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Father

Albert Benighoff¹ b. c 1640, d. 6 Nov 1680

Mother

Catharina Lorenz¹

Christina Benighoff was born on 22 July 1676 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Benighoff and Catharina Lorenz.¹

Citations

[S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1.

Johann Peter Benighoff¹

d. 29 October 1681

Father

Albert Benighoff¹ b. c 1640, d. 6 Nov 1680

Mother

Catharina Lorenz¹

Johann Peter Benighoff was born in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.¹ He was the son of Albert Benighoff and Catharina Lorenz.¹ He died on 29 October 1681 in Gauersheim.¹

Citations

[S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1.

John Kerns¹

John Kerns married Polly Nicely on 16 February 1783.¹

Family

Polly Nicely

Children

James Karns+¹ b. 28 Feb 1795, d. 23 Sep 1871
Abraham Karns+¹ b. c 18 Jul 1801, d. 21 Feb 1875

Citations

[S721] John and Mary Nicely Kernes Family, Anthony Kernes Bible (9 Sep. 1815); xerox copy from Alice Morrison's files. Hereinafter cited as Anthony Kernes Bible.

Polly Nicely¹

Polly Nicely married John Kerns on 16 February 1783.¹

Family

John Kerns

Children

James Karns+¹ b. 28 Feb 1795, d. 23 Sep 1871
Abraham Karns+¹ b. c 18 Jul 1801, d. 21 Feb 1875

Citations

[S721] John and Mary Nicely Kernes Family, Anthony Kernes Bible (9 Sep. 1815); xerox copy from Alice Morrison's files. Hereinafter cited as Anthony Kernes Bible.

Marie McCrea¹

Charts

Marie McCrea married Alfred C. Karns, son of Alonzo Karns and Lucretia F. Oaks.¹

Family

Alfred C. Karns b. Feb 1893, d. 30 Aug 1983

Children

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 31 Aug. 1983, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Helen Karns¹

Father

Kenneth Ordell Karns¹ b. 1917, d. 1967

Mother

Jean L. Blauser¹ b. 1922, d. 1981

Charts

Helen Karns is the daughter of Kenneth Ordell Karns and Jean L. Blauser.¹

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 31 Aug. 1983, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Philip Karns¹

Father

Kenneth Ordell Karns¹ b. 1917, d. 1967

Mother

Jean L. Blauser¹ b. 1922, d. 1981

Charts

Philip Karns is the son of Kenneth Ordell Karns and Jean L. Blauser.¹

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 31 Aug. 1983, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Linda Karns¹

Father

Kenneth Ordell Karns¹ b. 1917, d. 1967

Mother

Jean L. Blauser¹ b. 1922, d. 1981

Charts

Linda Karns is the daughter of Kenneth Ordell Karns and Jean L. Blauser.¹

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 31 Aug. 1983, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson¹

b. 30 April 1905, d. 8 January 1980

Father

Elmer Elis Stevenson¹ b. Jul 1868

Mother

Elizabeth Blanche Newson¹ b. Aug 1878

Charts

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson was born on 30 April 1905 in Kaneville, Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer Elis Stevenson and Elizabeth Blanche Newson.¹ She married Floyd H. Crawford, son of Curtis R. Crawford and Catherine Mary Hogg, on 8 June 1921 in Kaneville, Conrplanter Township.¹ She died on 8 January 1980 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 74.¹

Family

Floyd H. Crawford b. 22 Dec 1898, d. 7 Apr 1963

Children

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Floyd H. Crawford¹

b. 22 December 1898, d. 7 April 1963

Father

Curtis R. Crawford¹

Mother

Catherine Mary Hogg¹

Charts

Floyd H. Crawford was born on 22 December 1898 in Petroleum Center, Conrplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Curtis R. Crawford and Catherine Mary Hogg.¹ He married Elizabeth Mae Stevenson, daughter of Elmer Elis Stevenson and Elizabeth Blanche Newson, on 8 June 1921 in Kaneville, Conrplanter Township.¹ He died on 7 April 1963 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 64.¹

Family

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson b. 30 Apr 1905, d. 8 Jan 1980

Children

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Floyd H. Crawford Jr.¹

Father

Floyd H. Crawford¹ b. 22 Dec 1898, d. 7 Apr 1963

Mother

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson¹ b. 30 Apr 1905, d. 8 Jan 1980

Charts

Floyd H. Crawford Jr. is the son of Floyd H. Crawford and Elizabeth Mae Stevenson.¹

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Donald L. Crawford¹

Father

Floyd H. Crawford¹ b. 22 Dec 1898, d. 7 Apr 1963

Mother

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson¹ b. 30 Apr 1905, d. 8 Jan 1980

Charts

Donald L. Crawford is the son of Floyd H. Crawford and Elizabeth Mae Stevenson.¹

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Marjorie Helen Crawford¹

Father

Floyd H. Crawford¹ b. 22 Dec 1898, d. 7 Apr 1963

Mother

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson¹ b. 30 Apr 1905, d. 8 Jan 1980

