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CLINTON TOWNSHIP


Venango County Map 1903

This twp. was organized in 1855 upon petition of citizens of Scrubgrass and Irwin Twsps. In your search for early pioneers, please see the adjoining twsps. - Scrubgrass, Irwin, Mineral & Victory - for more information. Many contributors/researchers are listed at the end of this page whose families were the pioneers in the southern area of Venango Co.

CLINTONVILLE BOROUGH


The first house to be built in this business metropolis of the township was that of John Atwell on the corner of Emlenton and Butler Streets. In 1833 William Cross and James Perry opened a store on the corner of Franklin and Mercer Sts. The residence of James Perry was within this store and was the second house to be built in Clintonville. In 1866 on Franklin Street were the residences of Thomas McKee, Dr. James Foster, A. F. Hollister, Squire John Hovis and John Shaffer.

Early Villages

  • Phipps' Mills - John Anderson built the first furnace in the twp. in 1824 on Big Scrubgrass Creek a mile above Kennerdell. In 1835 he sold the property to David Phipps. There was a small village of twenty or more homes and a large general store. David Phipps was postmaster and it appears that the Phipps and Clapps were associated in the iron business, employing forty operatives and manufactured metal for the Pittsburgh market along with stoves, pots, pans, kettles, etc. to meet the needs of the residents.
  • Kennerdell - In 1853 Richard Kennerdell purchased property from David Phipps and built a large woolen mill and was actively engaged in business until his death.
  • Janestown - named by William Cross in honor of his wife, Jane Weakley. Jane furnace was begun in 1840 and was first put to blast in 1842. After the furnace blew out in 1859, the village soon disappeared.

