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Venango County Map 1903

SANDY CREEK TOWNSHIP

Sandy Creek Twp. received its name in 1834. The eastern part was revised in 1856 and the erection of Mineral Twp. in 1870 and that of Victory Twp. in 1876 reduced Sandy Creek Twp. to its present area. The borough of Waterloo/Polk is included in this township.

Folks

  • Weldon ADAMS, b. 12 Nov 1776, d. 9 May 1849, s/o James & Isabel WELDEN Adams; lived in the area of the borough of Waterloo/Polk & was one of the first members of the Sandy Creek Methodist Church; was Venango Co. Commissioner and owned a motel and tavern in Franklin. Weldon m. Mary Ann MILLER, d/o Thomas Miller; children: David, b. 1796, d. 13 Nov 1862, m. Jane McCLAREN; John, d. abt 1800, drowned in Mill Creek soon after the family arrived in this area; Mary Ann, b. abt 1800, d. 19 Nov 1864 in IN, m. Howell THOMAS, b. abt 1800, d. 11 Feb 1874 in IN; James, b. June 1802, m. in 1824 to Letitia CANNON; John, b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 1 Mar 1891, m. Sarah WHANN; Isabella, b. 4 Nov 1805, d. 10 Oct 1843, m. William BLACK; Lydia, b. 22 Nov 1808, d. 12 Jan 1884, m. 1 John SIMCOX & 2. James SEATON; William, b. 27 Mar 18131, m.1. Susanna McELHANEY, 2. Mary BARTLETT & 3. Martha SIMCOX ALLEN; Rebecca, m. ___McCUTCHESON; Thomas, b. abt 1820, d. 21 Oct 1900; Elizabeth, m. Rev. Charles C. BEST.

  • John ADAMS - b. 2 Feb 1807, s/o Weldon & Mary Ann MILLER Adams; lived in Sandy Creek Twp. until 1882 when he purchased a home in Polk; m. in 1833 to Sarah WHANN, d/o Francis & Jane SMITH Whann; John served as sheriff of Venango Co. in 1850; children: Sarah, m. _ WHITAKER; Francis W.; William S.; John E., postmaster of Franklin; & Hannah M.

  • Gordon S. BOALS - blacksmith, agriculture; stone mason; b. 2 June 1834 in Sandy Creek Twp., s/o Larue Francis & Sarah HUNRICK Boals; m. in 1859 to Lavina J. MORTIMORE, an orphan living with the Samuel Gordon family; children: Frank; Emery Jackson 'Jack', b. 6 Sep 1862, m. Hattie PYLE; Emma, twin of 'Jack', m. W.S. MORRIS; Ettie, m. William H. GRAHAM; Charles D., b. 22 June 1872, m. Gertrude Belle PYLE, d/o Erastus C. Pyle.

  • Isaac BUNNELL - b. 21 Aug 1802 in VA, s/o Samuel & Elizabeth DAVIS Bunnell; m. 14 Feb 1822 to Eleanor CANNON, d/o James & Eleanor McELHENY Cannon; children: Samuel, m. Sarah SEATON; Lettie, b. June 1836 in Sandy Creek Twp., m. 6 Apr 1876 Nathaniel MOORE; Emaline, b. 1842; Elizabeth, b. 4 Jan 1824, d. 5 Jul 1888, m. 4 Nov 1841 to Joseph P. GILLILAND, s/o James Gilliland; Jane, b. abt 1825; Eleanor; b. 26 Sep 1832, d. 14 Nov 1909, m. 12 Mar 1851 to Daniel Thomas NICKLIN. (Eleanor & Daniel Nicklin are buried in Nicklin Cemetery, French Creek Twp.); Louisa, 1839-1849; Sarah Ann, 1840 - 1850.

  • Samuel BUNNELL - b. Sep 1834, d. 30 Mar 1911, s/o Isaac & Eleanor CANNON Bunnell; m. abt 1876 to Sarah SEATON, b. 1848, d. Aug 1884, d/o James & Lydia ADAMS Seaton; children: Adaline, b. 7 Sep 1878, d. 8 Jan 1961, m. 15 May 1895 to George Albert GROVE; Roland Hill, b. 9 Sep 1881; Sarah Margaret, b. 21 Jun 1884, d. Oct 1884.

