Anna Clingensmith1

d. 14 March 1892
Family
     Anna Clingensmith married Jacob Sanner, son of John Sanner and Catherine (?), on 30 November 1864 in Trumbull County, Ohio.1 She died on 14 March 1892.2

Family

Jacob Sanner b. Jan 1846, d. May 1933

Citations

  1. [S1273] "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDLW-K68 : accessed 19 Jan 2013), Jacob Sanner and Anna Clingensmith, 1864; citing reference P. 226, FHL microfilm 905549., viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org).
  2. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Jacob Sanner and Maggie Ford (Jacob's former wife died 14 Mar 1892), Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Alexander Donahey1

b. between 1755 and 1765, d. circa 1839
Family
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Alexander Donahey was born between 1755 and 1765 in Ireland.2,3,4 He died circa 1839 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.5
     Alexander Donahey is found living in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania by 1800. In 1803, he was taxed for 300 acres of land in Slippery Rock Township. In 1804, the area of Slippery Rock Township where Alexander lived became part of Mercer Township and he remained there the rest of his life.2,6,3,7,8
     Alexander Donahey was naturalized in 1806 in Butler County.9
     Alexander Donahey left a will dated 16 October 1837. According to the will, Alexander left in trust a $1000 bond out of which his children would receive their share of his estate. According to his will, his two sons John and Robert Y. would be responsible to pay their sisters according to the following set of instructions. His daughter Mary, intermarried with Francis Beatty, was to receive $15; his daughter Jane, intermarried with David Bealy [sic], was to receive $4; daughter Betsy [presumably unmarried] was to receive $30; his daughter Catherine, intermarried with William Bell, was to receive $8; and daughter Martha [also presumably unmarried] was to receive $8. Finally John and Robert would share the balance of the estate after all other debts had been paid.5

Family
Children

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S126] 1800 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Alex Donoly [sic] household, National Archives, (1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 femele 26-45).
  3. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., A. Danahy household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 2 males over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 26-45).
  4. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., Charles Bell household, National Archives, (Charles H. Bell, 31, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Kate, 68, PA/Ire/Ire, mother; Caralin J., 25, PA/PA/PA, dau [sic]; Nancy McKisick, 81, PA/Ire/PA, keeping house; Elizabeth McMurdy, 71, PA/Ire/Ire).
  5. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  6. [S463] Slippery Rock Tp., 1803, Alexander Donoghey, 300 acres entry, Butler County Assessment Lists; Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Assessments.
  7. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., Alex Donohue household, National Archives, (1 male 11-16, 1 male 16-18, 2 males 16-26, 2 males over 45, 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female over 45).
  8. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., Alexander Dunshirae [sic] household, National Archives, (1 male 30-40, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-40; next to John Dunshire, Robert Dunshire, William Bell).
  9. [S1405] Vol. 1, Alexander Donehey, 1806 (a William Donahey is also listed) entry, Butler County Naturalizations, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Naturalizations.
  10. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Martha). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  11. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, son Robert Y.). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  12. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, son John). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  13. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Jane intermarried with David Beatty). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  14. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Betsy). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  15. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Catherine intermarried with Wm Bell). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.

Jane Donahey1

b. circa 1806
Family
FatherAlexander Donahey2 b. bt 1755 - 1765, d. c 1839
     Jane Donahey was born circa 1806 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.3 She was the daughter of Alexander Donahey.2 She married David Bailey.4

Family

David Bailey

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Jane intermarried with David Beatty). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Jane intermarried with David Beatty). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  3. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., David Baily household, National Archives, (David Baily, 72, Ire, farmer; Jane, 44, PA; Eliza A., 14, PA).
  4. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Jane intermarried with David Bealy). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.

David Bailey1

Family
     David Bailey married Jane Donahey, daughter of Alexander Donahey.2

Family

Jane Donahey b. c 1806

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Jane intermarried with David Bealy). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Jane intermarried with David Bealy). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.

Elizabeth P. Donahey1,2

b. circa 1808, d. 25 September 1884
Family
FatherAlexander Donahey3 b. bt 1755 - 1765, d. c 1839
     Elizabeth P. Donahey was born circa 1808 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.4,5,2 She was the daughter of Alexander Donahey.3 She was unmarried in 1851 when her brother John made his will. It appears she was living with him and his two children in 1850.6,4 She married George McMurdy circa 1852.7,5,8 She died on 25 September 1884 in Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania.9
     Elizabeth P. Donahey and George McMurdy were living in Irwin Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1860.5 She and George McMurdy were living in Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1870.2 She was living in Cherry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1880 with her sister Catherine Bell.10

