292] Gravestone, Myrtle M. Heckathorn, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  2. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Myrtle May Coburn and Ross Alphard Chambers, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S8] Obituary: Mrs. Myrtle Heckathorn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 10 May 1954, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S292] Gravestone, Emmett P. Heckathorn, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  5. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Emmet P. Heckathorn household, National Archives, (Emmet P. Heckathorn, 37, PA/OH/PA, md twice, md3y, laborer, farm; Myrtle M., 27, PA/PA/PA, md twice, md3y, 2child/2lvg; Lulu L., 8, PA/PA/PA; Eugene C., 2, PA/PA/PA).
  6. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Emmet Heckathorn household, National Archives, (Emmet Heckathorn, 46, PAOH/OH, pumper, oil wells; Myrtle, 37, PA/PA/PA; Lulu C., 18, PA; Eugene, 12, PA; Theodore, 9, PA; Laura B., 7, PA; Wilbert, 5, PA).
  7. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Pinegrove Tp., Emmet P. Heckathorn household, National Archives, (Emmet P. Heckathorn, 56, PA/PA/PA, laborer, oil wells; Myrtle M., 47, PA/PA/PA; Theodore P., 19, PA, laborer, oil wells; Laurabell, 17, PA; Wilbert D., 15, PA; Emmet L., 6, PA).
  8. [S8] Obituary of Emmett P. Heckathorn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Dec 1933, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  9. [S962] "Obituary of Laura B. Andre," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 20 Feb 2003. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Emmett Preston Heckathorn1,2

b. 30 November 1873, d. 12 December 1933
Family
     Emmett Preston Heckathorn was born on 30 November 1873 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3,2,1,4 He married Anna Mary Myers on 10 September 1897 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.5 He married Myrtle May Coburn, daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis, circa 1906.1,6 He died on 12 December 1933 in Pinegrove Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 60.3,1 He was buried in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1
     Emmett Preston Heckathorn and Myrtle May Coburn lived in Pinegrove Township, Venango County, for most of their married life where Emmett worked on the President Oil Lease.6,7,8,3

Family 1

Anna Mary Myers d. bt 1897 - 1900

Family 2

Myrtle May Coburn b. 1 Nov 1882, d. 9 May 1954
Children

Citations

  1. [S292] Gravestone, Emmett P. Heckathorn, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  2. [S1309] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record of Emmett Preston Heckathorn, viewed at www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Emmett P. Heckathorn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Dec 1933, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Kadda Heckathron household, National Archives, (Kadda Heckathrorn, Dec 1843, PA/VT/VT, wd, md35y, 9child/9lvg; Emet P., Nov 1873, PA/PA/PA, wd, son, day laborer; Clark, Nov 1878, PA/PA/PA, single, son, day laborer).
  5. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Emmett P. Heckathorn and Anna Mary Myers, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Emmet P. Heckathorn household, National Archives, (Emmet P. Heckathorn, 37, PA/OH/PA, md twice, md3y, laborer, farm; Myrtle M., 27, PA/PA/PA, md twice, md3y, 2child/2lvg; Lulu L., 8, PA/PA/PA; Eugene C., 2, PA/PA/PA).
  7. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Emmet Heckathorn household, National Archives, (Emmet Heckathorn, 46, PAOH/OH, pumper, oil wells; Myrtle, 37, PA/PA/PA; Lulu C., 18, PA; Eugene, 12, PA; Theodore, 9, PA; Laura B., 7, PA; Wilbert, 5, PA).
  8. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Pinegrove Tp., Emmet P. Heckathorn household, National Archives, (Emmet P. Heckathorn, 56, PA/PA/PA, laborer, oil wells; Myrtle M., 47, PA/PA/PA; Theodore P., 19, PA, laborer, oil wells; Laurabell, 17, PA; Wilbert D., 15, PA; Emmet L., 6, PA).
  9. [S962] "Obituary of Laura B. Andre," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 20 Feb 2003. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Howard Ellsworth Coburn1,2,3

b. 10 September 1884, d. 6 March 1980
Family
FatherGeorge Washington Coburn1 b. 16 Sep 1857, d. 20 Sep 1944
MotherSusan Ann Dreibelbis1 b. 21 Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1924
     Howard Ellsworth Coburn was born on 10 September 1884 in Ten-Mille Bottom, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1 He married Clara McDermett.2 He died on 6 March 1980 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, at age 95.2
     Howard Ellsworth Coburn lived in Crossplain, Callahan County, Texas, where he was an oil well drilling contractor.4,5,2