Charts

Marjorie Helen Crawford is the daughter of Floyd H. Crawford and Elizabeth Mae Stevenson.¹ She married Oren Shaffer.¹

Family

Oren Shaffer

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Oren Shaffer¹

Charts

Oren Shaffer married Marjorie Helen Crawford, daughter of Floyd H. Crawford and Elizabeth Mae Stevenson.¹

Family

Marjorie Helen Crawford

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Lilly E. Stevenson¹

b. September 1899

Father

Elmer Elis Stevenson¹ b. Jul 1868

Mother

Elizabeth Blanche Newson¹ b. Aug 1878

Charts

Lilly E. Stevenson was born in September 1899 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer Elis Stevenson and Elizabeth Blanche Newson.¹

Citations

[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Elmer Stevenson household, National Archives, (Elmer Stevenson, Jul 1868, PA/PA/PA, md4y; Elizabeth B., Aug 1878, 2child/2lvg; Florence, Oct 1897; Lilly E., Sep 1899; Albert, Oct 1883, brother).

George Everett Stevenson^1,2

b. June 1861

Father

Frederick Stevenson¹ b. 25 Jul 1839, d. 15 Feb 1889

Mother

Margaret Shafer¹

Charts

George Everett Stevenson was born in June 1861 in Pennsylvania.^1,3 He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Margaret Shafer.¹ He married Christina Roydes, daughter of Henry Roydes and Hannah (?), on 19 August 1886 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.²

George Everett Stevenson lived in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, where he worked as an oil well driller in 1900.⁴

Family

Christina Roydes b. Jan 1863

Children

Harry Stevenson⁴ b. Nov 1889
Gertrude Stevenson⁴ b. May 1900

Citations

[S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 39, PA/MD/PA, farmer; Margaret, 35; George E., 19; Louis, 15; Maria J., 13; Frederick A., 10; Elmer E., 8; Edith M., 6).
[S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, George Everett Stevenson and Crissie Roydes, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Cornplanter Tp., Venango Co., Geo E. Stevenson household, National Archives, (Geo E. Stevenson, June 1861, PA/PA/PA, md14y, oil well driller; Christina, Jan 1863, PA/PA/PA, 5child/2lvg; Harry, Nov 1889, PA; Gertrude, May 1900, PA).
[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Geo E. Stevenson household, National Archives, (Geo E. Stevenson, June 1861, PA/PA/PA, md14y, oil well driller; Christina, Jan 1863, PA/PA/PA, 5child/2lvg; Harry, Nov 1889, PA; Gertrude, May 1900, PA).

Louis J. Stevenson¹

b. circa 1862

Father

Frederick Stevenson^2,1 b. 25 Jul 1839, d. 15 Feb 1889

Mother

Margaret Shafer^2,1

Charts

Louis J. Stevenson was born circa 1862 in Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Frederick Stevenson and Margaret Shafer.^2,1

Citations

[S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 39, PA/MD/PA, farmer; Margaret, 35; George E., 19; Louis, 15; Maria J., 13; Frederick A., 10; Elmer E., 8; Edith M., 6).
[S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., Springfield Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 30, PA, farmer; Margaret, 27; Edward, 10; Louis, 7; Mariah, 3; Frederick, 1; Major Keith, 15).

Maria J. Stevenson¹

b. circa 1865

Father

Frederick Stevenson¹ b. 25 Jul 1839, d. 15 Feb 1889

Mother

Margaret Shafer¹

Charts

Maria J. Stevenson was born circa 1865 in Pennsylvania.^1,2 She was the daughter of Frederick Stevenson and Margaret Shafer.¹

Citations

[S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Erie Co., Springfield Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 30, PA, farmer; Margaret, 27; Edward, 10; Louis, 7; Mariah, 3; Frederick, 1; Major Keith, 15).
[S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 39, PA/MD/PA, farmer; Margaret, 35; George E., 19; Louis, 15; Maria J., 13; Frederick A., 10; Elmer E., 8; Edith M., 6).

Edith Marlda Stevenson¹

b. circa 1874

Father

Frederick Stevenson¹ b. 25 Jul 1839, d. 15 Feb 1889

Mother

Margaret Shafer¹

Charts

Edith Marlda Stevenson was born circa 1874 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Stevenson and Margaret Shafer.¹ She married William Curtis Drake, son of Eratus Davis Drake and Catherine Jane Stover, on 5 July 1890 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.²

