William C. Sollinger and Melissa Jane Gilger

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Husband William C. Sollinger

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           Born: 20 Mar 1842
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Mar 1898
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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         Father: Samuel Sollinger (      -Bef 1890) 2
         Mother: Anne Downing (      -Aft 1890) 3

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       Marriage: 29 Oct 1865

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Wife Melissa Jane Gilger

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           Born: 7 Jul 1844
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Aug 1880
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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         Father: Henry Adam Gilger (1814-1887) 4
         Mother: Mary Alsbach (1817-1901)

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Children

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1 F Edna Sollinger

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           Born: 28 Feb 1870
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1877
         Buried:  - Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Lamartine, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Oran Boyd Sollinger

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           Born: 29 Oct 1871
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jun 1966 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Adda Bradford Carson (1876-1949) 6
           Marr: 2 May 1894 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA

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3 F Kathryn A. Sollinger ⁷

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            AKA: Catherine Sollinger
           Born: 4 Sep 1874 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 1949 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: Willis Glenn Lusher (1875-1940) 9
           Marr: 12 Sep 1898 7

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4 M Floyd Sollinger

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           Born: 27 Feb 1876
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1966 - ? Slaton, Lubbock Co, TX
         Buried: 

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5 M Edward Everett Sollinger

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           Born: 29 Jul 1877 - Salem
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Sep 1963 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
         Buried:  - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Effie Mae Shirey (1881-1940)

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General Notes: Husband - William C. Sollinger

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He served in the Civil War.

1 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 96.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 606, 1113.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1113.

4 Mr. & Mrs. Richard McKean, The Family of Abraham and Hannah Gilger Mull (Mulberry Grove, IL: Self-published, no date).

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 121.

6 D. Kipp Melat, The Ancestry and Descendents of John Carner and his Wife Susan Stroup Carner, Pioneer Settlers of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1985), Pg 111.

7 James Lincoln Lusher, Lusher Family Tree (Self-published, cir. 1942), Pg 10.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 112.

9 James Lincoln Lusher, Lusher Family Tree (Self-published, cir. 1942), Pg 7.