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SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP
Venango County Map 1903
Sugarcreek twp. was established October 6, 1800 and included present day townships west of Oil Creek and north of French Creek and the Allegheny River to the Crawford Co. line. The population in 1850 was eight hundred and seventy-five; in 1870, one thousand, six hundred and fifty-six; and in 1880, one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-three.
Reno - Situated on the north bank of the Allegheny River mid-way between Franklin and Oil City, this village was a station on the NewYork, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroads. Hugh Clifford, a soldier of the War of 1812, was among the first settlers in this area. Joel Sage, Robert Alcorn, Andrew Howe, Hugh Clifford and Joseph Shaffer were residents in the area of Reno. In the early 1900s there were several stores, two refineries and a population of approximately 200.
Galloway - Derives its name from the owner of the farm upon which it was built. During the first development of the heavy oil district, this village was quite populated.
Sugar Creek - Located in the western part of the township, the county poor house was situated in the immediate vicinity of this village.
$$ 1808 TAXABLES of SUGARCREEK $$
Robert Arthur, James Arthur, Joseph Allen, John Andrew, John Armstrong, Arthur Boon, Francis Buchanan, James Brown, Andrew Bowman, John Brown, James Bowls, David Blair, Robert Beatty, Nathaniel Cary, John Carter, Francis Carter, Thomas Carter, Hugh Clifford, William Cousins, Samuel Cousins, William Crane, Martin Clifford, Philip Cutshall, Thomas Cousins, William Crozier, Peter Dempsey, Yost Deets, Joshua Davis, Alexander Fowler, John Foster, Ross Foster, James Foster, Patrick Gordon, David Gilmore, Charles Gordon, James Gordon, James Henry, William Hayes, John Greer Hayes, John Hayes, Francis Halyday, Robet Huston, William Hood, William Harrison, James Johnston, Alexander Johnston, William Johnston, George Kain, John Kelly, Philip Kees, Hamilton McClintock, Francis McClintock, Robert McClintock, Alexander McCormick, James Mason, John McCalmont, William McMaster, James McCune, George Murin, John McDonald, David Martin, James McCurdy, Dennis Pursell, James Patchell, Ambrose Rynd, Jonah Reynolds, William Reed, Samuel Ray, Ebenezer Roberts, Jacob Rice, Matthias Stockbarger, Jean Story, George Sutley, Robert Shaw, Hugh Shaw, Jacob Sutley, Christian Sutley, James Shaw, William Shaw, Abram Selders, Luther Thomas, William Thompson, Isaac Walls, John Whitman, Jacob Whitman, John Wilson.
Folks
Andrew BOWMAN - tanner & shoemaker in Franklin; b. 1783 in eastern PA , s/o James & Catherine Bowman; came to area of Sugarcreek Twp. with parents in 1795; area was known as Bowman's Hill for this pioneer family; was a leader in the Presbyterian Church and held several public offices and was sheriff of the county; owned a tanning & shoemaking business in Franklin in 1813; m. in 1815 to Sarah HALE, d/o Edward Hale. Andrew and Sarah had nine children.
William E. BROSANG - dairy farmer; b. 4 May 1833 in Hanover, Germany, d. 6 Aug 1912, buried in Franklin Cem.; m. in 1864 to Christina BRUNS; six children, two of whom died in infancy, surviving children were: Edward H., b. 27 Dec 1867; Minnie, m. Ernest M. CAUVEL; Daisy, m. P.M. SAMPLE; Bertha, m. Andrew BLACK.