Family

Clara McDermett
Children

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., George Coburn household, National Archives.
  2. [S916] Howard Elsworth Coburn, viewed at Texas Death Records (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi).
  3. [S1309] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record of Howard Ellsworth Coburn, viewed at www.ancestry.com.
  4. [S8] Mrs. Williams, 84, Dies in Pittsburgh, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 5 Mar 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S8] Obit. of George W. Coburn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Sep. 1944, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  6. [S1324] Patti Sue Coburn, viewed at Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (familysearch.org).
  7. [S1324] Charles Elsworth Coburn, viewed at Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (familysearch.org).

George Edward Coburn1,2

b. 1 August 1886, d. 7 December 1968
Family
FatherGeorge Washington Coburn1 b. 16 Sep 1857, d. 20 Sep 1944
MotherSusan Ann Dreibelbis1 b. 21 Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1924
     George Edward Coburn was born on 1 August 1886 in Rockmere, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1 He married Lena Zimmerman.3 He died on 7 December 1968 at age 82.4

Family

Lena Zimmerman
Children

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., George Coburn household, National Archives.
  2. [S1309] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record of George Edward Coburn, viewed at www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Elk Tp., Shippenville., George Coburn household, National Archives, (George Coburn, 33, PA/PA/PA, pumper, oil wells; Lena, 32, Ger/Ger/Ger; Clifford, 11, PA; Andrew, 10, PA; Howard, 7, PA; Freda, 4 7/12, PA).
  4. [S1145] Obituary of George E. Coburn, The Bradford Era, Bradford, PA, 8 Dec 1968, viewed on Ancestry.com, ancestry.com.
  5. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Bradford, George E. Coburn household, National Archives, (George E. Coburn, 43, PA/PA/PA, driller, oil lease; Leana M., 43, Ger/Ger/Ger; Thomas A., 20, PA; Howard G., 17, PA; Frieda, 14, PA; Ida L., 10, PA).

Bertha Z. V. Coburn1,2

b. 21 March 1889, d. 3 March 1974
Family
FatherGeorge Washington Coburn1 b. 16 Sep 1857, d. 20 Sep 1944
MotherSusan Ann Dreibelbis1 b. 21 Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1924
     Bertha Z. V. Coburn was born on 21 March 1889 in Ten-Mille Bottom, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,3 She was the daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1 She married Henry D. Reid on 8 May 1905 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 She married Herman James Williams on 5 December 1925.4,5 She died on 3 March 1974 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 84.6 She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.6
     Bertha Z. V. Coburn also went by the name of Berdie.7,2 She and Herman James Williams were living in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1930.8 Bertha lived in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1944 when his father died.5

Family 1

Henry D. Reid
Children

Family 2

Herman James Williams b. 24 Jul 1879, d. 29 Aug 1956
Child

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., George Coburn household, National Archives.
  2. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Bertie Z.V. Coburn and Henry Reed, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S8] Mrs. Williams, 84, Dies in Pittsburgh, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 5 Mar 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (birthdate 1889). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S8] H. J. Williams Dies at 77, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 30 Aug 1956, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S8] Obit. of George W. Coburn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Sep. 1944, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  6. [S8] Mrs. Williams, 84, Dies in Pittsburgh, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 5 Mar 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  7. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Henry D. Reid household, National Archives, (Henry D. Reid, 31, PA/PA/PA, md4y; Birdie, 22, PA/PA/PA, 2child/2lvg; Ethel A., 3, PA; Clifford D., 1, PA).
  8. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, Seneca St., Herman J. Williams household, National Archives, (Herman J. Williams, 55, PA/PA/PA, laborer, oil refinery; Bertha, 41, PA/PA/PA; Harry, 25, PA; Samuel, 20, PA; Berton, 19, PA; Jean, 14, PA; Clifford D. Reid, 20, PA, step-son, laborer, railroad; Marian, 19, PA, step-dau).
  9. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, Pearl Ave, Henry D. Reid household, National Archives, (Henry D. Reid, 41, PA/PA/PA, tool man, Transit Co.; Bertha, 30, PA/PA/PA; Ethel A., 12, PA; Clifford D., 11, PA; Goldie M., 9, PA).
  10. [S1273] "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, Velma Arlene Williams and Roy Dean Sheets, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org), accessed 30 Nov 2013.

