Olive Belle Harkless1,2

b. 10 April 1903, d. 25 February 1955
Family
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Olive Belle Harkless was born on 10 April 1903.3 She married John Elmer Sanner, son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman, on 25 September 1920.1,2 She died on 25 February 1955 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 51.3 She and John were buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.3
     Olive Belle Harkless and John Elmer Sanner raised their grandson.4

Family

John Elmer Sanner b. 17 Oct 1898, d. 10 Apr 1971
Children

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S8] Obituary of John E. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) 1971, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S775] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Sanner George (Seneca, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982.
  4. [S785] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Dorothy Sanner McCandless (Cranberrry, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1983.
  5. [S8] John B. Sanner obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Apr 1981, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  6. [S8] Dorothy Sanner McCandless obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 25 Mar. 1996, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  7. [S8] Howard F. Sanner obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 16 Apr. 1992, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  8. [S8] Raqymond L. Sanner obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 5 Jan. 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  9. [S788] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Deborah Stranford Turcotte (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Viola Agnes Sanner1,2

b. 8 May 1901, d. 2 December 1968
Family
FatherGeorge Francis Sanner1,2 b. 19 Dec 1862, d. 24 Jun 1944
MotherMary Catherine Eisenman1,2 b. 10 Feb 1866, d. 6 Jul 1948
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
VIola (Doll) Sanner Guiher
     Viola Agnes Sanner was born on 8 May 1901 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.1,2 She married John Albert Guiher on 14 August 1920 in Cumberland, Maryland.1,2 She died on 2 December 1968 in Strattanville, Clarion County, at age 67.2 She was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County.2
     Viola Agnes Sanner and John Albert Guiher had no children.

Family

John Albert Guiher b. 12 Oct 1897, d. 25 Jun 1976

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S8] Obituary of Viola Sanner Guiher, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) 1968, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John Albert Guiher1,2

b. 12 October 1897, d. 25 June 1976
Family
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     John Albert Guiher was born on 12 October 1897 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.3 He married Viola Agnes Sanner, daughter of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman, on 14 August 1920 in Cumberland, Maryland.1,2 He died on 25 June 1976 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 78.3 He was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.3
     John Albert Guiher and Viola Agnes Sanner had no children. He was worked in the lumber business with his father until 1935, when he became employed by the Department of Justice in Pittsburgh, where he worked for 27 years before he retired in November 1962.3

Family

Viola Agnes Sanner b. 8 May 1901, d. 2 Dec 1968

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S8] Obituary of Viola Sanner Guiher, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) 1968, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of John A. Guiher, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 June 1976, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Hazel George Sanner1

b. 22 June 1903, d. 13 January 1987
Family
FatherGeorge Francis Sanner1 b. 19 Dec 1862, d. 24 Jun 1944
MotherMary Catherine Eisenman1 b. 10 Feb 1866, d. 6 Jul 1948
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Hazel George Sanner was born on 22 June 1903 in Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.1 He married Esther Alberta Kopp on 2 May 1928 in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.3,2,1 He died on 13 January 1987 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 83.2 He was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.2
     Hazel George Sanner was employed by Fryburg Motors for 22 years and later spent 28 years at National Fuel Gas, retiring in 1968.4 He and Esther were members of the Christ Lutheran Church.4

Family

Esther Alberta Kopp b. 14 Mar 1909, d. 19 Jan 1981
Children

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S8] Obituary of Hazel G. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) 1987, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Esther A. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 20 Jan. 1981, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S8] Obituary of Hazel G. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping) 1987, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S789] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Esther Kopp Sanner (Seneca, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Esther Alberta Kopp1

b. 14 March 1909, d. 19 January 1981
Family
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Esther Alberta Kopp was born on 14 March 1909 in Venus, Pinegrove Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Hazel George Sanner, son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman, on 2 May 1928 in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 She died on 19 January 1981 in Oil City, Venango County, at age 71.1 She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1
     Esther Alberta Sanner and Hazel were members of the Christ Lutheran Church.4

Family

Hazel George Sanner b. 22 Jun 1903, d. 13 Jan 1987
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Esther A. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 20 Jan. 1981, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Hazel G. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) 1987, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  4. [S8] Obituary of Hazel G. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping) 1987, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S789] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Esther Kopp Sanner (Seneca, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1982. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Iva Luella Sanner1

b. 21 September 1906, d. 18 October 1906
Family
FatherGeorge Francis Sanner1 b. 19 Dec 1862, d. 24 Jun 1944
MotherMary Catherine Eisenman1 b. 10 Feb 1866, d. 6 Jul 1948
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Iva Luella Sanner was born on 21 September 1906 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.1 Iva died on 18 October 1906 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County.1 She was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County.2

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S288] Gravestone, Iva Sanner, Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day City, Clarion Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.

Howard Ellsworth Sanner1,2

b. 21 June 1908, d. 18 December 1989
Family
FatherGeorge Francis Sanner1,2 b. 19 Dec 1862, d. 24 Jun 1944
MotherMary Catherine Eisenman1,2 b. 10 Feb 1866, d. 6 Jul 1948
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Howard Ellsworth Sanner was born on 21 June 1908 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.1,2 He married Gertrude A. McCauley on 24 November 1938 in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Fryburg, Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.3 He died on 18 December 1989 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 81.2 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City.2
     Howard Ellsworth Sanner was a machinist at National Transit and retired from Worthington Corp. in 1965.2 He was well known for his woodworking hobbies, especially his lawn ornaments.2

Family

Gertrude A. McCauley b. 1 Feb 1919, d. 19 Feb 1994
Children

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S8] Obituary of Howard E. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping) 1989, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Gertrude A. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping) 1994, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S23] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Howard Sanner (deceased), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Gertrude A. McCauley1

b. 1 February 1919, d. 19 February 1994
Family
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Gertrude A. McCauley was born on 1 February 1919 in Fryburg, Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Howard Ellsworth Sanner, son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman, on 24 November 1938 in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Fryburg, Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1 She died on 19 February 1994 in Seneca, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.1 She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City, Venango County.1

Family

Howard Ellsworth Sanner b. 21 Jun 1908, d. 18 Dec 1989
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Gertrude A. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping) 1994, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S23] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Howard Sanner (deceased), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Julius Arnold Sanner1

b. 12 January 1913, d. 26 July 1997
Family
FatherGeorge Francis Sanner1 b. 19 Dec 1862, d. 24 Jun 1944
MotherMary Catherine Eisenman1 b. 10 Feb 1866, d. 6 Jul 1948
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Julius Arnold Sanner was born on 12 January 1913 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.1 He married Gertrude J. Swasta on 4 August 1938 in St. Joseph's Church, Oil City.2 He died on 26 July 1997 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 84.1
     Julius Arnold Sanner was first employed at J & L Steel and Worthington Corporation. He later worked as a cranesman in the weld shop of Oilwell's Imperial Works. He retired in February 1978.3 He and Gertrude J. Swasta had no children.

Family

Gertrude J. Swasta b. 14 May 1916, d. 1 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Julius A. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Jul. 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] 55th Wedding Anniversary announcement of Julius and Gertrude Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 4 Aug 1993, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Julius A. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 July 1997, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Gertrude J. Swasta1

b. 14 May 1916, d. 1 October 2007
Family
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Gertrude J. Swasta was born on 14 May 1916 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2 She married Julius Arnold Sanner, son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman, on 4 August 1938 in St. Joseph's Church, Oil City.1 She died on 1 October 2007 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 91.2 She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City.2
     Gertrude J. Swasta and Julius Arnold Sanner had no children.

