Matthias Zahniser and Elizabeth Jennings

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Husband Matthias Zahniser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1804 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1882 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Matthias Zahniser (1775-1850) 3 4
         Mother: Doratha (Dorothy) A. Fry (1783-1875) 3 4

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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Wife Elizabeth Jennings ²

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Children

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1 M Samuel Zahniser ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1906 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M John Zahniser ⁵

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           Born: 1827 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1906 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Anna Cozard (      -1902) 5

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3 F Lucinda Zahniser ⁶

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M Matthias Zahniser ⁶

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

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5 M William Zahniser ^{6 7}

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           Born: 1830 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1894 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Leah Bortz (      -      ) 6 7
           Marr: 1870 6

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6 F Sophrona Zahniser ⁸

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            AKA: Saphrona Zahniser 6
           Born: 
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         Spouse: John Christ (      -1884) 8
           Marr: 1867 6

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7 F Mary Ann Zahniser ^{6 9}

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           Born: 1839 - Jefferson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 6
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           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Andrew J. Walker (1835-Aft 1906) 6 10
           Marr: 1857 6

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8 M Jacob L. Zahniser ¹¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Abt 1861-1865
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General Notes: Husband - Matthias Zahniser

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Jefferson Twp, Mercer Co, PA - a farmer

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018.

2 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 93.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 931, 1018.

4 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 87.

5 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 94.

6 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 96.

7 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 880.

8 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 92, 96.

9 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 475.

10 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 474.

11 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 97.