Charles Sheldon COXSON - b. 19 Feb 1827 in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada, d. 11 March 1894 in Sugarcreek Twp., s/o William & Mary Catherine "Granny M.C." SCHELL Coxson; md. in 1852 to Sarah Ann CROOKS, d/o Aaron Rose & Esther Elsie HELLYER Crooks. Charles and Sarah Ann were faithful members of Forest Chapel, a little country church. He has been remembered for his long and poetic prayers. In 1867, Sarah Ann told Charles she didn't think his prayer that evening had gone above the chapel roof as his mother was living alone in her little cabin in Canal Twp. The following morning Charles Sheldon hitched up the buckboard and went after Granny. He tied the cow to the back of the wagon, and Granny held Trip, her sassy little dog, on her lap. Granny had gladly walked away from the loneliness and the hard work and would live with her son from that year, 1867, until she died in 1890. Charles and Sarah Ann had the following children: Philetus Albert, 1854- 1929, m. Mary Jane NEFF; Francis Warren, 1855 - 1917; Dewitt Frear, 1858 - 1919; Mary Esther Elvenia, 1861 - 1920, m. Simon Miles RHOADS, s/o Michael & Elizabeth WILT Rhoads; Winnie May, 1863 - 1874; Sarah Jane, 1865 - 1947, m. Frederick Ellsworth MOORE; Margaret Crinnie, 1868 - 1952, m. Grant WORDEN & Parker ALLEN; Martha Emily, 1871 - 1961, m. William Bernard GRANER; Charles Lee, 1873 - 1940, m. Hannah Etta RUSSELL, d/o James McQuiston & Mary Jane FLEMING Russell; Sylvia Ann, b. 1877 died with her mother at birth.Charles Sheldon married Mary Elizabeth HUGHES after the death of Sarah Ann and had the following children: Florence Elizabeth, m. Herbert Oscar BLACK; Paul and Pauline, twins, died at birth.
John CULBERSON / CULBERTSON - farmer; b. 14 Feb 1811 in County Donegal, Ire., s/o John & Isabella DAVIS Culberson; lived in Philadelphia with parents and then came to Venango Co. in 1832 and settled in Sugarcreek Twp. area in 1838; m. 1. Lucy McFATE who d. in 1845; children: Samuel; Robert; John; Mary Jane, m. Mark WARD. John m. 2. to Esther LAMBERTON by whom he had no children. John m. 3. in 1869 to Margaret ROSSMAN and had the following children: Melvin; Ann J.; Nancy B.; Renwick; Sarah E.; and Harvey.
William CRISPIN - farmer; b. 4 Dec 1818 in the Susquehanna area of PA; m. Sarah McCLAIN of Clarion Co.; known children: Sarah J., m. James WHITMAN; Elizabeth; George; Wm. Jr., m. Elizabeth O'CONNER; Emanuel; Phoebe; Permelia; David; Osborne.
Joseph R. DEETS - b. 8 Aug 1837, d. 5 Mar 1910, s/o Jacob & Mary Deets; m. 1863 to Martha RAY, b. 8 Sept 1844, d. 1 Mar 1910, d/o J.W. & Eleanor HAYS Ray; children: Alden F., 1864 - 1933, m. 1872 to Dora CRAWFORD; Ulyssis Sherman, b. 7 Nov 1865, m. 1887 to Camilla MANGER; William Henry, b. 10 June 1868; Alexander Hull, b. 30 May 1870.
Alden DEETS - b. 8 Feb 1864, d. 16 July 1933, s/o Joseph & Martha RAY Deets; m. 27 Oct 1872 to Dora CRAWFORD, b. 17 Mar 1871, d. 27 May 1947; children: Marie A., 1894 - 1976, m. Frederick HARTWELL; Rhea Alma, 1897 - 1981, m. Otto LOCKWOOD; Ruth G., 1905 - 1972, m. Robert BURNETT; Mckinley 'Mack' William, 1899 - 1983, m. 1. Beatrice COLE and 2. Helen Irene McELROY.
H.C. FINCH - d. 7 Apr 1911; native of England; held position of government inspector when the first Atlantic cable was laid; helped to establish the Sugarcreek M.E. Church; m. Elizabeth ELVIN; children: Harry C.; William J., worked for Atlantic Refining Co. at Oil City; Anna L. m. William Houston McQUAID, s/o Armstrong D. & Isabelle GELVIN McQuaid; Emma Elizabeth, m. J.W. HORROBIN; Catherine, m. E.J. YOUNG; Florence, m. S.E. CORNELIUS.
