Husband Rev. Benjamin F. Delo 1
Born: 16 Apr 1832 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1
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Father: Daniel Delo (1799-1877) 2
Mother: Christiana Loughner (Abt 1807-Abt 1877) 3
Marriage: 1 Jan 1857 4
Wife Phebe Ann Fleming 4
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Father: Daniel Fleming, Jr. ( - ) 4
Mother: Phebe Ann King ( - ) 4
Children
1 M Daniel F. Delo 4 6
AKA: Daniel F. Delow 5
Born: 22 Nov 1857 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 4
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Died: 28 Feb 1882 6
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Spouse: Mary Frances Lewis ( -1890) 4
2 M William Chester Delo 4
Born: 26 Nov 1859 - West Hickory, Harmony Twp, Forest Co, PA 4
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3 F Mary Ella Delo 4
Born: 16 Nov 1865 - Kinzua, Warren Co, PA 4
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Died: Cal 27 Mar 1872 - Wheatland, Mercer Co, PA 4
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Rev. Benjamin F. Delo
He was only five years old when he went to his first school. April 1, 1844, the family moved to Clarion, Pennsylvania, he then went to a summer school kept by Rev. George F. Ehrenfelt. In August, 1844, his father apprenticed him to Reid & Alexander, of the Clarion Democrat, to learn the art of printing. A year later Alexander purchased Reid's interest and later sold a half interest to George B. Weaver. The office force consisted at different times of John C. Reid, journey-man, James F. Weaver, later editor in Center County, and colonel in the civil war, and J. P. George, later editor and publisher of the Brookville Jeffersonian, who were apprentices. At the end of three years in the office he was a journeyman for a few months; he then attended school for the winter, after which he was journeyman on the Clarion Banner, A. J. Gibson, proprietor. In February, 1849, he united with the Methodist Episcopal church in Clarion, and for a short time canvassed as a book agent. The first part of 1850 was spent in study with his brother, John A., at Shippensville. The summer was spent in the Clarion Banner office. In 1851 he clerked for M. S. Adams at Martinsburg (now Bruin), Butler County, Pennsylvania. The winter following he taught school at Attleberger's schoolhouse, in Beaver township, Clarion County; in March, 1852, he received license as an exhorter in the Methodist Episcopal church. The early part of the summer was spent in charge of the store at Martha Furnace, in preparation for closing up the works. In the fall of 1852, after clerking for Richard Richardson in Shippensville for a time, he went to Meadville and worked as journeyman for J. C. Hays on the Crawford Journal, until the spring of 1853, when he entered as a student in Allegheny College. In the vacation of 1855, July 3d, he was licensed a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church, on the Shippensville circuit. In the middle of the fall term at college, he was called as second preacher on Pleasantville circuit. In the fall of 1856 he did some speech making for the Republican party, and entered into the lumbering business.
In August, 1857, Mr. Delo returned to Meadville and worked as a journeyman for Mitchell & Sears on the Spirit of the Age. From January 1, 1858, to August, 1859, he was foreman on the Crawford Democrat, Mr. Wilson was editor and proprietor. He returned then to lumbering on West Hickory. In August, 1859, Colonel Drake struck petroleum oil, two miles below Titusville, on Watson Flat. The influx of population required an additional preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church of Titusville, in the beginning of 1860, and Mr. Delo filled the place. From July, 1860, to July 1862, he was a missionary on Oil Creek, in the oilfields. He did the first Methodist preaching at Rouseville and Plum-mer. In 1862, in August, he was appointed on Pleasant Valley circuit. In 1863 he was received as a member of the Erie conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, Bishop Simpson presiding, was ordained a deacon, and appointed to Kinzua, where he preached for three years. His pastorates thereafter were Frewsburg, New York; Cochranton, Youngville, Wheatland, Brookville, Greece City, Petersburg; presiding elder of Brookville and Clarion districts in Pennsylvania. Returning to pastorates he served Callensburg, Knox, agent for Carrier Seminary, and pastor at Clarion. During this last pastorate he led the congregation to build a beautiful church building of native stone at a cost of $35,000. He continued for several years in itinerant preaching, but on account of his wife's illness he could not move. After having served in the conference for thirty-three years he retired. During his retirement he was three times connected with the Clarion Republican. The last time in 1901 when he was editor and publisher.
He was a Mason, being a member of Clarion Lodge, No. 277, F. and A. M., and the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; Eden Chapter, No. 259, Royal Arch Masons, of Clarion, and was chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania; also a member of Franklin Commandery, No. 44, Knights Templar of Pennsylvania. [GPHAV, 249]