Wayne C. Hastings and Clara J. Bankson

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Husband Wayne C. Hastings ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: William C. Hastings
           Born: 24 Aug 1873 - Canal Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: William Wilson Hastings (1827-1911) 4 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Mary Jane McQuaid (1832-1915) 4 5 7 8 9

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       Marriage: 1 Jun 1898 - ? Venango Co, PA 3 10

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Wife Clara J. Bankson ^{3 10}

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           Born:  - Venango Co, PA
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           Died: Bef 1938
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         Father: Peter Bankson (1843-Aft 1918) 11
         Mother: Emma Anderson (      -Bef 1921)

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Children

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1 M Merrill B. Hastings ^{10 12}

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           Born: 2 Apr 1899 12
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           Died: Sep 1970 - ? Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Florence B. Jewell (1898-1976)
           Marr: 1922 - ? Venango Co, PA

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2 M Wayne C. Hastings, Jr. ¹⁰

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           Born: 1914
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           Died: 1970
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

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3 F Emma Rose Hastings ^{10 14}

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           Born: Abt 1917 - Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: John Paul Master (Abt 1911-      ) 14
           Marr: 27 Apr 1938 - Millbrook, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA

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General Notes: Husband - Wayne C. Hastings

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He spent his life on the farm. He was educated in the local schools and worked with his father until the latter's retirement, after which he had charge of the property, devoted to general farming. He rebuilt the house, and in 1917 built a new barn, owning some valuable Durham and Hereford cattle, as well as fine Berkshire hogs. He never bred any stock, but took pride in owning superior animals and caring for them.
In 1906 he was honored with election to the office of county auditor, and served a term of three years commencing Jan. 1, 1907, during an important period in the history of the county. For several years he was a member of the Canal Township school board. His principal activity aside from business was in political work, as a stanch member of the Republican Party, whose cause he promoted ably. [CAB, 623]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 621.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 322.

3 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 39.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 557.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1042.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 582, 621.

7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 321.

8 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 36.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 622, 876.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 623.

11 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 823.

12 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 40.

13 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 97.

14 Lois Etzel Reiter & Imogene Etzel Beichner, The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County (Clarion County, PA: Privately published, 1997), Pg 103.