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CHERRYTREE TOWNSHIP

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Venango County Map 1903
Cherrytree Township was organized in 1817 and occupies a nearly central position on the northern line of Venango County. The first permanent settler of this area was William REYNOLDS who came from England with his family. They were met by land agents of the Holland Company who induced them to make the journey to northwestern PA. The Reynolds family secured a 400 acre tract on Cherry Tree run in 1797. In 1798 James TUTHILL and John STRAWBRIDGE located in this area.The IRWIN, HAMILTON, FARR, PRATHER, ARCHER, TARR, STEWART, MCFADDEN, ALCORN, BREED & GRIFFIN families arrived in this area in the early 1800s.
1818 Taxable Inhabitants of this area
Isaac ARCHER James ALCORN
Joseph ARMSTRONG Benjamin AUGUST
Robert CURRY Jacob CASPER
Andrew COOVER Michael COOVER
Alexander DAVIDSON Daniel FLEMING
Edward FLEMING Elial FARR
Hannah GREGG Edward GRIFFIN
Barnard GRIFFIN John GRIFFIN
Robert GRANGER Richard HAMILTON
James HAMILTON Jr. Archibald HAMILTON
Hugh HAMILTON Thomas HAMILTON
James HAMILTON Walker HAMILTON
John IRWIN Samuel IRWIN,
Ninian IRWIN Charles INGRAM
Samuel KERR David KIDD
Isaac KELLOGG Manus PRATHER
William REYNOLDS Jr. Joshua REYNOLDS
William REYNOLDS Arthur ROBISON
Richard ROSS John STRAWBRIDGE
Elijah STEWART John STIVER
George TARR John TARR
Jonathan TITUS David TERRETT,
William WILSON John WILSON
The first house in the village of Cherry Tree was John ELDER, a blacksmith from Centre County, PA. Isaac NEWTON erected the second house and opened the first store.
In August of 1859, Drake's well was drilled in this township, an event which marked the beginning of a new era in the history of western Pennsylvania. In 1861 the first flowing well was struck on the McElhaney farm.
FOLKS

John BANEY- b. 22 Aug 1796, Dauphin County, PA,d. 05 Mar 1889 in Cherrytree Twp., Venango; m. Susanna BENNINGHOFF, d/o Frederick & Elizabeth WERT Benninghoff; children: Jacob, abt. 1819 - 1894, m. 1. Mary M. TARR and 2. Sophia __ ; Daniel, abt. 1820 - 1859, m. Betsey STEWART; Julia Ann, abt. 1825 - 1889, m. George BENNINGHOFF; Elizabeth, m. Johannes GHARING ; Amelia, 1826 - 1859, m. Samuel P. TARR; Susannah, abt. 1831 - 1890, m. Henry ROSS; John, 1833 - 1905, m. Lovina FIDLER; Catherine, 1834 - 1902, m. Isaac TARR; Frederick, 1837 - 1901, m. Mary Ann FRY STEVENSON; George, abt. 1838 - 1864; Isaac, 1841 - 1864.
George BENNINGHOFF- oil production; b. 1825 in Clearfield Co., PA, s/o John & Elizabeth HEISE Benninghoff; d. 1909; m. 1848 to Julia BANEY, d/o John & Susannah BENNINGHOFF Baney; children: Amena Helen 'Minnie', b. 1849, m. E.L. AFFANTRANGER; Louis Nelson, b. 1850, m. Mary McCLINTOCK; Livingstone, b. 1852, m. Emma COLE; George Edward, b. 1855, Physician, m. Nancy Jane HOGAN; Julia, b. 1863, m. Charles E. MORGAN.
Curtain Andrew BRADLEY - b. 1 May 1864 at Bradleytown, Plum Twp., Venango Co., s/o John J. & Emeline GROVE Bradley; Curtain Andrew continued to operate the family farm in Cherrytree Twp.; m. Sophia COOPER of Butler Co., PA; children: John Cooper, m. Hazel BREED; Caroline Ruth; George Clifton.