Family

Julius Arnold Sanner b. 12 Jan 1913, d. 26 Jul 1997

Citations

  1. [S8] 55th Wedding Anniversary announcement of Julius and Gertrude Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 4 Aug 1993, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Gertrude J. Sanner," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 1 Oct 2007. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Margaret Lucinda Blair1

b. 22 October 1907, d. 28 January 1993
Family
ChartsDescendant of George Francis and Mary Catherine (Eisenman) Sanner
     Margaret Lucinda Blair was born on 22 October 1907 in Utica, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Albert Floyd Reynolds.2 She married John Elmer Sanner, son of George Francis Sanner and Mary Catherine Eisenman.1 She died on 28 January 1993 in Oil City, Venango County, at age 85.1 She was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.1

Family 1

Albert Floyd Reynolds

Family 2

John Elmer Sanner b. 17 Oct 1898, d. 10 Apr 1971

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Margaret L. Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) 1993, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Margaret Sanner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping) 1993, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John R. Eisenman1,2

b. 17 May 1843, d. 31 December 1917
Family
FatherJoseph Eisenman3 b. 11 Nov 1818, d. 13 Feb 1877
MotherCatherine Randall4 b. 7 Jul 1821, d. 29 Jul 1897
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
John R. EIsenman
     John R. Eisenman was born on 17 May 1843 in Madison Furnace, Limestone Township, Clarion County.1,2,5,6 He was the son of Joseph Eisenman and Catherine Randall.3,4 He married Margaret Elizabeth Dunmire, daughter of Michael Dunmire and Mary Garvin, on 21 June 1864.1,7 He died on 31 December 1917 in Oil City, Venango County, at age 74.1,2 He was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County.8
     John R. Eisenman and Margaret lived in Strattanville and Clarion Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.9,10,11 When the oil development moved into Clarion County in the late 1860s, John worked as a tooldresser until about 1877. He then took up the occupation as lumberman working actively in the woods and later as a raft pilot on the Clarion River down the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh. In 1909, he secured a position as policeman at the Westinghouse Plant in Pittsburgh. In 1911, he went to Oil City and for a year was a member of the Oil City Police Force but resigned that position to act as a policeman at Monarch Park, an amusement park near Oil City. About 1913, he retired from active service at the park to engage in farming in a small way at the home he and Margaret owned near Strattanville in Clarion Township, Clarion County.12,11,13
     Shortly before his death, John R. Eisenman returned to Oil City, Venango County, to live with his son Bruce because of failing health.12
     John R. Eisenman and Margaret were members of the Asbury Methodist Church in Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County.12

Family

Margaret Elizabeth Dunmire b. 11 Jun 1841, d. 30 Jun 1927
Children

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S8] Obituary of John R. Eisenman, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S497] Gary Deckant, "Ancestry of Joseph Eisenmann", 9 Mar 1984 (Mt. Pleasant, PA). Joseph Eisenmann.
  4. [S504] Joseph Eisenman, Family Book of Joseph Eisenman (n.p.: n.pub., 1841), (notation: dates for Catherine Randall added by her son Ambrose).
  5. [S504] Joseph Eisenman, Family Book of Joseph Eisenman (n.p.: n.pub., 1841), Johan Eisenman, b. 17 Mch 1843, d. 31 Dec 1917.
  6. [S502] Baptisms, St. Michael's Parish Records: baptismal record of John Eisenman (b.17 May 1843), transcribed by Helen Hoover, Fryburg, PA, St. Michael's Church, Fryburg, Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
  7. [S291] Obituary of Margaret Dunmire Eisenman, Clarion Republican, Clarion, PA, 7 Jul 1927. Hereinafter cited as Clarion Republican.
  8. [S288] Gravestone, J. R. Eisenman, Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day City, Clarion Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  9. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Strattanville, John Iserman household, National Archives, (John Iserman 27, PA, laborer; Margaret 29, PA; Mary C. 4, PA; William 3, PA; Hiram 1, PA).
  10. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Clarion Tp., John Eisenman household, National Archives, (John Eisenman 37, day laborer; Margaret 39; Mary C. 14; William P. 12; Hiram R. 11; Bloomfied 9; Howard M. 7; Bruce W. 5; Bertha M. 2).
  11. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Clarion Tp., John Eisenman household, National Archives, (John Eisenman, May 1843, m35y, PA/Germany/Germany, lumberman; Maggie, Jul 184_, 3child/3lvg[sic]; Bertha, Dec 1877; Olive, Sep 1880; Carrie, Dec 1883).
  12. [S8] Obit. of John R. Eisenman, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 2 Jan 1918, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  13. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Clarion Tp., Waterford Pike, John R. Eisenman household, National Archives, (John R. Eisenman, 66, m45y, PA/PA/PA, lumberman, woods, own home; Margaret, 68, PA/PA/PA, 9child/7lvg).
  14. [S494] Letter from Lois Nelson Miller (Fayetteville, AR) to Kipp Melat, 1986; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  15. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 Aug 2019), imaged certificate for Howard F. [sic] Eisenman, File Number 118838 (filed 12 Mar 1930), (iinformant: Mrs. H. F. Eisenman, Sheffield, PA [wife]); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 25 Feb 1873, PA; d. 11 Mar 1930, Sheffield Tp., Warren Co., PA; bur. Asubury Cem.; father: John R. Eisenman; mother: Margaret Dunmire; spouse: Mrs. Chloe Eisenman; occ: laborer).
  16. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Sep 2019), imaged certificate for Bruce Warren Eiseman, File Number 107278 (filed 12 Dec 1935), (informant: Mrs. Bruce Eiseman, Strattanville, PA [wife]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 30 Jan 1875, Clarion Co., PA, d. 9 Dec 1935, Clarion Tp., Clarion Co., PA, bur. Asbury Cemetery, Clarion Co., PA; father: John R. Eiseman; mother: Margaret Dunmire; spouse: Katie Hindman Eiseman; occ: laborer).
  17. [S324] Olive Whippo, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).