Family

William Curtis Drake

Child

Ethel Mae Drake+^2,3 b. 9 Jul 1891, d. 5 Jan 1949

Citations

[S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 39, PA/MD/PA, farmer; Margaret, 35; George E., 19; Louis, 15; Maria J., 13; Frederick A., 10; Elmer E., 8; Edith M., 6).
[S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Edith Marlda Stevenson and William Curtis Drake, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
[S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Dec 2016), imaged certificate for Ethel M. Gahring, File Number 6243 (filed 8 Jan 1949), informant: Ernest C. Gahring; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹

b. August 1872

Father

William Snow²

Mother

Anna Crawford²

Charts

Mary Elizabeth Snow was born in August 1872.¹ She was the daughter of William Snow and Anna Crawford.² She married Frederick Austin Stevenson, son of Frederick Stevenson and Margaret Shafer, on 16 November 1891 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.^3,1

Family

Frederick Austin Stevenson b. Mar 1866, d. Jun 1906

Children

Citations

[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Fred Stevenson household, National Archives, (Fred Stevenson, Mar 1866, PA/PA/PA, md8y; Mary E, Aug 1872, 4child/4lvg; Mabel A., Apr 1892; Margaret A., Apr 1894; Laurence W., Jun 1895; Clara B., Mar 1899).
[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).
[S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Fred'k Austin Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Snow, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

William Snow¹

William Snow married Anna Crawford.¹

Family

Anna Crawford

Child

Mary Elizabeth Snow+¹ b. Aug 1872

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Anna Crawford¹

Anna Crawford married William Snow.¹

Family

William Snow

Child

Mary Elizabeth Snow+¹ b. Aug 1872

Citations

[S529] Viewed at Kathy Goodman's Web Site (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/index.htm).

Mabel A. Stevenson¹

b. April 1892

Father

Frederick Austin Stevenson¹ b. Mar 1866, d. Jun 1906

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

Mabel A. Stevenson was born in April 1892 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Austin Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Snow.¹

Citations

[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Fred Stevenson household, National Archives, (Fred Stevenson, Mar 1866, PA/PA/PA, md8y; Mary E, Aug 1872, 4child/4lvg; Mabel A., Apr 1892; Margaret A., Apr 1894; Laurence W., Jun 1895; Clara B., Mar 1899).

Laurence W. Stevenson¹

b. June 1895

Father

Frederick Austin Stevenson¹ b. Mar 1866, d. Jun 1906

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

Laurence W. Stevenson was born in June 1895 in Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Frederick Austin Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Snow.¹

Citations

[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Fred Stevenson household, National Archives, (Fred Stevenson, Mar 1866, PA/PA/PA, md8y; Mary E, Aug 1872, 4child/4lvg; Mabel A., Apr 1892; Margaret A., Apr 1894; Laurence W., Jun 1895; Clara B., Mar 1899).

Margaret Annie Stevenson¹

b. April 1894

Father

Frederick Austin Stevenson¹ b. Mar 1866, d. Jun 1906

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

Margaret Annie Stevenson was born in April 1894 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Austin Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Snow.¹ She married Lon Leroy Heath on 11 November 1914 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.²

Family

Lon Leroy Heath

Citations

[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Fred Stevenson household, National Archives, (Fred Stevenson, Mar 1866, PA/PA/PA, md8y; Mary E, Aug 1872, 4child/4lvg; Mabel A., Apr 1892; Margaret A., Apr 1894; Laurence W., Jun 1895; Clara B., Mar 1899).
[S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Margaret Annie Stevenson and Lon Leroy Heath, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Clara Bell Stevenson¹

b. March 1899

Father

Frederick Austin Stevenson¹ b. Mar 1866, d. Jun 1906

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

Clara Bell Stevenson was born in March 1899 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Austin Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Snow.¹ She married John Franklin Sampsell on 10 May 1915 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.²

Family

John Franklin Sampsell

Child

Lloyd Herbert Sampsell+

Citations

[S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., Fred Stevenson household, National Archives, (Fred Stevenson, Mar 1866, PA/PA/PA, md8y; Mary E, Aug 1872, 4child/4lvg; Mabel A., Apr 1892; Margaret A., Apr 1894; Laurence W., Jun 1895; Clara B., Mar 1899).
[S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Clara Bell Stevenson and John Franklin Sampsell, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Alisa Alden¹

Descendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Jacob Reese
Descendants of Adam Stroup

Father

Curt Alden¹

Mother

Monica Ann Sakalousky¹

Charts

Alisa Alden is the daughter of Curt Alden and Monica Ann Sakalousky.¹

Citations

[S379] Letter from Mrs. Luella Ross (Franklin, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1980; unknown repository (unknown repository address).

Michael Ryan Donaldson^1,2

Descendants of Robert Melat

Father

Roger Bryon Donaldson²

Mother

JoAnn Glaser¹

Charts

Michael Ryan Donaldson is the son of Roger Bryon Donaldson and JoAnn Glaser.^2,1

Family

Child

Cyrus Keith Donaldson¹

Citations

[S1507] Mary Jane Donaldson Pollock, compiler, Our Family Tree: George W. and E. Genevieve Smith Families (n.p.: n.pub., 2018).
[S8] Obituary of Robert W. "Bob" Donaldson, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 19 Jul 2011, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Andrea Catherine Donaldson^1,2