Capt. James Zahniser and Elizabeth Supplee

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Husband Capt. James Zahniser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1814 2
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           Died: 1889 2
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         Father: Valentine Zahniser (1782-1866) 1 3
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsey" White (      -1856) 3 4

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       Marriage: 1839 2

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Wife Elizabeth Supplee ²

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           Born: 1821 2
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           Died: 1903 2
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Children

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1 F Rachel Zahniser ²

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         Spouse: Jonathan Wetzell (      -1901) 2

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2 M Uriah Zahniser ²

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           Born: 1841 2
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           Died: 1899 - Forest Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Melissa DeFrance (      -1897) 2
           Marr: 1873 2

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3 M Valentine Zahniser ⁵

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           Born: 1843 5
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           Died: 1862 5
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4 F Nancy Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: William Forker (      -1893) 5
           Marr: 1870 5

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5 F Mary Zahniser ⁵

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         Spouse: John Hay (      -      ) 5

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6 F Elizabeth "Eliza" Zahniser ^{6 7}

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           Died: 4 Sep 1887 6 7
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         Spouse: James H. Bestwick (      -      ) 6 7

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7 M Franklin Zahniser ⁷

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           Born: 1852 7
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         Spouse: Kate Clark (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 1875 7

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8 M Nathan Zahniser ⁸

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         Spouse: Alice Haines (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1885 8

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9 F Ann Zahniser ⁸

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         Spouse: Aaron Foutz (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1875 8

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. James Zahniser

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He took up the occupation of farming and located on a part of his father's farm south of the old home. He was residing there when the Civil war broke out. He at once enlisted along with two of his sons. He was placed in Col. I, 57th P. V., and was made a corporal. After a short service he was taken prisoner. Prison hardships undermined his health, so that on his being exchanged he was at once paroled and re-turned home where he was made captain of a company of home guards. Some years later he moved to the original Zahniser homestead in Lake Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and still later he resided at "Five Points" from which place he moved to his last residence in Forest County. "The Captain" as he was commonly called, was for many years a striking figure in the community, an ardent Republican.

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 150.

3 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 145.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018, 1118.

5 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 151.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1072.

7 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 152.

8 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 153.