  • James CANNON - b. abt 1770 in N. Ire.; lived a mile from Polk on a farm that included the old graveyard of that vicinity (Old Sandy); m. Eleanor McELHENEY abt 1793; children: Eleanor, b. 1801 d. 3 Mar 1879, m. Isaac BUNNELL; Jane, b. abt 1794, m. Elijah MORRISON; Letitia, b. abt 1806, d. 22 May 1851, m. James ADAMS; Rachel, b. 21 Dec 1807, m. Alfred BUNNELL.

  • John DOUT / DOUTT - carpenter; b. 11 Jan 1826, s/o Reuben & Annie STOPP Dout; removed to area of Springville in 1852; was School Director & Road Commissioner in Sandy Creek Twp.; m. in 1847 to Susan ZEIGLER, d/o Andrew & Nancy Zeigler of Butler Co., PA; children: Andrew Z., m. Clara ROSS & Lydia HOGUE; Sidney; Ella, m. Abraham SECHLER ;Nathan; Alfred J; Mary Lavina, m. Thomas ROSS; Noah; Austin, m. Minnie HAYS, d/o James J. Hays; & Elmer.

  • James FOSTER - farmer; b. 14 Feb 1810 in Sugar Creek Twp., s/o John & Mary MARTIN Foster; removed to Sandy Creek Twp. in 1812; m. 1. in 1832 to Catharine SMITH; and had 2 children: James M., Methodist preacher & Mary, w/o Jackson GORDON. James m. 2. Margaret ARMSTRONG and had children: Catharine, m. 1856 to Robert GRAHAM; Robert A., m. Mary Ann HAZLETT; John F.; Wesley B.; & William S. James m. 3. in 1853 to Mrs. Priscilla ROBINSON BURNS and had children: Joseph T., m. Margaret J. HOUSER; & Margaret H., m. Rev. W. H. BUNCE.

  • Robert A. FOSTER - farmer and oil industry; b. 11 Nov. 1841 in Sandy Creek Twp., s/o James & Margaret ARMSTRONG Foster; m. Mary Ann HAZLETT, d/o Theodore Hazlett; children: Olive A.; James E.; Arthur T.; Robert A.; Mary L.; George W.; Etta M. & Daisy B.

  • Samuel GORDON, Jr. - farmer; b. 28 Sep 1826 in Richland Twp., s/o Samuel & Elizabeth Gordon who removed Sandy Creek Twp. in 1826; m. in 1847 to Melvira HOUSER, d/o Peter Houser: eight children, six of who are: Margaret, m. George STEBBINS; Elizabeth; Jennie; Clinton P.; Washington B., m. Emma MILLER; & Charles A.

  • Robert GRAHAM - b. 25 Dec 1797; s/o Robert Graham who removed to this area from Centre Co., PA & settled at the mouth of Sandy Creek. Before 1830 Robert Jr. moved to the farm where the Graham Cemetery is located; was one of the founders of the East Grove M.E.Church. In 1819 he m. Margaret GORDON, d/o Samuel Gordon; children: Eliza, m. John SMITH; Samuel G. ; John, m. Jane BLACK; Robert, b. 2 Sep 1828, m. in 1856 to Catherine FOSTER ; Jane, died in infancy; Hiram; William J.; James; Alexander, b. 22 Nov 1837, m. Anna Maria KEISTER, d/o George & Anna OBA Keister; Jesse, died in childhood; Florinda, m. Washington B. HOUSER ; Madison M.; & Nathaniel D. S.

  • John GRAHAM - farmer & carpenter; b. 9 May 1825 in Victory Twp., s/o Robert and Margaret GORDON Graham; m. in 1852 to Jane BLACK; parents of eleven children, ten of whom are: Benjamin W.; Clinton; Jesse; William; Laura A., m. James SPANGLER; Mattie E., m. in 1885 to John SMITH; Henry; Maggie L; Edward; & Orrin P.

  • Robert GRAHAM - farmer, b. 2 Sep 1828, s/o Robert & Margaret GORDON Graham; m. in 1856 to Catharine FOSTER, d/o James Foster; twelve children, 8 of whom were: Flora; Mary P., m. John W. SIEFER; Kiefer M.; Ruth E., m. ___LINN; Harry A.; James F.; Orrin H. & Cora Belle, m. Charles E. PYLE.

  • John P. HATCH - oil production; b. in Sparta Twp., Crawford Co., PA, s/o Levi & Sara Eliza BROWN Hatch; moved in 1877 to Sandy Creek Twp.; m. 1881 to Belle B. GREGORY, d/o Thomas Gregory of Franklin; known children: John P., Jr.; Irene M., Elizabeth P.