    Property owners named on the 1865 Map of Venango County

  • Clinton Twp. - Compiled from official surveys: J. KANE, J. MORRIS, J. McCLAREN, E. FORSTER, N. DAVIS, P. DAVIDSON, A. DAVIDSON, P.H. WALTER, C. WALSMITH, J. BAIRD, T. BAIRD, J. McKINLEY, R. VANDERLIN, G. McKINLEY, A. PORTER, E. DAY, W.C.CROSS, BOONERS, T. CAKELEY, P. SAMPSELL, MAXWELL, G. CRAWFORD, T. McKEE, R. CROSS, D. & P.G. HUFFMAN, J. CANAN, D.& J. HOVIS, J. HOVIS, P. SURRENA, G. BERINGER, J. GAILEY, W. McCAY, W. SCOTT, W. COULTERS heirs, J. DONALDSON, J. KILPATRICK, KENNERDELL, E. KEPHART, E. WITHERUP, D. EAKINS heirs,SJ & R. PHIPPS COULTER, J. GHOST, W. CHRISTY, JAS CALVERT, JNO CALVERT, RJW & M RIDDLE, J & JW HOFFMAN, and J. SOWASH.
  • Thomas BAIRD - b.1777; settled on land in Clinton Twp. in 1796; was a surveyor; served in War of 1812; m. Martha McKEE, sister to Judge Thomas McKee; children: John, b. 1801, m. Susanna McKEE; Susan, b. 1803, m. John VANDYKE; Mary, b. 1805, d. 1888; James, b. 1807, m. Mary KILPATRICK; Elizabeth, b. 1809, m. Dr. John COULTER; Thomas, Jr., b. 1811, m. Mary McKINLEY ;William, b. 1813, m. Sarah PERRY; Hugh, b. 1815, m. Margaret "Martha" JONES; Matilda, b. 1819, m. Dr. Gibson VINCENT.
  • James BAIRD - b. 24 Feb 1807 on the family homestead, s/o Thomas & Martha McKEE Baird; m. Mary KILPATRICK; children: Martha, m. John VINCENT; Ann Eliza, d 1916; Susan, m. Rev. James M. FOSTER; Sarah Jane, m. Porter PHIPPS; Mary R., m. John Alexander PORTER; John M.; and William A.
  • George W. BERINGER - b. 23 Mar 1837, s/o George & Margaret DAVIS Beringer; m. in 1862 to Nancy J. SHINER, d/o Andrew Shiner; children: Andrew C., b. 17 Nov 1863; Margaret J., b. 21 Mar 1865, m. Wm. J.C. BUMGARDNER; Artlyssey, b. 26 Feb 1867, m. Francis DAVIS; George B., b. 21 Nov 1868; John F., b. 12 Dec 1872; Amelda M., b. 1 Dec 1874; James W., b. 4 Oct 1879; Grace S., b. 24 Dec 1882; Grover Cleveland, b. 17 Aug 1884.
  • George A. BLAIR - merchant in Clintonville, G.A. Blair & Sons; b. 24 Dec 1855 in Victory Twp., s/o John H. and Emily GRIFFIN Blair, g/s of Robert & Nancy EAKIN Blair; George m. Mary Ann SUTTON, d/o Reuben & Mary SMITH Sutton; children: Homer R., lawyer in Franklin; Harry, died in infancy; Denton H., store manager, m. Ada PORTER; John S., m. Mabel BUCHANAN; Hazel Verna, worked in the family store.
  • Thomas BULLION - early settler to this area; m. Nancy KELSO; the great Bullion oil district, a post office, a school & a small run perpetuate his name in this area.
  • Robert CALVERT - arrived in the area in 1795 from Westmoreland Co., PA in company with Matthew Riddle; Robert Calvert and his neighbor, Robert Riddle each gave land to set aside for the Calvert-Riddle cemetery. There is record of two sons: James, d. 12 Dec 1863, age 73y 3m 3da, m. Mary POLLOCK, d. 31 May 1851, age 67y 8m 5da; John, 16 Dec 1799 - 28 Jan 18871, built a stone house on the Calvert tract and lived his life there.
  • James CALVERT, Jr. - b. Aug 1823 on the old farm; was a prosperous farmer and held many twp. offices; m. Elizabeth RIDDLE; children: Mary Jane; David Riddle, b. 3 Jun 1853, d. at age 4; John Pollock, 1854-1912; Eli Wilson, 10 Mar 1857 - 1873 at age 16; Andrew Jackson, moved to NY; James Franklin, b. 16 Jun 1863, m. Margaret ADDLEMAN; Robert Milton, b. Mar 1865.
  • Dr. John COULTER - physician and farmer; 15 June 1797 - 13 June 1849, s/o Patrick & Nancy FINDLEY Coulter; m. 1. Ashsah RIGGS and had 6 daughters: Caroline Cossitt, m. Joseph A. ALLEN; Eliza, m. Wm. MOYN; Josephine, m. Dr. Ira FEATHER; Ann, m. James DAVIDSON; Achsah, m. James B. WITHERUP; Amelia, m. Wm. EAKIN. Dr. Coulter m. 2. Elizabeth BAIRD who was b. in Clinton Twp. 24 Mar 1809 & d. 8 Sep 1901; children of John and Elizabeth: Mary Adeline, m. Thomas J. EAKIN; Martha; Cyrus Riggs, b. 26 Aug 1843, m. Margaret Elizabeth CREASY.
  • William CROSS - b. 1785 in PA, d. 1861 Clintonville; pioneer iron manufacturer and builder of numerous furnaces in Venango Co.; s/o Samuel Cross, a native of Ireland; served in War of 1812; m. Jane WEAKLEY, d/o Robert Weakley, of Butler Co.; children: Samuel W., m. Anna Jane McCUTCHEON; Robert, b. 1811, d. 1874, m. Hannah McKISSICK; Wilson, 1815 - 1837; William C., 1823 - 1895, m. Isabella CUMMINGS; Harriet, 1813 -1835, m. Thomas HOGE, a mayor of Franklin and member of the State Senate; Sarah Jane, b. 1816, m. Nathan E. DAVIS; Matilda, b. 1818, m. John Maxwell; Caroline, 1820 - 1822; and Caroline, 1826 - 1830. The Cross family is buried in Cross Cemetery (Presbyterian Cemetery) in Clintonville.
  • Robert CROSS - carpenter, contractor, & mercantile business; b. 3 May 1811, in Pittsburgh, s/o William and Jane WEAKLY Cross; m. 25 Dec 1835 to Hannah McKISSICK, d/o Aaron and Mary MEANS McKissick; children: Caroline, d. age 13; May Jane, m. E.P. NEWTON; Hattie Agnes, m. Maj. Robert J. PHIPPS; Louisa, m. Rev. James M. FOSTER; William; Oliver Byron, b. 14 May 1848, m. Elizabeth DAVIDSON; Emma F. married Charles Milton RIDDLE; Alice, m. 1. Dr. H. JACKSON & 2. Joseph BOWMAN; Henrietta, m. David V. EAKIN;