Family

George McMurdy b. c 13 May 1782, d. 17 Feb 1871
Child

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Betsy). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Harrisville, Geo McMurdy household, National Archives, (Geo McMurdy, 88, MD; E. P., 61, PA).
  3. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Betsy). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  4. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., John Donahue household, National Archives, (John Donahue, 48, PA, farmer; Elizabeth, 35, PA (probably his sister); Eliza J., 21, PA; Robert G., 14, PA).
  5. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Irwin Tp., George McMurdy household, National Archives, (George McMurdy, 78, MD, farmer; Elisa, 52, PA; Alexander, 4, PA; Silvester Rochean, 9, PA).
  6. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of John Donahy, D-86 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files 1805-1918 no C769-C778 and D01-D110, pg. 2421, FamilySearch.org), Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  7. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of John Donahy, D-86 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files 1805-1918 no C769-C778 and D01-D110, pg. 2421, FamilySearch.org) receipt from Elizabeth McMurdy for share of John Donahy's estate, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  8. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of George McMurdy, Mc-262 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files), will mentions wife Elizabeth, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  9. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of Elizabeth McMurdy, Mc-387 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files 1876-1886 no Mc302-Mc416 (p. 2202, FamilySearch.org), Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  10. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., Charles Bell household, National Archives, (Charles H. Bell, 31, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Kate, 68, PA/Ire/Ire, mother; Caralin J., 25, PA/PA/PA, dau [sic]; Nancy McKisick, 81, PA/Ire/PA, keeping house; Elizabeth McMurdy, 71, PA/Ire/Ire).
  11. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Harmony Cemetery, Harrisville, Butler Co., PA (Alexander son of G & E P McMurdy d. 24 July 1865, aged 11 yr 8 mo 16 days, photo taken by Dolores Pfeifer, record created by Helen McDermott, 23 Sep 2010, #59100601).

Martha Donahey1

Family
FatherAlexander Donahey2 b. bt 1755 - 1765, d. c 1839
     Martha Donahey was the daughter of Alexander Donahey.2

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Martha). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Martha). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.

Catherine Donahey1

b. circa 1812
Family
FatherAlexander Donahey2 b. bt 1755 - 1765, d. c 1839
     Catherine Donahey was born circa 1812 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.3,4 She was the daughter of Alexander Donahey.2 She married William Bell.2
     Catherine Donahey and William Bell lived in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, until circa 1860.5,3 She and William Bell moved to Pine Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, by 1860 but returned to Butler County by 1880, living in Cherry Township.6,7,8 She was living in Cherry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1880 with her son Charles, daughter Caroline, and sister Elizabeth McMurdy.9

Family

William Bell b. c 1808, d. Jan 1880
Children

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Catherine intermarried with Wm Bell). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Catherine intermarried with Wm Bell). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  3. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 42, PA, laborer; Catherine, 38, PA; James, 14, PA; William, 12, PA; John, 8, PA; Charles, 1, PA).
  4. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., Alex Donohue household, National Archives, (1 male 11-16, 1 male 16-18, 2 males 16-26, 2 males over 45, 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female over 45).
  5. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., William Bell household, National Archives, (1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 15-20).
  6. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Pine Tp., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 51, PA, farmer, 1000/200; Catherine, 48, PA; James, 23, PA; William, 21, PA; John, 17, PA; Charles, 10, PA; Catherine, 7, PA; Isabel, 5, PA).
  7. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Pine Tp., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 61, PA, laborer; Catherine, 58, PA; William, 30, PA; Mary A., 21, PA; Charles H., 21, PA; Catherine, 18, PA; Caroline, 15, PA; Margaret J., 6, PA; William K., 2, PA; Milton Barron, 20, PA, laborer).
  8. [S1404] 1880 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., William Bell entry, National Archives, (William Bell, 71, PA/PA/PA, d. Jan., liver disease).
  9. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., Charles Bell household, National Archives, (Charles H. Bell, 31, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Kate, 68, PA/Ire/Ire, mother; Caralin J., 25, PA/PA/PA, dau [sic]; Nancy McKisick, 81, PA/Ire/PA, keeping house; Elizabeth McMurdy, 71, PA/Ire/Ire).

William Bell1

b. circa 1808, d. January 1880
Family
     William Bell was born circa 1808 in Pennsylvania.2 He married Catherine Donahey, daughter of Alexander Donahey.3 He died in January 1880 in Cherry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.2
     William Bell and Catherine Donahey lived in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, until circa 1860.4,5 He and Catherine Donahey moved to Pine Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, by 1860 but returned to Butler County by 1880, living in Cherry Township.6,7,2

