Jacob Runninger and Susan M. Ferguson

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Husband Jacob Runninger ^{1 2}

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           Born: 18 Jul 1826 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Nov 1913 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Nicklin Cemetery, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Johann Jacob Runninger (1792-1834) 1 4
         Mother: Susannah Rice (1805-1868) 5

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       Marriage: 11 Nov 1881

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Wife Susan M. Ferguson ²

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            AKA: Susan N. Ferguson
           Born: Apr 1834 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Dec 1918 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Nicklin Cemetery, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: James Ferguson (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Leah [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Runninger

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He married fairly late in life. Sarah Wice kept house for them because "Aunt Susan" was never very well and spent most of her time sitting in a rocking chair. Jacob was a farmer and owned a farm on the Georgetown Road. His mar­riage to Susan may have been the cause of his sister Elizabeth's falling out with him. Old letters in the family only say that "Aunt Susan's com­ing caused trouble all around".
When he died, he willed his wife Susan $3000.00 plus all the interest on his money drawing interest at the time of his death. He also left the house to her, which he had recently purchased from J. F. Welton, 1 horse, harness, and buggy, and all of the household goods. The remainder of his estate he left to his nieces and nephews to share equally (except that John Sherman Runninger was to receive a double share). He also stipulated in his will that when his wife died, the house he left to her was to go to Sarah Wice.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 564.

2 Charlotte Blair Stewart, The Descendants of Jacob Runninger (Pennsylvania: The Runninger Reunion Committee, 1986), Pg 9.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 6, Frenchcreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1998), Pg 71.

4 Charlotte Blair Stewart, The Descendants of Jacob Runninger (Pennsylvania: The Runninger Reunion Committee, 1986), Pg 2.

5 Charlotte Blair Stewart, The Descendants of Jacob Runninger (Pennsylvania: The Runninger Reunion Committee, 1986), Pg 7.