Rudolph Barnhart and Mary Ann Shakeley

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Husband Rudolph Barnhart ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Apr 1842 - the area of Millerstown, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: Aft 1895
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         Father: Frederick Barnhart (1809-1879) 1 3 4
         Mother: Catherine Thorne (Abt 1823-1904) 1 2 5

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       Marriage: 1863 1

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Wife Mary Ann Shakeley ^{1 4}

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         Father: John Shakeley (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Susan [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M William Barnhart ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1865
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           Died: 1904 - Zelienople, Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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2 M Frederick E. Barnhart ⁴

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           Born: 9 Jan 1868 4
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         Spouse: Dora Miller (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Rudolph Barnhart

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He was educated in the public schools and at Clarion Academy. In 1862 he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and participated in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and several minor engagements, during his term of nine months, which expired in 1863.
The Barnhart farm near Millerstown, was one of the pioneer oil farms of the county, the first well being drilled in 1873, and commenced flowing at the rate of 1400 barrels per day. A year after this event, Mr. Barnhart located near Harmony, where he resided on a farm for twelve years, and then removed to Petersville, where he carried on a general store in partnership with his son. He was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church, held the office of deacon and elder, and was quite active in church affairs. He was a member of the G. A. R., also of the P. of H., and the Jr. O. U. A. M. Politically, he was an unswerving Republican, and always gave his earnest support to that party.

He grew up on the home farm, attended the township schools and spent one term at the Rymersburg Acad­emy. He was always a musician and in 1862 he enlisted as a mem­ber of the band in Company K, One Hun­dred and Thirty-fourth Regiment, Penn­sylvania Volunteer Infantry, playing the fife, and remained in the service for nine months. He then returned to the home farm and remained there until after the excitement had gradually subsided, follow­ing the discovery of the rich oil deposits at Millerstown, and then moved to a farm in Lancaster Township, four miles from Harmony. He continued to operate that farm for fourteen years and then moved to Petersburg. This was about two years before that place experienced its oil boom. He remained there and engaged in farm­ing until 1889, when he erected a store building at Connoquenessing, and, in partnership with his son, Frederick E., embarked in a mercantile business under the firm name of R. Barnhart & Son. [HBC 1909, 904]

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1190.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 903.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 379.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 904.

5 Frederic A. Godcharles, LL.D., Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Vol. 21 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1934), Pg 268.