Herman James Williams1

b. 24 July 1879, d. 29 August 1956
Family
     Herman James Williams was born on 24 July 1879 in Bradleytown, Plum Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He married Bertha Z. V. Coburn, daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis, on 5 December 1925.1,2 He died on 29 August 1956 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 77.1 He was buried in Sunville Cemetery, Plum Township, Venango County.1
     Herman James Williams and Bertha Z. V. Coburn were living in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1930.3

Family

Bertha Z. V. Coburn b. 21 Mar 1889, d. 3 Mar 1974
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] H. J. Williams Dies at 77, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 30 Aug 1956, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obit. of George W. Coburn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Sep. 1944, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, Seneca St., Herman J. Williams household, National Archives, (Herman J. Williams, 55, PA/PA/PA, laborer, oil refinery; Bertha, 41, PA/PA/PA; Harry, 25, PA; Samuel, 20, PA; Berton, 19, PA; Jean, 14, PA; Clifford D. Reid, 20, PA, step-son, laborer, railroad; Marian, 19, PA, step-dau).
  4. [S1273] "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, Velma Arlene Williams and Roy Dean Sheets, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org), accessed 30 Nov 2013.

Bessie Dora Coburn1

b. 17 June 1892, d. 16 September 1957
Family
FatherGeorge Washington Coburn1 b. 16 Sep 1857, d. 20 Sep 1944
MotherSusan Ann Dreibelbis1 b. 21 Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1924
     Bessie Dora Coburn was born on 17 June 1892 in Ten-Mille Bottom, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,3,4 She was the daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1 She married Frank J. Baker.5,6 She died on 16 September 1957 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, at age 65.7 She was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Warren County, Pennsylvania.3,4
     Bessie Dora Coburn and Frank J. Baker lived in Corydon, Corydon Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.8,9,5

Family

Frank J. Baker b. 1882, d. 1964
Children

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., George Coburn household, National Archives.
  2. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., George W. Coburn household, National Archives, (George W. Coburn, Oct 1856, PA/PA/PA, md20yrs, farmer; Susan N., 60, PA/PA/PA, 8child/8lvg; Howard E., Sep 1884, PA; George E., Aug 1886, PA; Birthie V, Mar 1888, PA; Bessy D., Jun 1890, PA; Delbert H., Mar 1894, PA; ennumerated next to Moses Dreibelbis).
  3. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Bessie Dora Baker, File Number 82169 (filed 18 Sep 1957), informant: Frank Baker, Corydon, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: born 17 Jun 1892 in Oil City, PA).
  4. [S1426] Gravestone, Bessie D. Baker (1892-1957) and Frank J. Baker (1882-1964), Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Warren Co., PA, Find A Grave, findagrave.com.
  5. [S8] Obit. of George W. Coburn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Sep. 1944, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  6. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Corydon Tp., Corydon, Frank J. Baker household, National Archives, (Frank J. Baker, 48, PA/PA/OH, md when 35, farmer; Bessie D., 38, PA/PA/PA, md when 25; Arlene I., 16, PA; Kenneth E., 10, PA; Doris E., 8, PA; Levi E., 5, PA; Catherine, 2, PA).
  7. [S8] Obituary of Mrs. Frank J. Baker, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 18 Sep 1957, p. 14, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  8. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Corydon Tp., Corydon, Frank J. Baker household, National Archives, (Frank J. Baker, 48, PA/PA/OH, md when 35, farmer; Bessie D., 38, PA/PA/PA, md when 35; Arlene I., 16, PA; Kenneth E., 10, PA; Doris E., 8, PA; Levi E., 5, PA; Catherine, 2, PA).
  9. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Corydon Tp., Corydon, Frank J. Baker household, National Archives, (Frank J. Baker, 58, PA, laborer, road project; B. Dora, 38, PA; Kenneth E., 20, PA; Doris E., 18, PA; Levi D., 15, PA; Catherine G., 12, PA).