Family

Catherine Donahey b. c 1812
Children

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Catherine intermarried with Wm Bell). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S1404] 1880 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., William Bell entry, National Archives, (William Bell, 71, PA/PA/PA, d. Jan., liver disease).
  3. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, daughter Catherine intermarried with Wm Bell). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  4. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., William Bell household, National Archives, (1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 15-20).
  5. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 42, PA, laborer; Catherine, 38, PA; James, 14, PA; William, 12, PA; John, 8, PA; Charles, 1, PA).
  6. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Pine Tp., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 51, PA, farmer, 1000/200; Catherine, 48, PA; James, 23, PA; William, 21, PA; John, 17, PA; Charles, 10, PA; Catherine, 7, PA; Isabel, 5, PA).
  7. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Pine Tp., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 61, PA, laborer; Catherine, 58, PA; William, 30, PA; Mary A., 21, PA; Charles H., 21, PA; Catherine, 18, PA; Caroline, 15, PA; Margaret J., 6, PA; William K., 2, PA; Milton Barron, 20, PA, laborer).

John Donahey1

b. circa 1802, d. August 1851
Family
FatherAlexander Donahey2 b. bt 1755 - 1765, d. c 1839
     John Donahey was born circa 1802 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.3,4 He was the son of Alexander Donahey.2 He died in August 1851 in Harrisville, Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.5
     John Donahey lived in Harrisville, Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.6,3
     John Donahey left a will dated 6 August 1851 in Harrisville. According to the will, John's estate was to be divided among his sister Elizabeth Donahey and his two children Eliza Jane and Robert Glen. Included in the portion that was to go to his sister Elizabeth was $30 plus interest which was her inheritance from their father that was to be paid by John. The will was recorded on 19 August 1851.5

Family
Children

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, son John). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, son John). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  3. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., John Donahue household, National Archives, (John Donahue, 48, PA, farmer; Elizabeth, 35, PA (probably his sister); Eliza J., 21, PA; Robert G., 14, PA).
  4. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., A. Danahy household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 2 males over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 26-45).
  5. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of John Donahy, D-86 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files 1805-1918 no C769-C778 and D01-D110, pg. 2421, FamilySearch.org), Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  6. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., John Dunsharey household, National Archives, (1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-30).

Robert Y. Donahey1

b. between 1800 and 1810
Family
FatherAlexander Donahey2 b. bt 1755 - 1765, d. c 1839
     Robert Y. Donahey was born between 1800 and 1810 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.3 He was the son of Alexander Donahey.2
     Robert Y. Donahey lived in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.4,3 He was living on 6 August 1851 when he witnessed the signing of his brother John's will.5

Citations

  1. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-87 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, son Robert Y.). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Probate File D-47 (1839) Alexander Donahey/Donaughae, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County, (Will written 16 Oct 1837, recorded 30 Nov 1839, WB B:137, son Robert Y.). Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.
  3. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., Robt Donahey household, National Archives, (2 males 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 40-50).
  4. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Tp., Robert Dunshary household, National Archives, (1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 30-40).
  5. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of John Donahy, D-86 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files 1805-1918 no C769-C778 and D01-D110, pg. 2421, FamilySearch.org), Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.

Eliza Jane Donahey1

b. circa 1829, d. 1854
Family
FatherJohn Donahey1 b. c 1802, d. Aug 1851
     Eliza Jane Donahey was born circa 1829 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of John Donahey.1 She died in 1854 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., John Donahue household, National Archives, (John Donahue, 48, PA, farmer; Elizabeth, 35, PA (probably his sister); Eliza J., 21, PA; Robert G., 14, PA).
  2. [S487] Butler County Registrar's Office, Estate of John Donahy, D-86 (Pennsylvania Probate Records, Butler Co., Probate files 1805-1918 no C769-C778 and D01-D110, pg. 2421, FamilySearch.org) distribution from estate of Eliza J. Donahey dated 16 Aug 1854, Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Registrar's Office.

Robert G. Donahey1

b. September 1834
Family
FatherJohn Donahey1 b. c 1802, d. Aug 1851
     Robert G. Donahey was born in September 1834 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of John Donahey.1
     Robert G. Donahey lived in Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania.3 He was living in Hickory Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in 1900 with Robert A. Thompson family working as a farm laborer.2

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., John Donahue household, National Archives, (John Donahue, 48, PA, farmer; Elizabeth, 35, PA (probably his sister); Eliza J., 21, PA; Robert G., 14, PA).
  2. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Lawrence Co., Hickory Tp., Robert A. Thompson household, National Archives, (Robert G. Donahey, Sep 1834, PA/PA/PA, servant, farm laborer).
  3. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Harrisville, Robert G. Donehay household, National Archives, (Robert G. Donehay, 45, PA/PA/PA, laborer; Sarah, 38, PA/PA/PA, wife; Samuel W., 17, PA, son, laborer; James M., 14, PA, son; William J., 12, PA, son; Joseph J., 5, PA, son; lvg next door to Betty McMurdy, 71, Ire/Ire/Ire who was probably his aunt Elizabeth Donahey McMurdy--she was also enumerated living with her nephew Charles Bell in Cherry Tp., Butler Co.).