BREED, Joseph- b. 1757 in CT; d, 1839; settled in Cherry Tree Twp. in 1818; gave the name to the locality known as Breedtown; soldier in Rev. War; m. Mary HOLMES; children: Charles, b. 1783, m. Mary 'Polly' HANCOX; Nathan, 1789 - 1840, John, m. Jane McGINNET; Mercy, m. Capt. Amos HANCOX; Abby.
Henry BUXTON- livestock breeder and oil production; b. 25 July 1835 in Meadville, Crawford Co., PA, s/o Henry & Ann JOHNSON Buxton; resided on the home farm 4 miles south of Titusville; m. Alice BRIGHTMAN of Crawford Co.; known children: Elizabeth & Genevieve.
Jonah COOLIDGE- b. abt 1794 in Mass; removed to Cherrytree Twp. prior to 1840 and later moved to Delaware Co., Iowa; m. abt 1814 to Sally GRAVES, d/o Zenos & Abigail Graves of VT; children: Danial M., 17 Mar 1815 - 3 Mar 1872, m. Eliza M. __; Jonathan S., 26 Jan 1817 - 24 June 1872; m. 1. Catherine TUCKER & 2. Abigail SMITH, d/o Jessie & Catherine RENSLER Smith; Lyman B., abt 1819 - 1 Feb 1885; m. Mary CORRELL; Leonard, 1820 - 7 Feb 1884, m. Mary __; Anna L., 1826 - 18 Aug 1882; m. Charles W. BREED; Jonas L., 1828 - 1876, m. Mary E. __; Zenos G., 26 Aug 1830 - 12 Dec 1906, m. Marsha M. PARSONS; Desdamona M, b. 5 Feb 1835, m. James Kerr ALCORN.
Robert CRAWFORD- b. 1820, d. 1894; m. Catherine __; had 9 children, 5 of whom were: Robert W., 1849 - 1922; Curtis, b. 1860, m. Mary __; Lewis Newton, b. abt. 1866, m. in 1897 to Mary Catherine BANEY; Fieldy Harry, b. 1870, m. Arkanza Jennie BANEY; William D., b. abt 1875.
Robert W. CRAWFORD- b. Dec 1849, d. 1922, s/o Robert & Catherine Crawford; m. Erie A. __; children: Lottie, b. Dec 1881; Vernon D., b. July 1883; Nettie, b. Aug 1885; Leonard, b. March 1887; Cain?, b. Aug 1889; Grace, b. Nov 1891; Myrtle, b. Apr 1895; Minnie, b. Jan 1898
Curtis CRAWFORD- b. June 1860, s/o Robert and Catherine Crawford; m. Mary Hogue; children: Lula, b. Mar 1884 m. Henry Motters; Robert, b. May 1886 m. Minnie Mae Proper; Rallya, b. Feb 1888; Lena, b. Feb 1890; Lizzie, b. Feb 1891 m. Lee Hancox; Florence, b. Nov 1894; Walter, b. Nov 1897; Floyd, b. Dec. 1898 m. Elizabeth Mae Stevenson.
Fieldy Harry CRAWFORD- b. Mar 1870, s/o Robert & Catherine Crawford; m. Arkanza Jennie BANEY, d/o John & Elizabeth KLUTZ Baney; children: Harry L., b. 1896, m. Lucy__; Hazel, b. 15 Aug 1897; Ernest, b. 5 Jun 1899; Hilda Hazel, b. 18 Feb 1900, m. George Holice GHERING & Ray HOLLENBECK; Eugene E., b. abt 1902; Curtis, b. abt 1910.
Jonathan T. CURRY- farmer; b. 18 July 1809 in this area, s/o Robert & Alevia TITUS Curry; m. Margaret ELDER, d/o Moses Elder of Cherry Tree; children: Robert, m. Celia BUCKLIN; Eliza, m. Samuel EDWARDS of Iowa.