Lawrence Carlysle FLEMING - b. 2 July 1784 in NJ, d. April 1862 in Sugarcreek Twp; m. 1807 to Margaret COOPER, 1787 - 1855, after death of Margaret he md. Olive Sharlot DAVIDSON SUTLEY, widow of Michael Sutley and they lived in Canal Twp.; children of Lawrence and Margaret: John, 1808 - 1870, m. Rachel ANDRE; Daniel Cooper, 1810 - 1880, m. Hope WATSON; Thomas, 1811 - 1883, m. Mary FLEMING; William Henry, 1813 - 1895, m. Hannah HOMAN; Franey, 1814 - 1888, m. James PLOWMAN; James, died in infancy; Elsie Ann, 1817 - 1903, m. John WHITE; Jacob Budman, 1819 - 1883, m. Catherine Cook RADLE; Lucretia, b. 1820, m. William SHOPPARD; Mary 'Polly'; b. 1822, m. Thomas WATSON; Susannah, 1823 - 1903, m. Albert C. EATON; Sarah 'Sally', 1825 - 1895, m. William LUTON; Barton E., b. 1827, m. Mary FLEMING; George W., 1828 - 1905, m. Sarah SPRING; Lawrence C., Jr. 1830, m. Adeline SPRING; Margaret Louisa, 1832 - 1918, m. George W. HOVIS.
Francis Matthew GIBBONS - b. 22 Nov 1872 in Sugarcreek Twp, d. 24 Oct 1956 in Franklin, PA, s/o John & Lucy Ann Delania SWATZLER NEELY; md. 1896 to Gertrude Donzella McCORMICK, 1880 - 1952, d/o John Evan & Sarah Jane ROBERTS McCormick; children of Matthew & Gertrude: Bertha Leona, 1897 - 1957, m. 1915 to Beecher Cassius FREEMAN & in 1950 to Jesse E. MURDOCK; Roy Matthew, 1899 - 1969, md. in 1918 to Gladys Vie COXSON, d/o Charles Lee & Hannah Etta RUSSELL Coxson; Isa Len 'Ike', 1902 - 1980, md. to Donna Bell FLEMING & Alena Ruth GIBSON; Lawrence Ellsworth, b. 1904, died as an infant; Frank Henry, 1905 - 1940, md. in 1928 to Mary Irene HUFF; John Lafayette, 1908 - 1959, md. Margaret Adaline DUNLAP & Isabelle COCHRAN; Mildred Melissa, 1910 - 1987, md. Charles WHITE; Willard Melvin, 1913 - 1998, md. Mollie Katherine MOUNTS & Ann BROGAN; Edward Blair, 1916 - 1985, md. in 1942 to Betty Jean SWITZER.
Henry HOMAN - b. 1788 in MD, d. 1869; purchased land in 1837 in this area; m. Catharine ARMAGOST, b. abt. 1790 in MD; children: Hannah, m. William Henry FLEMING, s/o Lawrence & Margaret COOPER Fleming; John, b. 1813, m. Catherine KEAS and resided in Canal Twp.; Samuel, b. 1814, m. Eliza __; Sarah, b. 1816, m. David HOMAN; Henry, b. 1818; Catherine, b. 1821; Mary M. b. 1824; Susanna, b. 1826, m. John KEELEY; David, b. 1828, m. Catherine McKINZIE; Rebecca, b. 1831, m. William CANAN; Thomas R., b. 1834 in Centre Co.,PA, elected Co. Commissioner in 1878; Andrew J., b. 1837, m. Rachel DEVERE, d/o Frederick Devere.
R. H. KINNEAR - b. 26 Jan 1818 in Warren Co., PA; md. S. A. BOWMAN in 1845; removed to Butler Co and returned to Venango Co., settling in Sugarcreek Twp.; nine children were born to them.
Josiah L. LONGWELL- b. 1812, s/o Robert & Eleanor MILLER Longwell; taught school in a vacant house near French creek toward the mouth of Patchel's run; m. Margaret SUTLEY, d/o George & Elizabeth WHITMAN Sutley; children: Eliza Jane, b. 1848, m. James MILLER; Robert Clinton, b. 1840, m. Maria BARR; Mary Catherine, b. 1843, m. Warren G. DUFFIELD.