James Bell1

b. circa 1836
Family
FatherWilliam Bell1 b. c 1808, d. Jan 1880
MotherCatherine Donahey1 b. c 1812
     James Bell was born circa 1836 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of William Bell and Catherine Donahey.1

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 42, PA, laborer; Catherine, 38, PA; James, 14, PA; William, 12, PA; John, 8, PA; Charles, 1, PA).

William Bell1

b. circa 1838
Family
FatherWilliam Bell1 b. c 1808, d. Jan 1880
MotherCatherine Donahey1 b. c 1812
     William Bell was born circa 1838 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of William Bell and Catherine Donahey.1

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 42, PA, laborer; Catherine, 38, PA; James, 14, PA; William, 12, PA; John, 8, PA; Charles, 1, PA).

John Bell1

b. circa 1842
Family
FatherWilliam Bell1 b. c 1808, d. Jan 1880
MotherCatherine Donahey1 b. c 1812
     John Bell was born circa 1842 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of William Bell and Catherine Donahey.1

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 42, PA, laborer; Catherine, 38, PA; James, 14, PA; William, 12, PA; John, 8, PA; Charles, 1, PA).

Charles Bell1

b. circa 1849
Family
FatherWilliam Bell1 b. c 1808, d. Jan 1880
MotherCatherine Donahey1 b. c 1812
     Charles Bell was born circa 1849 in Mercer Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of William Bell and Catherine Donahey.1

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Mercer Co., William Bell household, National Archives, (William Bell, 42, PA, laborer; Catherine, 38, PA; James, 14, PA; William, 12, PA; John, 8, PA; Charles, 1, PA).

Christian Bollinger1

b. 1785
Family
     Christian Bollinger was born in 1785 in York County, Pennsylvania.2,3 He married Mary Kiffer, daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey, in 1817.1
     Christian and Mary were living in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1820.4 Christian and Mary moved from Mercer County to Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1821 and settled on 200 acre farm. The area where their farm was located became part of Cherry Township by 1850 and Clay Township by 1860. They lived there the rest of their lives.2,5,6,3,7,8

Family

Mary Kiffer b. 14 Aug 1796, d. bt 1860 - 1870
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1402] Unknown author, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (n.p.: n.pub., 1883), p. 426 (biographical sketch of Bollinger Family).
  3. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., Christin Bolinger household, National Archives, (Christin Bolinger, 64, PA, farmer; Mary, 52, PA; Henry, 29, PA; Susannah C., 23, PA; Mikel, 20, PA; Daniel, 17, PA; Andrew, 10, PA (next to John M. Bolinger, 32, farmer; Catherine 31, PA; Ruphel, 4, PA (m); Mary E., 1, PA)).
  4. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Wolf Creek Tp., Christian Bolinger household, National Archives, (1 male under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 16-26).
  5. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Christian Bollinger household, National Archives, (1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 30-40 (lvg next door to brother-in-law Robert Mulat)).
  6. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Christian Bolinger household, National Archives, (1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 40-50).
  7. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Clay Tp., Christopher Bolinger household, National Archives, (Christopher Bolinger, 74, PA, farmer; Mary, 63, PA; Michael, 30, PA).
  8. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., John M. Bolinger household, National Archives, (John M. Bolinger, 52, PA, famer, 1600/956; Catherine, 51, PA; Mary E., 20, PA; Ellen F., 17, PA; Charles, 14, PA; Orville, 9, PA: Flora J., 4 PA; Christian, 85, PA).
  9. [S1402] Unknown author, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (n.p.: n.pub., 1883), p. 426 (biographical sketch of Bollinger Family: Children of Christian and Mary (Kifer) Bollinger: John M., Henry, Jacob [dec], Susan C. [dec], Michael G., Daniel D., Elizabeth [dec] and Andrew J.).

Margaret Kiffer1

b. between 1810 and 1820
Family
FatherFrederick Kiffer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Margaret Kiffer was born say between 1810 and 1820.2 She was the daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She married (?) Reid.1

Family

(?) Reid

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., -- Kypher household, National Archives, (0 male under 10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male over 45, 5 females under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44).