  • Emma Florence CROSS - 17 Nov. 1850 - 16 Feb. 1894, d/o Robert and
  • Hannah McKISSICK Cross, m. Charles Milton RIDDLE, 27 Feb. 1873, s/o John Washington RIDDLE and Jane McCOY/McCAY. Children of Charles and Emma: Lottie Winifred b: 13 Dec. 1873, d: 19 Aug 1952, m. Nathaniel Braden LONG; Bertha Alice, b. 4 Oct. 1876, m. B. Frank HOVIS; Robert W. 23 Oct. 1878 - 9 March 1879; Sidney A., 20 April 1880 - 27 Jan 1948, m. Minnie Graham; Harriet Eliza, 2 Jan 1884 - 29 Dec. 1970, m. Samuel Phipps ANDERSON; Ruth Beatrice, 30 Oct. 1886 - 29 June 1968, m. John Albert DUFFORD & Earl MARSTELLER.
  • Henry Lewis CUNNINGHAM - agriculture, oil production and shoe business in Clintonville; b. 12 May 1848 in Lawrence Co., PA; d. 27 June 1902; m. in 1878 to Mary Elizabeth HOVIS, d/o Eli & Barbara MONJAR Hovis; children: 2 died in infancy; Frank William, 6 Sep 1884 - 29 Apr 1911, m. 1904 Stella M. HOFFMAN; and Dr. Paul Eli, b. 2 May 1886 on family homestead 2 miles n. of Clintonville, m. 1913 to Stella HOFFMAN, his brother's widow.
  • Samuel EAKIN - b. abt. 1769 in Co. Derry, N. Ire; m. 1794, Mary REILLY, b. 1774 in Ire.; children: Mary, b. 1795, m. 1814 Robert MOORE; William, b. 8 Feb 1797; m. Mariah ROBB; James, b. Sep 1800, m. Eliza REEVES; Jane 'Jennie', b. 1801; m. James SCOTT; Margaret 'Peggy', b. ca 1803, m. Thomas MOORE; Elizabeth, b. 1805; Samuel, b. 13 Jan 1807, m. 1828 Margaret CAMPBELL; David, b. 1 May 1809; m. 1834 Rebecca STALKER. Numerous members of this family are buried in East Unity Cem., Butler Co.
  • David EAKIN - b. 1 May 1809, s/o Samuel and Mary REILLY Eakin; m. Rebecca STALKER, b. 15 June 1811, d/o Thomas Stalker; children: Rachel, m. Snowden Duffield PORTER; Samuel J. , 5 Jul 1837, m. Julia Ann ATWELL; Thomas, 12 Apr 1839 - 28 Dec 1840; Thomas Jefferson, b. 12 Dec 1840, m. 1866 Mary Adeline COULTER; Mary Jane, b. 25 May 1843, m. Sylvester Murphy LOCKHARD; Martha L., b. 26 Feb 1845, m. William WITHERUP; Elizabeth, b. 2 Nov 1847, m. 1878 Samuel John FABIAN; Sarah Ann 'Sadie' b. 11 Sep 1849, m. 1880 John J. MYERS; and David V., b. Oct 1851, m. Henrietta Ruth CROSS. Mrs. Rebecca Stalker Eakin married David PHIPPS after the death of David Eakin and had one daughter, Henrietta Phipps.
  • James FOSTER - prosperous farmer and businessman, b. 1827 in NY, s/o Edward Foster; lived and died on the family farm; in 1853, m. Elizabeth McCANDLESS; they were parents of 7 children; 2 of whom were: Mrs. T.E. BLAIR of Grove City; and Hiram Clinton, b. 11 Aug 1861, m. Sadie Ellen GALLOWAY, d/o Isaac R. and Mary Jane BONNER Galloway.
  • Major Philip GHOST -b. 1750, d. 1 Apr 1815, came to area of Clinton Twp. in 1796; native of Germany; served in Rev. War; resided for a time in Westmoreland Co., PA; m. Barbara KELTZ, d/o George & Mary Keltz; children: Craft, m. Elizabeth FRITZ; Mary Ann, 15 Apr 1780 - 2 May 1857, m. James HUFFMAN/HOFFMAN; Christina, 2 Apr 1783 - 9 Oct 1872, m. Philip HUFFMAN; Catherine E., b. ca 1787, d. 7 Apr 1874, m. John Walter HUFFMAN, s/o Daniel J. & Christina E. WALTER Huffman; John, b. ca 1787; Elizabeth, 5 Apr 1787 - 31 Jan 1867, m. Richard MONJAR; Philip Jr, m. 1. Elizabeth? GRAHAM & 2. Christina Jane WALTER.
  • Craft GHOST - miller and teacher, b. ca 1774 in Westmoreland Co., PA, d. 16 Apr 1826, s/o Philip & Barbara KELTZ Ghost, m. Elizabeth FRITZ, b. 4 Sep 1787, d. 23 Dec 1852; children: John, b. 2 Mar 1804, m. Catharine SURRENA, b. 11 Jun 1806; Philip, b. 1808, m. Catharine PHIPPS McDOWELL, b. 19 Jun 1808; Barbara, m. William CARROLL; Sarah, b. 1816, m. Thomas GALLOWAY; Charlotte, m. William McCONNELL; Mary; Susana; Elizabeth 'Betsy', m. John COLEMAN.
  • Philip GHOST/COAST Jr. b. 16 Sep 1793, s/o Philip & Barbara KELTZ Ghost, m. 1. Elizabeth? GRAHAM; children: Samuel Coast, b. circa 1812, m.Mary Ann ?; John W. Coast, b. 26 Jul 1825, m. Emily ROWLAND; Frederick Coast, b. 26 Jul 1826, m. Agnes PARKER, b. 1837; William Coast, b. circa 1828; Philip Coast, b. circa 1834. Our subject, Philip Ghost/Coast, Jr., m. 2. Christina Jane WALTER, b. 14 Apr 1802; children of Philip & Christina: Peter W. Coast, b. 1841, m. Mary PROPER & m. Julia VAN DYKE; Gibson V. Coast, b. circa 1843, m. Elizabeth SURRENA, b. 14 Nov 1845; Carlisle C. Coast, b. 11 Apr 1846, m. Deliah G. HOFFMAN, b. 2 Nov 1850; Deliah G. Coast, b. 11 Aug 1848.
  • John GHOST - b. 2 Mar 1804, s/o Craft & Elizabeth FRITZ Ghost; m. 7 Nov 1833 to Catharine SURRENA, b. 11 Jun 1806, d/o Philip Surrena; children: Clinton, b. 1 Mar 1836, m. Angeline BEIGHLEA, b. 1 Jan 1840; Philip; Elizabeth, b. 1839, m. Perry McFADDEN, b. 1835; Craft W., b.18 July 1842, m. Harriet McWILLIAMS; William S., b. 21 Apr 1844, m. Barbara HOFFMAN, b. 9 Aug 1842; Mary Ann, m. William Benton MOORE, b. 7 Mar 1843; and Nancy.