Margaret Elizabeth Dunmire1,2

b. 11 June 1841, d. 30 June 1927
Family
FatherMichael Dunmire3 b. 9 Jan 1802, d. 20 Feb 1885
MotherMary Garvin3 b. 27 Nov 1814, d. 15 Sep 1883
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
Margaret Dunmire Eisenman
     Margaret Elizabeth Dunmire was born on 11 June 1841 near Fisher, Mill Creek Township, Clarion County.1,2 She was the daughter of Michael Dunmire and Mary Garvin.3 She married John R. Eisenman, son of Joseph Eisenman and Catherine Randall, on 21 June 1864.1,2 Margaret died on 30 June 1927 near Strattanville, Clarion County, at age 86.1,2 She was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County.4
     Margaret Eisenman and John lived in Strattanville and Clarion Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.5,6,7 She lived in Clarion Township, Clarion County, with her daughter Bertha following John's death.8
     Margaret Eisenman and John were members of the Asbury Methodist Church in Day, Clarion Township, Clarion County.9

Family

John R. Eisenman b. 17 May 1843, d. 31 Dec 1917
Children

Citations

  1. [S29] Floyd McMullen, The J. R. Eisenman Family (n.p.: privately printed, unknown publish date).
  2. [S291] Obituary of Margaret Dunmire Eisenman, Clarion Republican, Clarion, PA, 7 Jul 1927. Hereinafter cited as Clarion Republican.
  3. [S505] George Benson Dunmire, compiler, Dunmire Family History (Glen Echo, MD: n.pub., 1980), p. 37.
  4. [S288] Gravestone, Margaret Eisenman, Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Day City, Clarion Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  5. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Strattanville, John Iserman household, National Archives, (John Iserman 27, PA, laborer; Margaret 29, PA; Mary C. 4, PA; William 3, PA; Hiram 1, PA).
  6. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Clarion Tp., John Eisenman household, National Archives, (John Eisenman 37, day laborer; Margaret 39; Mary C. 14; William P. 12; Hiram R. 11; Bloomfied 9; Howard M. 7; Bruce W. 5; Bertha M. 2).
  7. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Clarion Tp., John Eisenman household, National Archives, (John Eisenman, May 1843, m35y, PA/Germany/Germany, lumberman; Maggie, Jul 184_, 3child/3lvg[sic]; Bertha, Dec 1877; Olive, Sep 1880; Carrie, Dec 1883).
  8. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Clarion Tp., Margaret Eisenman household, National Archives, (Margaret Eisenman, 78, PA/PA/PA, wd; Bertha M., 42, PA/PA/PA, single).
  9. [S8] Obit. of John R. Eisenman, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 2 Jan 1918, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  10. [S494] Letter from Lois Nelson Miller (Fayetteville, AR) to Kipp Melat, 1986; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  11. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 Aug 2019), imaged certificate for Howard F. [sic] Eisenman, File Number 118838 (filed 12 Mar 1930), (iinformant: Mrs. H. F. Eisenman, Sheffield, PA [wife]); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 25 Feb 1873, PA; d. 11 Mar 1930, Sheffield Tp., Warren Co., PA; bur. Asubury Cem.; father: John R. Eisenman; mother: Margaret Dunmire; spouse: Mrs. Chloe Eisenman; occ: laborer).
  12. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Sep 2019), imaged certificate for Bruce Warren Eiseman, File Number 107278 (filed 12 Dec 1935), (informant: Mrs. Bruce Eiseman, Strattanville, PA [wife]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 30 Jan 1875, Clarion Co., PA, d. 9 Dec 1935, Clarion Tp., Clarion Co., PA, bur. Asbury Cemetery, Clarion Co., PA; father: John R. Eiseman; mother: Margaret Dunmire; spouse: Katie Hindman Eiseman; occ: laborer).
  13. [S324] Olive Whippo, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).

Minnie Zora Reese1,2

b. 18 January 1874, d. 1 May 1965
Family
FatherSamuel Reese1,2 b. 21 Oct 1851, d. 25 Apr 1921
MotherMary Elizabeth Dreibelbis1,2 b. 7 Nov 1852, d. 22 Jul 1926
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of Jacob Reese
Descendants of John Walker
Minnie Zora Reese
     Minnie Zora Reese was born on 18 January 1874 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County.1,2 She was the daughter of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis.1,2 She married Sidney Arthur Hookins on 25 December 1895 in Franklin, Venango County.3 She married Wilson McCandless Walker, son of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record, on 26 June 1938 in Oil City, Venango County.4,5 She died on 1 May 1965 in Oil City, Venango County, at age 91.1,2 She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1
     Minnie Zora Hookins was living with her parents making draperies in a furnature store in Oil City.6,7

Family 1

Sidney Arthur Hookins b. Nov 1873, d. Mar 1908
Children

Family 2

Wilson McCandless Walker b. 2 Aug 1867, d. 6 Feb 1957

Citations

  1. [S293] Gravestone, Minnie Hookins, Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, read by Ruth Alcorn; birthdate listed as 1877.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Minnie Reese Hookins Walker, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Minnie Reese and Sidney Hookins, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S8] Obituary of Wilson M. Walker, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Minnie Hookins and Wilson Walker, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 319 Central Ave., Samuel Reese household, National Archives, (Samuel Reese, 58, PA, 35y, own income; Ella M., 55, PA, 4child/4lvg; Edward A., 27, PA, salesman, mens clothing; Minnie Z. Hookins, 34, widow, daughter, making draperies in furniture store; Arthur S. 13, Lucille F. 10).
  7. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 203 E. Front St., Minnie Z. Hookins household, National Archives, (Minnie Z. Hookins, 44, PA/PA/PA, wd, drapery work, house decoration; Arthur S., 22, PA/PA/PA, machinist, gas engine shop; Lucille F., 20, bookeeper, retail grocery).
  8. [S405] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Ruth Hookins Alcorn (Titusville, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Sidney Arthur Hookins1,2

b. November 1873, d. March 1908
Family
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
     Sidney Arthur Hookins was born in November 1873 in Buffalo, New York.1 He married Minnie Zora Reese, daughter of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis, on 25 December 1895 in Franklin, Venango County.3 He died in March 1908 at age 34.2,4
     Sidney Arthur Hookins was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census of 503 East 1st St., Oil City, Venango County. The household consisted of Sidney, wife Minnie, his son Arthur S. and daughter Lucille F.5

Family

Minnie Zora Reese b. 18 Jan 1874, d. 1 May 1965
Children

Citations

  1. [S43] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 503 E. 1st St., Sindey A. Hookins household, National Archives.
  2. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Minnie Hookins and Wilson Walker, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. records death date of Sidney Hookins as March 1908.
  3. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Minnie Reese and Sidney Hookins, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S294] Bob Hookins, "Re: [PAVENANG-L] Hookins," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 9 Nov. 2000, said Sidney Hookins died 13 Mar 1903 Oil City--original source not stated. Hereinafter cited as "Re: [PAVENANG-L] Hookins."
  5. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, Sidney A. Hookins household, National Archives.
  6. [S405] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Ruth Hookins Alcorn (Titusville, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Wilson McCandless Walker1,2

b. 2 August 1867, d. 6 February 1957
Family
FatherHugh Dowd Walker2,1 b. 28 Feb 1833, d. 31 Dec 1910
MotherJane Record1,2 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 27 Jun 1918
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of Jacob Reese
Descendants of John Walker
Wilson McCandless Walker
     Wilson McCandless Walker was born on 2 August 1867 in East Fairfield Township, Crawford County.1,2 He was the son of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record.2,1 He married Hattie Elizabeth Kiser, daughter of Jacob Kiser and Emmaline Almstead, on 28 December 1893 in the home of Jacob Kiser, Bousson, Crawford County.2,3 He married Minnie Zora Reese, daughter of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis, on 26 June 1938 in Oil City, Venango County.1,4 He died on 6 February 1957 in Cochranton, Crawford County, at age 89.1 He was buried in Cochranton Cemetery, Cochranton, Crawford County.1