(?) Reid1

Family
     (?) Reid married Margaret Kiffer, daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1

Family

Margaret Kiffer b. bt 1810 - 1820

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Susanna Kiffer1

b. circa 25 January 1808, d. 8 October 1882
Family
FatherFrederick Kiffer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Susanna Kiffer was born circa 25 January 1808 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.2,3 She was the daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She married William S. Davis in 1829.1,4 She died on 8 October 1882 in Clinton Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,5 She was buried in Clintonville Methodist Cemetery, Clintonville, Clinton Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2
     Susanna and William were living in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1850 but by 1860 they had settled in Clinton Township, Venango County. They remained there the rest of their lives.3,6,7,5

Family

William S. Davis b. c 12 Aug 1808, d. 24 Sep 1879
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S882] Gravestone, Susanna Davis, Clintonville Methodist Cemetery, Clinton Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, Susanna Davis, died 8 Oct 1882 aged xxy, xxm, xxd.
  3. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Scrubgrass Tp., Wm. Davis household, National Archives, (Wm. Davis, 42, PA, farmer; Susannah, 42, PA; Geo W., 20, PA; Elizabeth, 18, PA; Mary, 15, PA; Elliott, 12, PA; Nancy, 9, PA).
  4. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Jan 2017), imaged certificate for Elliott Davis, File Number 23519 (20 Mar 1911), (informant: F. W. Davis, Butler, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: bn 6 Mar 1839, Kiester, Butler Co., PA; d. 20 Mar 1911, Venango Tp., Butler Co., PA; bur Clintonville, PA; father William Davis, b Butler Co., PA; mother Susan Kiefer, b Butler Co., PA).
  5. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Clinton Tp., Susan Davis household, National Archives, (Susan Davis, 72, PA/PA/PA, keeping house, widowed; Nancy A., 38, PA/PA/PA, dau, single; William E., 19, PA/PA/PA, grandson, mail carrier).
  6. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Clinton Tp., William Davis household, National Archives, (William Davis, 52, PA, farmer; Susan, 52, PA; Mary, 25, PA; E., 21, PA, farmer; Nancy, 19, PA).
  7. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Clinton Tp., William Davis household, National Archives, (William Davis, 62, PA, farming; Susannah, 62, PA; Mary, 33, PA; Nancy A., 27, PA).
  8. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Jan 2017), imaged certificate for Eliza Coast, File Number 68189 (1 Aug 1924), (informant: Etta Coast, Harrisville, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: bn 2 Mar 1833, Butler Co., PA; d. 31 Jul 1924, Clinton, Venango Co., PA; bur M.E. Cemetery, Clintonville; father William Davis, b PA; mother Susanna Keifer, b Butler Co., PA).

William S. Davis1

b. circa 12 August 1808, d. 24 September 1879
Family
     William S. Davis was born circa 12 August 1808 in Pennsylvania.2 He married Susanna Kiffer, daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey, in 1829.1,3 He died on 24 September 1879 in Clinton Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,4 He was buried in Clintonville Methodist Cemetery, Clintonville, Clinton Township.2
     William and Susanna were living in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1850 but by 1860 they had settled in Clinton Township, Venango County. They remained there the rest of their lives.5,6,7,4

Family

Susanna Kiffer b. c 25 Jan 1808, d. 8 Oct 1882
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S882] Gravestone, William Davis, Clintonville Methodist Cemetery, Clinton Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat, 1982, William Davis, died 24 Sep 1879, aged 71y, 1m, 12d.
  3. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Jan 2017), imaged certificate for Elliott Davis, File Number 23519 (20 Mar 1911), (informant: F. W. Davis, Butler, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: bn 6 Mar 1839, Kiester, Butler Co., PA; d. 20 Mar 1911, Venango Tp., Butler Co., PA; bur Clintonville, PA; father William Davis, b Butler Co., PA; mother Susan Kiefer, b Butler Co., PA).
  4. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Clinton Tp., Susan Davis household, National Archives, (Susan Davis, 72, PA/PA/PA, keeping house, widowed; Nancy A., 38, PA/PA/PA, dau, single; William E., 19, PA/PA/PA, grandson, mail carrier).
  5. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Scrubgrass Tp., Wm. Davis household, National Archives, (Wm. Davis, 42, PA, farmer; Susannah, 42, PA; Geo W., 20, PA; Elizabeth, 18, PA; Mary, 15, PA; Elliott, 12, PA; Nancy, 9, PA).
  6. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Clinton Tp., William Davis household, National Archives, (William Davis, 52, PA, farmer; Susan, 52, PA; Mary, 25, PA; E., 21, PA, farmer; Nancy, 19, PA).
  7. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Clinton Tp., William Davis household, National Archives, (William Davis, 62, PA, farming; Susannah, 62, PA; Mary, 33, PA; Nancy A., 27, PA).
  8. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Jan 2017), imaged certificate for Eliza Coast, File Number 68189 (1 Aug 1924), (informant: Etta Coast, Harrisville, PA; original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: bn 2 Mar 1833, Butler Co., PA; d. 31 Jul 1924, Clinton, Venango Co., PA; bur M.E. Cemetery, Clintonville; father William Davis, b PA; mother Susanna Keifer, b Butler Co., PA).

