Abraham S. Karnes and Mary "Polly" Mays

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Husband Abraham S. Karnes ¹

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            AKA: Abraham S. Karns
           Born: Cal 18 Jul 1801
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Feb 1875
         Buried:  - Clover Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary "Polly" Mays ^{3 4}

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           Born: Cal 2 Apr 1810
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jun 1864 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clover Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Thomas Washington Mays (1787-1867) 4 5 6
         Mother: Henrietta Stroble Myers (1794-1868) 4 6

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Children

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1 F Henrietta Karnes

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            AKA: Henrietta Karns 7
           Born: 22 Jun 1827 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jun 1896
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Wilson Davis (1822-1892) 7
           Marr: 15 Aug 1844 8

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2 M Anthony Mays Karns ⁷

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           Born: 4 Nov 1829 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Sep 1910 - Douglas Co, KS
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hannah Persing (1835-1908) 7
           Marr: 23 Dec 1852 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA

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3 F Lucinda Karns ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1832 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Samuel G. Morrow (Abt 1834-      ) 7

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4 F Lavina Karns ⁷

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            AKA: Lavinia Karnes
           Born: Abt 1834 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jacob Engle (Abt 1832-      ) 7

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5 F Sarah J. Karns ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1836
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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6 F Olive Karns ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1840
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph Henry Beatty (Abt 1840-1920) 7

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7 F Priscilla Karns ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1842
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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8 F Josephine Karnes

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            AKA: Josephine Karns 1
           Born: 14 Jan 1845 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Oct 1927 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 9

         Spouse: Thomas Kearns Gardner (1815-1903) 1 10 11 12
           Marr: 1884 1

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9 F Nancy Karns ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1847
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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10 M George W. Karnes ¹³

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           Born: Abt 1849 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef Dec 1900
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Emarensa Pryer (1854-1891)
           Marr: 17 Sep 1874

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11 M Charles Shippen Karnes

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            AKA: Charles Karns 7
           Born: Abt 1852 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mina Donaldson (Abt 1854-1891) 7

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12 F Kandas (Candace) Karnes ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1854
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1112.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 8.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028, 1112.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843, 854.

5 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 640.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

7 Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 7.

8 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 58.

9 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 27.

10 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 634.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 771.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 513.

13 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 121.