George W. Houser and Gertrude C. McKissick

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Husband George W. Houser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 May 1871 - Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
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         Father: Washington Braden Houser (1837-1901) 1 3 4
         Mother: Florinda L. Graham (1842-1909) 3 5

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       Marriage: 14 Aug 1895 2

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Wife Gertrude C. McKissick ²

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         Father: John McKissick (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 F Lois Houser ²

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2 M Eugene Houser ²

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3 F Geraldine Houser ²

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           Born: 1909
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           Died: 1920
         Buried:  - Graham Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - George W. Houser

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He was born on his father's farm in Sandycreek Township and there he passed his early years, attending the local schools and working on the home place, but during all of his independent career he has been engaged in the oil business. He started as a driller, following that branch of the industry in Wood County, Ohio, for eight years, during which time he established a thriving business. Then he brought his outfit to Bully Hill, where he has been operating constantly since, both as a driller and as a producer. His experience in the practical work of sinking and opening wells has been valuable both as a guide and in the conservation of his financial resources, which have benefited accordingly. For eighteen years he has been engaged in the production of oil, but he has continued drilling, and all of the wells in which he is interested were sunk by him. Twenty years ago Mr. Houser settled upon the farm where he still lives, which was formerly part of the Holstein place, and he has seven wells on ten acres there. He operates six wells on the old Houser place on lease; two wells on the William Houser tract; five on the Stranford farm; fourteen on the C. T. McDowell farm; and twenty on other land which he owns, though he has partners in the oil operations. The extent of his activities classes him with the most energetic producers in this section.
Mr. Houser has been diligent in the improvement of his home property, which is very attractive, and desirably situated four miles southeast of Franklin; it is one mile from the old Houser homestead. He has erected a substantial residence, and is building a good barn at this writing. He takes a public-spirited part in township affairs, has served as township auditor and member of the election board, and is well known in the ranks of the Democratic Party, in whose behalf he has done valuable work in his neighborhood. [CAB, 893]

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General Notes: Wife - Gertrude C. McKissick

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from Polk, Venango Co, PA

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1029.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 893.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 750, 894.

4 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 17g.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1027.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 31.