Family 1

Hattie Elizabeth Kiser b. 15 Jun 1867, d. 12 May 1936
Children

Family 2

Minnie Zora Reese b. 18 Jan 1874, d. 1 May 1965

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Wilson M. Walker, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (undated clipping), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  3. [S15] Wedding announcement of Wilson Walker and Hattie Kiser, Tribune-Republican, Meaville, PA, 30 Dec. 1893, Crawford County Historical Society, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Tribune-Republican.
  4. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Minnie Hookins and Wilson Walker, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  5. [S302] Interview with Ted and Ada Powers (deceased) (Cochranton, PA), by Kipp Melat, 1980. Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Harry Lee Reese1,2

b. 29 August 1879, d. 15 October 1953
Family
FatherSamuel Reese1,2 b. 21 Oct 1851, d. 25 Apr 1921
MotherMary Elizabeth Dreibelbis1,2 b. 7 Nov 1852, d. 22 Jul 1926
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
Harry Lee Reese
     Harry Lee Reese was born on 29 August 1879 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County.1,2 He was the son of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis.1,2 He married Beulah Campbell.1 He died on 15 October 1953 in Oil City at age 74.1,2 He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.1
     Harry Lee Reese was salesman in a furniture store and a dry good store in Oil City.3,4,5,6 He and Beulah Campbell lived in 319 Central Avenue, Oil City.6

Family

Beulah Campbell b. 2 Mar 1887, d. 6 Feb 1957
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Harry L. Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S295] Letter from Gerald B. Reese (deceased) (Charlotte, NC) to Kipp Melat, 7 May 1982; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  3. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp. [Oil City], 5th Ward, East First St., Samuel Reese household, National Archives, (Samuel Reese, Oct 1851, PA/PA/PA, md26y, contractor; Ella, Mar 1855, PA/PA/PA, 4child/4lvg; Harry, Aug 1879, PA, salesman, wall paper; Edward, July 1881, PA, grocery clerk; Hattie, Sep 1883, PA, at school).
  4. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 21 E. 2nd St., Ralph Agey household, National Archives, (Ralph Agey, 26, m.2y, PA, proprietor of barber shop; Hattie P., 25, PA; Harry L. Reese, 29, PA, salesman in furniture store; Beulah J., 23, 1 child/1lvg; Harry G., under one, PA).
  5. [S433] 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 319 Central Ave., Harry L. Reese household, National Archives, (Harry L. Reese, 40, PA/PA/PA, salesman, retail house furniture; Beulah J., 32, PA/PA/PA; Gerald B., 9, PA; Harry L., Jr., 3 7/12, PA).
  6. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 319 Central Ave., Harry L. Reese household, National Archives, (Harry L. Reese, 50, PA/PA/PA, salesman, dry goods store; Beulah J., 43, PA/north of Ire/PA; Gerald B., 19, PA; clerk, brokerage office; Harry L. Jr., 13, PA; Donald C., 10, PA; Sidney A., 2 9/12, PA).
  7. [S406] Gerald B. Reese, "Gerald B. Reese Family" (Charlotte, NC). . Hereinafter cited as "Gerald B. Reese FGS."
  8. [S408] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Harry L. Reese (Rockville, MD), as told to Kipp Melat, telephone conversation. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  9. [S407] Donald C. Reese, "Donald C. Reese Family" (Laurel, MD). . Hereinafter cited as "Donald C. Reese Family."

Beulah Campbell1

b. 2 March 1887, d. 6 February 1957
Family
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
     Beulah Campbell was born on 2 March 1887 in Callensburg, Pennsylvania.2 She married Harry Lee Reese, son of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis.1 She died on 6 February 1957 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 69.2
     Beulah Campbell and Harry Lee Reese lived in 319 Central Avenue, Oil City.3

Family

Harry Lee Reese b. 29 Aug 1879, d. 15 Oct 1953
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Harry L. Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Obit. of Beulah Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 7 Feb 1957, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S969] 1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 319 Central Ave., Harry L. Reese household, National Archives, (Harry L. Reese, 50, PA/PA/PA, salesman, dry goods store; Beulah J., 43, PA/north of Ire/PA; Gerald B., 19, PA; clerk, brokerage office; Harry L. Jr., 13, PA; Donald C., 10, PA; Sidney A., 2 9/12, PA).
  4. [S406] Gerald B. Reese, "Gerald B. Reese Family" (Charlotte, NC). . Hereinafter cited as "Gerald B. Reese FGS."
  5. [S408] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Harry L. Reese (Rockville, MD), as told to Kipp Melat, telephone conversation. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  6. [S407] Donald C. Reese, "Donald C. Reese Family" (Laurel, MD). . Hereinafter cited as "Donald C. Reese Family."

Hattie Pearl Reese1,2

b. 15 September 1883, d. 11 June 1923
Family
FatherSamuel Reese1,3 b. 21 Oct 1851, d. 25 Apr 1921
MotherMary Elizabeth Dreibelbis1,3 b. 7 Nov 1852, d. 22 Jul 1926
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
Hattie Pearl Reese
     Hattie Pearl Reese was born on 15 September 1883 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,4,5 She was the daughter of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis.1,3 She married Ralph Augustus Agey on 29 July 1908 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 She died on 11 June 1923 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, at age 39.6 She was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, California.7
     Hattie Pearl Reese and Ralph Augustus Agey were living in Reward, Kern County, California, in 1918 where Ralph operated a barber, tailoring and laundry business.8 She and Ralph Augustus Agey were living in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, in 1920 where Ralph operated a retail clothing store.9

Family 1
Child

Family 2

Ralph Augustus Agey b. 24 Sep 1883, d. 25 Dec 1953
Children

Citations

  1. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp. [Oil City], 5th Ward, East First St., Samuel Reese household, National Archives, (Samuel Reese, Oct 1851, PA/PA/PA, md26y, contractor; Ella, Mar 1855, PA/PA/PA, 4child/4lvg; Harry, Aug 1879, PA, salesman, wall paper; Edward, July 1881, PA, grocery clerk; Hattie, Sep 1883, PA, at school).
  2. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Ralph A. Agey and Hattie Pearl Reese, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Married 29 July 1908 in Oil City.
  3. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Ralph A. Agey and Hattie P. Reese, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S296] Letter from Susan Marshall (Harrisville, PA) to Kipp Melat, various; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  5. [S297] Letter from Kerri and Don Agey (Palmdale, CA) to Kipp Melat, various dates; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  6. [S973] California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Hattie R. Agey entry (Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.), viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 25 June 2018), incorrectly indexed/recorded by ancestry.com. actual record: Hattie R. Reese, died 11 June 1923, aged 38 years.
  7. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 25 June 2018), memorial page for Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, CA, Hattie Agey (no photo; record created by Barbara Wineinger on 17 Jun 2013).
  8. [S973] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Ralph Augustus Agey, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 25 June 2018), Born 24 Sep 1883; living in Reward, Kern Co., CA; occupation barber, tailoring & laundry business; nearest relative: Mrs. Hattie P. Agey; dated 12 Sep 1918.
  9. [S698] 1920 U.S. Census, Illinois, Marion Co., Centralia, 3rd Ward, Ralph Agey household, National Archives, (Ralph Agey, 35, PA, prospecter, retail clothing store; Harriet, 34, PA; Herbert, 8, PA; Beulah, 5, CA).
  10. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 553 (information provided by Susan Fowler Marshall, Harrisville, PA).
  11. [S1508] Donald R. Agey, Pennsylvania Birth Certificate 139431 (filed 15 Sep 1910), viewed at Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Mar 2018; original at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (bn. 14 May 1910, 28 E. 1st St., Oil City, PA, 1st child, Father: Ralph Agey, 32 yrs, bn Lickenville, PA, barber; Mother: Hattie Reese, 27 yrs., bn. Ten-Mile Bottom, PA, housewife).
  12. [S324] Herbert H. Agey, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).
  13. [S5] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Robert N. Reese (deceased), as told to Kipp Melat.
  14. [S973] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Mildred C. Agey entry, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Mar 2018), b. 25 Jun 1922, Kern Co., CA, mother's maiden name Reese.
  15. [S973] Obituary of Mildred Ruttan, Benton County Daily Record; Publication Date: 13 May 2005; Publication Place: Bentonville, AR, US., viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).