    GHOST family picture taken around early 1907

    Isabel Eakin Ghost husband was my grandfather William Allen Ghost, on the farleft. I think he was about 9 years old in this photo. He had thepicture, before he passed it to my father, who, in turn, passed it to mybrother Kurt.
    The back row consists of (left to right): James Calvin Moon, Emma GhostMonjar, Elexander Hayes Monjar, Mary Ghost Cather, Lida Phipps Ghost,and Jacob Stauffer Latchaw.
    The middle row consists of (left to right): William Allen Ghost, NancyGhost Moon, Irene Moon, Clinton Ghost, Angeline Beighlea Ghost, LeonardGhost, John Dickey Ghost, Harold Clinton Ghost, Minnie Ghost Latchaw,and Paul Latchaw.

    The front row consists of (left to right): Ethel Monjar, Olive Moon, andMarie Moon.
    Eric Ghost - Renton, Washington
    ghost@eskimo.com
    Samantha's webpage

  • Andrew HENDERSON - b. abt. 1795, d. 1844; settled in this area in 1816 coming from Westmoreland Co., PA; m. abt. 1814 to Mary ELDER, d/o William & Elizabeth McMANUS Elder; children: Joseph; William; Jacob; Thomas, m. Catharine BONNER; Andrew; Charles; Mary, m. John LOCKARD; Eliza, m. Benjamin BRINK; Margaret, m. David MOORE.
  • Thomas HENDERSON - b. 24 Feb 1815 in Westmoreland Co., PA, d. 25 July 1896, s/o Andrew & Mary ELDER Henderson; m. Catharine BONNER; 10 children were born to them, 4 of whom were: John B., b. 12 Oct 1838, m. Lydia L. HOVIS, d/o Samuel Hovis; Andrew J., b. 2 Feb 1845, m. 1867 to Julia CLAY, d/o David Clay; Elizabeth, b. 8 Mar 1842, m. Robert HUTCHINSON; Eleanor Amanda, b. 16 Jan 1851, m. Wm. Marion BLAIR.
  • John Walter HOFFMAN/HUFFMAN - s/o Daniel J. & Christina E. WALTER Hoffman; m. Catherine E. GHOST, d/o Philip & Barbara KELTZ Ghost; children: Elizabeth m. Richard SURRENA; Mary, m. William ADAMS; Charlotte, m. John HOVIS; Christine, m. John B. HUFFMAN; Barbara K., b. ca 1810, m. John PHIPPS; John, Jr., Civil War Vet, b. 10 Feb 1815, m. Christena __; Sarah A., b. 15 Mar 1820, m. Richard RICHARDS; Philip Ghost, b. 15 Jun 1823, m. 1. Mary Ann MARTIN & 2. Sarah A. WALTER; Daniel J., twin of Philip G., b. 15 June 1823, m. Miranda M. KNOWLTON; Katharine S., b. 1828, m. 1. Daniel WILLIAMS and 2. John COKAIN.
  • Philip Ghost HOFFMAN - b. 15 June 1823, d. 1895, s/o John & Catharine GHOST Hoffman who settled 1 mile w. of Clintonville and this land passed to Philip G.; m. 1. Mary Ann MARTIN and had children: Taylor, b. 9 Dec 1846, m. 1. Matilda FARREN & 2. Sarah POHLMAN; Isabella, m. John Hovis MONJAR; and David Martin. Philip m. 2. in 1854 to Sarah WALTER and had children: Mary Ann, m. Frank HIST; Columbus; Howard James, b. 16 May 1859, m. 1. Nancy Ellen SHINER & 2. Lida FERGUSON; Alice, m. Percy WILLIAMS; Catherine, m. John H. DAUGHTERY; Ida, m. Samuel B. MONJAR; Peter; Laura, m. William SURRENA; Don Carlos.
  • James HUFFMAN - m. Mary Ann GHOST, d/o Philip & Barbara KELTZ Ghost; children: Barbara, m. John McFADDEN; Mary, m. George HOVIS; John; James Jr., m. Christina MONJAR, d/o Richard and Elizabeth GHOST Monjar; Daniel; Adam; Philip G.; jacob; Elizabeth; Christina; and Catharine.
  • John Theodore HOVIS, Jr. - b. 1777 in Washington, PA; d. 11 May 1861; settled in area of Clinton Twp. in 1808; served in War of 1812; m. 1. Margaret DUNBAR, d/o Amos & Elizabeth Dunbar; m. 2. in 1795 to Susanna COGAN, d/o Johann & Catharine OTT Kooken/Cogan; children of John & Susanna: William, b. 1797, m. Sarah BAKER; John Cogan, b. 5 Sep 1798, m. Elizabeth WALTER, d/o John Walter, Scrubgrass Twp.; Catherine, b. 15 Jul 1803, m. Benjamin R. YARD; Nicholas, b. 1805; Jacob, b. 13 Nov 1806, m. Elizabeth 'Betsy' COLEMAN, d/o Nathaniel and Elizabeth GREEN Coleman; George, b. 15 Nov 1807, m. Mary HOFFMAN, d/o James & Mary GHOST Huffman/Hoffman; Ernest, b. 23 Mar 1811, m. Christina WALTER, d/o John Walter; David, b. 19 Mar 1813, m. Margery Johnston CANAN, d/o James & Maria RIEGER Canan; Susan 'Nancy', b. 1815, m. Philip BAKER, s/o Wm. Baker; Elizabeth, b. 1817, m. William CAMPBELL; Sarah, b. 7 Jul 1824 m. Robert Jackson CANAN, s/o James and Maria RIEGER Canan.
  • David HOVIS - farmer & oil producer; b. 19 Mar 1813, d. 17 Feb 1894, s/o John T. & Susan COGAN Hovis; m. 20 Dec 1838 Margery Johnston CANAN, d/o James and Maria RIEGER Canan; children: James, Sep 1839 - 9 May 1840; Robert, Feb 1841 - 14 Mar 1841; Maria Louise, 14 Jan 1843 - 16 Oct 1916; Charles Wesley, 12 Jun 1845, - 11 June 1925, m. Martha E. FRANTZ; John Nelson, 7 Oct 1847 - 1906, m. Eleanor Cummings RAY; William Jackson, 22 Dec 1849 -15 Oct 1919, m. Margaret Rosena DICK; Mary Grace, Jul 1852 - 1938, m. 1871 John Moore BAIRD; Logan, 1855 - abt 1855; Thomas Coston, 20 Feb 1855 - 6 Apr 1923, m. Vilena Elizabeth PHIPPS; Laura Ann, 1857 - 1862; Lester Ayers, 1859 - 20 Apr 1930, m. Harriet C. McKEAN; Susan Emma, Aug 1863 - 1942, m. Charles H. OSBORNE.
  • Richard KENNERDELL - born at Bolton, Lancashire, England, 19 Mar 1817; purchased property in 1852 on Big Scrubgrass Creek that became known as Kennerdell's Mills as the family operated saw, grist & woolen mills and owned a general store in that area; m. on 30 Dec 1835 to Jane HARE; parents of 9 children, 4 of whom were: James Craig; Anna Elizabeth, m. W.J. WELSH; Jane K., m. Dr. W.A. NICHOLSON; Mary Ann, d. 23 Aug 1886; Sarah Elvira.
