USA > Pennsylvania > Venango County > Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People (Volume 1) > Part 3
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110
8
Miller, Mrs. Mary A. (Mon- jar)
976
Mitchell, F. W
472
Siverly, P. H.
553
Monjar, J. H.
976
Smith, J. D.
1057
Monjar, S. B.
976
Smith, Samuel
1056
Oil City, 1863-Center Street,
Looking West. Boat Land-
ings on Point
309
Oil City, July, 1918- Center Street, Looking East from Oil Creek Bridge ... 301
Center Street, Looking West
from Spring and Plumer
Streets
300
Seneca Street, Looking
South
from Sycamore
Street
304
Old Home of "Coal Oil John-
ny"
136
Old Woolen and Grist Mill at
Cooperstown, 1836
385
Osborne, Bryan H.
483
Osborne, David C.
481
Osmet, J. H.
440
Phinny, Thos. G.
720
Phipps, C. D.
848
Phipps, Marshall
584
Plumer, A.
407
Plumer, George W.
512
Plumer, Henry B.
416
Plumer, R. C.
696
Rand, H. H.
704
Raymond, Aaron Weeks
673
Reid, Joseph
608
Roess, C.
744
Roess, Louis
736
Rouseville-About 1874
374
Rumsey, Geo. A.
729
Rynd, Cyrus D.
800
Selden, E. V. D.
488
Sheasley, C. H.
536
Sheasley, Jacob
536
Sheridan, James
928
Spettigue, G. T.
776
Stone, Stephen
824
Suhr, Henry
617
Surrena, John
841
Surrena, John Clinton
841
Surrena, Philip
840
Tibbens, Geo. R.
1040
Transportation of Oil in 1864. 308
Trax, D. L.
632
Venango County Court House.
71
Views of Court Room
103
Wallace, John
792
Whitaker, A. P.
505
Digitized by Google
1
-
Wilson, Dr. C. M. 116
Witherup, Capt. Abraham .. 251, 252
Witherup, John
26,
73, 76, 93, 101, 316, 390, 391 Wolf Hunting 44,
Yankeetown
360
73
Woolen Mills .. 336, 337, 340,
Smith, S. R.
880
Smithman, Jno. B.
561
Speer, P. M.
496
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Adams, Samuel M.
879
Black, Ephraim
541
Brown, Miles P. 718
Agnew, William
802
Blackwell, Thomas M. 661
Brown, Samuel Q. 688
Aigner, Rev. Martin 680
Blair, George A. 623
Blair, James D., M. D. 861 Browne, Robert A. 908
Allen Family 1034
Blair, John H. 623
Brundred, Benjamin F. 417
Allison, Charles W.
971
Blair, Robert H. 628
528
Brundred, Mrs. Elizabeth L. 419 Brundred Family 418
Anderson Families
683, 816
951
Bleakley, Orrin Dubbs 528
Bleakley, Rollin R. 530
Brutche, George
938
Anderson, Capt. Thomas S. 817
Bleakley, Wayne W. 530
913
Bunce Family 895
Anderton, Aloysius F 1025
Boals, Emery J.
913
Bunce, Vincent P. 714
Anderton, Thomas 1024
Boals Family
912
Burch, Ernest A .. 842
Anderton, Thomas A.
1025
Boals, Gordon S.
912
Burgard, John R. 575
Andrews Family
1028
Boardman Family
740
Burgard, Miss Ruth E. 576
Andrews, Hugh B. 1028
Boardman, Robert 740
Burns, Oscar K. 890
Angove, William 944
Bonner, Archibald D. 671
Bonner, William Harvey 671
Arnott, Thomas J. 1058
Borland, Edward E.
969
Atwell, Robert J. 900
Atwell, R. Vincent
900
Borland Families 436, 969
Borland, James B.
437
Byers, J. Wirt 692
Babcock, Charles A. 832
Bacon, L. A.
987 Boughner, Hiram
Bailey, Robert 933
Bailey, William M.
933
Baker, William
885
Bouquin, Louis O.
809
Barnes, Orson M.
590
Bowers, Bradley E.
1002
Barr, Joseph W.
651
Bowers, John
816
Barr, Wilson R.
651
Bowers, Joseph
808
Barrett. Stephen
1022
Bowers, Martin T.