Ralph Augustus Agey1,2

b. 24 September 1883, d. 25 December 1953
Family
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
     Ralph Augustus Agey was born on 24 September 1883 in Pennsylvania.2,3 He married Hattie Pearl Reese, daughter of Samuel Reese and Mary Elizabeth Dreibelbis, on 29 July 1908 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.4 He died on 25 December 1953 in Kern County, California, at age 70.3
     Ralph Augustus Agey was a barber in Oil City in 1910.5 He and Hattie Pearl Reese were living in Reward, Kern County, California, in 1918 where Ralph operated a barber, tailoring and laundry business.2 He and Hattie Pearl Reese were living in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, in 1920 where Ralph operated a retail clothing store.6

Family

Hattie Pearl Reese b. 15 Sep 1883, d. 11 Jun 1923
Children

Citations

  1. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Marriage license of Ralph A. Agey and Hattie P. Reese, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S973] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Ralph Augustus Agey, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 25 June 2018), Born 24 Sep 1883; living in Reward, Kern Co., CA; occupation barber, tailoring & laundry business; nearest relative: Mrs. Hattie P. Agey; dated 12 Sep 1918.
  3. [S324] Ralph A. Agey, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).
  4. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Ralph A. Agey and Hattie Pearl Reese, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Married 29 July 1908 in Oil City.
  5. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, 5th Ward, 21 E. 2nd St., Ralph Agey household, National Archives, (Ralph Agey, 26, m.2y, PA, proprietor of barber shop; Hattie P., 25, PA; Harry L. Reese, 29, PA, salesman in furniture store; Beulah J., 23, 1 child/1lvg; Harry G., under one, PA).
  6. [S698] 1920 U.S. Census, Illinois, Marion Co., Centralia, 3rd Ward, Ralph Agey household, National Archives, (Ralph Agey, 35, PA, prospecter, retail clothing store; Harriet, 34, PA; Herbert, 8, PA; Beulah, 5, CA).
  7. [S1508] Donald R. Agey, Pennsylvania Birth Certificate 139431 (filed 15 Sep 1910), viewed at Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Mar 2018; original at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (bn. 14 May 1910, 28 E. 1st St., Oil City, PA, 1st child, Father: Ralph Agey, 32 yrs, bn Lickenville, PA, barber; Mother: Hattie Reese, 27 yrs., bn. Ten-Mile Bottom, PA, housewife).
  8. [S324] Herbert H. Agey, viewed at California Records, Death Records, 1940-1997 (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).
  9. [S5] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Robert N. Reese (deceased), as told to Kipp Melat.
  10. [S973] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Mildred C. Agey entry, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Mar 2018), b. 25 Jun 1922, Kern Co., CA, mother's maiden name Reese.
  11. [S973] Obituary of Mildred Ruttan, Benton County Daily Record; Publication Date: 13 May 2005; Publication Place: Bentonville, AR, US., viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).

Peter Reese1,2,3

b. 29 June 1809, d. 8 July 1889
Family
FatherJacob Reese4 b. 25 Jul 1758, d. 19 Oct 1816
MotherAnna Dorothea (?)5 b. 6 Oct 1769, d. 30 Mar 1844
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
Ancestry of David Kipp Melat
     Peter Reese was born on 29 June 1809 in Moore Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1,3,6 He was the son of Jacob Reese and Anna Dorothea (?)4,5 He was married to Susannah Weaver on 14 February 1837 in Venango County by Rev. D. Clyde.7 He died on 8 July 1889 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County, at age 80.2,1 He was buried in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township.1
     Peter Reese and Daniel Reese lived in Walker Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the early 1830s. Daniel and Peter were both listed on the Walker Township assessment rolls from 1830 to 1832. Daniel's name was crossed off the lists in 1833, but Peter's name remained indicating that Daniel had moved. Peter's name was crossed off the tax rolls in 1835.8 He and Daniel Reese were living in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1835.9
     Peter Reese purchased 100 acres in Cranberry Township on 13 May 1835 from heirs of Joshua Wright for $188. The farm was located at the crossroads at Ten-Mile Bottom, now called Tippery, in eastern Cranberry Township.10 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census of Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.11
     Peter Reese was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census of Cranberry Township, Venango County. The household consisted of Peter, his wife Susannah, and children Robert, Mary J., Sarah, Harriet, Sophia, Solomon, and John. Peter is listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $500.12 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census of Cranberry Township, Venango County. The household consisted of Peter, his wife Susan, and children Robert, Mary, Sarah, Harriet, Sophia, Solomon, John, Samuel, David, Rebecca, and James. A widow, Jane McCall, age 38, was also ennumerated in Peter Reese's household. Peter's occupation was recorded as farmer.13 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census of Cranberry Township, Venango County. The household consisted of Peter, his wife Susan, and children Jane M., John, Samuel, David, Rebekah, James, William, and Joseph. His son Robert and his wife and son were living next door. Peter's occupation was listed as farmer and his real estate was valued at $3000 and his personal estate at $1118.14 He is head of household in the 1880 Census of Cranberry Township, Venango County. The household consisted of Peter, his wife Susanna, his son Samuel and daughter-in-law Eliza [sic], and grandchildren Minnie and Harry.15