Frank J. Baker1,2

b. 1882, d. 1964
Family
     Frank J. Baker was born in 1882 in Pennsylvania.3,4 He married Bessie Dora Coburn, daughter of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1,4 He died in 1964.3 He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Warren County, Pennsylvania.3
     Frank J. Baker and Bessie Dora Coburn lived in Corydon, Corydon Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.2,5,1

Family

Bessie Dora Coburn b. 17 Jun 1892, d. 16 Sep 1957
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obit. of George W. Coburn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Sep. 1944, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Corydon Tp., Corydon, Frank J. Baker household, National Archives, (Frank J. Baker, 48, PA/PA/OH, md when 35, farmer; Bessie D., 38, PA/PA/PA, md when 35; Arlene I., 16, PA; Kenneth E., 10, PA; Doris E., 8, PA; Levi E., 5, PA; Catherine, 2, PA).
  3. [S1426] Gravestone, Bessie D. Baker (1892-1957) and Frank J. Baker (1882-1964), Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Warren Co., PA, Find A Grave, findagrave.com.
  4. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Corydon Tp., Corydon, Frank J. Baker household, National Archives, (Frank J. Baker, 48, PA/PA/OH, md when 35, farmer; Bessie D., 38, PA/PA/PA, md when 25; Arlene I., 16, PA; Kenneth E., 10, PA; Doris E., 8, PA; Levi E., 5, PA; Catherine, 2, PA).
  5. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Corydon Tp., Corydon, Frank J. Baker household, National Archives, (Frank J. Baker, 58, PA, laborer, road project; B. Dora, 38, PA; Kenneth E., 20, PA; Doris E., 18, PA; Levi D., 15, PA; Catherine G., 12, PA).

Delbert Harry Coburn1,2

b. 11 March 1894, d. February 1981
Family
FatherGeorge Washington Coburn1 b. 16 Sep 1857, d. 20 Sep 1944
MotherSusan Ann Dreibelbis1 b. 21 Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1924
     Delbert Harry Coburn was born on 11 March 1894 in Rockmere, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of George Washington Coburn and Susan Ann Dreibelbis.1 He married Ethel A. (?) circa 1921.3 He died in February 1981 in Smethport, McKean County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.4
     Delbert Harry Coburn lived in Rew, Foster Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, where Delbert worked as an oil well pumper.3,5,6,7

Family

Ethel A. (?)
Children

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., George Coburn household, National Archives.
  2. [S1309] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record of Delbert Harry Coburn, viewed at www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Foster Tp., Delbert H. Coburn household, National Archives, (Delbert H. Coburn, 36, PA/PA/PA, md when 27, pumper, oil lease; Ethel A., 28, PA/PA/PA, md when 19; Dorothy L., 8, PA; Harry F., 7, PA; Margie A., 5, PA; Allen A., 3 10/12, PA).
  4. [S114] Delbert H. Colburn, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Foster Tp., Delbert H. Coburn household, National Archives, (Delbert H. Coburn, 48, PA, pumper, oil lease; Ethel, 38, PA; Dorothy, 18, PA; Margie, 15, PA; Allen, 13, PA).
  6. [S8] Mrs. Williams, 84, Dies in Pittsburgh, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 5 Mar 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  7. [S8] Obit. of George W. Coburn, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 21 Sep. 1944, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Bella F. Smith1,2

b. 15 December 1875, d. 7 August 1923
Family
FatherCharles F. Smith2 b. May 1846, d. 19 Mar 1905
MotherSarah Dreibelbis2 b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 4 Jan 1928
Bella F. Smith (courtesy of Roger Hooper)
     Bella F. Smith was born on 15 December 1875 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio.1,2 She was the daughter of Charles F. Smith and Sarah Dreibelbis.2 She married John A. Hooper on 25 January 1891 in Limestone, Cattaraugus County, New York.3,4 She died on 7 August 1923 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, at age 47.1,2 She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania.2
     Bella F. Smith and John A. Hooper lived in Keating Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, where John was an oil producer.4,5 She and John A. Hooper moved to Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, by 1920.6,7
     Bella died as a result of injuries she sustain in an automobile accident. According to the newspaper account, Belle, who was driving a "Stanley Steamer machine" stopped to allow her daughter Elsie to get into another car driven by her son Albert. When she started the Stanley Steamer to resume the trip, it began to roll backwards. Alarmed, Bella jumped out and fell beneath the car which ran over her. She died on internal injuries shortly after at Bradford Hospital.1,2