809
Campbell, John R .. 513
Carnahan, Buchanan H. 760
Carnahan Family 760
Beatty Family 545
535
Boyle, Edward R .. 606
Carson Families 1043, 1053
Carson, James 1044
Beebe, Miss Mildred
522
Bracken, John L. 775
1027
Carson, Robert S. 1043
Beers, Henry I.
426
430
Braunschweiger, Meyer 557
914
Chadwick, James D.
847
Beighlea, William 832
915
Brigham, George 858
Chambers, Wesley 592
Bell, George B.
918 915
Brodhead Family 726
Brodhead, John P.
728 Clark, James R. 1031
Beringer, George B.
639
Brodhead, Watson D. 729
Clulow Family 580
Berry, Charles D.
641
Brosang, Edward H. 897
Clulow, Theodore 580
Berry, James B.
640
Brosang, William E. 896
Coffman, Daniel 785
Berry, James D.
641
Brown, Alexander W 477
691
Cohen, Henry 1061
Billingsley, Alexander S. 948
Brown, Freeland H.
852
Cohen, Nathan 1061
Billingsley, Robert W. 948
Brown, John. 477, 688
Cohen, Philip 1062
Bishop, Fid 721 Brown, John F. 478
Cokain, Sylvester 550
xix
Byles, Daniel E. 712
Byles Family 713
Caffrey, John F 1045
Call, Lewis 972
Call, Lewis T. 972
Calvert Family 953
Calvert. James F. 953
Campbell Families 513, 738
Baum, Daniel 905
Bowers, William W
809
Beatty, E. Calvin 545
Boyer Family 1033
Boyer, Frederick G. 522
Carson, Andrew C. 1053
Beebe, Hon. Manley C .. 520
Boyle, Patrick C. 605
Carson, James M .. 1000
Beers Family 427 Bradley, Curtin A.
Bradley Family
1027 Cavanaugh, Daniel J. 927
Chadwick, James A .. 846
Beers, Walter S. 430
Breed, Charles
Breed Family
914 Chambers, Fred N .. 600
Bell, Frank P.
Britton, Alfred W. 1055
Chickering, Kenton 434
Bell, Joseph
Clark Family 1031
Beringer Family 639
Borland, Dr. John R.
436
687 687
Boughner, William
Boughton, Reuben H., Jr.
881
Burrows, David N. 1060
Burrows, Willard E. 1060
Buxton, Henry 964
Borland, David T.
479
Byers Family 692
Byers, Henry B. 694
Angove, Joseph A. 944
Boardman, William 889
Burrows, Doane 1060
Arnott, Thomas 1057
Bunce, William D. 895
Anderson, William J.
816
Boals, Charles D.
Brundred, William J 418
Anderson, S. P. 683
Bleakley Family
Anderson, Isaac
Allen, Charles C. 1034
Brown, William 478
Coffman, William B. 785
Bevan, Charles
884
Brown, Dickson Q.
582
Bankson, Peter 823
Bowers, Mrs. Elizabeth
Beebe, E. R ..
Beers, Percival C.
Digitized by Google
xx
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Confer, Hon. Abel L .. 648
Cooper, Clifford, M. D .1079
Cooper Family 1080 Drake, Edwin L. 794
Corse, George W.
887
Duffield Families
.758, 1014
Gilmore, Joseph C. .1085
Gleason, Charles W. 859
Glenn, Donald 472
Glenn Family 471, 493
Glenn, John B., M. D 493
Glenn, Rev. Robert. 471,
494
Glenn, Hon. Robert F. 471
Goettel, Daniel 595
Goodemote, Charles W 936
Graham, Albert V
812
Eakin, David D. 977
Graham, Alexander
750
Graham Families. 588, 750, 756, 812 Graham, Lyman L. 588
Greer, Charles H. 984
Gregory, Robert S. 1051
Gregory, Thomas S 1051
Griffin, Steffy 1076
Griffin, William 1076
442
Griggs, John
442
Grimm, Daniel 423
Grimm, Christian 791
Grimm, Daniel C. 791
Groser, Frank E. 992
Grossman, Philip 778
Grossman, Philip J. and Vic- toria 779
Grove, Lieut. Peter
781
Hadley. James T
574
Hall, Johnston 706
Hamilton, Charles F., Sr 687
Hancock Family 449
Hancock, James Denton. 448
Harlan Family 957
Fornof. John 855 Harper, Albert G. 879
Cunningham Family 964
Cunningham, Paul E., M. D .. 964
Dale, Amos P. 656
Foster, George W.
