William Whann

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Husband William Whann ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 M Robert Smith Whann ^{1 3 4 5}

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           Born: 24 May 1779 - Chester Co, PA
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           Died: 22 Oct 1855 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Calvert-Riddle Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Elizabeth Lowrie (1780-1862) 1 4 7 8 9

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2 M John Whann ²

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3 M William Whann, Jr. ²

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4 M Francis Whann ¹⁰

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           Born: Cal 10 Feb 1789
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           Died: 12 Aug 1876 - ? Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

         Spouse: Jane Smith (cal 1792-1872) 10

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General Notes: Husband - William Whann

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The Whann family immigrated at an early date from Scotland or the North of Ireland to Chester and Northumberland counties, Pennsylvania, whence, in 1798 or 1800, William Whann removed to French Creek, later Mineral, township, Venango County. Within a brief period he went farther westward, locating with his son, John, in Harrison County, Ohio, where he resided the remainder of his life. [HVC 1890, 1030]

He was a pioneer of Mineral Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, arriving there according to one account in 1800, but the probability is that it was several years earlier. He moved from Northumberland County and settled on South Sandy, on the farm later owned by Julius Henderson, but before the neighborhood had become well settled moved to New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, with all but two of his large family, five sons and five daughters. The sons who remained, Francis and Robert S. Whann, married here and lived to advanced ages. [CAB, 400]

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 488.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1030.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 972, 1030.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 674.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 149.

6 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 21.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 972.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 378.

9 Margaret S. Kahle, Ritchey-Lowrey Family Tree (Emlenton, PA: Self-published, 1976), 27.

10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1013, 1031.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 138.