Robert CURRY- farmer; b. 25 July 1814, s/o Robert & Alevia TITUS Curry; m Elizabeth CURRY, d/o Samuel Curry; children: Cassius, m. Lizzie MOYER of Crawford Co.,PA; Dora, m. Fred GIBSON of Cherry Tree.
Isaac CULP- oil producer; b. 1845 in Crawford Co., PA, s/o Benjamin & Eva ZIMMERMAN Culp of Northumberland Co., PA; m. in 1867 to Mary FLESHER, d/o Daniel Flesher of Crawford Co. One known child is Albert.
George GHERING- sawmill worker, hauled oil and lumber; b. 1 July 1837, son of Christian and Christina LINK Goehring; m. Amanda McBRIDE on 12 Apr 1864; children: Christian Frederick, b. 12 Jan 1865; Thomas Mack, b. 19 Sep 1867, m. Mary Louisa CHANDLER; George Lowery, b.10 Jan 1871, m. Florence McBRIDE; Amanda Laura, b. 10 Jan 1871, m. James HAMILTON; Margaret 'Maggie', b. 1876, m. John HOLDER; Mary Christina, 1880 - 1901.
Thomas Mack GHERING- sawmill owner, oil driller and farmer; b.19 Sep 1867, son of George and Amanda McBRIDE Ghering; married Mary Louisa CHANDLER on 16 Dec 1890; children: William Floyd, b. 20 Oct 1891; Lillie Laura, b. 26 Jan 1895; and George Holice, b. 24 Sep 1897, m. 1. Hilda H. CRAWFORD and 2. Annie HERMAN.
Christian GOEHRING/GAHRING/GHERING - emigrated from Taebingen, Wuerttemberg, Germany in 1843; settled in Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co.; married 7 May 1835 to Christina LINK; children: John, b. 14 Apr 1836, m. 1. Elizabeth COLBY and 2. Sarah WILLIAMS; George, b. 1 July 1837, m. Amanda McBRIDE; Christian, b. 27 Dec 1838, m. Mary Ann GOEHRING; Jacob, b. 26 May 1840, m. Lucy J. FRANKLIN; Anna, b. 29 Nov 1842, m. Henry WICKER; Michael, m. Beattie THOMPKINS; Godfrey E., b. 23 Sept 1846, m. 1. Margaret E. HAMILTON and 2. Elizabeth HAMILTON, sister of Margaret; Conrad, b. 17 Dec 1847, died at age 18; Isaac Henry, b. 9 Dec 1848, teacher, m. Sarah Ellen MEALS; Jeremiah Link, teacher, b. 5 Oct 1851, m. Clara Ann ARMSTRONG; William, b. 17 Jan 1853, d. 3 Oct 1853; Samuel, b. 1 Mar 1854, d. 30 Mar 1854; Benjamin, b. 7 Oct 1855, d. 10 Oct 1920.
Thomas HAMILTON- b. abt 1780, md. Elizabeth LAMB; children: Thomas S. b. abt 1800, m. Sarah Jane PRATHERS; James; Walker; John; Hugh, m. Hannah __; William; Elizabeth, m. __ HANCOX; Margaret, m. James HAMILTON; Nancy, m. __ IRWIN; Ann, m. __ STEWART.
James HAMILTON- farmer; War of 1812; Commissioner; b. 16 Nov 1789 in Centre Co., PA, d. 22 Nov 1853 in Cherrytree, PA; md. in 1832 to Margaret 'Peggy' Lamb HAMILTON, 1808 - 1891, his cousin, d/o Thomas & Elizabeth LAMB Hamilton; children: Eliel Walker, 1833 - 1896, teacher in IL, returned to Venango Co. were he was a town officer and Justice of the Peace; John Calvin, 1841 - 1858; Elizabeth Ann, m. 1892 to Godfrey E. GHERING, after death of sister Margaret; Margaret Elmira, m. 1874 to Godfrey E. GHERING; Mary Jane, m. Charles Wesley BENN; James Milton, 1843 - 1863, served in Civil War and taken prisoner in the Battle of the Wilderness and later died at Fort Monroe; a daughter, b. 1847; Thomas Oscar, 1849 - 1895; Cynthia Cordelia, 1852 - 1912, m. Solomon A. WARE.
