George Sampsel and Barbara Yerger

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Husband George Sampsel ¹

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           Born: 30 Nov 1790 - Mifflinburg, Union Co, PA 1
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           Died: Abt 1866 - Snyder Co, PA
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         Father: Henry Sampsel (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )

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   Other Spouse: Sarah "Sally" Kuhns (1791-1855) 1 - 1812 - Union Co, PA 1

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Wife Barbara Yerger ¹

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Children

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1 M Oliver Sampsel ¹

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           Born: 7 Jul 1858 1
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2 F Caroline Sampsel ¹

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           Born: 1 Jun 1861 1
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           Died: Bef 1898 - Dakota Territory
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         Spouse: [Unk] Diehl (      -      ) 1

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3 M John E. Sampsel ¹

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           Born: 8 Nov 1863 1
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           Died: Aft 1898
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4 F Catherine E. Sampsel ¹

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           Born: 8 Jan 1867 1
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         Spouse: Amos Musser (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - George Sampsel

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He was born in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, and accompanied his parents to Ohio where he remained until he was about twenty-one years old. He then returned to Pennsylvania, making the journey on horseback. After his marriage, he located near Centerville, Snyder County, on a tract of land owned by his father-in-law, where he followed milling until 1818, when he returned to Columbiana County, Ohio. Later he came back to central Pennsylvania on account of the failing health of his father-in-law, who, at his death, left a large estate to be divided between three children. There were two sawmills and a gristmill on Penn's creek, and a gristmill west of Centerville included in this property. Mr. Sampsel continued to reside in Snyder County until his death at the age of seventy-six years.
When his brother-in-law, John Kuhns, removed to Venango County, he bought his mill property, and consolidated it with the mill that he had previously been operating. He accumulated a large fortune for that day, and at one time owned about a thousand acres of land. Politically he was first a Whig and later a Republican, and while not a politican he held various township offices. His information on general subjects was extensive, as, although his early educational opportunities were limited, he was always fond of reading.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1061.