Sarah Kiffer1

b. between 1800 and 1810, d. 1844
Family
FatherFrederick Kiffer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Sarah Kiffer was born say between 1800 and 1810.2,3 She was the daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She married George Boyd.1 She possibly died in 1844 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.4
     
Research Note:

According to an autobiography of Mary J. Meadley Havens, her mother Mary Etta (Boyd) Meadley was born in 1836 in Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Boyd and Sarah Keiffer. According to the narrative, Mary Etta's mother died in 1844 leaving William with three children, William Laver, Mary Etta, and George (another account adds another daughter Elizabeth). The traditional story continues that William took his children on a flatboat down the Clarion, the Allegheny, the Ohio and Mississippi to Alton, Illinois, across the river from St. Louis. It was there that William placed his children in "foster homes" and disappeared. Elizabeth was to have fallen off the boat and drowned on the journey and George was to have died in the Civil War, but no record has been found of either. However, William Laver and Mary Etta Boyd are found living in two separate households in the 1850 census in Edwardsville, a suburb of Alton, Illinois.

While not all of the details of the Boyd family narrative can be proven, DNA test results suggest a connection between descendants of different branches of the Frederick Kiffer family and descendants of Mary Etta (Boyd) Meadley. The DNA connection and the overlapping details between the Boyd family narrative and the Kiffer-Beighle Family Record suggest that Sarah Keiffer, mother of Mary Etta (Boyd) Meadley, is the daughter of Frederick Kiffer.

Probably the most significant unresolved difference between the two family records is the name of Mary Etta's father. Mary Etta's daughter recounts the name as William Boyd while Catherine Kiffer Beighle recounts in the Kiffer-Beighle Family Record that her sister Sarah husband was George Boyd. This researcher is not able to judge the veracity of Mary J. Meadley Haven's recollection; however, the Kiffer-Beighle records has proven to be incredibly accurate as far as the datapoints that have been verified by other sources. One datapoint to suggest that accuracy of the Kiffer-Beighle record is the 1840 census of Paint Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania which shows a George Boyd household enumerated near Enoch and John Kiffer households with household members of ages that would correspond with the family as Mary J. (Meadley) Haven understood it. [DKM, 2025]4,1,3

Family

George Boyd
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Frederic Kiefer household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 26-45).
  3. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Paint Tp., George Boyd household, National Archives, (1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40).
  4. [S1588] Information provided by Jeff Buesing (e-mail address), to Kipp Melat, 21 Mar 2018. Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Boyd Family History.
  5. [S1588] Information provided by Jeff Buesing (e-mail address), to Kipp Melat, 21 Mar 2018. Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Boyd Family History [notes father's name as William Boyd].

George Boyd1

Family
     George Boyd married Sarah Kiffer, daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1

Family

Sarah Kiffer b. bt 1800 - 1810, d. 1844
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1588] Information provided by Jeff Buesing (e-mail address), to Kipp Melat, 21 Mar 2018. Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Boyd Family History.
  3. [S1588] Information provided by Jeff Buesing (e-mail address), to Kipp Melat, 21 Mar 2018. Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Boyd Family History [notes father's name as William Boyd].

Catherine Kiffer1,2

b. 18 September 1810, d. 16 January 1892
Family
FatherFrederick Kiffer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Catherine Kiffer was born on 18 September 1810 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She married Daniel Beighle, son of George Beighle and Christina Bupple, on 8 December 1831 in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1,3 She died on 16 January 1892 in St. Clair County, Missouri, at age 81.1,2 She was buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.2
     Catherine and Daniel lived in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, until March 1857 when the family moved to Adams County, Ohio. By March 1868 Daniel, Catherine, and several of their children had moved to St. Clair County, Missouri.1,4,5,6,7,8