John McCALMONT - b. Jan 1750 in Ireland, d. 3 Aug 1832, s/o Thomas & Susan WALLACE McCalmont; m. Elizabeth KUNDERS/CONARD, d/o Henry & Jane STROUD Kunders of Philadelphia; removed to this area abt. 1805; children of John & Elizabeth: Thomas, b. 1774; Henry, b. 1776, lived in Cornplanter Twp. and founded town of Plumer; John, b. 1779, drowned at an early age; James, b. 1781, War of 1812 and died of injuries; Robert, b. 1783, m. Sara ___; Alexander, b. 1785, m. Margaret BROADFOOT & Eliza Hart CONNELY, d/o Judge Wm. Connely; John, b. 1788; Elizabeth, b. 1791, m. William SHAW, an early settler on the Dempseytown Road; Sarah, b. 1792, m. George CRAIN; Jane, b. 1794, m. James RICKETTS; Joseph, m. Margaret LINN, d/o John Linn.
John McQUAID - farmer, millwright, & ferryman; d, 1850; born in Perry Co., PA, s/o William McQuaid a native of Ireland; settled near Utica about 1802; m. Isabella DUFFIELD, d/o William & Elizabeth HASSAN Duffield; 13 children, 6 of whom reached maturity: William, b. 1809, m. Catherine CRAWFORD; John, m. Eliza HAWTHORN ; Harriet,b. 1811, m. in 1832 to Archibald FOSTER; Jesse, b. 2 Sep 1824, m. Susan KINNEAR & Adeline FLICK; Armstrong Duffield, b. 1826, m. Isabelle GELVIN; Mary Jane, b. 1832, m. William Wilson HASTINGS.
William MEAD - taught school in a log building on the Satterfield farm. William and his brother, Darius Mead, sons of the founder of Meadville were early settlers of this area near the Canal Twp. line.
Michael RHOADS - b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 13 Apr 1864; md. Elizabeth WILT, 1809 - 1883, d/o Adam & Elizabeth BARNARD Wilt; children: Helen Maria, b. 1829; Samuel Wilt, 1830 - 1887, m. Elizabeth __, 1835 - 1863; Elizabeth Rachel, b. 1832; George Adam, b. 1835; Catherine Amanda, b. 1836; John, b. 1838; Ezra, 1841 - 1863; Susan, b. 1843; Solomon, b. 1845; Daniel Cline, 1847 - 1927, md. Cinderellla CARNAHAN; Simon Miles, 1851 - 1937, md. Mary Esther COXSON, 1861 - 1920, d/o Charles Sheldon & Sarah Ann CROOKS Coxson.
William W. ROSS, b. 1792 in Northumberland Co., PA, s/o Sanuel Joseph & Eleanor JANE Ross; m. 6 March 1850 to Rebeca DAVIDSON; children: James William, m. Elizabeth SMITH; William D., m. Phoebe Ann DAVIS;Mary Jane, m. Harvey Reddick SLOAN; Sarah, m. duncan Fergus JOHNSON; Joseph V., m. Elizabeth KNOX; Martha Jane, m. Aaron Harvey CRAWFORD; Angeline, m. Jacob Hill GATES.
James William ROSS - b. 11 Feb 1825, d. 19 Jan 1901, s/o William and Rebeca DAVIDSON Ross; m. 1849 to Elizabeth SMITH, 1827 - 1881; children: Clara Jane, 1850 - 1861; Henderson Horatio, 1853 - 1918, m. Huldah COURSEN; Harvey Lauranes, 1855 - 1935, m. Jennie TITSLER; Martin Foster, 1857 - 1861; Mary Etta, 1859 - 1930, m. James Manross MANSON; Edward Austin, 1862 - 1881, m. Ella POOLE; Elizabeth Maria, 1867 - 1921, m. Joseph GAGGEN; Carrie Jane, 1869 - 1936, m. Edward BELL.