Richard IRWIN, b. 1740 in Ireland; immigrated with 5 brothers to America; s/o David & Margaret BERRY Irwin of County Armagh, Ireland; md. Ann STEELE at New London, Chester Co., PA in 1764, d/o Samuel & Anne FUTHEY Steele; the following sons were pioneers in Cherrytree Twp. area. Samuel, 17 Aug, 1765 - 10 Sept 1847, m. Jane MILLER, b. 1797, d/o Wm. & Jane MOORE Miller; they located on the Wallaceville Road in 1802. John, b. 24 Jan 1768 in Chester Co., PA, d. 23 Dec 1838; located in Venango Co. in 1800 as an assistant to Samuel Dale, the first county surveyor. James, b. 13 Feb 1770 in Chester Co., PA, d. 1827.Ninian, b. 24 May 1774 in Chester Co., PA, d. 10 Aug 1826; was Justice of the Peace and taught in local schools. His son, Ninian, Jr. was a surveyor and merchant and the founder of Cherry Tree village.
S.W. LANCASTER - oil producer and school director of Cherry Tree Twp.; b. 1843 in England, s/o William & Keziah CULL Lancaster of Canada; m. Kate AURAND, d/o George Aurand; known children: Maud, Mabel and Augustus.
John MARSH - farmer, b. 10 July 1833 in Plum Twp., s/o William & Mary STERLING Marsh who were natives of Westmoreland Co., PA. John md. Amplies PROPER in 1858, d/o Daniel Proper of Crawford Co., PA; children: Mary, m. William CARTER; Huldah C, m. Frank McCLELLAND; and Nettie, m. G.W. STRAWBRIDGE. The Marsh family settled in Cherrytree Twp. in 1883.
Robert PEEBLES - farmer in Cherry Tree Twp.; b. 23 Feb 1826 in New Brunswick, Canada, s/o James & Margaret ORR Peebles; m. Mary BREED, d/o John Breed of Breedtown; children: John B.; Margaret, m. David E. LANDAS; James O.; Jennie, m. Archibald MACK; Robert R.; William Stewart; Benjamin W.; Franklin E.; Albert; George. Robert was again married in 1874 to Mrs. Caroline THOMAS KETNER, d/o John Thomas.
Stewart C. PEEBLES - farmer; b. 1 Mar 1828 in Juniata Co., PA; s/o James & Margaret ORR Peebles; settled in Plum Twp. in 1837 and Cherry Tree Twp. in 1854; m. Margaret D. ALCORN, d/o A.B. Alcorn; children: Margaret Jane, m. H.B. MILES; James B., m. in 1881 to Ida E. YOUNG, d/o David Young; Andrew T.; Mary E.; Martha O, m. H.D. CARTER; Robert L.
John M. PEEBLES - farmer; b. 15 Apr 1840 in Plum Twp., Venango Co., PA, s/o James & Margaret ORR Peebles; settled in Cherry Tree Twp. abt 1865; m. Margaret BILLIG, d/o William Billig of Plum Twp.; children: William J.; Georgia, m. George FOWLER; Jesse A., m. Carrie Z. LONCTOT; Roxie M., m. Dr. J.B. PRATHER; Esther O., m. V.M. GROVE; Blanche, m. D.M. MARSH; Catharine, m. J.H. WRIGHT; Mattie, m. Charles WRIGHT.
