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Augustus and Emma Reese Glass

Hattie Jane Glass - b. 29 January d. 28 July 1930. Hattie would have grown up in Coal Hill as did Simon. Married on 10 March 1892. The couple had one child, Ralph Goodman. In the 1905 school year Ralph was taught by the future Mrs. Robert Glass: Laura Mabel Schwab.(see one-room schools - Unionville / Sawtown.) Hattie was the Executrix of the Augustus Glass estate since Emma, his wife, did not know how to read or write. I'm told that this was not unusual for American girls on the farm in the mid-19th century. She and Simon are buried in Heckathorn Cemetary. Simon - b. 1867 d. 1945.

James Glass b. 09 April 1871 d. Abt. 25 November 1951 James married Pearl Seth on 16 September 1903. The couple had one girl, Irene Katherine Glass. James was a farmer and an oil field worker. His farm was adjacent to Robert's farm. Pearl was born in 1876 and died 12 December 1966. Both are in the Venus cemetary. Jacob Glass b. 08 November 1873 d. 01 May 1948. Jacob married Nora Matilda Kline on 17 June 1902. The couple had two children: Marie Emma and Dorothea Adelee. Dorothea is still living in the Cranberry area. Jacob and Nora's homestead is still being lived in. It's located in Pinegrove near Venus. Nora was a schoolteacher. Jacob was a farmer and oil field worker which was good work for the family of a German immigrants. Nora: b. 03 October 1875 d. 18 April 1950. Both are buried in the Venus cemetary.

William Glass b. 26 June 1876 d. 12 February 1928. William was killed in a train accident in Lane, Kansas. He was the only one of the children that left Pinegrove Twp. Lectie and William had four children: Eugene, Charles, Donald and Barbara. Little else is known about this family.

Robert Glass b. 06 April 1884 d. 08 October 1943. Married Laura Mabel Schwab 18 December 1907. Lived and raised four children in Pinegrove: Ronald, Paul, Carmen Ione and Shurl. Robert was a farmer and worked at Hampton Station. Laura taught at Unionville. Dorothea Adelee Glass Slye, Jacob's daughter still living, recently had this to say about Laura on 14 March 2005: "Laura was a very nice woman, a fine woman from a big family- they were quite well known people. Laura led Uncle Bob to be a Christian and he joined the church and became quite the man." Laura: b. 07 February 1885 d. 24 May 1979 Both are buried in the Venus Cemetary. Special Note* - Larry Paul Glass was 9 years old when he attended his Grandpa Robert's funeral.

Emma [Emaline] Reese b. 10 March 1844 d. 09 February 1922 Emma was born at Ten Mile Bottom, Cranberry Twp. and was a descendant of Jacob Reese a Venango county Pioneer. Emma married Augustus Glass on 10 January 1867 which was not long after Augustus was mustered out of the Union army. They were married by "Squire Boils off Oil City" - L.M. Boyd, J.P. of Venango City (South Side, Oil City, PA) Emma was a farm girl and the family was neighbors to the Andrew and Elizabeth Glas family, German immigrants. The couple had five children: Hattie, James, Jacob, William and Robert. All of the children refered to Emma as 'Mother Glass.' Emma could not read or write so Hattie took over the family affairs. The old soldier, Emma's husband, had a stroke about nine months before he died and was bed ridden. Emma herself died at Coal Hill at age 77. They are buried at Heckathorn cemetary.

Submitted by:Larry Paul Glass
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