Family

Susannah Weaver b. 23 Sep 1819, d. 20 May 1891
Children

Citations

  1. [S292] Gravestone, Peter Reese, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Peter Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Jul 1889, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (Peter Reese died last night at 81 years, resided at Ten Mile Bottom 57 years). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S298] Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church, Mooretown, Northampton Co., PA: Baptism of Peter Reese (typewritten copy shows Peter's birth date as 29 Jul. 1809), (1774-1840), Northampton County Historical Society, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church.
  4. [S414] Gravestone, Jacob Ries, Salem Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Northampton Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 2002, calculation from death date (19 Oct 1816) and age recorded on gravestone (58y, 3m, 6d) shows birthdate as 13 Jul 1758.
  5. [S415] Northampton County Orphan's Court, 9:150, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, (Estate of Jacob Rees, account of Dorothy Rees, 20 Jan 1818). Hereinafter cited as Northampton Co. Orphan's Court.
  6. [S410] Reese Family, The Holy Bible (in German) (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kipp Melat, Chantilly, VA, written in German script, the month is unreadable, the day is "29" and the year is "1809."
  7. [S366] Marriage announcement of Peter Reese and Susannah Weaver, Franklin Intelligencer, Franklin, PA, 14 February 1837, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  8. [S227] Peter Reese entry, 1830-1835 Centre County Assessment Lists, Walker Tp; Centre County Historical Society, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Centre Co. Assessments.
  9. [S121] Peter Reese and Daniel Reese entry, 1835 Venango County tax records, Cranberry Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  10. [S420] Unrecorded Deed for Peter Reese Farm, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Unrecorded Deed for Reese Farm.
  11. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives, (Peter Reese, 1 male under 5, 1 male 5 to 10, 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, and one female 20-30).
  12. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives.
  13. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives.
  14. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives.
  15. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives.
  16. [S8] Obituary of Robert Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, March 1906, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  17. [S410] Reese Family, The Holy Bible (in German) (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kipp Melat, Chantilly, VA, entry reads either 10 or 16 July 1840.
  18. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 18 Apr 2014), imaged certificate for Mary Jane Best, File Number 20637 (13 Feb 1915), (informant: Mrs. Alonzo Harnish, Sligo, PA); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: parents Peter Reese, mother unknown).
  19. [S410] Reese Family, The Holy Bible (in German) (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kipp Melat, Chantilly, VA.
  20. [S292] Gravestone, Harriet Reese, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  21. [S33] Samuel Reese, Death Certificate 39575 (27 Apr 1921), (informant: E.A. Reese (son)), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  22. [S34] Unknown author, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present. (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890), pp. 1151-1152 (biographical sketch of Samuel Reese).
  23. [S8] Obituary of David Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Nov 1922, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (Obit record David's birthdate as 1 Jan 1854). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  24. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Rebecca Dreibelbis, File Number 32222, filed 15 Mar 1934, informant: Elias E. Dreibelbis, Star Rt., Oil City, PA [husb]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 1 Jun 1856, PA; d. 14 Mar 1934, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co.; bur. Jerusalem Corners Cem.; father: Peter Reese; mother: Susan Reese; md, Elias E. Dreibelbis).
  25. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives, (ennumeration shows James as 1 year old).
  26. [S8] Obituary of Joseph Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 2 Jan 1899, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Susannah Weaver1,2

b. 23 September 1819, d. 20 May 1891
Family
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Reese
Ancestry of David Kipp Melat
     Susannah Weaver was born on 23 September 1819 in Centre County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was married to Peter Reese, son of Jacob Reese and Anna Dorothea (?), on 14 February 1837 in Venango County by Rev. D. Clyde.3 She died on 20 May 1891 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County, at age 71.2,4 She was buried in 1892 in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township.2

Family

Peter Reese b. 29 Jun 1809, d. 8 Jul 1889
Children

Citations

  1. [S34] Unknown author, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present. (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890), pp. 1151-1152 (biographical sketch of Samuel Reese).
  2. [S292] Gravestone, Susannah Reese, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  3. [S366] Marriage announcement of Peter Reese and Susannah Weaver, Franklin Intelligencer, Franklin, PA, 14 February 1837, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S233] Obituary of Susan Reese, Franklin Evening News, Franklin, PA, 21 May 1891, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  5. [S8] Obituary of Robert Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, March 1906, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  6. [S410] Reese Family, The Holy Bible (in German) (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kipp Melat, Chantilly, VA, entry reads either 10 or 16 July 1840.
  7. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 18 Apr 2014), imaged certificate for Mary Jane Best, File Number 20637 (13 Feb 1915), (informant: Mrs. Alonzo Harnish, Sligo, PA); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: parents Peter Reese, mother unknown).
  8. [S410] Reese Family, The Holy Bible (in German) (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kipp Melat, Chantilly, VA.
  9. [S292] Gravestone, Harriet Reese, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  10. [S33] Samuel Reese, Death Certificate 39575 (27 Apr 1921), (informant: E.A. Reese (son)), Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.
  11. [S8] Obituary of David Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Nov 1922, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (Obit record David's birthdate as 1 Jan 1854). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  12. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Rebecca Dreibelbis, File Number 32222, filed 15 Mar 1934, informant: Elias E. Dreibelbis, Star Rt., Oil City, PA [husb]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 1 Jun 1856, PA; d. 14 Mar 1934, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co.; bur. Jerusalem Corners Cem.; father: Peter Reese; mother: Susan Reese; md, Elias E. Dreibelbis).
  13. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Peter Reese household, National Archives, (ennumeration shows James as 1 year old).
  14. [S8] Obituary of Joseph Reese, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 2 Jan 1899, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Moses A. Dreibelbis1,2

b. 10 October 1820, d. 5 October 1903
Family
FatherSamuel Dreibelbis3 b. 12 Dec 1781, d. 8 Feb 1876
MotherSusanna Klauss4 b. 27 Aug 1798, d. 27 Jun 1828
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
Moses A. Dreibelbis
     Moses A. Dreibelbis was born on 10 October 1820 in Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of Samuel Dreibelbis and Susanna Klauss.3,4 He married Mary Ann Engle, daughter of Elias G. Engle and Elizabeth Shoemaker, on 8 August 1844 in Richland Township, Venango County.1,5 He died on 5 October 1903 in Ten-Mile Bottom (Tippery), Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 82.2,6 Moses and Mary Ann were buried in an unmarked grave in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County.6,7
     Moses A. Dreibelbis moved with his father from Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1837 to Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.8 Moses and Mary Ann moved to Cranberry Township, Venango County, between 1860 and 1870 where they remained the rest of their lives.9,10,11,12,13,14 He and Mary Ann Engle were members of the Evangelical Church for over fifty years.15 According to his obituary, Moses "was a man of high standing in his community, a loving and devoted father and husband and a splendid citizen. Although so far advanced in years he had a remarkable command of his faculties and a short time previous to his death made all arrangements for the funeral services, selecting the text and the hymns to be used.15

