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Father

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

Mother

Catharina Lorenz¹

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

Citations

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

Johann Peter Benighoff¹

d. 29 October 1681

Father

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

Mother

Catharina Lorenz¹

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

Citations

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

John Kerns¹

John Kerns married Polly Nicely on 16 February 1783.¹

Family

Polly Nicely

Children

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

Citations

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

Polly Nicely¹

Polly Nicely married John Kerns on 16 February 1783.¹

Family

John Kerns

Children

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

Citations

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

Marie McCrea¹

Charts

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

Family

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

Children

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Derrick (Oil City, PA), 31 Aug. 1983. Microfilm at Heritage Room, Oil City Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Helen Karns¹

Father

Kenneth Ordell Karns¹ b. 1917, d. 1967

Mother

Jean L. Blauser¹ b. 1922, d. 1981

Charts

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

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Derrick (Oil City, PA), 31 Aug. 1983. Microfilm at Heritage Room, Oil City Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Philip Karns¹

Father

Kenneth Ordell Karns¹ b. 1917, d. 1967

Mother

Jean L. Blauser¹ b. 1922, d. 1981

Charts

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

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Derrick (Oil City, PA), 31 Aug. 1983. Microfilm at Heritage Room, Oil City Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Linda Karns¹

Father

Kenneth Ordell Karns¹ b. 1917, d. 1967

Mother

Jean L. Blauser¹ b. 1922, d. 1981

Charts

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

Citations

[S8] Alfred C. Karns obituary, The Derrick (Oil City, PA), 31 Aug. 1983. Microfilm at Heritage Room, Oil City Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Mae Stevenson¹

b. 30 April 1905, d. 8 January 1980

Father

Elmer Elis Stevenson¹ b. Jul 1868

Mother

Elizabeth Blanche Newson¹ b. Aug 1878

Charts

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

Family

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

Children

Citations

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

Floyd H. Crawford¹

b. 22 December 1898, d. 7 April 1963

Father

Curtis R. Crawford¹

Mother

Catherine Mary Hogg¹

Charts

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

Family

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

Children

Citations

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

Floyd H. Crawford Jr.¹

Father

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

Mother

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

Charts

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

Citations

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

Donald L. Crawford¹

Father

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

Mother

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

Charts

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

Citations

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

Marjorie Helen Crawford¹

Father

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

Mother

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

Charts

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

Family

Oren Shaffer

Citations

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

Oren Shaffer¹

Charts

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

Family

Marjorie Helen Crawford

Citations

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

Lilly E. Stevenson¹

b. September 1899

Father

Elmer Elis Stevenson¹ b. Jul 1868

Mother

Elizabeth Blanche Newson¹ b. Aug 1878

Charts

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

Citations

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

George Everett Stevenson^1,2

b. June 1861

Father

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

Mother

Margaret Shafer¹

Charts

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

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

Family

Christina Roydes b. Jan 1863

Children

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

Citations

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

Louis J. Stevenson¹

b. circa 1862

Father

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

Mother

Margaret Shafer^2,1

Charts

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

Citations

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

Maria J. Stevenson¹

b. circa 1865

Father

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

Mother

Margaret Shafer¹

Charts

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

Citations

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

Edith Marlda Stevenson¹

b. circa 1874

Father

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

Mother

Margaret Shafer¹

Charts

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

Family

William Curtis Drake

Child

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

Citations

[S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cornplanter Tp., Frederick Stevenson household, National Archives, (Frederick Stevenson, 39, PA/MD/PA, farmer; Margaret, 35; George E., 19; Louis, 15; Maria J., 13; Frederick A., 10; Elmer E., 8; Edith M., 6).
[S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Edith Marlda Stevenson and William Curtis Drake, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
[S1462] "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972," database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Dec 2016), imaged death certificate for Ethel M. Gahring, File Number 6243 (filed 8 Jan 1949), informant: Ernest C. Gahring; citing Pennsylvania. Death certificates, 1906–1972. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹

b. August 1872

Father

William Snow²

Mother

Anna Crawford²

Charts

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

Family

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

Children

Citations

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

William Snow¹

William Snow married Anna Crawford.¹

Family

Anna Crawford

Child

Mary Elizabeth Snow+¹ b. Aug 1872

Citations

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

Anna Crawford¹

Anna Crawford married William Snow.¹

Family

William Snow

Child

Mary Elizabeth Snow+¹ b. Aug 1872

Citations

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

Mabel A. Stevenson¹

b. April 1892

Father

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

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

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

Citations

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

Laurence W. Stevenson¹

b. June 1895

Father

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

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

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

Citations

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

Margaret Annie Stevenson¹

b. April 1894

Father

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

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

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

Family

Lon Leroy Heath

Citations

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

Clara Bell Stevenson¹

b. March 1899

Father

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

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Snow¹ b. Aug 1872

Charts

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

Family

John Franklin Sampsell

Child

Lloyd Herbert Sampsell+

Citations

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

Alisa Alden¹

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

Father

Curt Alden¹

Mother

Monica Ann Sakalousky¹

Charts

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

Citations

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

Michael Ryan Donaldson^1,2

Descendants of Robert Melat

Father

Roger Bryon Donaldson²

Mother

JoAnn Glaser¹

Charts

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

Family

Child

Cyrus Keith Donaldson¹

Citations

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

Andrea Catherine Donaldson^1,2