William M. Ziegler and Malinda Johnson Rarer

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Husband William M. Ziegler ¹

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           Born: 29 Dec 1857 - Maple Shade, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: 2 Nov 1937 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA
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         Father: Jonathan David Ziegler (1826-1895) 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Miller (1828-1921) 2 3 5 6

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Susan Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cropp (1862-1900) 1 - Abt 1883

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Wife Malinda Johnson Rarer

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - William M. Ziegler

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The News-Herald, Franklin, PA
Nov 2, 1937; pg 11
William M. Ziegler.
William M. Ziegler, 80, 507 Moran Street, resident of Oil City for more than 50 years, died at the Oil City Hospital at 8:35 a. m. today. He had been a patient at the hospital since Oct. 18.
Born at Mapleshade, Dec. 29, 1857, he came to Oil City 51 years ago where he had resided since that time. He was a carpenter by trade and was well known here.
Mr. Ziegler was a member of the Grace M. E. Church and of the Men's Brotherhood of that church.
He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Byron Gotham and William Ziegler, Oil City; Mrs. C. J. Jones, Franklin; O. O. Ziegler, Pampa, Tex. Seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive, as do the following brothers and sisters: J. F. Ziegler, Oil City; D. E. Ziegler, Erie; Mrs. Priscilla Heath, Watertown, N. Y.; Mrs. Annetta Schaffer, Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. W. B. Schaffer, Oil City.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Venango Citizens Press, Franklin, PA
Nov 17, 1937; pg 7, col 4
We are sorry to hear of the illness and death of William M. Ziegler, aged 79, of Oil City. His first wife, who died some years ago, was Lizzie, daughter of Levi and Jane Shreffler Cropp, of our village and church. some of us enjoyed the cordial hospitality of the Ziegler home during past years.

1 John A. M. Ziegler, Ph.D., D.D, Ziegler Genealogy (Huntington Park, CA: Glenn Printing Co., 1935), Pg 17.

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 591.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1146.

4 John A. M. Ziegler, Ph.D., D.D, Ziegler Genealogy (Huntington Park, CA: Glenn Printing Co., 1935), Pg 7.

5 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 106.

6 John A. M. Ziegler, Ph.D., D.D, Ziegler Genealogy (Huntington Park, CA: Glenn Printing Co., 1935), Pg 15.