Family

Mary Ann Engle b. 12 Jun 1827, d. 3 May 1904
Children

Citations

  1. [S299] Charles A. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1966 (n.p.: n.pub., 1966), p. 52.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Moses Dreibelbis, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 6 Oct 1903, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S507] Gravestone, Samuel Dreibelbis, Old Zion Cemetery, Richland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, d. 8 Feb. 1876, aged 84y., 1m., 27d.
  4. [S508] Gravestone, Susanna Dreibelbis, St. Peter's Cemetery, Richmond Tp., Berks Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  5. [S8] Obituary of Mary Ann Dreibelbis, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  6. [S212] Moses Dreibelbis obituary, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 8 Oct. 1903, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  7. [S212] Mary Ann Dreibelbis obituary, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 12 May 1904, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  8. [S121] Samuel Dreibelbis entry, 1837 Venango County tax records, Richland Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  9. [S121] Moses Dreibelbis entry, 1854 Venango County tax records, Cranberry Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  10. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Richland Tp., Moses Dribbelbass household, National Archives, (Moses Dribbelbias, 30, PA, farmer; Samuel [sic], 23, PA; Mary, 6, PA; Charles, 6, PA; Levi, 4, PA; Sarah E., 2, PA; Susan, 3/12, PA; Daniel Brice, 13, PA).
  11. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Richland Tp., Moses Dreiblebiss household, National Archives, (Moses Dreiblebiss, 39, PA, farmer, $1200/100; Mary A., 33, PA; Charles, 15, PA; Levi, 14, PA, farm laborer; Sarah, 12, PA; Susan, 10, PA; Elias, 7, PA; Mary E., 4, PA; Oliver, 3/4, PA).
  12. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Moses Dreibilbis household, National Archives, (Moses Dreibilbis, 49, PA, farmer, $4000/653; Mary A., 43, PA; Levi, 24, PA, farm laborer; Sarah, 21, PA; Susan, 19, PA; Elias, 17, PA; Mary E., 15, PA; Samuel, 11, PA; Hattie, 7, PA; George, 5, PA; Norinea[?], 2, PA).
  13. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Moses Dreibilbis household, National Archives, (Moses Dreibilbis, 60, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Mary, 53, PA/PA/PA; Susan, 29, PA; Oliver, 20, PA, driller; Hattie, 17, PA; George, 15, PA; Laura, 12, PA).
  14. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Moses Dreibelbis household, National Archives, (Moses Dreibelbis, Oct 1820, PA/PA/PA, md55yrs, farmer; Marrey A., Jun 1826, PA/PA/PA, 12child/9lvg; ennumerated next to George and Susan Coburn).
  15. [S39] Obituary of Moses Dreibelbis, Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  16. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272.
  17. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Levi Peirce Drebelbis, File Number 32184 (filed 1 Apr 1931), informant: Byron Wolfe, Bradford, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: parents Moses Drebelbis and Mary A. Engle).
  18. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Sarah Allison, File Number 4079 (filed 7 Jan 1928), informant: W.B. Allison, Bradford, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: parents: Moses A. Dreibelbis and Mary Ann, born 3 Feb 1848, Venango Co., PA).
  19. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Susan Coburn, File Number 62045 (filed 2 Jun 1924), informant: G. W. Coburn, R.D. 1, Oil City, A; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: born 21 Mar 1850, parents: Moses Driebelbis and Mary Engel).
  20. [S34] Unknown author, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present. (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890), pp. 1151-1152 (biographical sketch of Samuel Reese).
  21. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Elias Engle Dreibelbis, File Number 20464, filed 10 Feb 1935, informant: Howard Dreibelbis, Titusville, PA [son]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 7 Nov 1852, Venango Co., PA; d. 9 Feb 1935, Oil Creek Tp., Venango Co.; bur. Jerusalem Cem.; father: Moses A. Dreibelbis; mother: Mary Ann Engle; widowed; laborer).
  22. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 102.
  23. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 274.
  24. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Mrs. Hattie Shannon, File Number 86338, filed 19 Sep 1932, informant: John R. Shannon, Bellevue, PA [husb]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 25 Feb 1862, Seneca, PA; d. 16 Sep 1932, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co; bur. Heckathorn Cem; father: Moses Driebelbis; mother: Mary Engle; married: John R. Shannon; cause of death: "Mal neutrition caused by refusial to eat," contributory: dementia).
  25. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, license of John R. Shannon and Hattie Stella Dreibelbis, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. md 15 Mar 1886, Franklin; Hattie, d/o M.A. and Mary Dreibelbis, serving girl; John, s/o A.D. and Sarah Shannon, wagon maker.
  26. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 275.

Mary Ann Engle1,2

b. 12 June 1827, d. 3 May 1904
Family
FatherElias G. Engle3 b. c 26 Sep 1803, d. 17 Sep 1889
MotherElizabeth Shoemaker4 b. c 24 Nov 1803, d. 26 Oct 1881
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
Mary Ann Engle Dreibelbis
     Mary Ann Engle was born on 12 June 1827 in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Elias G. Engle and Elizabeth Shoemaker.3,4 She married Moses A. Dreibelbis, son of Samuel Dreibelbis and Susanna Klauss, on 8 August 1844 in Richland Township, Venango County.1,2 She died on 3 May 1904 in Ten-Mile Bottom, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 76.5 Mary and Moses A. were buried in an unmarked grave in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County.6,5
     Mary and Moses A. moved to Cranberry Township, Venango County, between 1860 and 1870 where they remained the rest of their lives.7,8,9,10,11,12 She and Moses A. Dreibelbis were members of the Evangelical Church for over fifty years.13

Family

Moses A. Dreibelbis b. 10 Oct 1820, d. 5 Oct 1903
Children

Citations

  1. [S299] Charles A. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1966 (n.p.: n.pub., 1966), p. 52.
  2. [S8] Obituary of Mary Ann Dreibelbis, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date), Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S507] Gravestone, Elias G. Engle, Old Zion Cemetery, Richland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  4. [S507] Gravestone, Elizabeth Engle, Old Zion Cemetery, Richland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  5. [S212] Mary Ann Dreibelbis obituary, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 12 May 1904, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S212] Moses Dreibelbis obituary, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 8 Oct. 1903, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  7. [S121] Moses Dreibelbis entry, 1854 Venango County tax records, Cranberry Tp.; Assessment Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Venango County tax records.
  8. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Richland Tp., Moses Dribbelbass household, National Archives, (Moses Dribbelbias, 30, PA, farmer; Samuel [sic], 23, PA; Mary, 6, PA; Charles, 6, PA; Levi, 4, PA; Sarah E., 2, PA; Susan, 3/12, PA; Daniel Brice, 13, PA).
  9. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Richland Tp., Moses Dreiblebiss household, National Archives, (Moses Dreiblebiss, 39, PA, farmer, $1200/100; Mary A., 33, PA; Charles, 15, PA; Levi, 14, PA, farm laborer; Sarah, 12, PA; Susan, 10, PA; Elias, 7, PA; Mary E., 4, PA; Oliver, 3/4, PA).
  10. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Moses Dreibilbis household, National Archives, (Moses Dreibilbis, 49, PA, farmer, $4000/653; Mary A., 43, PA; Levi, 24, PA, farm laborer; Sarah, 21, PA; Susan, 19, PA; Elias, 17, PA; Mary E., 15, PA; Samuel, 11, PA; Hattie, 7, PA; George, 5, PA; Norinea[?], 2, PA).
  11. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Moses Dreibilbis household, National Archives, (Moses Dreibilbis, 60, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Mary, 53, PA/PA/PA; Susan, 29, PA; Oliver, 20, PA, driller; Hattie, 17, PA; George, 15, PA; Laura, 12, PA).
  12. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., Moses Dreibelbis household, National Archives, (Moses Dreibelbis, Oct 1820, PA/PA/PA, md55yrs, farmer; Marrey A., Jun 1826, PA/PA/PA, 12child/9lvg; ennumerated next to George and Susan Coburn).
  13. [S39] Obituary of Moses Dreibelbis, Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  14. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 272.
  15. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Levi Peirce Drebelbis, File Number 32184 (filed 1 Apr 1931), informant: Byron Wolfe, Bradford, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: parents Moses Drebelbis and Mary A. Engle).
  16. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Sarah Allison, File Number 4079 (filed 7 Jan 1928), informant: W.B. Allison, Bradford, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: parents: Moses A. Dreibelbis and Mary Ann, born 3 Feb 1848, Venango Co., PA).
  17. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2014), imaged certificate for Susan Coburn, File Number 62045 (filed 2 Jun 1924), informant: G. W. Coburn, R.D. 1, Oil City, A; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: born 21 Mar 1850, parents: Moses Driebelbis and Mary Engel).
  18. [S34] Unknown author, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present. (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890), pp. 1151-1152 (biographical sketch of Samuel Reese).
  19. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Elias Engle Dreibelbis, File Number 20464, filed 10 Feb 1935, informant: Howard Dreibelbis, Titusville, PA [son]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 7 Nov 1852, Venango Co., PA; d. 9 Feb 1935, Oil Creek Tp., Venango Co.; bur. Jerusalem Cem.; father: Moses A. Dreibelbis; mother: Mary Ann Engle; widowed; laborer).
  20. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 102.
  21. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 274.
  22. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Jun 2022), imaged certificate for Mrs. Hattie Shannon, File Number 86338, filed 19 Sep 1932, informant: John R. Shannon, Bellevue, PA [husb]; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 25 Feb 1862, Seneca, PA; d. 16 Sep 1932, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co; bur. Heckathorn Cem; father: Moses Driebelbis; mother: Mary Engle; married: John R. Shannon; cause of death: "Mal neutrition caused by refusial to eat," contributory: dementia).
  23. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, license of John R. Shannon and Hattie Stella Dreibelbis, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. md 15 Mar 1886, Franklin; Hattie, d/o M.A. and Mary Dreibelbis, serving girl; John, s/o A.D. and Sarah Shannon, wagon maker.
  24. [S409] Harvey C. Dreibelbis, compiler, John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America, 1732-1990 (Newtown Square, PA: Harrowwood Books, August 1991), p. 275.