794
Haskell, Frank 440
Haskell, Harvey H.
440
Dale Families
656, 811, 837
Dale, Hiram M. 837 Foster, James T.
Dale, Isa H .. 838
Dale, Oscar M.
838
Daly, Patrick
1053
Daly, Thomas 1052
Daugherty, Mrs. Cora M 873
Daugherty, James F.
873
Daugherty, John H. 1049
663
Friggle, Edwin J.
884
Hays, Frank R. 648
Daugherty, Mrs. Kate E 1050
Friggle Families.
883, 889
Daugherty, William 962
Friggle, Harry B.
884
Hazelett, James 1066
Heffernan, Jeremiah 1023
Helm Family 548
Herbert, Christian W 920
Herbert, George P. 920
Hetzler, Daniel B. 666
Hetzler, John 666
Heydrick, Hon. Christopher 424
Hitchcock Family 451
Hoffman, Eli . 1084
Galloway, Isaac R. 865
Hoffman Families 804, 994
Hoffman, Howard J 995
Gardiner. Mrs. Sarah S. 553 Hoffman, Perry E. 804
Hoffman, Philip G. 994
Hoffman. Taylor
994
Dorworth, Hugh C. 559 Gilliland, C. A. 892
Gilliland Family 892
Gilliland, Seldo W .1072
Gilmore Families 1002, 1085
Corse, William J ..
886
Duffield, John
758
Corwin, Benjamin 534
Couch Family
999
999
879
Coulter, Clarence W., M. D ..
Coulter, Cyrus R ..
679
Coulter, Mrs. Elizabeth M. 680
Coulter Families
487, 679, 878
Coulter, Thomas 878
Crahan, Peter 1046
Crandall Family 861
Crawford, Homer C .. 530
Crawford, James B. 506
Crawford, John K., M. D. 571
Crawford, Robert, M. D. 569
Crawford, Miss S. Ella. 571
Crawford Families
.506, 569, 742, 748
Crawford, William A ..
571
Criswell, Elisha W. 434
Criswell, Judge George S. 432
Criswell, Robert C.
432
Cromack, William 759
Cross Families 517, 603
Cross, Miss Mary A .. 604
Cross, Mrs. Nancy P.
519
Cross, Oliver B.
603
Cross, William
517
Cross, W. Raymond
519
Crouch, Eugene M.
821
Culbertson, Alexander 752
Culbertson Families 752, 904
Culbertson, Francis 753 Foller, Peter P 695
Culbertson, Warren L. 903
Foster, Charles B. 578
Foster, Arthur T.
793
Hart, John A 807
Haskell Brothers 439
Dale, Mrs. Elizabeth 657
Foster, Hiram C 864
Foster, James 577
578
Haskell, William A. 439
Hastings Family 621
Hastings, Quincy D 582
Hastings, Wayne C. 621
Haylett, James 1047
Fox, Leadom D. 1007
Frewen, Daniel
572
Frewen, Thomas J.
572
Hays, Frederic W 501
Hays. Ora L. . 647
Daugherty. William R. 662
Friggle, John
883
Davis, William P. 1074
Friggle, William J
884
Deets, Frank H. 780
Friton. Max 883
Fritz Family
857
De Woody, Homer L. 1001
DeWoody, Wesley G .... 540, 1001 778
Dibble. Claude V
Dick, James C. . 670
Dickey. Dr. E. L. 947
Dille, George W., M. D. 653
Dille, James M., M. D 654 Gardiner, John W. 815
Dimond, James H. 553
Donovan, John W 1086
Dorworth Family 559, 650
Dorworth, James W., M. D .. 650
Drake, Abial 595
Dufford, J. `Albert 1061
Duncan, Charles H 474
Duncan, Garde C ..
477
Duncan, William R. 477
Egan, Patrick 836
Egan, Thomas 836
Eakin, A. F. 910
Eakin, David R. 549
Eakin, Ernest 978
Eakin Familie3. . 549, 681, 910, 977
Eakin, John L .. 549
Eakin, William A. .