  • William KILPATRICK - b. 1781 in Ireland, d. 1846 in Clinton Twp.; m. in 1812 to Elizabeth ANDERSON, b. 1788 in Ireland, d. 1844 in Clinton Twp.; children: Mary, 1810 -1890, m. James BAIRD; Sarah, 1815-1898, m. Abraham CURTIS; Eliza, 1819 -1885, m. Charles P. CALVERT; John A., 1824 - 1905, m. Nancy SURRENA; Ann H., 1824 - 1850, m. John POLLOCK; Margaret R., 1828-1906; Grace R., 1828-1852; William B., 1830-1850; a set of twins were born in 1821 in Centre Co., PA.
  • John LOCKE - farmer & oil well business; b. 5 Apr 1837 in Lawrence Co., PA; resided on property 2 mi. s. of Clintonville; m. Sarah Elizabeth ROGERS; children: Nathaniel, b. 6 Feb 1867; Thomas, b. 24 June 1868, m. Alice HOVIS; Harry H., b. 21 Feb 1871; Robert W., b. 6 Feb 1874, m. Elda W. HOVIS, d/o C.W. Hovis; Mary Catherine, b. 7 June 1876, m. Frank CANNAN; James R., b. 10 Feb 1885, m. Sallie CUMMINS.
  • Judge Thomas McKEE - b. 1771 in Franklin Co., PA; moved to Westmoreland Co. with his family and in 1797 settled in Clinton Twp.; had interests in lumbering, land sales, surveyor; Justice of the Peace; m. in 1800 to Mary PARKER, b. 1781 of Westmoreland Co.; children: William P., b. 1801; Washington Parker, 1802 - 1889 in MO; James Madison, 1812 - 1851, m. Mary Adeline COCHRAN; Thomas Jefferson, b. 21 March 1821, d. 1896, m. Elizabeth Jane ANDERSON, d/o Thomas & Elizabeth GRANT Anderson of Scrubgrass Twp.; DeWitt Clinton, b. 10 June 1825, d. 1893, m. Lucinda ANDERSON, d/o James & Elizabeth of Scrubgrass Twp.; Susanna Nesbit, b. 1802, d. 1878, m. James F. AGNEW; Mary Ann, b. 1808, m. James HARRIS; Clarissa R., 1810 - 1854 in OH, m. Perez G. HOLLISTER; Jane, b. 1812, m. James RUSSELL; Barbara, died young in 1814; Juliet Parker, b. 1819, m. Joseph Alexander ALLEN.
  • Thomas Jefferson McKEE - banker, agriculture, oil lands; b. 15 March 1821 in Clintonville, s/o Thomas & Mary PARKER McKee; m. 4 Jan 1853 to Elizabeth Jane ANDERSON, b. 22 Nov 1833; children: Elizabeth, m. Rev. J.P. BARBER; Mary Jane "Jennie", m. Rev. Robert McCASLIN; John Miller; Frank Pierce, m. Lizzie ATWELL; Arthalinda, m. Rev. R. Jackson PHIPPS; Ida, m. Robert L. RIDDLE; Rev. Thomas Parker, b. 12 Jun 1867, m. 13 July 1892 to Adella May HUSTON; William Clinton; Maggie Varena, m. Frank CROSS.
  • James McKINLEY - carpenter and farmer; b. 1791; located w. of Clintonville about 1837 coming from Westmoreland Co., PA; m. Elizabeth McKELVEY; children living to maturity were: Martha, m. Robert C. WEAKLY; Mary, m. Thomas BAIRD; John, m. 1. Eliza ORR & 2. Elizabeth MOORE James, m. 1. ? & 2 Miss REIMOLD; Nathaniel H., b. 1826, m. Catharine DAUGHTRY; Marvin A., twin of N.H., b. 1826, m. Mary A. MOORE.
  • John B. McMILLAN - physician; b. 1824 in Wolf Creek Twp., Mercer Co., PA; came to Clintonville to join his brother, Dr. Andrew J. McMillan in his practice; m. in 1851 to Mary PHIPPS, d/o Judge David Phipps: children: Andrew J; Margaret, m. Wm. TRIBBY; Sadie, m. Wm. McKEE; Almira; Blanche G.; Austa N.
  • John PHIPPS -b. 22 Mar 1765 Chester Co., s/o Samuel Phipps; arrived from Westmoreland Co., PA in 1797 and purchased 400 acres of land in what is now Clinton Twp.; m. 5 Jun 1792 to Catharine HANEY: children: David, b. 1793, m. 1. 1819 to Margaret STEWART and 2. Rebecca STALKER EAKIN; Mary, b. 1794, m. Levi WILLIAMS; Samuel, b. 1795, m. 1824 to Amelia HALYDAY; Sarah, b. 1797, m. 1. Allen McDOWELL and 2. John SLOAN; Catharine "Kate", b. 1799, m. 1817 to Robert RIDDLE; Elizabeth, b. 1800, m. 1819 to Abraham WITHERUP; Nancy, b. 1802, m. 1823 to George McKINLEY, Sr.; Jane, died in infancy; John, died in infancy; Major John, b. 1806, m. 1827 to Barbara Kelse HOFFMAN; Robert, b. 1806, m. 1827 to Ann Rieger CANAN; Joseph, b. 12 Oct 1812, m. 1. 1835 to Elizabeth Lowrie WHANN and 2. Jane B. ANDERSON.
  • Joseph PHIPPS - b. 12 Oct 1812 in the area of Clinton Twp. s/o John & Catharine HANEY Phipps, m. 1. 13 Sept 1835 to Elizabeth Lowrie WHANN, d/o Robert S. Whann of Mineral Twp. Elizabeth d. 17 Sep 1852; children of Joseph and Elizabeth: Catharine E. , b. 30 Nov 1836; Maj. Rbt. Johnson, Civil War Vet; John Morgan, b. 6 June 1841, Civil War Vet; Walter Lowrie, b. 22 Jan 1843; Abraham Milton, b. 12 Feb 1845. Joseph m. 2. Jane ANDERSON, d/o Samuel Anderson and had children: Samuel A.; Walter A., m. Alice E. PALMER; George T., m. Mary A. CASSIDAY; Melvin, m. Mary MILFORD; Vilena E.; m. Thomas Coston HOVIS; Imelda N., m. William CURTIS.
  • Alexander PORTER - blacksmith and famer; native of Washington Co., PA; settled in 1798 in Clinton Twp. area; m. Margaret BRADEN; children: Joseph; Mary; Elizabeth; Isabel, m. William COULTER; Nancy, m. William OSBORN; James, b. 21 Dec 1801, m. 1. Sybella COULTER and 2. Harriet VINCENT; Annabel, m. James KERR; Samuel; John, b. 7 Dec 1809, m. Julia BLACK; Margaret, m. Benjamin YARD; Lucy; and Alexander, b. 1818.