Family

John A. Hooper d. 29 Jul 1934
Children

Citations

  1. [S1427] "Mrs. John Hooper Victim of Peculiar Accident," McKean County Miner, 9 Aug 1923, p. 3, Newpaper Archives of Smethport (McKean Co., PA), online http://smethport.newspaperarchive.com/
  2. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Mrs. Bella Hooper, File Number 85196, filed 9 Aug 1923, informant: J.A. Hooper, Bradford, PA [husband]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  3. [S1427] "Mrs. John Hooper Victim of Peculiar Accident," McKean County Miner, 9 Aug 1923, p. 3, Newpaper Archives of Smethport (McKean Co., PA), online http://smethport.newspaperarchive.com/
  4. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Keating Tp., John A. Hooper household, National Archives, (John A. Hooper, Dec 1849, Eng/Eng/Eng, md9y, imm1857, oil producer; Bella F., Dec 1874, OH/Eng/PA, 3child/3lvg; Ruth G., Oct 1893, PA; John E., Dec 1895, PA; Edna I., Oct 1898, PA).
  5. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Keating Tp., John A. Hooper household, National Archives, (John A. Hooper, 55, Eng/Eng/Eng, md19y, imm1863, oil producer; Belle, 38, PA/Eng/NY, 6child/6lvg; Ruth, 16, PA; John, 14, PA; Edna, 11, PA; Elsie, 7, PA; Albert, 5, PA; Frances, 1 1/12, PA).
  6. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Bradford, Ward 6, South Kendall St., John Hooper household, National Archives, (John Hooper, 70, Eng/Eng/Eng, imm1862/nat1870, oil producer, crude oil; Belle, 45, PA/Eng/NY; Ruth, 26, PA; Edna, 21, PA; Elsie, 17, PA; Albert, 14, PA; Frances, 11, PA).
  7. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Bradford, Ward 6, South Kendall St., John A. Hooper household, National Archives, (John A. Hooper, 82, Eng/Eng/Eng, imm1854/nat, producer, oil field; Frances M., 21, PA, dau; Harry F. Abbott, 54, CA/PA/PA, son-in-law, pumper, oil field; Ruth G. Abbott, 37, PA/Eng/PA, dau; Helen M. Abbott, 18, PA/CA/PA, dau [sic]; Mary L. Abbott, 10, PA/CA/PA, dau [sic]).

Mary Smith1,2

b. 8 March 1879, d. 20 September 1881
Family
FatherCharles F. Smith3 b. May 1846, d. 19 Mar 1905
MotherSarah Dreibelbis3 b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 4 Jan 1928
     Mary Smith was born on 8 March 1879 in Pennsylvania.3 He was the son of Charles F. Smith and Sarah Dreibelbis.3 He died on 20 September 1881 at age 2.3

Citations

  1. [S1190] 1880 Census, New York, Cattaraugus Co., Olean, Charles Smith household, National Archives, (Charles Smith, 38, Eng/Eng/Eng, Stone mason, rheumatism; Sarah, 32, PA/PA/PA; Belle, 5, OH/PA/PA; Mary, 1, PA/PA/PA).
  2. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272 (listed as Frances).
  3. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272.

Levi Smith1

b. 7 July 1881
Family
FatherCharles F. Smith1 b. May 1846, d. 19 Mar 1905
MotherSarah Dreibelbis1 b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 4 Jan 1928
     Levi Smith was born on 7 July 1881.1 He was the son of Charles F. Smith and Sarah Dreibelbis.1
     Levi Smith Levi is probably the same as the son listed in Charles Smith's obituary as S. P. Smith living in Bordell, McKean County. Buried near Charles in the Degolia Cemetery, near Custer City, McKean County is a Harold L., son of L. P. and M. C. Smith, died 6 July 1901, aged 10 days.2,3

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272.
  2. [S1427] "Died Suddenly in Kinzue Depot," McKean County Miner, 22 Mar 1905, p. 1, Newpaper Archives of Smethport (McKean Co., PA), online http://smethport.newspaperarchive.com/
  3. [S1277] Gravestone, Degolia Cemetery, McKean Co., PA (Harold L., s/o L. P. and M. C. Smith, d. 6 Jul 1901, ag 10d), Painted Hills Genealogical Society, McKean County, PA, online http://www.paintedhills.org/mckeanco.html