910
Earp, Rev. Dr. Samuel. 493
Ebert, Rev. Adolf P. 929
Elliott Families. . 611, 723, 899
Elliott, John B. 899
Elliott, Thomas S. 723
Elliott, William D 611
Evans, Edmund W 578
Farren, James 1041
Farren, William C. 1041
Fawcett, James A. 495
Fielding, Rev. James F 950
Finch, H. C .. 877
Fleming Family 874
Fleming, Samuel L. 875
Fleming, William H. 874
Foggan, Robert 1072
Foley, Timothy M. 665
Foster, Joseph T
576
Foster, Robert A
792
Foster. Samuel G., M. D. 695
Foust, Walter L. 1017
Haylett. James C. 1047
Hays Family .501, 646
Daugherty, John M.
De Woody Family 1001
Fritz, John 857
Frye, John W 940
Fulton Family 861
Furman, Cassius E. 863
Geary, Michael 410
Geltz, Anthony 1062
Horner Family 834
Digitized by
Harsh, Frederick E. 649
Foster Families. . 576, 792, 864
Haskell, Harvey M. 438
Griggs Family
Couch. Harry V.
Coulter, Clarence G .. 488
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
xxi
Horner, John F 834
Houser, Charles A. 895
Houser, George W
893
Krug, George
866, 996
Krug, George H. 1050
Krug, Henry
601
McFadden, Philip G.
1059
MeGough Family 767
McGough, Hon. Thomas 766
McGuire, Thomas 748
McKee Family 597
McKee, Thomas J. 597
Mckenzie Family 716 Mckenzie, John 716
MeKenzie, Milton S 1014
Ma Kenzie, Samuel 1015
465 MeKinley, James D. 786
McKinley, John L. 966
MeKinley, Nathaniel H. 962
McKinley, Ralph 786
Mc Kinley, Stephen A 966
MeKinly, H. J. 962
Mckinney, Hon. John H 825
McKinney Family
826
Mc Kinney, Samuel H
826
MeKnight, Henry G.
736
McKnight, Dr. William J .. 867
Me Laughlin, John 993
McLaurin, John J.
498
MeLouth, Charles A. 582
McMichael Family 1075
MeMillin, Oliver D. 1069
McQuaid Family 876
McQuaid, William H.
876
McRae, D. C. 1004
McRae, E. F 1004
Me Williams, Frank
1020
Mc Williams, John D.
1020
Mackenzie, Duncan R. 676 Mackenzie, Roderick 675
Mackey, Capt. Charles W. 412
Mackey Family 412
Lytle, John 1014 Magee, F. Earle, M. D. 859
Lytle, Mrs. Sarah A. 944
McAlevy, Achilles 665
McAlevy, David A.
1083
Me Alevy, Edward S. 664
Mc Alevy Families. . .664, 1083
McAlevy, Samuel A. 664 Mallery Family 774
McBride, Rev. William E. 686 Mallery, Frank V 774
Maloney, Isaac 1071
Manion, Lawrence M. 613
McCalmont, Gen. Alfred B ... 455 Manion, Michael 612
McCalmont, Robert. 452 Manning, Joseph 924
Mark Family 766
Mark, John N. 765
McClelland, Maj. George C ... 806 Marshall. Joseph S. 988 MeClelland, George C. 805 Martin Family 1018
MeClintock, Charles T.
581
Martin. John
1018
Mays Families 843, 854
Mays, George E. 854
Mays, Henry C. 843
Means, John F. 822
Mease, Dr. U. G. 501
Miller, Gen. Charles 408
Miller, Charles A 610
Miller, Erskine J.
941
Miller Families 556, 610, 941
Miller, George C. 555
Miller, J. T. 977
Miller, LeRoy G.
627
Miller, Samuel H.
982
Kistler, Leonard 938 MeElphatrick, Gusta D. 956
McFadden Families . . . 1038, 1058
Koch, Rudolph G. 755 McFadden, George McC. 1058 McFadden, John F. 1038 McFadden, Mrs. Louvisa J. .1059
Houser Family 894
Houser, Hugh P. 1052
Houser, Washington B 894
Hovis, Charles W 642
Hovis, Curtis 990
Hovis Families. 643, 830, 965, 986
Hovis, Fulton B ..
830
Hovis, H. Perry
1081
Hovis, Jacob D.