  • John Alexander PORTER - b. 17 Apr 1842, s/o John & Julia Ann BLACK Porter; Civil War Vet; farmer and torpedo operator, shooting many wells in the county; m. in 1868 to Mary R. BAIRD, d/o James & Mary KILPATRICK Baird; children: James, moved to OK; John J.; Fred; Anna M., died at age 21; Ella A., m. William M. WARD; Arthur, moved to OR; Utillis; Ada Pearl, m. Denton H. BLAIR, s/o George A. Blair.
  • Snowden Duffield PORTER - b. 15 Mar 1833; m. 1. Retta McCLAFFERTY and had 2 children: William & George; m. 2. Rachel EAKIN, d/o David Eakin and had children: David 'Warren', b. May 1858, m. Margaret 'Laura' SCOTT, b. Jun 1862; Lowry, b. 7 Nov 1860, d. 31 Dec 1860; Martha Imelda, b. Nov 1861, d. May 1948, m. Findley J. GRIFFIN, b. Dec 1854, d. Sep 1945; Mary Isabella 'Belle', b. Aug 1864 m. 1. Wm. Lafayette DILLE & 2. Michael H. BEATY; Anna Rebecca, b. 1872, m. Simeon P. KENNEDY, b. Jul 1866, d. 1905; Samuel Eakin, b. Jul 1876, m. abt 1902 Mary Jane GILMORE.
  • James Vick RIDDLE - b. 30 May 1878, s/o Matthew & Mary Jane HOFFMAN Riddle; worked for Phillips Gas Co. & had several wells on his own land; m. Erma Mary OLIPHANT, d/o Hosea & Mary J. FLEMING Oliphant; children: Garnett, Hazel, Russell, Harry, Mildred, Clinton & Woodrow W.
  • Charles Milton RIDDLE - see Emma CROSS
  • Andrew SHINER - 1806 - 1882; m. Nancy BLEAKLEY - 1811-1880; children: James, b. 1831, m. 1. Elizabeth BERINGER & 2. Ella LATIN; Chester Wells, b. 1836, d. 1863, m. Eleanor HENDERSON; Justice, b. abt 1865, m. Elizabeth THORNBURY; John Bowlen, B. 1840, m. Nancy E.; Nancy Jane, m. George W. BERINGER; Andrew; and David.
  • Philip SURRENA - came from Westmoreland Co., PA abt 1798; settled on land in what is now Clinton Twp. where he remained until his death in 1869 at age 94; m. Elizabeth BAKER in Venango Co.; Joseph, d. age 86; William, d. age 85 ; George, d. age 83; Richard, blacksmith, d. age 57; Philip, moved to Iowa; John, m. Mary HOFFMAN; Catherine, m. John GHOST; Ann, m. John ZAHNIZER; Elizabeth m. Joseph SAY of Scrubgrass Twp.; Eve, m. Benjamin CHAMBERLAIN; Nancy, m. John KILPATRICK.
  • John SURRENA - farmer and sawmill operator, b. 11 July 1833 in Clinton Twp., d. 1903, s/o Philip & Elizabeth; m. Mary HOFFMAN, d. 1881, d/o "Big John" Hoffman, wagon and coffin maker near Clintonville; children: Elizabeth Jane, m. T.R. MARTIN; Philip James, d. age 38; John Clinton, b. 20 Feb 1867, engaged in oil well drilling, m. Catherine WALTER, d/o F.M. & Louwisa STEWART Walter of Irwin Twp.
  • Solomon THORN - b. 23 Nov 1823, s/o George & Catharine BARNHART Thorn; in 1866 he purchased the hotel in Clintonville and ran that establishment for 16 yrs.; m. Alviera PERRY, d/o Thomas Perry; they were parents of 8 children, 3 of whom were: William N., b.19 July 1853, m. Olive OSBORN, d/o James Osborn; Harry; Emma, m. S.C. FRYE.
  • James VOGUS - b. 31 July 1834 in Clinton Twp. area, s/o Wm. & Eleanor ALLISON Vogus; m. in 1862 to Freelove HOFFMAN of Irwin Twp.; children: John W. and Hezekiah.
  • John WITHERUP - native of England and settled in 1800 near the mouth of Big Scrubgrass Creek; erected the first saw and grist mills in that area; was elected the first Sheriff of Venango Co. and served as Justice of the Peace; m. Mary BROCKINGHAM; children: Abraham, m. Elizabeth PHIPPS; David; William; John; Alexander; Martha, m. Col. William W. SHORTS; Robert.
  • Captain Abraham WITHERUP - farmer & lumber business; b. 1787 in Philadelphia, s/o John & Mary BROCKINGHAM Witherup; commanded a company from Venango Co. in War of 1812; m. 4 March 1819 to Elizabeth PHIPPS d/o John & Catherine HANEY Phipps; children: Mary Ann, b. 3 Dec 1819, m. James Haslett; John, b. 16 Feb 1821, d. 25 Mar 1888; Robert, b. 20 Nov 1822, m. Sarah McCOOL; David, b. 31 Mar 1824, m. Catherine WEBSTER; Catherine, b. 11 Dec 1825, m. Nathaniel WASSON; Joseph, b. 8 July 1827, m. Eleanor BRANDON; Abraham, b. 30 March 1829, m. Sarah PORTER; Samuel Phipps, b. 29 Jan 1831, m. Mary Jane PORTER, sister to Sarah; William, b. 24 Aug 1832, m. Martha L. EAKIN, d/o David & Rebecca Eakin; Sarah Slone, b. 30 June 1836, m. Oliver D. McMILLIN; James Brockington, b. 9 June 1838, m. Achsah R. COULTER, d/o Dr. John & Achsah Coulter; Martha Shorts, b. 10 Feb 1841, m. Elliott DAVIS; and Elizabeth Ann, b. 22 July 1843, m. Alfred HARDWICK.
  • William WITHERUP - b. 24 Aug 1832 in Rockland Twp., s/o Abraham and Elizabeth PHIPPS Witherup; the family resided on the homestead on the banks of Bullion Creek where William continued to live; m. Martha L. EAKIN, d/o David & Rebecca STALKER Eakin; children: Forest Foster, b. 1864; Imelda May, b. 26 Mar 1866; David Thomas, b. 2 Apr 1868, m. Laura Maria COX; Harry King, b. 20 Dec 1869, m. Wilhelmina HEIBEL; Joseph Alvin, b. 7 Aug 1872, m. Kathryn RYAN; Louis H., 5 Dec 1874 - 12 Nov 1880; Samuel B., b. 19 Dec 1876, m. Clara K. SCHAFER; Jesse Lee, b. 7 Aug 1879, m. 1. Ida RAPP & 2. Georgia P. McCLELLAND; William Vick, b. 9 Apr 1882, m. Madge Leota BOYLAN; Bessie P., b. 7 Jan 1885, m. Bartholomew C. DONOVAN. William Witherup d. 16 July 1915.

