Jacob Zahniser and Melinda Smith

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Husband Jacob Zahniser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 28 May 1807 - Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 1891 2
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         Father: Michael Zahniser (1777-1852) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Mourer (1784-1876) 1 2

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       Marriage: 21 Oct 1834 1 2

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Wife Melinda Smith ¹

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            AKA: Malinda Smith 2
           Born: 6 May 1816 - Big Bend, Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1895 2
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         Father: George Smith (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Rebecca Cole (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Henry Martin "Mart" Zahniser ^{1 4}

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           Born: 1836 4
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         Spouse: Elizabeth DeFrance (      -1890) 1 4
           Marr: 1860 4

         Spouse: Margaret DeWalt (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 1897 4

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2 F Rebecca Cole Zahniser ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1838 5
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           Died: 1895 5
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         Spouse: John North (1831-      ) 1 5
           Marr: 1859 5 6

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3 M William Fleming Zahniser ^{1 7}

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           Born: 1839 7
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         Spouse: Martha Magee (      -      ) 1 7
           Marr: 1865 7

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4 M George Michael Zahniser ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1841 8
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         Spouse: Margaret J. Rambo (      -      ) 1 8
           Marr: 1867 8

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5 F Mary Mourer Zahniser ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1846 8
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           Died: 1892 8
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         Spouse: Richard E. Hess (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1865 8

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6 M Milton Bird Zahniser ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1847 9
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           Died: 1893 9
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         Spouse: Rose Ann McCurdy (      -      ) 1 9
           Marr: 1872 9

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7 F Margaret Jane Zahniser ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1849 9
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         Spouse: James W. McCullough (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1882 9

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8 F Melinda Zahniser ¹⁰

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            AKA: Malinda Zahniser 9
           Born: 1852 9
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         Spouse: William H. Vernam (      -      ) 9 10
           Marr: 1872 9

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9 M Jacob Murphy Zahniser ^{1 11}

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           Born: 1853 11
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         Spouse: Jennie Runkle (      -1895) 1 11
           Marr: 1883 11

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Zahniser

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He held several places of public trust. He was county auditor in 1831, a justice of the peace from 1840 to 1850, and the county surveyor in 1857 and 1858. Besides he acted as township assessor, clerk and judge of elections, and was a member of the board of school directors. His leading occupation was that of a farmer, though he was a successful teacher of the youth in public schools. In 1827 he was a clerk in Hackney's store in Mercer, and in 1828-29 held a similar position at Williamsfield, Ohio. Politically Mr. Zahniser was a member of the Anti-Masonic party, then a Democrat, but after the organization of the Republican party in 1855 he was identified with that organization. He was identified with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church from 1842 to 1865, after which time he was connected with the Cool Spring Presbyterian. [HMC 1888, 1019]

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018.

2 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 121.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1019.

4 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 122.

5 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 124.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 985.

7 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 125.

8 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 127.

9 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 129.

10 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1017, 1018.

11 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 130.