Oliver Samuel Smith1,2

b. 1 April 1884, d. 18 October 1953
Family
FatherCharles F. Smith1 b. May 1846, d. 19 Mar 1905
MotherSarah Dreibelbis1 b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 4 Jan 1928
     Oliver Samuel Smith was born on 1 April 1884 in California.1,2 He was the son of Charles F. Smith and Sarah Dreibelbis.1 He married Laura Crosby on 20 June 1910 in Fresno County, California.3,4 He died on 18 October 1953 in Santa Barbara County, California, at age 69.2
     Oliver and his brother Clover moved from Pennsylvania to California by 1905 where they both engaged in the oil busines.5 He lived in Kern County, California, where he was an oil well driller.6,7 He moved to Santa Barbara County, California, by 1930.4

Family

Laura Crosby
Child

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272.
  2. [S324] Oliver Samuel Smith, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).
  3. [S1273] "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, Oliver Smith and Laura Crosby, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org).
  4. [S996] 1930 U.S. Census, California, Santa Barbara Co., Santa Barbara, Oliver S. Smith household, National Archives, (Oliver S. Smith, 45, PA/Eng/PA, driller, oil industry; Laura, 40, CA/MA/CA; Harry W., 18, CA/PA/CA; Lewis G. Crosby, 24, CA/CA/CA, nephew, teacher, public school).
  5. [S1427] "Died Suddenly in Kinzue Depot," McKean County Miner, 22 Mar 1905, p. 1, Newpaper Archives of Smethport (McKean Co., PA), online http://smethport.newspaperarchive.com/
  6. [S599] 1910 U.S. Census, California, Kern Co., Township 13, Clarance Smith household, National Archives, (Clarance Smith, 25, PA/Eng/PA, single, driller, oil wells; Sarah, 62, PA/PA/PA, wd, mother, 6child/4lvg; next door, Clover Smith, 22, PA/Eng/PA, driller, oil wells, Nellie B., 20, PA/PA/Ger, md1y, 0child).
  7. [S435] 1920 U.S. Census, California, Kern Co., Township 13, Oliver Smith household, National Archives, (Oliver Smith, 35, PA/Eng/PA, driller, Stand. Oil Co.; Laura, 30, CA/MA/CA; Harry W., 8, CA/PA/CA).
  8. [S1273] "California, Birth Index, 1905-1995," index, Harry W. Smith, 1911, mother Corsby [sic], viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org).

Clover Albert Smith1,2

b. 16 June 1887, d. 16 March 1944
Family
FatherCharles F. Smith1 b. May 1846, d. 19 Mar 1905
MotherSarah Dreibelbis1 b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 4 Jan 1928
     Clover Albert Smith was born on 16 June 1887 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania.2,3 He was the son of Charles F. Smith and Sarah Dreibelbis.1 He married Nellie Mattison on 20 October 1909 in Bakersfield, California.3 He died on 16 March 1944 in Vista, San Diego County, California, at age 56.2,3 He was buried in Oceanview Cemetery, Oceanside, San Diego County, California.3
     Clover and his brother Oliver moved from Pennsylvania to California by 1905 where they both engaged in the oil busines.4

Family

Nellie Mattison

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272.
  2. [S324] Clover Albert Smith, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).
  3. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Clover Albert Smith, Oceanview Cemetery, Oceanside, San Diego CA (scanned copy of updated, unsourced obituary of Clover Albert Smith), record created by Janice Klafehn, 30 Mar 2008.
  4. [S1427] "Died Suddenly in Kinzue Depot," McKean County Miner, 22 Mar 1905, p. 1, Newpaper Archives of Smethport (McKean Co., PA), online http://smethport.newspaperarchive.com/

Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis1

b. 31 July 1859, d. circa 1918
Family
FatherMoses A. Dreibelbis1 b. 10 Oct 1820, d. 5 Oct 1903
MotherMary Ann Engle1 b. 12 Jun 1827, d. 3 May 1904
     Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis was born on 31 July 1859 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,3,1 He was the son of Moses A. Dreibelbis and Mary Ann Engle.1 He married Kathryn Wise circa 1881.4 He and Kathryn Wise were divorced in 1886 in Smethport, McKean County, Pennsylvania.4 He married Emma Lulu Murry on 24 July 1889 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2 He died circa 1918 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.5,1
     Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis was known as Oliver. Samuel and Emma had seven children, three of whom died as infants.6 He and Emma Lulu Murry were living in Walton, Roane County, West Virginia, in 1910.7 He was an oil well driller.7,2,3
     Records show that Olive Amsdell was raised as the daughter of Nelson Amsdell and Kathryn Wise. Since Kathryn was married to Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis at the time Olive was born, it is the opinion of this researcher that Olive was the biological daughter of Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis, but raised by Nelson Amsdell as his own daughter.8,4