1081
Hovis, Samuel H. 986
Hovis, T. C.
767
Hovis, William J 989
Howe, Willard
706
Hughes, Charles M
998
Hughes, Donald M
Hughes, Edward E.
466
Hughes Families ...
466, 960, 1054
Hughes, Peter T.
960
Hughes, Robert A.
962
Hughes, Roland
961
Hughes, William Harvey 952
Hughes, Wilson H 1054
Hunsberger, C. F 1086
Huntsman, F. J.
950
Ihrig, George W 818, 939
Ihrig, William F.
818
Lincoln, Seth C.
Irwin, James W., M. D. 886
Inman, Edward R. 698
Inman Family 698
Irwin Family 886
Irwin, Thomas A., M. D. 944
Jackson, Albert 784
Jackson. James
986
James Family 615
James, Frank A. 614
James, Henry F. 616
Johson, George B., Jr., M. D. 526
Johnson, H. Gordon .. 841
Johnston, Cecil W. 534
Johnston, David K.
838
Johnston Families. .532,
888
Johnston, Franklin H., M. D. 532 Johnston, George E. 888
Johnston, Hugh 532
Johnston, James 838
Johnston, Thomas 862
Jolly, Howard T 1087
Jones, H. L. 873
Jordan, George A 1042
Karg. Andrew 851
Karns, A. S. 668
Karns Families 668, 833
Karns, Samuel D 833
Karns, Samuel T 669
Keating, Michael 832
Keating, Thomas E 832
McCray Family 468
McCray, James S. 468
McCray, William J 443
MeCray, William P. 470
McCready, Daniel H. 783
McCready, Henry 783
Kinter Family 598 McDaniel, Francis 716
Kinter, Robert E. 598
Kirschner, M. J. 1011
Mc Elhiney, Joseph 1003
Kistler, Henry 997
Kistler, Leonard D. 938
Krug, John H. 996
Krug, William H. 866
Lamb, Alfred 545
Lamb, John
544
Lamberton, Charles M. 465
Lamberton, Chess
460
Lamberton Family
456,
464
Lamberton, Harry
Lamberton, Henry W
Lamberton, James G.
464
Lamberton, Robert 461
Lamberton, Hon. Robert. . 422, 457
Lamberton, Robert G
459
Latchaw Family
919
Latchaw, Isaac S.
919 765
Lavery, F. Lee.
637
Lavery, John H.
636
Leach, Edward E. 818
Leasgang, John F 1008
Lee, David L. 757
Lee Family
757
Lewis, George
768
589
Lockard, Mrs. Mary J .. 683
Locke, James R.
903
Locke, John 901
Loomis Family
420
Lovell Family 813
Lovell, Thomas A. 813
Lundager, Charles 788
Lupher Family 781
Lupher, George F. 781
Lytle, Archibald 943
Magee Families ..... 418, 485, 853 Magee, George C., M. D. 853 Magee, George W., M. D. . 485
Maitland Families .. .624, 1012 Maitland, Maj. John B. 624
Maitland, William A. 1012
MeCalmont, John L. . 586
McCalmont Families. . 453, 587
MeClelland Families ..... 734, 805
McClelland, Frank M., M. D. . 734
McClintock, Maj. Charles W. . 581 McClune, John 1044
Kellogg, Lorenzo D 813
Kern, George A. 991
Kern, James P 990
Kern, William G. 991
Kingsley. Theodore C. 802
Mc Elhiney, James 1003
MeElphatrick Family
956
Digitized by
Laughlin, Edward S.
421
962
xxii
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Minich, John 779
Mitchell, Forster W. 472
Mitchell, Thomas 472
Peebles, Jesse A 907
Richey, Thomas C. 936
Pennell, James 830 Richey, William 935
Moffett Family
839
Perkins Family 449
Richey, William D. 936
Riddle, Charles A. 679
Riddle, Charles M. 911
Riddle, E. Leyburn
1015
Mohr, George C.
897
Mohr, John M. 897
Montgomery, John A .. 1036
Montgomery, Matthew D. 733
Montgomery, Samuel S. 732
Montgomery, William B. 734
Monjar, John H.