  • Peter HOUSER - b. 18 Feb 1801, d. 23 Aug 1875, s/o John P. Houser; removed to Sandy Creek Twp. in 1836; m. Margaret HILL; children: Mary J., b. 20 Dec 1828, m. Thomas H. MARTIN; Melvira, b. 1 Jul 1830, m. Samuel GORDON; Hugh P., b. 11 Aug 1833; Andrew P., died in infancy; Cornelius, died in boyhood ; Margaret Ann, b. 21 Mar 1841, m. Emanuel HARMAN; Washington B., m. Florinda GRAHAM.

  • Washington B. HOUSER - farmer; b. 15 Oct 1837, s/o Peter & Margaret HILL Houser; m. in 1860 to Florinda L. GRAHAM, b. 28 Jan 1842, d. 15 Feb 1909, d/o Robert Graham; children: Mary Elizabeth., b. 1 Apr 1861, m. A.B. HULTZ; Margaret 'Maggie' J., b. 1 Nov 1865, m. Joseph T. FOSTER; Etta Gertrude, b. 20 Feb 1869, m. Dr. D.H. SMITH; George W., b. 12 May 1871, m. Gertrude McKISSICK; Frederick P., b. 21 May 1874; Maud, died young; Catharine Alice, b. 17 Sep 1875, m. George W. FOSTER. & Charles A., b. 30 Jan 1881, m. Edna May SNYDER of Victory Twp. & continued to own the family homestead.

  • Rev. Essington KEPHART - Methodist preacher; b. 9 Jul 1807 in Huntington Co., PA, s/o Henry & Elizabeth EPLEY Kephart; came to this twp. in 1827 and purchased land from Alexander McCALMONT; Essington m. 1. in 1827 to Mary Ann B. MEASE; children: Henry; George E.; Katherine, m. _DOMER; Sarah, m. __MEYERS. Essington m. 2. in 1883 to Mrs. Margaret DEWOODY GRIFFIN, widow of James Griffin; Essington m. 3. in 1886 to Mrs. Deborah VINCENT.

  • Patrick MANSON - native of Ireland emigrated to Ven. Co. abt 1797 and settled in this area by 1812 on a farm 3 miles below Franklin on the bank of the Allegheny River; veteran of Revolutionary War & War of 1812. He is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, PA; married Polly __ ; children: Robert, 1797 - 1864, m. Mary (Elizabeth?)__; John, 1800 - 1881, m. Elizabeth __; Nancy, b. 1805, m. John BISHOP; Mary, b. 1806, m. Robert BRANDON; David, 1810 - 1854, m. Elizabeth __; Jane, b. 1811, m. John McCLURG; Henry, b. 1815, m. Dorcas HUNTER; William, b. 1817; Ann, b. 1818, m. William McCLURG; James, b. 1820, m. Eleanor __.

  • John MANSON - b. 1800 in Venango Co., d. 22 Mar 1881, s/o Patrick & Polly Manson; m. Elizabeth __, b. 1804, d. 1889 in Franklin, Venango Co.; children: William, b. 1825; Elizabeth, b. 1830; Jesse Miles., b. 1832; Marinda, b. May 1836, d. 12 Jan 1919, m. George MANSFIELD; John Woods, b. 1837, d. 1861; Parks, b. 1841, d. 25 Dec 1862; James b. 1842; Juliet, b. 1845.

  • George W. MAYS - miller, b. 23 Apr 1819, s/o Thomas W. & Henrietta MYERS Mays; George W. built the first mill at Pine Run in Rockland Twp. in 1848 and in 1880 purchased the site of the old Sandy mill and erected a mill on that site; m. 1. in 1845 to Juliet ELDER, d/o Thomas Elder; children: James P.; Erena, m. William SMITH; Emily, m. Thomas DORSEY; Charity A., m. P. DORSEY; Julia, m. Albert SMITH. George m. 2. in 1858 to Lucinda ASKEY and had children: Henrietta; & Cora L., m. Tracey B. PETTIT of Victory Twp.

  • Alexander McELHANEY- settled at Pithole in Cornplanter Twp. in 1796; returned to Centre Co.,PA and then removed to the vicinity of Polk abt. 1819. m. Mary Ann DAWSON; known children: John; Elizabeth, m. _GRIFFIN; Eleanor; Martha, m. _PHILLIPS; Phoebe, m. _DURNING; William, m.1. Caroline HASLETT & 2. Maria COOPER SANKEY; James, m. Catherine KEPHART; Mary Ann, m. __VINCENT; & Alexander,Jr.

