Nathaniel Marshall Wasson and Rachel Barr

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Husband Nathaniel Marshall Wasson ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 23 Nov 1823 - (West) Fairfield Township, Crawford Co, PA 3 4 5
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         Father: William Wasson (      -1863) 3 5
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Marshall (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 7 Feb 1856 7

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   Other Spouse: Catharine Witherup (1825-1855) 2 4 8 - 24 Mar 1847 4

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Wife Rachel Barr ^{5 6 9}

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   Other Spouse: John Porter (1809-1852) 5 9 10 11

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1 M David L. Wasson ⁵

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2 M John M. Wasson ⁵

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3 M Edwin D. Wasson ¹²

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4 F Lucy E. Wasson ¹²

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5 M Charles H. Wasson ¹²

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General Notes: Husband - Nathaniel Marshall Wasson

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He was brought up on the farm, and in early life ran a boat for haul­ing iron to Pittsburgh, PA, but later was a prosperous and success­ful farmer for many years, owning 120 acres of good land well improved. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was Steward, Trustee and Treasurer. He was a Republican in politics; was a Supervisor, Collector and was Census Taker in 1880; he was a member of the State Police, having served as Captain.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisted in the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company E.
He had seven children with his second wife.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 888, 902.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 990.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1068.

4 James Brockington Witherup, History of John Witherup Family from 1762 to 1909 (Butler, PA: Ziegler Printing Co., 1909), Pg 21.

5 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 902.

6 James Brockington Witherup, History of John Witherup Family from 1762 to 1909 (Butler, PA: Ziegler Printing Co., 1909), Pg 22.

7 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 255.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1067.

9 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1311.

10 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 990, 991.

11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 35.

12 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 903.