Kent Adam Harkness1

Family
FatherHarvey Harkness1
MotherSusan Ann Rains1
     Kent Adam Harkness is the son of Harvey Harkness and Susan Ann Rains.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Robert Newton Rains1

Family
FatherNewton J. Rains1
MotherLeona Louise Coda1
     Robert Newton Rains is the son of Newton J. Rains and Leona Louise Coda.1 He married Lyn Reedy.1 He and Lyn Reedy were divorced.1 He married Suelyn Reilly.1

Family 1

Lyn Reedy
Child

Family 2

Suelyn Reilly

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Lyn Reedy1

Family
     Lyn Reedy married Robert Newton Rains, son of Newton J. Rains and Leona Louise Coda.1 She and Robert Newton Rains were divorced.1

Family

Robert Newton Rains
Child

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Michael Rains1

Family
FatherRobert Newton Rains1
MotherLyn Reedy1
     Michael Rains is the son of Robert Newton Rains and Lyn Reedy.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Suelyn Reilly1

Family
     Suelyn Reilly married Robert Newton Rains, son of Newton J. Rains and Leona Louise Coda.1

Family

Robert Newton Rains

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Helen Norma Coda1

Family
FatherFelix Coda1 b. 1888, d. 1923
MotherFlossie Orrill Sanford1 b. 11 Apr 1892, d. 9 Dec 1990
     Helen Norma Coda is the daughter of Felix Coda and Flossie Orrill Sanford.1 She married Del E. Ingram.1

Family

Del E. Ingram

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Del E. Ingram1

Family
     Del E. Ingram married Helen Norma Coda, daughter of Felix Coda and Flossie Orrill Sanford.1

Family

Helen Norma Coda

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Betty Lou Persing1

b. 8 May 1925, d. 8 May 1995
Family
FatherPeter Peora Persing1 b. 30 Aug 1891, d. 23 Jan 1982
MotherFlossie Orrill Sanford1 b. 11 Apr 1892, d. 9 Dec 1990
     Betty Lou Persing was born on 8 May 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Peter Peora Persing and Flossie Orrill Sanford.1 She married Willis J. Snell.1 She married Clare L. Renner.1 She died on 8 May 1995 in Wadsworth, Ohio, at age 70.1

Family 1

Willis J. Snell
Children

Family 2

Clare L. Renner

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Betty Persing Renner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 10 May 1995, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Willis J. Snell1

Family
     Willis J. Snell married Betty Lou Persing, daughter of Peter Peora Persing and Flossie Orrill Sanford.1

Family

Betty Lou Persing b. 8 May 1925, d. 8 May 1995
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Betty Persing Renner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 10 May 1995, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Clare L. Renner1

Family
     Clare L. Renner married Betty Lou Persing, daughter of Peter Peora Persing and Flossie Orrill Sanford.1

Family

Betty Lou Persing b. 8 May 1925, d. 8 May 1995

Citations

  1. [S8] Obituary of Betty Persing Renner, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 10 May 1995, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Georgia Snell1

Family
FatherWillis J. Snell1
MotherBetty Lou Persing1 b. 8 May 1925, d. 8 May 1995
     Georgia Snell is the daughter of Willis J. Snell and Betty Lou Persing.1 She married Dale Frank Zentner.1

Family

Dale Frank Zentner
Children

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Willis J. Snell Jr.1

Family
FatherWillis J. Snell1
MotherBetty Lou Persing1 b. 8 May 1925, d. 8 May 1995
     Willis J. Snell Jr. is the son of Willis J. Snell and Betty Lou Persing.1 He married Alice Marie Kelly.1

Family

Alice Marie Kelly
Children

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Alice Marie Kelly1

Family
     Alice Marie Kelly married Willis J. Snell Jr., son of Willis J. Snell and Betty Lou Persing.1

Family

Willis J. Snell Jr.
Children

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Troy Allen Snell1

Family
FatherWillis J. Snell Jr.1
MotherAlice Marie Kelly1
     Troy Allen Snell is the son of Willis J. Snell Jr. and Alice Marie Kelly.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Jonna Elaine Snell1

Family
FatherWillis J. Snell Jr.1
MotherAlice Marie Kelly1
     Jonna Elaine Snell is the daughter of Willis J. Snell Jr. and Alice Marie Kelly.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Misty Dawn Snell1

Family
FatherWillis J. Snell Jr.1
MotherAlice Marie Kelly1
     Misty Dawn Snell is the daughter of Willis J. Snell Jr. and Alice Marie Kelly.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Dale Frank Zentner1

Family
     Dale Frank Zentner married Georgia Snell, daughter of Willis J. Snell and Betty Lou Persing.1

Family

Georgia Snell
Children

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Kelly Eileen Zentner1

Family
FatherDale Frank Zentner1
MotherGeorgia Snell1
     Kelly Eileen Zentner is the daughter of Dale Frank Zentner and Georgia Snell.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Shawn Frank Zentner1

Family
FatherDale Frank Zentner1
MotherGeorgia Snell1
     Shawn Frank Zentner is the son of Dale Frank Zentner and Georgia Snell.1

Citations

  1. [S348] Letter from Flossie Sanford Coda (deceased) to Kipp Melat, undated; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Myrtle Wealtha Sanford1

b. 13 May 1897, d. 21 July 1950
Family
FatherJohn Tuttle Sanford1 b. 12 Apr 1858, d. 12 Apr 1936
MotherElizabeth Mary Roberts1 b. 12 May 1862, d. 7 Apr 1951
     Myrtle Wealtha Sanford was born on 13 May 1897 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of John Tuttle Sanford and Elizabeth Mary Roberts.1 She married Parley B. Tenney on 17 August 1929.1 She died on 21 July 1950 in Florida at age 53.1
     Myrtle Wealtha Sanford had no children.1

Family

Parley B. Tenney

Citations

  1. [S349] Carleton E. Sanford, compiler, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, 1634-1910 (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1911).