    Early Churches

  • Methodist Church of Clintonville - organized in 1828 with James HUGHES and Jacob HOVIS as probable leaders. A later church was built in 1852. Early trustees were: C.W. GHOST, S. B. HOFFMAN, W.J. HOVIS, R. VANDERLIN, J.T. HOVIS, C.W. HOVIS, and J.B. McMILLAN.
  • The Presbyterian Church of Clintonville- organized in 1841; early elders were: Thomas McKEE, Sr., William CHRISTY, Thomas McKEE, D.C. McKEE, A. F. HOLLISTER, Porter PHIPPS, John KIMES, James SCOTT, James BAIRD, Robert CROSS, Joseph CUMMINGS, John KILPATRICK and R.J. PHIPPS.
  • The United Presbyterian Church of Clintonville - organized in 1851; James McKINLEY and Thomas BAIRD were elected elders and Charles RIDDLE was the first Sunday School superintendent.
  • The Church of God - located on the Franklin and Butler Road, was built in 1879 through the efforts of J.B. HENDERSON who was the elder with R.F. HOFFMAN serving as deacon.

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Cemeteries


Listing of burials and dates in Venango County cemeteries, plus history of churches.8-1/2 x 11. Paper cover. Index. Price each $15.00 Postage $2.00 PA Tax $.90VENANGO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O. Box, 101, Franklin, PA 16323Volume 2 Clinton Township
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.
    R28 Berringer

