William M. Etzel and Emma Lena Pfaff

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Husband William M. Etzel ¹

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            AKA: William Jacob Etzel 2
           Born: 14 Oct 1859 - Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1916 3
         Buried:  - St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery, near Kossuth, Clarion Co, PA

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         Father: Franz Oetzel (1817-1898) 4
         Mother: Anna Elisabeth Kenemuth (1832-1915) 4

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       Marriage: 1888 1

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Wife Emma Lena Pfaff ¹

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            AKA: Emmalina Pfaff 2
           Born: 1870 - Butler Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1948 3
         Buried:  - St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery, near Kossuth, Clarion Co, PA

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         Father: Valentin Pfaff (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Anna Freidrich (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M John Alfred Etzel ^{1 3}

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           Born: 26 Dec 1890
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jan 1988 3
         Buried:  - Knox Union Cemetery, Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Anna Alice Kropp (1895-1972) 3
           Marr: 23 Sep 1913 - Venus, Pine Grove Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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2 F Minnie Eve Etzel ^{1 3 5}

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           Born: 23 Apr 1892 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jan 1976 6
         Buried:  - Shippenville, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Charles Emery "Charley" Wood (1886-1964) 3 5 7
           Marr: 15 Jan 1913 6

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3 M William Jacob Etzel, Jr. ^{1 6}

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           Born: 11 Nov 1894 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Oct 1969 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rebecca Cook Piper (1896-1993) 6
           Marr: 28 Nov 1917 - Clarion, Clarion Co, PA 6

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4 F Mable Loretta Etzel ^{1 6}

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           Born: 27 Jul 1897 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jan 1991 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Walter Charles Gathers (1893-1959) 6
           Marr: 25 Dec 1915 6

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5 F Leona Elizabeth Etzel ^{1 6}

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           Born: 27 Dec 1900 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 1961 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George William Bickerstaff, Sr. (1883-1973) 6
           Marr: 21 Sep 1920 6

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6 M Richard Frank Etzel ^{1 6}

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           Born: 22 Apr 1903 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Aug 1974 6
         Buried:  - Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Shippenville, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA

         Spouse: Mildred Mary Gifford (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 1924 6

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7 F Myrtle Anna Etzel ^{1 8}

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           Born: 22 Oct 1903 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jan 1986 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Henry Gathers (1903-      ) 8
           Marr: 15 Nov 1922 8

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8 F Velma Rosa Etzel ^{1 8}

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           Born: 7 Aug 1905 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Vance Roy Duncan (      -      ) 8

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9 M Lawrence Valentine "Boydie" Etzel ¹

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           Born: 17 Jan 1908 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 1991 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Virginia Rose Hahn (1914-1970) 8

         Spouse: Bertha Lorena Swarthout (Abt 1908-1978) 8 9
           Marr: 29 Jul 1972 8

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10 M Albert Leonard Etzel ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1 Oct 1909 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sally Williams (      -      ) 8

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11 F Alice Etzel ¹

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           Born: 30 Apr 1911 1
     Christened: 
           Died: at birth
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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12 F Iva Etzel ²

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           Born: 7 Apr 1912 2
     Christened: 
           Died: at birth
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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13 M Ralph Milton Etzel ¹⁰

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           Born: 6 Sep 1915 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Aug 1975 10
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - William M. Etzel

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He received his early education in the public schools and then engaged in farming. Later he became interested in the oil fields, and eventually had an interest in thirty-two oil producing wells. He owned a farm in Ashland township, for many years, which he eventually sold, pur­chasing what was known as the “G. N. Berlin farm,” of one hundred and ninety-two acres, which he then cultivated. He was a Democrat in politics, and a mem­ber of the German Reformed church.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 713.

2 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 20.

3 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 21.

4 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 9.

5 M. S. Kahle, The Wood Line, Ancestors & Descendants (Personal genealogical research, Dec 1977), Pg 49.

6 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 22.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1151.

8 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 23.

9 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 89.

10 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 24.