Parley B. Tenney1

Family
     Parley B. Tenney married Myrtle Wealtha Sanford, daughter of John Tuttle Sanford and Elizabeth Mary Roberts, on 17 August 1929.1

Family

Myrtle Wealtha Sanford b. 13 May 1897, d. 21 Jul 1950

Citations

  1. [S349] Carleton E. Sanford, compiler, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, 1634-1910 (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1911).

William Sanford1

Family

Family
Child

Citations

  1. [S349] Carleton E. Sanford, compiler, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, 1634-1910 (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1911).

Harry Roberts Sanford1

b. 27 May 1894, d. 11 January 1986
Family
FatherJohn Tuttle Sanford1 b. 12 Apr 1858, d. 12 Apr 1936
MotherElizabeth Mary Roberts1 b. 12 May 1862, d. 7 Apr 1951
     Harry Roberts Sanford was born on 27 May 1894 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of John Tuttle Sanford and Elizabeth Mary Roberts.1 He married Ruth Ione Griffin, daughter of Finley Griffin and Martha Porter, on 12 December 1925.1 He died on 11 January 1986 in Rockland Township at age 91.1 He was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township.1
     Harry Roberts Sanford was a carpenter and building contractor by trade. He spent several years on large contruction jobs but later became a house builder.1 He was and his family lived in the old Roberts homestead and members of his family still own the entire Roberts farm on the Kennerdell Road.1

Family

Ruth Ione Griffin b. 2 Oct 1897, d. 4 Mar 1985
Children

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Ruth Ione Griffin1

b. 2 October 1897, d. 4 March 1985
Family
FatherFinley Griffin1
MotherMartha Porter1
     Ruth Ione Griffin was born on 2 October 1897 in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County.1 She was the daughter of Finley Griffin and Martha Porter.1 She married Harry Roberts Sanford, son of John Tuttle Sanford and Elizabeth Mary Roberts, on 12 December 1925.1 She died on 4 March 1985 in United Community Hospital, Grove City, Pennsylvania, at age 87.1 She was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township.1

Family

Harry Roberts Sanford b. 27 May 1894, d. 11 Jan 1986
Children

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Finley Griffin1

Family
     Finley Griffin married Martha Porter.1

Family

Martha Porter
Child

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Martha Porter1

Family
     Martha Porter married Finley Griffin.1

Family

Finley Griffin
Child

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Mary Joann Sanford1

b. 11 September 1933, d. 31 July 2020
Family
FatherHarry Roberts Sanford1 b. 27 May 1894, d. 11 Jan 1986
MotherRuth Ione Griffin1 b. 2 Oct 1897, d. 4 Mar 1985
     Mary Joann Sanford was born on 11 September 1933 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Harry Roberts Sanford and Ruth Ione Griffin.1 She was unmarried.1 She died on 31 July 2020 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.2 She was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Township.2
     Mary Joann Sanford was employed by Pennzoil in Oil City.1

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1573] Mary Sanford Obituary, viewed at Hile-Best Funeral Home (hilebest.com, accessed 10 Oct 2024). Extracted information: d. 31 Jul 2020, Westbury United Methodist Home; bur. Rockland Cem.

Eleanor Ilene Sanford1

b. 27 February 1927, d. 24 July 2008
Family
FatherHarry Roberts Sanford1 b. 27 May 1894, d. 11 Jan 1986
MotherRuth Ione Griffin1 b. 2 Oct 1897, d. 4 Mar 1985
     Eleanor Ilene Sanford was born on 27 February 1927 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Harry Roberts Sanford and Ruth Ione Griffin.1 She married Robert Howard Elliston, son of William D. Elliston and Esther Grimm, on 22 August 1950 in Oil City.1 She died on 24 July 2008 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 81.2

Family

Robert Howard Elliston b. 23 Sep 1926, d. 25 Dec 2013
Children

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Ilene Sanford Elliston," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 27 Jun 2008. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Robert Howard Elliston1,2

b. 23 September 1926, d. 25 December 2013
Family
FatherWilliam D. Elliston1
MotherEsther Grimm1
     Robert Howard Elliston was born on 23 September 1926 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of William D. Elliston and Esther Grimm.1 He married Eleanor Ilene Sanford, daughter of Harry Roberts Sanford and Ruth Ione Griffin, on 22 August 1950 in Oil City.1 He died on 25 December 2013 in Oil City at age 87.2
     According to the obituary, Robert Howard Elliston was survived by five great-grandchildren, Gabriella Elliston, Benjamin Elliston, Lillian Elliston, Aiden Elliston, and Gabriel Hilton.2

Family

Eleanor Ilene Sanford b. 27 Feb 1927, d. 24 Jul 2008
Children

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Robert Howard Elliston," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 27 Dec 2013. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

William D. Elliston1

Family
     William D. Elliston married Esther Grimm.

Family

Esther Grimm
Child

Citations

  1. [S347] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Mary Sanford (Kennerdell, PA), as told to Kipp Melat. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).