Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John David Held and Rosanna Smail




Husband John David Held 1 2

           Born: 22 Nov or 27 Nov 1870 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 May 1947 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Jacob Frederick Held (1847-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Ann Shaeffer (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 7 Jan 1891 2



Wife Rosanna Smail 1

           Born: 28 Feb 1871 - Armstrong Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Aug 1965 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Philip Smail (1831-1904) 3
         Mother: Arabella Magdalene Schwelm Keifer (1832-1905) 3




Children
1 M Arthur O. Held 1 2

           Born: 24 Sep 1892 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1974 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Dora Benninger (1889-1940) 2
           Marr: 16 Feb 1910 2


2 M Harry Marshall Held 1 4

           Born: 25 Dec 1893 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1956 4
         Buried:  - Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, New Kensington, Westmoreland Co, PA
         Spouse: Clare Smith (      -      ) 4


3 M John Earl Held 1 4

           Born: 31 Oct 1895 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jul 1990 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Florence May Benninger (1891-1985) 4
           Marr: 29 Jan 4


4 F Edna G. Held 1 6

           Born: 5 Jul 1897 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1921 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Benninger (1895-1943) 6
           Marr: 27 Jan 1915 6


5 M Raymond Carl Held 7

           Born: 24 Sep 1898 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Nov 1903 or 20 Apr 1904 7
         Buried:  - Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 M James Torrence Held 1 7

           Born: 21 Apr 1904 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1989 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Theresa Gabriel (1918-1964) 7
           Marr: 10 Aug 1940 7


7 F Margaret Gladys Held 1 7

           Born: 16 Jul 1905 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1985 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Russell Homer Nelson (1904-1944) 7
           Marr: 21 Feb 1922 7. (Divorced)
         Spouse: Joseph L. Cline (1900-1941) 7
           Marr: 30 Mar 1929 7
         Spouse: Henry Stitz (      -1945) 7
           Marr: 18 Jun 1943 7
         Spouse: Rudolph Ritter (1902-      ) 7
           Marr: 25 Jun 1947 7. (Divorced)


8 M Thomas Edward Held 1 8

           Born: 11 May 1909 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1990 - Armstrong Co, PA 8
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Gilpin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
         Spouse: Alma Elizabeth Grimm (1916-1943) 8
           Marr: 11 Jan 1934 8
         Spouse: Lillian Viola McCoy (1917-1988) 8
           Marr: 27 Aug 1946 8


9 F Mary Irene Held 1

           Born: 26 Apr 1913 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Paul Leland Daugherty (1909-      ) 9
           Marr: 3 Mar 1930 9


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Sources


1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 835.

2 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 310.

3 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 266.

4 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 313.

5 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990).

6 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 314.

7 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 315.

8 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 316.

9 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 317.


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