  • James McELHANEY - farmer; b. 9 May 1825, s/o Alexander & Mary Ann DAWSON McElhaney; m. Catharine KEPHART; children: Naugle; Elizabeth, m. __GRAHAM; Mary J., m. James F. STEWART; Susanna, m. _MARSHALL; Henry E.; Laura, m. in 1880 to E. F. GOULD; Viola, m. _PETTIT; and Estella.

  • Davidson McELPHATRICK - oil production; b. 5 Dec 1833 in Irwin Twp., Venango Co., s/o John & Margaret McCLAREN McElphatrick; m. Margaret MORRISON, d/o John & Margaret Ray LAWSON Morrison; children: Mary E., m. 1888 to George B. WITHERUP; John, died at 6mo.; Gusta Domer, m. Lydia Viola HARLAN.

  • Aaron McKISSICK - b. 1784 in Portland, Maine, d. 12 Nov 1848 in Polk; son of a ship builder; after living in Maine he removed to this area and built a hotel on the Pittsburgh Road and gave the name of Bully Hill to that part of Sandy Creek Twp. He later removed to Waterloo (Polk) and became the founder of that borough. Married in 1810 to Mary MEANS, b. 12 Feb 1788 in Maine, d. 28 March 1862 in Polk; children: Mary, m. A.J. McMILLIAN; Oliver, m. Catherine Jane __; Hannah, m. Robert CROSS; Putnam, m. in 1836 to Nancy McCLARAN; Thomas, d. in Jackson Co., IA; Aaron Jr., never married; John, m. in 1853 to Henrietta V. SHORTS, d/o Wm. Shorts; Henry; Sophronia, m. Aaron SMALL; Jane, m. Andrew IRVIN.

  • Robert J. PYLE - oil rig builder; brother of Erastus C. Pyle; m. Maria E. ANABLE; children: Mary L., m. 1. __MURDOCK & 2. Ed DUNN; Tonia, m. George REAM; William; Phebe, m. R.G. DODDS; Aletha, m. S.C. McCONNELL; John A., m. Mary DUNN; Hattie, m. E.J. BOALS; Frank; Harry.

  • John A. PYLE - oil operator; b. 24 Aug 1869, s/o Robert J. & Maria E. ANABLE Pyle; m. Mary DUNN; children: Helen Marie; Jennie Agnes; Florence Lida; Gertrude Isabel; Luella Angie; & Olive May.

  • Charles E. PYLE - oil company owner (Pyle Brothers & Co. and Alphabet Oil Co.); b. 16 Dec 1872 in Sugar Creek Twp., s/o Erastus C. & Olean MURDOCK Pyle; m. Cora Belle GRAHAM, d/o Robert Graham; children: Glenn L., m. Helen M. ALCORN; Esther Elaine; Inza Gertha, m. James Monroe LOWRY; Ivan Graham; Ruby Catherine.

  • William RICHEY - oil operator; b. May 1837 at the Rock of Gibraltar; eventually removed to Sandy Creek Twp. where he leased part of the Rheem farm along the Allegheny River for oil production; m. 1866 to Elizabeth McLEAN, a native of Canada; children: William D., m. Theda Mary GOODWILL; Charles F., b. 5 Dec 1879, m. Edna GORDON, d/o C.P. Gordon; Thomas C., b. 7 May 1882, m. Maud CLEVER, d/o Thomas Clever; Elizabeth, m. Joseph STEEN; Anna Bell, m. Richard SHONTS.

  • James SEATON - b. Nov 1807 in PA, s/o Robert & Margaret DAVIS Seaton; m. 1. to Mary MARSHALL, b. abt 1832 & m. 2. in 1841 to Mrs. Lydia ADAMS SIMCOX, b. 22 Nov 1808, d. 12 Jan 1884, d/o Welden & Mary Ann MILLER Adams; children of James & Mary: Arthur who m. Eliza SIMCOX, d/o John & Lydia ADAMS SIMCOX Seaton; James, b. abt 1832; Marshall M. b. 19 Apr 1835. Known children of James and Lydia are: Adelaide, b. 24 July 1842; William, b. 24 Dec 1844; Sarah; b. abt 1847 in Sandy Creek Twp, d. Aug 1884, m. abt 1876 to Samuel BUNNELL; Emily, b. 1848; m. Eugene TAYLOR; Ruth, b. 1849; & possibly David & a second Sarah.