Henderson Horatio ROSS - b. 14 Feb 1853 in Rockland Twp., d. 1 Aug 1918 in Sugarcreek Twp.; s/o James W. & Elizabeth SMITH Ross; m. abt 1875 to Hulda Jane COURSEN, 1854 - 1922; children: Daisy Ursula, 1876 - 1947, m. Yacob KULL; Arthur Vaniman, 1878 - 1961, m. Bessie Permilla CHARLOT; Laura E., 1880 - 1953; Alice E., 1886 - 1970, m. Harry BARTLETT.
Joseph SHAFFER - settled in area of Reno on the Allegheny river between Franklin and Oil City
John WHITMAN - b. abt 1775, s/o Jacob & Margaretha GAGIN Whitman who had settled in Canal Twp. John purchased 100 acres in Sugar Creek Twp.. abt. 1800; m. Jane DAVIS; children: John, Gabe, Samuel, Jonathan, George, Jane, Margaret, m. Benjamin NOCK; Jacob, b. 1797, m. Mary M. BEAN.
Jacob WHITMAN - b. 1797, d. 1872, s/o John & Jane DAVIS Whitman; m. Mary M. BEAN; children: William; Leonina, m. Jonathan BLYLER; Jane, m. Henry Van DUSEN; Ellen, m. John LINDSEY; Abraham, b. 29 Oct 1825, m. Joanna WILT; John, b. 23 Apr 1828, m. Sarah Ellen COXSON; James, b. 1833, m. Sarah J. CHRISPIN, d/o William Chrispin.
Abraham B. WHITMAN - b. 29 Oct 1825 in Sugarcreek Twp., s/o Jacob & Mary BEAN Whitman; m. Joanna WILT, b. 2 Aug 1825, d/o George & Mary Wilt; children: Annie, m. Christopher SEBER; Lewis, m. Margaret HAMMERLEE; Mary Louisa, b. 1855, m. Oscar 'Austin' WHITMAN; Lizzie, b. 1855; Cyrus, b. abt 1858; Lemuel, b. 6 Jan 1863, m. Olive Merilda NEELY; Samuel George, b. 6 Jan 1863, m. Elizabeth C. __; Lucy Viola, b. 1868, m. Joseph C. RICE.
John WHITMAN, b. 23 Apr 1828, d. 1901, s/o Jacob & Mary BEAN Whitman; m. Sarah Ellen COXSON, d/o William & Mary Catherine SCHELL Coxson of Canal Twp.; children: Leander, b. 31 Jan 1855; William Henry, b. 23 July 1856, m. Lucinda PROCTOR; John, Jr., b. 30 Sep 1858, m. Malinda WOLFORD; Mary Jane, 1861- 1870; Lydia, b. 1862, m. James McFARLAND; Elizabeth A., b. 14 Dec 1866, m. Thomas Lindsay HAYLETT; Addie, b. 28 Jan 1865; m. James McELHINNEY; Francis Paul, m. Adda Belle SCRIVENS, d/o William Little & Margaret BIGGART Scribens; Albert Kinney, m. Margaret FRANKLIN; Joseph, died in infancy.
George WILT - b. abt. 1800, d. 1878, s/o Adam & Elizabeth BARNARD Wilt; m. Mary WIEKEL; came to Sugarcreek Twp., Venango Co., in 1833 and resided there until 1869 when he removed to Mercer Co; children: Joanna, 1825 - 1893, m. Abraham Bean WHITMAN, 1825 - 1893; Susanna, b. abt. 1831, m. __BARBER; Samuel C., 1836 - 1917, m. Elizabeth CHRISMAN; Jake.
Early Industries
* James McClelland - owned a hotel on the Meadville Turnpike.
*James M. Russell - later owned the hotel of James McClelland.
* Thomas Wilson - first owner of the Valley furnace farm on Sugar Creek.
* Andrew Webber - owned a hotel that was located about 2 1/2 miles from Franklin on the Meadville Turnpike.
* John McKinzie built a mill on Sugar Creek, two miles below Cooperstown in 1846. This mill was later owned by Francis McDaniel.
* G. L. Confer - established the Empire Oil Works in 1879. The plant was entirely destroyed by fire in 1889 and was later rebuilt.