Michael PURTILL - b. 14 Aug 1794, Co. Limerick, Ireland and wife, Joanna DEALEY, b. 14 May 1802, Co. Limerick, Ire.; immigrated to Westmoreland Co., PA near Johnstown where Michael helped build the PA Canal; later moved to Pymatuning Twp. Mercer Co. where Michael died 3 Apr 1845. Mrs. Purtill, soon to have their ninth child was determined to keep the family together and purchased a farm in Cherrytree Twp. in 1857 where oil was discoved on this farm; children: Joanna, 1831 - 1888, m. Joseph McCANN; Ellen, 1832 - 1915, m. James McCANN, brother to Joseph; Thomas, 1833 - 1918, m. Sarah LAVERY; James, 1834 - 1912, m. Margaret Jane SLOAN, d/o John Sloan of Crawford Co., PA; Margaret, 1835 - 1920; Mary, 1837 - 1923, m. James L. SLOAN; Catharine, m. Thomas BENNETT; Nancy Ann, 1843 - 1920, m. Hugh A. O'HARA; Michael Augustin 'Gus', 1845 - 1877, m. Margaret POWERS. Members of the McCann family are buried at All Saints' Cem. Jefferson Twp. Mercer Co.
William REYNOLDS - b. 1752 in England, d. 30 Jan 1820 in Cherrytree, PA, s/o John & Sarah FOX Reynolds; md. Lydia THOMAS, 1758 - 1826. William was a grocer in England and came to US 1792-94 on the Ship Active. Children of William and Lydia: John, 1782 - 1871, m. Jane Judith ELLICOTT whose picture hangs in the DAR Library in Washington, DC; Eliza, 1783 - 1804; Mary, 1785 - 1854, was written up in the Harpers Mag., May 1880 as the first medical account of a "split personality"; Lydia, 1786 - 1864, m. Elijah STEWART; Sara, 1787 - 1852; Ann, 1789-1830, m. Richard HAMILTON; Eleanor, 1790 - 1793; William, 1792 - 1863; Joshua, 1794 - 1873, m. Nancy HAMILTON; Edward A., 1797 - 1876, m. Maria DUNHAM; Louisa, 1802 - 1885, m. James McCLINTOCK.
John F. STEWART - b. 1820 in Cherrytree Twp., s/o Elijah Stewart; m. Barbara CRAIN; children: William Edgar, b. 1853, m. Nellie McINTYRE; Frank, m. Lizzie STEVENSON, d/o George W. Stevenson; John & Barbara also had at least two daughters.
George A.W. TARR - b. 1828, d. 1900; settled in this area about 1830 with parents, Jacob & Barbara NOEL Tarr. George md. Nancy BENNINGHOFF, b. 1834; children; Matilda, m. John WHALEN; Eli, m. Mary BRANBURG; Catharine, m. George P.B. CARR; Annette, m. Wm. FIBBS & Wm. HOSACK; Mary; Peter, m. Elizabeth KERR; Goldie.
William WILSON - b. in Centre Co., PA, d. 8 Sept 1849; md. first in 1795 to Susannah IRWIN; settled north of Breedtown in Cherrytree Twp. in 1803 - 04; William & Susannah had 6 children. Susannah d. 28 Jan 1813 and he md. second to Mrs. Jane CURRY LEWIS in 1814 and they had 9 children. Jane died 25 Jan 1868. Children of William were: Joseph, md. Sarah SALSGIVER; John; Peter; James; Samuel C., b. 24 Feb. 1823, m. Emily C. MARSH, d/o Joel & Lucinda DAVIS Marsh; Thomas P. ; William; Alexander R.; Margaret, m. William HAMILTON; Eliza, m. __LEE; Janet, m. __PASTORIES; Mary, m. __ RIDGEWAY; Susanna, m. __ ARCHER; Isabelle and another daughter, name unknown.
John STRAWBRIDGE - b. 1770 in the Susquehanna River Valley; settled in Cherrytree Twp. in 1798; married in 1801 to Elizabeth LUCAS who was born in Ireland in 1785; children: Benjamin, b. 1802, m. in 1826 to Elvira SHEFFIELD; James, b. 1805; George, b. 1807; Joseph, b. 1809, m. in 1839 to Margaret BROGAN; Eleanor, b. 1812; Mary, b. 1814, m. in 1850 to Capt. Richard S. IRWIN; Jane, b. 1816, m. __COLBY and in 1845 to Uriah WILLIAMS; Elizabeth, b. 1818; John, b. 1821; William, b. 1824, m. in 1854 to Mary BUCHANAN.

