Joseph Eakin and Sarah Emily Mershon Hovis

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Husband Joseph Eakin ^{1 2}

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           Born: 29 Nov 1832 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1913 2
         Buried:  - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 3

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         Father: Samuel Eakin (1807-1888) 4 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Ferguson Campbell (1808-1876) 6 7

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       Marriage: 10 Mar 1868 8

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   Other Spouse: Nancy McCool (cal 1836-1867) 2 - 7 Sep 1856 2 9

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Wife Sarah Emily Mershon Hovis ^{8 10}

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           Born: 13 Mar 1843 - Venango Co, PA 8 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1923 8
         Buried:  - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 12

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         Father: Jacob Hovis (1806-Abt 1881) 13 14 15 16
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Coleman (1808-1894) 11 13 16

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   Other Spouse: James Harper (      -      ) 8

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Children

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1 F Harriet Grace Eakin ²

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           Born: 14 Dec 1869 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1942 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Margaret Elizabeth Eakin ^{2 17}

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           Born: 18 Jul 1872 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 May 1940 2
         Buried:  - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 18

         Spouse: Levi Plumer Williams (1866-1926) 2 17
           Marr: 1890 2

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3 F Electa Jane "Jennie" Eakin ¹⁹

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           Born: 27 Jul 1874 19
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Charles Pearson Davis (      -      ) 19

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4 F Mary Belle Eakin ^{19 20}

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           Born: 20 Aug 1876 19
     Christened: 
           Died: 1967 19
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 21

         Spouse: William Raymond Cross (1876-1953) 19 20 22 23
           Marr: 22 May 1906 - Venango Co, PA 19

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Eakin

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He was widely known a as constable and tax collector. [CAB, 911]
See HBC 1883, 452

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Emily Mershon Hovis

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Residing in Butler Co, PA, in 1919.
She was born March 10. [DJTH, 52]

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3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 100.

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19 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 58.

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21 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 62.

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