Family

Daniel Beighle b. 1 Oct 1812, d. 9 Mar 1888
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 9 Mar 2025), memorial page for Susanna Catherine Kiefer Beighle, originally created by Larry Boyd on 25 May 2011, maintained by Julie Wollard Trout, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO (Memorial ID: 70357045), (photo added by Lorraine Matter Lackey on 10 Ma 2020; inscription: Daniel Beighle, b. 31 Oct 1812, d. 8 Mar 1888; Catharine Kiefer Beighle, b. 18 Sep 1810; d. 16 Jan 1892).
  3. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 9 Mar 2025), memorial page for Daniel Beighle, originally created by Larry Boyd on 25 May 2011, maintained by Julie Wollard Trout, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO (Memorial ID: 70357061), (photo added by Lorraine Matter Lackey on 10 Ma 2020; inscription: Daniel Beighle, b. 31 Oct 1812, d. 8 Mar 1888; Catharine Kiefer Beighle, b. 18 Sep 1810; d. 16 Jan 1892).
  4. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Connoquenessing Tp., Daniel Beighly household, National Archives, (2 males under 5, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 20-29, 2 females 20-29).
  5. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., West Connoquenessing Tp., Daniel Beighley household, National Archives, (Daniel Beighley, 40, PA, farmer, $500; Cathran, 38, PA; George, 18, PA, lab; Elias, 15, PA; Edmond, 13, PA; Mary Ann, 11, PA; Caroline, 9, PA; Christena, 7, PA; Louisa, 5, PA; Benjamin, 3, PA; Isaac, 1, PA).
  6. [S350] 1860 U.S. Census, Ohio, Adams Co., Oliver Tp., Daniel Beighley household, National Archives, (Daniel Beighley, 48, PA, farmer, $1200/$600; Katherine, 49, PA; Elias P., 24, PA; Edmond L., 23, PA; Caroline, 18, PA; Christiana, 17, PA; Louiza, 15, PA; Benj. F., 12, PA; Isaac, 10, PA; Susanna, 8, PA; Malissa, 5, PA).
  7. [S56] 1870 U.S. Census, Missouri, St. Clair Co., Polk Township, Daniel Bughley [sic] household, National Archives, (Daniel Bughley [sic], 58, PA, farmer; Catharine, 60, PA; Beng, 22, PA, farm work; Newton, 20, PA, farm work; Susan, 17, PA; Malissa, 15, PA; Agness, 22, PA; Rosa, 4, OH; Laura, 2, OH; Gotlieb Bratchie, 34, Switz, farm work; Caroline, 28, PA; Daniel, 6, OH; Fredk, 4, OH; Catharine, 2, MO).
  8. [S57] 1880 U.S. Census, Missouri, St. Clair Co., Doyle Tp., Daniel Beighle household, National Archives, (Daniel Beighle, 68, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Catharine, 70, PA/PA/PA, wife; Susan C., 27, PA/PA/PA, dau, teaching school; Agnes, 32, PA/PA/PA, dau-in-law; Rosanna A., 14, OH/PA/PA, granddau; Louisa A., 12, OH/PA/PA, granddau; Benjamine N., 3, KS/PA/PA, grandson; next household: Caroine Brachti, 38, PA/PA/PA, keeping house, married; George D., 16, OH/PA/PA, son, farm lab; Frederikc K., 15, OH/PA/PA, son, farm lab; Cora C., 12, MO/PA/PA, dau; Franklin A., 10, MO/PA/PA, son, works on farm; Hugh J., 6, MO/PA/PA, son).

Daniel Beighle1,2

b. 1 October 1812, d. 9 March 1888
Family
FatherGeorge Beighle1
MotherChristina Bupple1
     Daniel Beighle was born on 1 October 1812 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.3,2 He was the son of George Beighle and Christina Bupple.1 He married Catherine Kiffer, daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey, on 8 December 1831 in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He died on 9 March 1888 in St. Clair County, Missouri, at age 75.4,2 He was buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.5
     Daniel and Catherine lived in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, until March 1857 when the family moved to Adams County, Ohio. By March 1868 Daniel, Catherine, and several of their children had moved to St. Clair County, Missouri.1,6,7,8,9,10