William Alfred Walker1

b. 23 December 1862, d. 19 December 1934
Family
FatherHugh Dowd Walker1 b. 28 Feb 1833, d. 31 Dec 1910
MotherJane Record1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 27 Jun 1918
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of John Walker
William Alfred Walker
     William Alfred Walker was born on 23 December 1862 in East Fairfield Township, Crawford County.1 He was the son of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record.1 He married Carrie Kiser, daughter of Jacob Kiser and Emmaline Almstead, on 12 June 1884.1 He died on 19 December 1934 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, at age 71.1,2 He was buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Michigan.2
     William Alfred Walker and Carrie Kiser were living in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1900 on a rented farm.3 He and Carrie Kiser moved from Crawford County to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, in June 1917 where they and several of their children joined the cult community known as the House of David.2,4

Family

Carrie Kiser b. 17 Jun 1864, d. 6 Oct 1941
Children

Citations

  1. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1270] Obituary of W. A. Walker, The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI, 21 Dec 1934, Pennsylvania Room, Carneigie Library of Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., William A. Walker household, National Archives, (William A. Walker, Dec 1864, PA/PA/PA, md16y, farmer, renting; Carrie, Jun 1864, PA/PA/PA, 8child/8lvg; Hugh, Mar 1885, PA; Eva J., July 1886, PA; Mabel F., Oct 1887, PA; Florence E., Mar 1889, PA; Sarah E., Feb 1892, PA; William P., Dec 1894, PA; Otis L., Aug 1896, PA; Charles D., Oct 1898, PA).
  4. [S1270] Obituary of Eva Smith, The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI, 4 Jan 1965, Pennsylvania Room, Carneigie Library of Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Carrie Kiser1

b. 17 June 1864, d. 6 October 1941
Family
FatherJacob Kiser
MotherEmmaline Almstead2
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of John Walker
     Carrie Kiser was born on 17 June 1864 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.2 She was the daughter of Jacob Kiser and Emmaline Almstead.2 She married William Alfred Walker, son of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record, on 12 June 1884.1 She died on 6 October 1941 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, at age 77.2 She was buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor.2
     Carrie Kiser and William Alfred Walker were living in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1900 on a rented farm.3 She and William Alfred Walker moved from Crawford County to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, in June 1917 where they and several of their children joined the cult community known as the House of David.4,5

Family

William Alfred Walker b. 23 Dec 1862, d. 19 Dec 1934
Children

Citations

  1. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S973] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995. Carrie Walker, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  3. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cranberry Tp., William A. Walker household, National Archives, (William A. Walker, Dec 1864, PA/PA/PA, md16y, farmer, renting; Carrie, Jun 1864, PA/PA/PA, 8child/8lvg; Hugh, Mar 1885, PA; Eva J., July 1886, PA; Mabel F., Oct 1887, PA; Florence E., Mar 1889, PA; Sarah E., Feb 1892, PA; William P., Dec 1894, PA; Otis L., Aug 1896, PA; Charles D., Oct 1898, PA).
  4. [S1270] Obituary of W. A. Walker, The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI, 21 Dec 1934, Pennsylvania Room, Carneigie Library of Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  5. [S1270] Obituary of Eva Smith, The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI, 4 Jan 1965, Pennsylvania Room, Carneigie Library of Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Jane Walker1,2

b. 14 August 1865, d. 1954
Family
FatherHugh Dowd Walker1,2 b. 28 Feb 1833, d. 31 Dec 1910
MotherJane Record1,2 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 27 Jun 1918
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of John Walker
Jennie Walker Marsteller
     Sarah Jane Walker was born on 14 August 1865 in East Fairfield Township, Crawford County.1,2 She was the daughter of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record.1,2 She married George William Marsteller on 1 January 1890.1 She died in 1954 in Cochranton, Crawford County.1,2 She was buried in Cochranton Cemetery, Cochranton.2
     Sarah Jane Walker also went by the name of Jennie.1

Family

George William Marsteller b. 30 Dec 1866, d. 17 Oct 1896
Children

Citations

  1. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S300] Gravestone, Jennie Marsteller, Cochranton Cemetery, Cochranton, Crawford Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  3. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), includes information added by Esta Fleming and Marty Stockton (deceased).

George William Marsteller1

b. 30 December 1866, d. 17 October 1896
Family
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of John Walker
     George William Marsteller was born on 30 December 1866.2 He married Sarah Jane Walker, daughter of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record, on 1 January 1890.3 He died on 17 October 1896 at age 29.2 He was buried in Cochranton Cemetery, Cochranton.1

Family

Sarah Jane Walker b. 14 Aug 1865, d. 1954
Children

Citations

  1. [S300] Gravestone, G. William Marsteller, Cochranton Cemetery, Cochranton, Crawford Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
  2. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), copies in the possession of Martha Fleming Stockton, deceased.
  3. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  4. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), includes information added by Esta Fleming and Marty Stockton (deceased).

John Record Walker1,2

b. 12 February 1870, d. 3 July 1946
Family
FatherHugh Dowd Walker1,2 b. 28 Feb 1833, d. 31 Dec 1910
MotherJane Record1,2 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 27 Jun 1918
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of John Walker
John Records Walker
     John Record Walker was born on 12 February 1870 in East Fairfield Township, Crawford County.1,2 He was the son of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record.1,2 He married Bessie Thompson on 11 September 1911.1 He died on 3 July 1946 in Oil City, Venango County, at age 76.1,2
     John Record Walker and Bessie Thompson had no children. He was a farmer in Wayne Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.3

Family

Bessie Thompson

Citations

  1. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S8] Obituary of John R. Walker, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 5 Jul. 1946, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S1348] 1940 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Crawford Co., Wayne Tp., Stewart Walker household, National Archives, (Stewart Walker, 61, PA, farmer; Dorothy, 30, PA, lvg in Oil City in 1935; Jack, 6/12, PA; John, 70, PA, farmer, brother).

Bessie Thompson1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Philip Records
Descendants of John Walker
     Bessie Thompson married John Record Walker, son of Hugh Dowd Walker and Jane Record, on 11 September 1911.1
     Bessie Thompson and John Record Walker had no children.

Family

John Record Walker b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 Jul 1946

Citations

  1. [S40] Letter from Jennie Walker Marsteller (Cochranton, PA) to Mary Walker Reese, 3 May 1932; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).