  • Barney SHOUP - miller & oil production; b. abt 1820 in Ohio, s/o Jacob Shoup; Barney's sons, Charles & George sunk numerous wells in Sandy Creek Twp. and the town that grew up around the Shoup operation was named Shouptown in their honor; m. Henrietta MAYS of Rockland Twp., d/o Thomas W. & Henrietta MYERS Mays.; children: Emily, died young; William, m. Rachel GORDON; Hattie, m. George BROCKWAY; Nancy, m. Jacob ROSS; Mary, m. Harry HALLETT?; Henry; James; Charles S., m. in 1878 to Jennie E. PIERCE; Edward.

  • John SIMCOX - d. 1837; m. in 1826 to Lydia ADAMS, b. 22 Nov 1808; two children: Shadrach; Eliza, b. 1838 in Sandy Creek Twp., m. Arthur SEATON, s/o James & Mary MARSHALL Seaton. (Arthur & Eliza were step-brother & sister).

  • Samuel SMITH - d. March 1906; oil & coal producer; founder of Samuel Smith & Sons; native of Scotland; purchased 23 acres in area of Bully Hill; m. 5 Jan 1860 to Elizabeth McNUTT; children: William; Robert; Margaret, m. Wm. PHIPPS; Elizabeth; Samuel, b. 4 Feb 1868, m. Blanche WAID; Henry, b. 1869 in Venango Co., d. at age 22; Mary, m. Harry SISNEY; John D., b. 2 June 1874, m. Nellie M. CASSIDY; James A., b. 18 July 1876, m. Elizabeth COURIER; & adopted daughter, Nellie, m. Wilton CROUTHER.

  • John STEVENS - settled on Big Sandy abt 1798 and erected a grist mill; m. Elizabeth LOWRIE, d/o John Lowrie; children: Nancy, m. John L. PORTER; John L., died unmarried. After the death of her husband, Elizabeth Lowrie Stevens married Robert S. WHANN of Mineral Twp.

  • Thomas STEWART - b. 10 Mar 1840 in County Londonderry, Ire, s/o Robert & Anna BELL Stewart; purchased land 5 miles SW of Franklin along the Big Sandy where he had a successful farm; m. in 1867 to Elizabeth HECKART, d/o Philip & Juliana ERB Heckart of Victory Twp.; children: Anna Belle, m. D.W. EMERICK; Julia Alice; William J., m. Clara MOFFETT; Matilda, m. George JOHNSON; Frank, m. Maud LINN; Thomas Jr., b. 8 Dec 1877, m. Hattie HARDING of Ohio; Samuel I., m. Zoe DeVORE.

    Early Schools

  • The first school house in this area was built in 1819 on the land of Alexander McELHANEY. Isaac BUNNELL was the first teacher.
  • John FOSTER appropriated a room in his own house and employed teachers for his children and those of his neighbors.
  • A hewn-log house was built at the Graham cemetery in 1834.
  • In 1836 another school house was erected on property that was later owned by James FOSTER.
  • The following were among the early teachers of this township: John ELDER, Lowrie GILDERSLEEVE, Ethan STRONG, Henry CLULOW, W.C. HOWE, William CLEMENT, C.P. RAMSDELL, Robert MARTIN, David MOORE, Isaac EVANS, Robert SHORTS, Reverends R.S. & E.C. BORLAND.

    Early Churches

  • Sandy Creek Methodist Church - Rev. Ira EDDY organized the class at the house of James CANNON. Among first members were: Alexander McELHANEY, Welden ADAMS, Saulsburg VINCENT, Jonathan PRATT, & Aaron McKISSICK.
  • Pleasant Grove Methodist Church - organized at the Graham school house. William & Robert GRAHAM and Elijah MORRISON were prominent members. The place of worship was erected in 1872 by the following committee: William DEWOODY, John HILL, John BOALS, & John GRAHAM.
  • East Grove Methodist Church - formed at the house of the John FOSTER family. John & Mary FOSTER and sons - Ross, James & Caleb; and David & Mary SMITH were the first members. John CHANDLER was the first preacher. Jackson GORDON gave the ground for the church building and the building committee consisted of: James SMITH, Robert GRAHAM & Miller GRAHAM.
  • Bethel Grove Church, Church of God - organized by A.C. MORRISON, David HERMAN, David SMITH, Immanuel KUNTZ, Osborne BROWN & others who worshipped in a school house until 1871 when the church was built. William SMITH & Amos SHONTZ were active in the building of the church.