Early Churches
Forest Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church - This church began at a school house on the CRAIN farm abt. 1850. Charles COXSON, William LUTTON, Jacob FLEMING, William FLEMING & William McELHANEY were early members.
Methodist Episcopal Reno society of this church was organized in 1867. Persons associated with this society were: Rev. R. F. KEELER, S.A. DARNELL, A.J. DARNELL, Emily DANIELS, Albert and Marilla SIMPSON, Isabella HOFFMAN, Martha SIMONS and J.M. DEWOODY.Galloway society was organized by J.M. DEWOODY in 1875. Names associated with this society are: Thomas FEE, Silas SMITH, William READING, James R. NEELY, N.C. SMITH, Amos DUNBAR.Smith's Corner class was located on the Cooperstown Road, 4 1/2 miles from Franklin in 1876. Early names associated with this group are: Charles S. COXSON, William McELHANY, Clark WORDEN, Martin SMITH. In 1889 a frame building was erected.
Galloway Evangelical Church - first services were conducted in 1885
Early Schools

* Probably the earliest school house in the township was a log building upon the farm of Thomas Brown in the valley of Sugar Creek. William Mead, Samuel Hood, and Margaret Robinson were the first teachers.
*A vacant house near the mouth of Patchel's run was the site of an early school, being taught by Josiah Longwell.
*William Mead taught a number of terms in a log building on the Satterfield farm.
Cemeteries

- the numbers correspond with a map that is located in the Heritage Room of the Oil City Library which is staffed by the Venango County Genealogy Club.
Names of people have been submitted by contributors.
Y59 Bowman - located in the woods behind a double wide prefab house. James Bowman's grave is marked with a stone and Revolutionary War marker.
Y60 Cousins -aka Burkhart Farm

*William Cousins, d. 1821, 70y
*Hannah Lupher, d. 22 Mar 1833, w/o Thomas
Y61 Forest Chapel

*Lawrence Carlysle Fleming 1784-1862 -stone missing
*Margaret Cooper Fleming 1787-1855 - stone missing
*John Fleming, son of L & M Fleming, 1808-1875
*William Luton 1819-1892
*Sarah Fleming Luton, dau of L & M Fleming 1825-1895
*Susannah Luton Keistler, dau of W & S Luton b 1849
*William Henry Fleming, son of L & M Fleming, 1813-1895
*Hannah Homan Fleming, 1820-1884
*Catherine Hannah Fleming, dau of W & H Fleming, 1858-1885
*William Henry Fleming, Jr. 1845 -1908
*Zelda Fleming, dau of W. H. and M. E. Fleming 1872-1873
*Charles S. Howell 1869-1908
*Bertha M. Howell, dau of J & A Burchfield 1871-1958
*Jasper N. Burchfield 1849-1914
*Angeline Fleming Burchfield 1847-1933
*Burt L. Burchfield, son of J & A Burchfield 1884-1922
*Alden Deets, son of J & M Deets, 1864-1933
*Jacob Budman Fleming 1819-1883, son of L & M Fleming
*Catherine Radle Fleming 1823-1883
*William J. Fleming, son of J & C Fleming 1843-1849
*Catherine Fleming McElhaney, dau of J & R Fleming 1848-1867
*Infant McElhaney, son of J & C McElhaney 1867
*Jesse R. Booher 1826=1888
*Emily A., his wife 1825-1885
*Katie J. Dilley 1863-1885
*Eva May Garrison 1876-1885
*John Norris, Co H 62nd PVI, 1840-1904
*Christian Moore 1833-1901
*Elizabeth Moore 1839-1918
*George Moore, son of C and E Moore
*William McElhaney 1822-1908
*Harriet McElhaney 1882-1910
*Hattie McElhaney 1882-1892
*Sarah McElhaney 1788-1860
*Emily McElhaney, dau of W & S, 1872
*McElhaney Infant son 1845
*Wallace McElhaney, son of W. & S. 1863-1865
Y62 Franklin Cemetery
Y63 Mt. Zion - Jewish -Franklin
Y64 Old Colored - no stones - Franklin
Y65 Old Pioneer - Franklin
Y66 Reno
Y67 Rossman-Hickman - aka Hogg
Y68 St. Patrick's Cath. - Franklin

*William D. McCOY - 1801, d. 6 Aug 1870
*Margaret Higgins McCOY - 1814 - 1886
___Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church
*Angus McKenzie, d. 22 Aug 1846
*Christina McKenzie, d. 27 Feb 1851, w/o Angus
___United Presbyterian
Y69 Van Duson - aka McElhinney
Y70 Venango County Home
R41 Steck Grave
Sources:
History of Venango County Pennsylvania, Its Past and Present , Chicago, IL; Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers; 1890; pp. 542 - 548; 1041- 1046
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.
