George Perkins Hukill and Margaret Jane Lamberton
Husband George Perkins Hukill 1 2 3
Born: 10 Oct 1848 - near Blackbird, New Castle Co, DE 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Gideon Emory Hukill (1809-1856) 2 Mother: Susanna McMurphy (1812-1887) 2
Marriage: 6 Oct 1876 1 3
Wife Margaret Jane Lamberton 1 4
Born: 10 Jun 1852 1 4 Christened: Died: 1924 5 Buried: 22 Oct 1924 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Father: Robert Lamberton (1809-1885) 6 7 8 9 Mother: Margaret Seaton (1815-1911) 6 9 10 11 12 13
Children
1 M Howard L. Hukill 3 14
Born: 24 Mar 1879 3 14 Christened: Died: 30 Nov 1896 14 Buried:
2 F Margaret S. L. Hukill 3 14
Born: 28 Aug 1880 3 14 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Edgar A. Taylor ( - ) 14 Marr: 1906 - ? Venango Co, PA
3 M Emory Gilfillan Hukill 3 14
Born: 3 Oct 1883 3 14 Christened: Died: Buried:
4 F Georgia Hukill 14
Born: 7 Jun 1886 14 Christened: Died: Buried:
5 F Clara Jackson Hukill 14
Born: 26 Apr 1888 14 Christened: Died: Buried:
6 M Frances Willard Hukill 14
Born: 4 Mar 1890 14 Christened: Died: 27 May 1897 14 Buried: 30 May 1897 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PASpouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - George Perkins Hukill
His father died when he was only seven years old. He remained on the home farm for a number of years, performed the ordinary duties of a farmer's boy, and attended the district school three miles away, chiefly in the winter months, and being studious, made rapid progress in his studies. He never missed an opportunity to earn a dollar during summer vacation in the harvest fields or peach orchards. Early desirous of being self-sustaining, he left school and engaged as clerk in a store and afterwards was a clerk in Middletown, and for a short time in Philadelphia. While still a young man, he went first to Rouseville, Pennsylvania, then a center of new activities, and afterward to Oil City, Pennsylvania, where his recognized worth and ability found a ready place as teller in the bank of Reynolds, Hukill and Company, and he remained with that firm and its successors, Reynolds, Lamberton and Company, until 1877, when he engaged in the oil producing business.
Amid the severe tasks, weighty responsibilities and varying experiences, that came to him in business and as a man of public affairs, he was a true, genuine man. Integrity of purpose, and a strong will, combined with prac-tical common sense, marked his business career, while a winning personality made him a host of friends in the wide circle of his business acquaintances. He was a chosen leader in the various philanthropic movements to which he gave his time, means and strength, administering every duty laid upon him with such tact and uprightness, as to win the highest appreciation of his co-workers. It was in the church, at home, and in kindred interests that he found his highest joy of service. There was no office of the local church to which he was not at some time called, and there is scarcely an honor conferred by the church upon her lay-men that was not given to him. Twice he represented his conference as a lay-delegate in the General Conference. He was a highly prized trustee of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a trustee of the American University at Washington, District of Columbia, and of the Allegheny College at Meadville. In all the Young Men's Christian Association work of the state and community, he was a conspicuous figure. He was deeply interested in the State Methodist Convention held at Harrisburg in 1900, of which he was treasurer and a member of the executive committee. The Methodist Hospital at Brooklyn, New York, had in him a firm supporter and friend. In the foreign missionary work, of the church he was not only a believer, but also an enthusiastic devotee. There is a large and flourishing mission in Southern Indiana to-day that owes its existence to his decision and generosity at the time the Erie Conference met in Trinity church in 1891. He was a clean man, in dress and appearance and every habit of life. He mingled among all classes, and was friendly to all, but he kept his whole manhood clean, and no impure thought sullied his sincere mind, and no coarseness of speech ever crossed his lips. He was a cheerful man; his presence lighted up the home and the social circle, and his hearty laugh gladdened all hearts, it was always a pleasure to meet him, and to receive his cherry greeting. He was a careful man in the management of his own business and in the interests of church work. In the many interests committed to his care as a capable man of affairs, and in the management of the many trust funds he was called upon to handle; the same care marked all his business life. He was a conscientious man. He stood for the things that are just and honorable, without asking who stood by his side, or how it would affect his standing in the community. He was wise and moderate and just, and had the courage of his convictions; and stood for all that is best, and was not afraid to let men know where he stood. [GPHAV, 518]
1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 459.
2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 518.
3 S. J. M. Eaton, D.D, Memorial of the Hon. Robert Lamberton (Franklin, PA: Privately published, 1885), Pg 52.
4 S. J. M. Eaton, D.D, Memorial of the Hon. Robert Lamberton (Franklin, PA: Privately published, 1885), Pg 51.
5 Jane Snowden Crosby, The Seatons of Western Pennsylvania (New York: The Hobson Book Press, 1945), Pg 38.
6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 486.
7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 354, 781.
8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 422, 456.
9 S. J. M. Eaton, D.D, Memorial of the Hon. Robert Lamberton (Franklin, PA: Privately published, 1885), Pg 22.
10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 355.
11 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 422, 459.
12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 467.
13 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 436.
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John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 519.
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