Early Schools
In the winter of 1807 the first school in the township was taught by William REYNOLDS in a log dwelling house that was previously occupied by James HAMILTON. The first school house was built in 1809 on the PEEBLES farm by Ninian IRWIN who owned the land at that time. The second school house was built at Cherry Tree village with John WARD and A.G. SIVERLY among the first teachers. In 1828 a frame building was erected at Breedtown by Ninian and James IRWIN. Other early teachers were; Elial FARR, James HAMILTON, Richard IRWIN, James SPENCER, Robert ARCHER, John GAYETTY, Alexander HAYS and Hugh HAMILTON.
CHURCHES

Cherry Tree Baptist Church - This chuch was constituted on July 8, 1835. A confession of faith was adopted to which the following persons affixed their names: Amos B. HANCOX, Nathan BREED, James FLEMING, John FLEMING, Amos S. HANCOX, Mrs. Mary GREEN, Mrs. Ruth BREED, Mrs. Sarah FLEMING, Mrs. Mary FLEMING, Mrs. Abigail GLEASON, Mrs. Jane JONES and Mrs. Blanch PRICHARD. On July 25, 1835, Benjamin FLEMING was elected deacon and Amos B. HANCOX, clerk. Amos S. HANCOX, George STRAWBRIDGE and George KEES were appointed a building committee for the erection of a church November 26, 1859.
Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church - In 1836 a class was formed by Reverends Reuben PECK and Daniel RICHEY with the following members: John, Elizabeth, Mary, Samuel, William, Andrew, Eliza M., and Rebecca ALCORN, with Samuel ALCORN as the leader. The church ediface was built in 1845.
Cherry Tree Presbyterian Church - This church was organized February 1, 1837 with the following members: John and Nancy RYND, Samuel IRWIN, Mrs. Jane IRWIN, Mrs. Lydia STEWART, Mrs. Nancy IRWIN, Mrs. Margaret IRWIN, Mrs. Eliza T. IRWIN, Mrs. Sally HAMILTON, Mrs. Eliza IRWIN, Lydia C. STEWART, John IRWIN, Mrs. Ann IRWIN, Isaac ARCHER and Mary PRATHER.
Ordained Elders were:
John RYND and John IRWIN -March 15, 1837
Ninian IRWIN M.P. BARKER and John RYND, Jr. - October 14, 1854
Lyman STEWART, William S. REYNOLDS and John CHEESMAN - Dec. 30, 1866
George W. STEVENSON and William G. IRWIN - Jan. 7, 1871
Cherry Tree United Brethern Church - Peter Benninghoff built a church edifice for a small society formed in Oakland in 1858, and the first sermon was preached by a clergyman named CADMAN. In 1880-81 the place of worship was changed to Cherry Tree village.
CEMETERIES
The numbers on this list correspond with the map in the Heritage Room of the Oil City Library which is staffed by the Venango County Genealogy Club.
R14 Old Alcorn
R15 Breedtown
John Strawbridge, d. 29 Aug 1850
Asahel Root, d. 4 Sept 1854
David Warner, d. 15 June 1855
Elizabeth J. Colby Gahring, abt 1843 - 3 Oct 1872 w/o John
Rosa Warner Ghering, 26 Sep 1871 - 9 Jul 1959, w/o Christian
William Floyd Ghering, 20 Oct 1891 - 8 Nov 1893, s/o Thomas Mack
Joseph Breed, d. 23 Jan 1839
R16 Buxton
R18 Cherrytree Presbyterian
Ninian Irwin, d. 10 Aug 1826
John Irwin, d. 23 Dec 1838
Richard Irwin, d. 25 Sept 1857
James Hamilton, d. 15 Feb 1837
Richard Hamilton, 10 March 1784 - 18 Dec 1844
Eliel Walker Hamilton, 1833 - 1896
Thomas Oscar Hamilton, 1843 - 1863
Elija Stewart, D. 14 Aug 1847
Louis Mason, d. 15 Feb 1852
William Richey, d. 30 July 1855
Isaac Walls, d. 3 Mar 1856
Isaac Archer, d. 11 Mar 1861
Hugh McClintock, d. 4 Nov 1862
Richard Gregg, d. 10 Feb 1864
R19 Dutch Hill Clavary -Cath.