976
Phipps Families
Monjar, Samuel B. 976
.519, 584, 669, 753, 848
Moore Family
1033
Phipps, Hon. Marshall L. 584
Moore, George W
555
Phipps, Melvin 753
Moore, Robert 554
Phipps, Porter 669
Moore, William J 1033
Phipps, Maj. Robert J
585
Ridgway Family
509
Moran Family
827
Phipps, William O.
855
Ritchey Family 780
Moran, Gus R.
827
Morek, Dr. August C. 537
Moreland Family 1029
Plumer, Arnold A.
434
Robbins, James L. 970
Morrison, John
956
Morrow Family 709
Morrow, John W., M. D. 711
Plumer Family
696
Roche, John N. 905
Plumer, George W
512
Roess, Christian 744
Plumer, Henry B
416
Roess, Gustav F 780
Moyar, Samuel N
726
Plumer, Ralph C
696
Roess, Louis 736
Moyar, William
629
Moyer, John P.
855
Mundt, Otto R. T.
844
844
Mundt, William F.
Poor, William B.
954
946
Myers, Barton A.
1020
1020
Myers, Charles, Sr
1013
Myers, Elias
685
Power Family
659
Rynd. Cyrus D 800
Myers, Hosea 1082
Power, George
659
Rynd Family 801
Myers, Mrs. Julia 685
Pyle, Charles E.
939
Rynd, John D. 802
Pyle, Robert J 1044 Sampsell Family 890
Neely, Robert B 928
Neely, Wilson A. 927
Quinn, Eugene
997
Rand, Henry H. 704
Raymond, Aaron Weeks 673
Schwartzcop, Louis 606
Scott, Mrs. Catharine 836
Scott Families
789, 835
Nicklin, Daniel T. 619
Raymond, Shed S. 674
Scott, James Oren
789
Scott, John
835
Ready, George A., Sr 635
Orr, William 934 Reed, George N. 447
Osborn, John 543
Reed, Maj. John M 538
Seep. Mrs. Mary R. .
412
Osborne, Bryan H. 480
Reese. Lorma E. 974
Selden, Col. Edwin V. D.
488
Osborne, Rev. David C. 481
Reeves, Charles B. 777
Selden Family
489
Osenider Family 742
Reeves, Edwin N. 777
Shaffer Family
811
Osenider, J. W., Sr 742
Reid. Joseph 608
Shaffer, Hugh W. 810
Shaffer, John L. 662
Osmer, James H ..
440
Reisinger. Henry G. 1077
Shannon, Samuel 788
Osmer, Newton F. 442
Remp. Charles 959
Sheasley, Charles H. 536
Sheasley. Jacob 536
Sheats, Samuel 1051
Paca, William S. 542
Rhoades Family 829 Sheffer, Christian K. 1008
Pardee, Dr. George L 749
Rhoades, Lyman D. 829
Sheldon, Dr. Edward A.
700
Parker Family 461
Rial, Edward
415
Sherbondy Family
1028
Parker, George W. 462
Rial, James B. 415
Sheridan. James 928
Parker, Harold T. 463
Rice, Elmer W 942
Shields, Patrick H 1039
Parker, William M 463
Rice Family 942
Shorts Family
628
Patterson, Charles H. .1010 Rich, Frederick S. 510 Shoup, Birt 923 .
Rich, John S 510
Peebles, James B. 657
Richey, Charles F. 936
Mitchell, William
1048
Moffett, George K
839
Perrine Family 769
Perrine, Jonathan B., M. D .. 769
Phinny Family 720
Phinny, Hopewell S 721
Phinny, Thomas G. 720
Phillips, John W. 613
Phillips, William
613
Riddle, Harry C. 679
Riddle, H. Earl. 679
Riddle, Herbert S 678
Riddle, James V 1004
Riddle, John A. 677
Riddle, John K. 773
Riddle, Lloyd E. 679
Rider, William D. 507
Robbins, Samuel G. 970
Plumer, Charles P.
997
Rodgers, Harry W. 1082
Morrow, Miss Nancy C.
712
1058
Plumer, Samuel
497
Rogers Family 919
Rogers, James 918
954
Rogers, McClelland 722
Rossman, Henry Roth, Charles F 738
Myers, C. A.
