Jacob Zahniser and Mary Merchant

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Husband Jacob Zahniser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1818 2
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           Died: 1884 2
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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: 1843 2

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Wife Mary Merchant ²

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           Born: 1822 2
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Children

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1 F Susan Zahniser ²

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           Born: 1845 2
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           Died: 1867 2
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         Spouse: John Shaffer (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1865 2

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2 F Rachel Zahniser ²

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           Born: 1847 2
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         Spouse: Wilson S. Snyder (      -1896) 2
           Marr: 1870 2

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3 M Lemuel Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: Margaret Nelson (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1882 5

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4 F Sarah A. Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: H. E. Johnston (      -1903) 5
           Marr: 1895 5

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5 M James C. Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: Emma Yarian (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1895 5

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6 M Lou Zahniser ⁵

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7 F Alice Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: D. P. Reimold (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1891 5

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8 M Leslie Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: Vina Broadbent (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1906 5

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Zahniser

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His entire life was spent on a farm six miles west of Mercer, PA. He was an active member of the Methodist Church at Charleston, and a man of robust health as was his entire family. For 30 years no physician was ever called into the home.

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

2 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 107.

3 —, 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 108.