R20 Fairview -aka New Alcorn
John F. Ghering, 24 Aug 1854 - 14 Feb 1931
Mina Bowman Ghering, 1862 - 27 Feb 1934, w/o John F.
R21 Jamison Corners
Harry Crawford, 1870-1932
Arkanza Jenny Baney Crawford, 1877 - 1932, w/o Harry
Robert W. Crawford, Dec 1849 - 1922, s/o Robert
Erie A. Crawford, 1850 - 1939, w/o Robert W.
Floyd H. Crawford, 1898 - 1963, s/o Curtis
Elizabeth M. Crawford, 1905 - 1980, w/o Floyd H.
Harold E. Crawford, 1910 - 1991, s/o Robert J.
Alverta M. Crawford, 1912 - 1989, w/o Harold E.
Howard J. Crawford, 1915 - 1973, s/o Robert J.
Irene R. Crawford, 1914 - 1962, w/o Howard J.
Harry L. Crawford, 13 July 1896 - 21 Nov 1945, s/o Fieldy
Lucy E. Crawford, 2 Aug 1908 - 23 Oct 1978, w/o Harry L.
Harry H. Baney, 1887 - 1961, s/o John W.
Verona B. Baney, 1895 - 1960, w/o Harry H.
Hilda Crawford Ghering Hollenbeck, 18 Feb 1900 - 30 Dec 1957, d/o F. H.
George Gahring, 1 Jul 1837 - 28 Feb 1914
Amanda McBride Gahring, 12 Mar 1846 - 16 July 1932, w/o George
Mary Christina Ghering, 22 Dec 1880 - 7 Mar 1901, d/o George
Amanda Laura Ghering Hamilton, 10 Jan 1871 - 20 Mar 1943, d/o George
George Lowrey Ghering, 10 Jan 1871 - 30 Aug 1934, s/o George
Thomas Mack Ghering, 19 Sep 1867 - 23 Sep 1920, s/o George
Louisa Chandler Ghering, 6 Oct 1866 - 26 Mar 1936, w/o Thomas Mack
Lillie Laura Ghering, 26 Jan 1895 - 10 Sep 1898, d/o Thomas Mack
George Holice Ghering, 24 Sep 1897 - Dec 1987, s/o Thomas Mack
Annie Herman Ghering, 13 Dec 1918 - 21 June 1990, 2 w/o George H.
R22 Jewish German Reformed
R23 Kerr
___Miller Farm/Oil Creek
R82 Rodin
-- Spangler, George-single grave on Buxton Rd.
R26 Tarr -Kellogg
R27 Tree of Life -Jewish
SOURCES

History of Venango County Pennsylvania, Its Past and Present , Chicago, IL; Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers; 1890; pp.587 - 597; 1046 - 1052
Venango County Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol II, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co.,1919
Venango County Pennsylvania Death Book Summary & Index 1893-1905, compiled by Joan Search Hanson, C.G. and Kenneth L. Hanson, Ph. D. This book may be purchased from the Venango Co. Historical Society, P.O. Box 101, Franklin, PA 16323 or from Closson Press, 1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, PA 15613 - 9208. Price: $35.95 + $4.00 postage/handling. PA residents add 6% sales tax.
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Contributors
Anne Searer - Purtill Family
Kathy Goodman
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~master03/ - Goehring/Ghering, Crawford, Baney, Benninghoff, Hamilton
Ken Coolidge - Coolidge Family
Shirley Wilson Fazekas - Wilson Family
Pat Hamilton Winterberg - Reynolds & Hamilton Families
Joyce Grill(i) Neidich - Venango Ancestral & Historical Research
Karen S. Golden Rodgers - FAMILY TREE RESEARCHER
Bill Strawbridge - Strawbridge Family
Penny Haylett Kulbacki