Porter Family
979 Rumsey, George A. 729
Porter, John A
979
Russell, James P. 1021
Myers, Earl
1082
Potter, Eli S
959
Russell, William 1021
Schruers, Raymond E 765
Nesbit Families 631, 645
Nesbit, Mrs. Effie B. 646
Schwartz, George 882
Nesbit, John L. 631
Nesbit, Thomas 645
Raymond, Aaron Whitaker 674
Nicholson, William A., M. D .. 645
Raymond Family 672
Ready Family 635
Seaton, Harry B.
655
Seaton, Stephen V
654
Osmer, Archibald R. 441
Reisinger, George B. McC. .1077
Rew, Ory L .. .1019
Oyer, Mrs. Joseph E. 535
Pyle, John A. 1044
Myers, Newton B 906
Polaski, Rev. Maximilian S.
937
Poor Family
Porter, David
835
Ritchey, John A., M. D. 1080
Plumer, Arnold 407
Ritchey, John E. 661
Plumer, Benjamin A. 512
Moyar, John H.
Platt, W. O .. 526
Riddle Families
677, 773, 1004, 1015
Riddle, Frank L. 678
Phillips, William F 613
Phipps, Cyrus D 848
Mohnkern Family 1035
Mohnkern, Ruel E. 1035
Peebles Families 657, 907
Digitized by
Satterwhite, Robert L. 775
Schruers, William 764
Nicklin, Harry C. 620
Rheem, Hon. W. C. 445
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
xxiii
Shoup Family 923
Siederman, Edward A. 540 Stewart, Miss Mary E. 820
Sigworth, Oliver C .. 729 Stewart Families. ... 751, 920, 981
Simcox, Mrs. Elmira J 540 Stewart, Samuel W 819
Simcox, Shadrach 538
Simmons, Charles B 718
Simmons, Martin S. 719
Singleton, A. L. 1072
Singleton, Wilbur E. 975
Singleton, William P 975
Sisney, Harry M.
1079
Sisney, William W .1079
Siverly, Miss Emily 553
Siverly Family
552
Siverly, Mrs. Lucy D. 553
Siverly, Philip Hart 553
Siverly, Walter 552
Slingerland, Fernando C. 958
Small Family 524
Small, Madison M. 523 Surrena, John Clinton 840
Smedley, Alfred 499 Surrena, Philip 840
Smedley Family 499
Smiley, Edwin W
484
Sutton Family 539,
703
Smiley, John Hassan
484
Smiley, John Howard 483
Smiley, Thomas
483
Smith, Charles F. 963
Smith, Charles J. .
856
Smith, Christian J. 1030
Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth 725
Smith, Emmitt E. 925
Smith Families 724, 880
Smith, James Andrew 925
Smith, James A
1057
Smith, John D. .
1057
Smith, Marion V. 724
Smith, Mrs. Nellie M. 1057
Smith, Samuel & Sons 1056
Smith, Samuel 1057
Smith, Sherman R. 880 Turk Family 980
Smith, Thomas
856
Smithman, John B. 561
909
Snow, John R.
909
Tyler, Carson 550
Wood, George W.
1010
Tyler, William C., M. D. 550 Woodward Family 861
Wright, Rev. John 828
Wright, John H. 653
Speechley, Samuel
579
Van Dresser, Jerome J. 820
Wright John S.
828
Van Vliet, George W. 558
Wright, Thomas J 653
Wurster, Charles F.
655
Spettigue, George T 776
Stanford, Elmer E. 983
Stanford, William R. 984
Steele Family 745
Steele, John R. 745
Stephenson, H. H. 446
Sterrett Family 595
Sterrett, Robert M. 595 Waitz, Charles A 652
Sterrett, Ulysses G. 597
Waitz, John W. 431
Zerbe Family
763
Stevenson Family 787 Waitz, John .. 431, 652, 845
Zerbe, John Irwin, M. D.
762
Stevenson, S. O. 787
Wallace, John 792
Wallace, John 8. 792
Walter. Families 967, 985
Walter, Jacob H. 967
Walter, John W 985
Wasson, Nathan M 1068
Watson Families 858, 1037
Watson, John T. P 858
Watson, Lewis Manley 1037
Watterson, Alvin
1021
Straub, John W 952 Wege, Henry J. E. 973
Stubler, George 974
Stubler, George F 974
Suhr, Charles L. 619
Suhr, Henry 617
Suhr, Mrs. Louise
618
Weston, George 637
Weston, Samuel R.