Family

Catherine Kiffer b. 18 Sep 1810, d. 16 Jan 1892
Children

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 9 Mar 2025), memorial page for Daniel Beighle, originally created by Larry Boyd on 25 May 2011, maintained by Julie Wollard Trout, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO (Memorial ID: 70357061), (photo added by Lorraine Matter Lackey on 10 Ma 2020; inscription: Daniel Beighle, b. 31 Oct 1812, d. 8 Mar 1888; Catharine Kiefer Beighle, b. 18 Sep 1810; d. 16 Jan 1892).
  3. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Daniel's birth date recorded as 1 Oct 1812.
  4. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Daniel's death date recorded as 9 Mar 1888.
  5. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 9 Mar 2025), memorial page for Daniel Beighle, originally created by Larry Boyd on 25 May 2011, maintained by Julie Wollard Trout, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO (Memorial ID: 70357061), (photo added by Lorraine Matter Lackey on 10 Ma 2020; inscription: Daniel Beighle, b. 31 Oct 1812, d. 8 Marr 1888; Catharine Kiefer Beighle, b. 18 Sep 1810; d. 16 Jan 1892).
  6. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Connoquenessing Tp., Daniel Beighly household, National Archives, (2 males under 5, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 20-29, 2 females 20-29).
  7. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., West Connoquenessing Tp., Daniel Beighley household, National Archives, (Daniel Beighley, 40, PA, farmer, $500; Cathran, 38, PA; George, 18, PA, lab; Elias, 15, PA; Edmond, 13, PA; Mary Ann, 11, PA; Caroline, 9, PA; Christena, 7, PA; Louisa, 5, PA; Benjamin, 3, PA; Isaac, 1, PA).
  8. [S350] 1860 U.S. Census, Ohio, Adams Co., Oliver Tp., Daniel Beighley household, National Archives, (Daniel Beighley, 48, PA, farmer, $1200/$600; Katherine, 49, PA; Elias P., 24, PA; Edmond L., 23, PA; Caroline, 18, PA; Christiana, 17, PA; Louiza, 15, PA; Benj. F., 12, PA; Isaac, 10, PA; Susanna, 8, PA; Malissa, 5, PA).
  9. [S56] 1870 U.S. Census, Missouri, St. Clair Co., Polk Township, Daniel Bughley [sic] household, National Archives, (Daniel Bughley [sic], 58, PA, farmer; Catharine, 60, PA; Beng, 22, PA, farm work; Newton, 20, PA, farm work; Susan, 17, PA; Malissa, 15, PA; Agness, 22, PA; Rosa, 4, OH; Laura, 2, OH; Gotlieb Bratchie, 34, Switz, farm work; Caroline, 28, PA; Daniel, 6, OH; Fredk, 4, OH; Catharine, 2, MO).
  10. [S57] 1880 U.S. Census, Missouri, St. Clair Co., Doyle Tp., Daniel Beighle household, National Archives, (Daniel Beighle, 68, PA/PA/PA, farmer; Catharine, 70, PA/PA/PA, wife; Susan C., 27, PA/PA/PA, dau, teaching school; Agnes, 32, PA/PA/PA, dau-in-law; Rosanna A., 14, OH/PA/PA, granddau; Louisa A., 12, OH/PA/PA, granddau; Benjamine N., 3, KS/PA/PA, grandson; next household: Caroine Brachti, 38, PA/PA/PA, keeping house, married; George D., 16, OH/PA/PA, son, farm lab; Frederikc K., 15, OH/PA/PA, son, farm lab; Cora C., 12, MO/PA/PA, dau; Franklin A., 10, MO/PA/PA, son, works on farm; Hugh J., 6, MO/PA/PA, son).

George Beighle1

Family
     George Beighle married Christina Bupple in 1781.1

Family

Christina Bupple
Child

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Christina Bupple1

Family
     Christina Bupple married George Beighle in 1781.1

Family

George Beighle
Child

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Henry Kiffer1

b. between 1810 and 1820, d. say between 1835 and 1845
Family
FatherFrederick Kiffer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Henry Kiffer was born say between 1810 and 1820.2 He was the son of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 He died say between 1835 and 1845 probably in the area of Paint Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.3
     Harry died when he was 25 years old.1

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Frederic Kiefer household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 26-45).
  3. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Henry died at 25 years old.

Anna Kiffer1,2

b. June 1820, d. 1906
Family
FatherFrederick Kiffer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Anna Kiffer was born say June 1820 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.3,4 She was the daughter of Frederick Kiffer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She married Isaac Black on 8 March 1862 in Ohio.1,5 She died in 1906 in Adams County, Ohio.2 She was buried in Unity Cemetery, Unity, Adams County.2
     Anna Kiffer was living in West Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1850 in the household of Gotlieb Bassler, a minister born in Switzerland.6 Anna probably moved to Adams County, Ohio, in 1857 with her sister Catherine's family.7 She continued to live in Oliver Township, Adams County, following her husband's death.8,5,3

Family

Isaac Black b. 4 Nov 1797, d. 18 Jun 1865

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1100] Find A Grave database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 8 Mar 2025), memorial page for Anna Kiefer Black, originally created by Debbie J. on 11 Jun 2010, maintained by Life's a garden, dig it, citing Unity Cem, Unity, Adams Co., OH (Memorial ID: 58519408), (incorrectly linked as spouse of John Gibbons (Memorial ID: 9508673) and mother of his children; photo added by Debbie J on 27 Nov 2012; inscription: Anna Kiefer Black, 1820-1906).
  3. [S178] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Adams Co., Oliver Tp., John N. Jackson household, National Archives, (Ann Black, boarder, June 1820, wd, 1child/1lvg; PA/PA/PA).
  4. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Frederic Kiefer household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 26-45).
  5. [S560] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Adams Co., Oliver Tp., Jonathan McCreight household, National Archives, (Jonathan McCreight, 69, OH/SC/SC, wd, retired farmer; Finbey P., 27, OH/OH/OH, son, md, farmer; Mary, 25, OH/PA/OH, dau-in-law, md; Anna Black, 60, PA/PA/PA, mother-in-law, wd).
  6. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., West Connoquenessing Tp., Gotlieb Bassler household, National Archives, (Anna Keifer, 27, Germany [sic]).
  7. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kiffer Beighle (1810-1892) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia), Catherine and her family moved to Adams County, Ohio in March 1857.
  8. [S323] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, Adams Co., Oliver Tp., Anny Black household, National Archives, (Anny Black, 49, PA, housekeeping, $400 real estate).