Family 1

Kathryn Wise b. Jun 1861, d. 29 Dec 1941
Child

Family 2

Emma Lulu Murry b. 15 Jul 1865, d. 1 Sep 1912
Children

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 274.
  2. [S1273] Marriage record for Oliver Dreibelbis and Lulu Murray, 1889, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 1 Apr 2017), Oliver Dreibelbis, bn 31 July 1859 in Venango Co., PA, residence: Grapeville, West Moreland Co., PA; occ: oil well driller, not married before; and Lulu Murray, bn 15 July 1865 in West Moreland Co., PA, residing at Murraysville, PA, not married before.
  3. [S973] Passport Application, S. O. Dreibelbis, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]., viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 Mar 2017), Issued 15 Apr 1913; born 31 July 1860, South Oil City; aged 52y, 5ft 9 1/2 inches tall, broad forehead, blue eyes, medium nose, mouth, and chin, light hair, fair complextion, round face; residence: Clendenin, W VA; occupation: oil well driller.
  4. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Nelson Amsdell and Kate Wise, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Nelson Amsdell, 28, res: Bradford, McKean Co., PA, parents: Nelson and Hetty, never married, laborer; Kate Wise, 23, res: Bradford, McKean Co., parents John and Elizabeth Wise, married to Oliver Dreibelbis, divorced 1886 in Smethport, McKean Co.; Kate appeared for the license with her grandfather G. E. Catchall; married 7 Apr 1887 at G. E. Cutchall, Mineral Tp., Venango Co., PA.
  5. [S973] Probate Record, Samuel O. Dreibelbis, West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 [database on-line], viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 Mar 2017), Will Record, Vol 8, 1916-1919, Estate Appraisal, dated 8 Jan 1919, Kanawha Co., WV.
  6. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 557.
  7. [S975] 1910 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Roane Co., Walton, Oliver Dreidelbis household, National Archives, (Oliver Dreidelbis, 50, PA/PA/PA, md21y, driller, oil wells; Emma L., 43, PA/PA/PA, 6child/3lvg; Paul, 18, PA, laborer, Hellen, 13, PA; Harry, 9, WV).
  8. [S178] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Hancock Co., Findlay, Ward 1, Nelson Amsdell household, National Archives, (Nelson Amsdell, Apr 1858, NY/NY/NY, md13y, oil well pumper; Catherine, Jun 1861, PA/PA/PA, 2child/2lvg; Olive, Dec 1881, NY/NY/PA, dau; Bernice, Jun 1893, OH/NY/PA; Elizabeth Foster, Mar 1868, PA/PA/PA, md16y, 4child/4lvg, sis-in-law; Emily, June 1886, PA/PA/PA, neice; Norman, Dec 1889, PA/PA/PA, nephew; Bessie, July 1894, PA/PA/PA, neice; Harry, July 1876, single, boarder [sic? bn 1896?, nephew?].).
  9. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 31 Mar 2017), imaged certificate for Helen Dreiblebis (Dreibelbis), File Number 77596 (5 Sep 1935), (informant: Miss N. Betty Murry, aunt); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 21 Aug 1897, PA; father Oliver Dreibelbis; mother Emma Louise Murry; d. 4 Sep 1935 Nurses Home, West Penn Hospital, Allegheny Co., PA; bur Murrysville, PA; occ: nurse, West Penn Hospital; single).
  10. [S1152] Emma L. Dreibebis, viewed at West Virginia Vital Research Records, Birth Records (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx).

Emma Lulu Murry1,2,3

b. 15 July 1865, d. 1 September 1912
Family
     Emma Lulu Murry was born on 15 July 1865 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.4 She married Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis, son of Moses A. Dreibelbis and Mary Ann Engle, on 24 July 1889 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.4 She died on 1 September 1912 in Charleston, West Virginia, at age 47.5
     Emma and Samuel had seven children, three of whom died as infants.6 She and Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis were living in Walton, Roane County, West Virginia, in 1910.2

Family

Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis b. 31 Jul 1859, d. c 1918
Children