637
Weymouth Family 593
Weymouth, Thomas R. 593
Whitaker, Albert P. 505
Whitman, William F 620
Wilbert, Henry 531
Wilbert, Peter A. 531
Wilkins, Benton T 552
Williams Family .1017
Tarr, Henry C. 772 Williams, F. D. 641 Theobald, Edward P. 444 Williams, Frank H. 887
Theobald, Peter 444
Williams, Levi P. 1017
Wilson Families. 573, 590
Wilson, Francis McM. 590
Wilson, John, M. D. 573
Tonkin, Capt. John 422 Wilson, Samuel Q. 574
Tracy, Jacob M. 1036 Witherup, Capt. Abraham .1065
Tracy, James M. 1036 Witherup, David 1067
Trax, David L. 632 Witherup Family 1063 Witherup, James B Trax, Fred H. 635 1063
Trax, Harry B. 634
Witherup, John 1063
Witherup, Joseph 1068
Witherup, Mrs. Martha L. 958
Turk, Oma W. 980 Witherup, Robert 1067 Turner, Amasa F 992 Witherup, William 957, 1069
Snow, John McK.
Snow, William 741
Snyder, Charles C. 949
Snyder, William
949
Vanderlin, James 812
Wagner, Christian 922
Yard Family
638
Wagner Families 926, 1026
Yardley, George 630
Wagner, John 926
Young, James S. 694
Young, William 792
Wait, Charles L. . 822
Young, William T.
694
Digitized by
Stewart, Thomas, Jr. 751
Stewart, William E. 981
Stone, John 824
Stone, Stephen 824
Strance, William 1084
Straub, Augustus B. 600
Wege, Henry P .. 972
Welker, William S. 754
Westlake, Leo L .. 946
Westlake, William P. 946
Sullinger Family 1078
Sullinger, Frank 1078
Surrena, John 841
Sutley Family 622
Sutton, Valentine S. 703 Wilkins, Fred J. 552
Tarr Family 772
Thompson, Thomas W 1016
Tibbens, Clyde E., M. D 1041
Tibbens, George R 1040
Trax, Judson D 634
Turner, Arthur S. 866 Wolford, W. P. 681
Speer, Alexander 497
Speer, Peter M. 496
Voorus, Hiram A. 1005
Wagner, Joseph E. 1026
.
.
.
Digitized by
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
CHAPTER I
INDIANS-PIONEER HISTORY
THE INDIANS-INDIAN LANGUAGES-FRENCH CREEK-THE ALLEGHENY RIVER-THE FIVE GREAT NATIONS-MOUND BUILDERS-REMAINS OF INDIAN OCCUPATION AT FRANKLIN-FRANKLIN ENTERS HISTORY-LAND TITLES-SETTLEMENT-CORNPLANTER-CUSTALOGA'S TOWN-THE PIONEERS
H ISTORY, considered as the written account of a people or of a community, begins and ends nowhere. The source of any beginning must deal with a period in the shadows of an unknown past, into which the light slowly penetrates; but it surely will penetrate, and so push the beginning back ; while the ending of any account is the be- ginning of a new record.
THE INDIANS
When the Europeans came to this country for the purpose of settlement, they found it occupied by people thought to be savages, and who were called Indians. We now know that at the time of these proposed settlements, this whole vast continent was apportioned among numerous tribes of aborigines, each occupying its own territory with varying densities of pop- ulation. From northern Mexico and the Gulf coasts to the Arctic ocean, and from the Pa- cific to the Atlantic, the land was claimed by these primitive American natives.
INDIAN LANGUAGES
In 1891 the American Bureau of Ethnology published an epoch-making article embodying the researches of the experts of the Bureau. This paper, with its accompanying map, showed that when the Europeans began their settle-
ments, the entire area of North America was held by fifty-eight "language nations" of na- tives. A "nation," according to this classifica- tion, consists of a confederation of tribes using the same parent stock of language discernible through their differing idioms. The map show- ing the placing of the natives is as solid a mass of contrasting colors as is that of the United States today. A noticeable feature is the fact that the largest nations occupy not only one great area, but some of them have outlying states far removed and surrounded by tribes of different stock. Yet each of these states persisted for generations in the use of the same language stock as that of the distant par- ent nation.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.