    R29 Calvert-Riddle
      • Robert Calvert, d. 24 Oct 1840, age 87y 11m
      • Susanna Calvert, d. 7 Dec 1857, age 94y 7m 6da, w/o Robert
      • James Calvert, Jr., b. Aug 1823, d. 1901, age 78
      • Elizabeth Riddle Calvert, b. 26 Sep 1823, d. 25 Jan 1918, w/o James, Jr.
      • John Pollock Calvert, 1854-1912, s/o James Jr.
      • James Anderson, b. 29 Nov 1797, d. 21 Nov 1872
      • Elizabeth Pollock Anderson, b. 15 Jul 1795, d. 27 Sep 1869, w/o J. Anderson
      • James Anderson, b. 23 Jun 1825, d. 15 Nov 1905
      • Uretta Phipps Anderson, b. 24 Jul 1831, d. 24 Oct 1891, w/o J. Anderson
      • John Phipps, b. 22 Mar 1765, d. 22 Jan 1833
      • Catherine Haney Phipps, b.3 Jun 1772, d. 14 May 1833, w/o John
      • Cyrus Riggs Coulter, b. 26 Aug 1843, d. 20 Nov 1916
      • James Baird, b. 24 Feb 1807, d. age 58
      • Mary Kilpatrick Baird, d. age 78, w/o James
      • William Kilpatrick, 1781-1846
      • Elizabeth Anderson Kilpatrick, 1788-1844, w/o William
      • William Witherup, 20 Aug 1832 - 16 Jul 1915
      • Martha L. Eakin Witherup, 26 Feb 1845 - 22 Mar 1926, w/o William
      • Major Philip Ghost, 1750 - 1815
    R30 Clintonville Meth.
      • Craft Ghost, ca. 1774 - 16 Apr 1826
      • Elizabeth Fritz Ghost, 4 Sep 1787 - 23 Dec 1852, w/o Craft
      • John Ghost, 2 Mar 1804 - 19 Apr 1891
      • Catharine Surrena Ghost, 11 Jun 1806 - 6 Sep 1905, w/o John
      • Mary Ann Ghost Huffman/Hoffman, 15 Apr 1780 - 2 May 1857, w/o James
      • John Theodore Hovis, b. 1777, d. 11 May 1861
      • Susanna Cogan Hovis, 1778 - 12 may 1840, w/o J.T.
      • William Hovis, b. 1797, s/o J.T. Hovis
      • Ernest T. Hovis, 23 Mar 1794 - 28 Feb 1867
      • Ernest T. Hovis, Jr., Dec 1837 - 28 July 1838
      • Perry Hovis, 1835 - 16 Jan 1895
      • Elizabeth Sowash Hovis, 26 Feb 1837 - May 1920, w/o Perry
      • Andrew Jackson Hovis, Mar 1841 - 19 Dec 1904
      • Minerva Sowash Hovis, July 1842 - 7 aug 1870, 1st w/o Andrew J.
      • Margaret J. Sowash Hovis, Mar 1848 - 1930, 2nd w/o Andrew J.
      • John Cogan Hovis, 5 Sep 1798 - 2 Jun 1872
      • Elizabeth Walter Hovis, 28 Aug 1796 - 23 Apr 1879, w/o John C.
      • Mary Ann Hovis Monjar, Feb 1822 - 1912, w/o Samuel B.
      • Samuel B. Monjar, 1820 - 1862
      • Eli W. Hovis, 27 Jun 1824 - 14 Sep 1917
      • Barbara G. Monjar Hovis, 12 Oct 1824 - 1 Aug 1888, w/o Eli W.
      • Sarah 'Jennie' Yard McFadden, 9 Oct 1828 - 23 Jun 1859, w/o John L.
      • John Layton McFadden, Jr. , b. 7 Nov 1827 - ?
      • Jacob Hovis, 13 Nov 1806 - 20 Nov 1881
      • Eliabeth Coleman Hovis, 11 Mar 1808 - 22 Apr 1894, w/o Jacob
      • John Theodore Hovis, 13 Aug 1832 - 1912
      • Margaret Seaton Hovis, Feb 1829 - 1915, w/o John T.
      • Watson Clark Hovis, 31 Aug 1845 - 1932
      • Isabella Cross Hovis, Mar 1849 - 1929, w/o Watson C.
      • Jacob Albert Hovis, 1 Sep 1847 - 16 Jan 1923
      • Samuel Hubert Hovis, 21 Feb 1851 - 17 Sep 1922
      • Mary Jane Frantz Hovis, 5 Apr 1847 - 1927, w/o Samuel H.
      • James Hovis, 9 Oct 1824 - 14 Jun 1907
      • Lorana Hoffman Hovis, w/o James
      • Barbara Ellen Hovis McFadden, 12 Mar 1828 - 11 Nov 1892, w/o Daniel W.
      • Daniel Webster McFadden, 8 Sep 1829 - 16 Aug 1876
      • Mary A. Hovis Smith, 1830 - 1905, w/o James B.
      • James B. Smith, 1844 - 1915
      • Susanna Hovis McFadden, 31 Mar 1831 - 1916, w/o Levi A.
      • Levi A. McFadden, 15 Feb 1833 - 21 Dec 1893
      • Caroline Hovis Corbin, 1834 - 1898, w/o Henry W.
      • Henry W. Corbin, 1839 - 1906
      • Ernest Baker Hovis, 23 Mar 1811 - 21 Sep 1867
      • Christina Walter Hovis, 1805 - 14 Mar 1886, w/o Ernest B.
      • Walter Hovis, Jun 1838 - 1914
      • Mary Jane Eakin Hovis, 1st w/o Walter
      • David Hovis, 19 Mar 1813 - 17 Feb 1894
      • James Canan Hovis, Sep 1839 - 9 May 1840, s/o David
      • Robert Hovis, Feb 1841 - 14 Mar 1841, s/o David
      • Charles Wesley Hovis, 12 Jun 1845 - 11 Jun 1925
      • Martha E. Frantz Hovis, 8 Mar 1846 - 1887 , w/o C.W.
      • William Jackson Hovis, 22 Dec 1849 - 15 Oct 1919
      • Margaret R. Dick Hovis, 14 Apr 1856 - 1955, w/o William J.
      • Mary G. Hovis Baird, July 1852 - 1938, w/o J.M.
      • John Moore Baird, 29 Oct 1848 - 17 Feb 1926
      • Thomas Coston Hovis, 20 Feb 1855 - 6 Apr 1923
      • Vilena E. Phipps Hovis, 21 May 1863 - 13 Apr 1951, w/o T.C.
      • Mary Ann Hovis Campbell, b. 12 July 1843, d. 31 Dec 1929, w/o Robt.
      • James Beatty Hovis, b. 1861, d. 1944
      • Elizabeth J. Bechtel Hovis, w/o J. B. Hovis
      • George William Hovis, b. abt 1823, d. 6 Feb 1871
      • Margaret L. Fleming Hovis, d. 1915, w/o G.W. Hovis
      • Davis Hovis, d. 15 Sep 1845
      • Nancy Shorts Hughes, d. 18 Dec 1866, w/o James
      • James Hughes, d. 26 Mar 1856
      • Note: numerous other members of the Hovis family are buried in Clintonville Meth.
    R31 Clintonville U.P.
    Cross
    Coulter/Strayton - moved due to I-80 construction and many Coulter graves are now at Calvert-Riddle
    R33 McKee
      • Snowden D. Porter, 15 Mar 1833 - 16 Jan 1922
      • Rachel Eakin Porter, 26 Aug 1835 - 16 Jun 1895, w/o Snowden D.
      • Thomas Jefferson McKee, Sr., b. 1771, d. 22 Sep 1857
      • Mary Parker McKee, d. Feb. 1887, age 86, w/o Thomas, Sr.
      • Thomas Jefferson McKee, Jr., b. 15 Mar 1821, d. 8 May 1896
      • Elizabeth J. Anderson McKee, w/o T.J.
      • Thomas Baird, 1777 - 1863
      • Martha McKee Baird, 1777 - 1854, w/o Thomas
      • Mary Isabelle Porter Dille Beaty, Aug 1864 - 1915
      • William Lafayette Dille, Apr 1860 - 1901
    R34 McKinley-McDowell
    R35 Porter
      • Alexander Porter, 26 Feb 1765 - 26 Sep 1847
      • Margaret Braden Porter, 10 Aug 1769 - 25 May 1850
    Y78 Amish

    Sources

  • History of Venango County Pennsylvania, Its Past and Present , Chicago, IL; Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers; 1890; pp. 706 - 723, 979 - 1006
  • Venango County Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol II, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co.,1919

    Contributors

    Emma Jean Smith - akin, Witherup, Porter

    Susan Cowles - John W. Riddle and Cross

    Dennis Anderson - Anderson, McKee

    Eric Ghost - Ghost, Phipps, Beighley, Osborne, Allen, Surrena, Eakin,Cheesman and Baker

    Nancy Romig - Phipps, Beard/Baird, Eakin, Ghost, Kilpatrick, McKee, McKissick

    Sylvia M. Coast - Ghost/CoastSmith

    John Stephen Kostick - Hovis

    Nancy Whipple Erbland - Shiner, Beringer

    Karen S. Golden Rodgers - FAMILY TREE RESEARCHER

    Penny Haylett Minnick

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