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 274.
  2. [S975] 1910 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Roane Co., Walton, Oliver Dreidelbis household, National Archives, (Oliver Dreidelbis, 50, PA/PA/PA, md21y, driller, oil wells; Emma L., 43, PA/PA/PA, 6child/3lvg; Paul, 18, PA, laborer, Hellen, 13, PA; Harry, 9, WV).
  3. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 31 Mar 2017), imaged certificate for Helen Dreiblebis (Dreibelbis), File Number 77596 (5 Sep 1935), (informant: Miss N. Betty Murry, aunt); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 21 Aug 1897, PA; father Oliver Dreibelbis; mother Emma Louise Murry; d. 4 Sep 1935 Nurses Home, West Penn Hospital, Allegheny Co., PA; bur Murrysville, PA; occ: nurse, West Penn Hospital; single).
  4. [S1273] Marriage record for Oliver Dreibelbis and Lulu Murray, 1889, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 1 Apr 2017), Oliver Dreibelbis, bn 31 July 1859 in Venango Co., PA, residence: Grapeville, West Moreland Co., PA; occ: oil well driller, not married before; and Lulu Murray, bn 15 July 1865 in West Moreland Co., PA, residing at Murraysville, PA, not married before.
  5. [S980] Emma L. Dribelbis, viewed at West Virginia Vital Research Records, Death Records (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
  6. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 557.
  7. [S1152] Emma L. Dreibebis, viewed at West Virginia Vital Research Records, Birth Records (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx).

Paul Murray Dreibelbis1,2

b. 24 January 1893, d. 26 March 1954
Family
FatherSamuel Oliver Dreibelbis1 b. 31 Jul 1859, d. c 1918
MotherEmma Lulu Murry1 b. 15 Jul 1865, d. 1 Sep 1912
     Paul Murray Dreibelbis was born on 24 January 1893 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.1,3 He was the son of Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis and Emma Lulu Murry.1 He married Lucy Deliliah Biddison on 24 December 1916 in Charleston, West Virginia.4,1 He died on 26 March 1954 in Jacksonville, Florida, at age 61.1 He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida.1

Family

Lucy Deliliah Biddison b. 15 Aug 1895, d. 28 Sep 1984
Child

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 557.
  2. [S1309] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record of Paul Murray Dreibelbis, viewed at www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S1309] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record of Paul Murray Dreibelbis, viewed at www.ancestry.com, accessed bn 25 Feb 1891.
  4. [S1153] Paul Dreibelbis and Lucy Biddson, viewed at West Virginia Vital Research Records, Marriage Records (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

Lucy Deliliah Biddison1

b. 15 August 1895, d. 28 September 1984
Family
     Lucy Deliliah Biddison was born on 15 August 1895.1 She married Paul Murray Dreibelbis, son of Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis and Emma Lulu Murry, on 24 December 1916 in Charleston, West Virginia.2,1 She died on 28 September 1984 at age 89.1

Family

Paul Murray Dreibelbis b. 24 Jan 1893, d. 26 Mar 1954
Child

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 557.
  2. [S1153] Paul Dreibelbis and Lucy Biddson, viewed at West Virginia Vital Research Records, Marriage Records (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

Helen Elizabeth Dreibelbis1,2

b. 21 August 1897, d. 4 September 1935
Family
FatherSamuel Oliver Dreibelbis2,1 b. 31 Jul 1859, d. c 1918
MotherEmma Lulu Murry1,2 b. 15 Jul 1865, d. 1 Sep 1912
     Helen Elizabeth Dreibelbis was born on 21 August 1897 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2,1,3 She was the daughter of Samuel Oliver Dreibelbis and Emma Lulu Murry.2,1 She was unmarried.2 She died on 4 September 1935 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 38.1 She was buried in Murrysville Cemetery, Murrsyville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2
     Helen Elizabeth Dreibelbis was a nurse in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 557.
  2. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 31 Mar 2017), imaged certificate for Helen Dreiblebis (Dreibelbis), File Number 77596 (5 Sep 1935), (informant: Miss N. Betty Murry, aunt); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 21 Aug 1897, PA; father Oliver Dreibelbis; mother Emma Louise Murry; d. 4 Sep 1935 Nurses Home, West Penn Hospital, Allegheny Co., PA; bur Murrysville, PA; occ: nurse, West Penn Hospital; single).
  3. [S975] 1910 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Roane Co., Walton, Oliver Dreidelbis household, National Archives, (Oliver Dreidelbis, 50, PA/PA/PA, md21y, driller, oil wells; Emma L., 43, PA/PA/PA, 6child/3lvg; Paul, 18, PA, laborer, Hellen, 13, PA; Harry, 9, WV).