Note: Extractions & transcriptions may have errors and are missing portions of the original source material. You will want to refer to the original source material whenever possible.
Contributing Researchers:
Dr. Harry Issac Sharp
Benny Rhoads - Rhoads Family
Ken Gibbons - Coxson, Fleming, Gibbons and Whitman Families
Judy Karns - Whitman Family
Lee Dowen - Whitman Family
Judy Stevenson - Whitman Family
Susan Deets Henderson - Deets Family
Jeanne Maclaine - Ross Family
Nick Nickum - Bowman Family
Joyce Grill(i) Neidich - Ancestral & Historical Research Venango County
Karen S. Golden Rodgers
Penny Haylett Minnick - Whitman, McQuaid
FRANKLIN BORO
OLD PIONEER CEMETERY, FRANKLIN, VENANGO
This cemetery is located at the corner of Otter Street and 15th Street on the bank of French creek. The earliest burial was in 1796. In 1876 the Franklin Cemetery grounds were ready and some of the early pioneers were removed to this new site. This following list is not a complete listing of Old Pioneer Cemetery, as several headstones were broken off or destroyed many years ago. Among the graves is that of an old soldier of Napoleon's Army, a few veterans of the Revolutionary War, two veterans of the Civil War, and nine veterans of the War of 1812. In the 1950s many members of the DAR assisted in the restoration of this cemetery. The following is a list of surnames of people interred in the Old Pioneer Cemetery. You may contact Penny Haylett Kulbacki at pkulback@bellsouth.net if you wish information about given names and dates of death.

ADAMS AKINS ALEXANDER
ANDREWS ANDERSON BAILEY
BELL BELLETT BIGNALL
BOWMAN BRANDON BRIGHAM
BROADFOOT BROWN BUNCE
BUTLER CARY CLANCY
CONNELLY CONNORS CRAIN
DAILEY DEWOODY DICKEY
DODD DUBBS DUFFIELD
ELLIOTT ESPY EVANS
FAGUNDAS GALBRAITH GIBSON
GILL GILLESPIE GILLILAND
GORDON GOODWIN GOTT
GOULD GRAHAM HALE
HANNE HERON HASTINGS
HAYS HOLLIDAY HULINGES
IRWIN KARNS KILGORE
KING KINNEAR LAMBERTON
LAPSLEY LIKINS LINN
LIVERMORE LONG LORAY
LOWREY LYONS LANE
MACKEY MANSON MARTIN
MORILL MINNICK MOORE
MORRISONv McBRIDE McCALMONT
McCLELLAND McCAUGHTRY McDONALD
McDOWELL McQUAID NICKERSON
O'HALLORAN PARKER PERRY
PIERCE PLUMER PORTER
POWER RAY REED
REISS RENO REYNOLDS
RHOADS RIDDLEL RIDGWAY
ROLLO ROOVE RUSSELL
SAGE SEATON SELDERS
SHAFFER SHANNON SHIRK
SIMMONS SIMONS SLOAN
SINGLETON SLUGART SMITH
SNIDER SNOWDEN STANFORD
STRANFORD STATON SUTLEY
SUTTON VANDUSON VERNON
WALKER WEBBER WHINNEY
WILLIAMS WILSON YOUNG

contributor for the pictures
Joyce Grill Neidich
Ancestral & Historical Research Venango County
Disclaimer:there may be errors due to transcription ofinformation from both early and late (current contributors) work.