    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.
    Y50 Congress Hill - Church of God
    • *Davidson McElphatrick, 5 Dec 1833 - 5 Sep 1907
    • *Margaret R. Lawson Morrison, d. 1887, w/o John Morrison (John Morrison is buried in the Pioneer Cem.(Old Franklin Cem) - d. 19 Feb 1848/49, ae 98 y 11m. Vet of Rev. War)

    Y51 Graham
    • *Robert Graham , 25 Dec 1797 - __ age 83 y
    • *Margaret Gordon Graham, 29 Sep 1802 - __, age 81 y, w/o Robert
    • *Peter Houser, 18 Feb 1801 - 23 Aug 1875
    • *Margaret Hill Houser, 14 May 1807 - 13 Jul 1865, w/o Peter *Clara Belle Blair, 1874 - 1933, w/o William S.
    • *Samuel Smith, d. March 1906
    • *Elizabeth McNutt Smith, d. Nov 1909, w/o Samuel *Mary Louisa Hill, 8 Dec 1861 - 1 Oct 1867, d/o John & Mary Ann Hill

    Y52 Morrison
    Y53 Old Sandy
    • *John Guilinger, 1844 - 1918
    • *Mary E. Guilinger, 1852 - 1919, w/o John
    • *Fannie Williams, 1834 - 1915
    • *Harper Williams, 1839 - 1928
    • *Edward Hughes, d. 15 Mar 1881, aged 91y
    • *Eleanor Hughes, 1796 - 1846, w/o Edward
    • *Weldon Adams, 12 Nov 1776 - 9 Mar 1849, aged 72y
    • *Isabella Adams Black, d. 10 Oct 1843, w/o William & d/o Weldon & Mary Adams
    • *Jacob Runniger, d. 25 Dec 1834
    • *Susanna Runninger, d. 24 Feb 1868, w/o Jacob
    • *James Cannon, d. 20 Aug 1833, aged 63y
    • *Eleanor McElheny Cannon, d. 6 Jan 1837, aged 77 y, w/o James
    • *John Clinefelter, d. 12 Jul 1877
    • *Samuel Clinefelter, d. 29 Jan 1858, s/o J & E Clinefelter
    • *Caroline Clinefelter, d. 21 May 1872, d/o J & E Clinefelter
    • *Emma S. Fulmer, 1840 - 1916
    • *Seth Temple, 2 Nov 1827 - 10 May 1856
    • *Juliana Temple, d. 21 Jan 1866, w/o John
    • *Robert Temple, 1832 - 1912
    • *Eliza Temple, 1838 - 1926
    • *Alva L. Singleton, d. 24 Aug 1877, aged 27y 11m
    • *Alva Singleton, 1877 - 1931
    • *J. Jake Hovis, 1894 - 1964, WW1
    • *Cora M. Hovis, 1897 - 1965
    • *Isabel Simcox, 27 Jun 1833 - 7 Jul 1880, w/o Findly Hogue
    • *Andrew Z. Doutt, 1847 - 1930
    • *Lydia Doutt, 1857 - 1886
    • *Harvey A. Doutt, 1844 - 1962, WW1
    • *Isaac Bunnell, 21 Aug - 7 Jan 1883
    • *Louisa Bunnell, 6 Jul 1839 - 6 May 1849, dau of Isaac & Eleanor
    • *Sarah Ann Bunnell, 22 Mar 1840 - 18 Jan 1850, dau of Isaac & Eleanor
    • *Rachel Cannon Bunnell, 21 Dec 1807 - 21 Sep 1851, w/o Alfred
    • *Hugh Hughes, 1837 - 6 Nov 1902
    • *Sarah Hays Hughes, 1841 - 21 Feb 1924, w/o Hugh
    • *William Hill, 13 Mar 1798 - 27 Aug 1848, h/o Jane Dewoody Hill
    • *Aaron McKissick, 1785 - 1848
    • *Mary Means McKissick, 1788 - 1862

Sources

History of Venango County Pennsylvania, Its Past and Present , Chicago, IL; Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers; 1890; pp. 675 - 679; 1026 -1030
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.

Contributors:

Jason M. Mushrush - dams, Ross, Doutt, Bunnell, Grove, Cannon & Seaton

Sharon Williams - Adams & Seaton

Helen Grove Williams - Adams, Simcox, Seaton, Bunnell

Susan Cowles - McKissick

David Hughes - Hughes

Patricia Wolfe - Long Beach, CA

Tom Manson - Manson

Cindy Green - Manson

Sarah Patterson - Myers & Mays

Joyce Grill(i) Neidich - Ancestral & Historical Research Venango County

Karen S. Golden Rodgers

Penny Haylett Minnick

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