Jacob Gahring and Amelia Benninghoff

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Husband Jacob Gahring ¹

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            AKA: Jacob Gehring
           Born: 4 Dec 1824 - Würtemberg, Germany 1
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         Father: Martin Gahring (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Anna Elsiser (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 31 Aug 1859 1

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Wife Amelia Benninghoff ²

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           Born: 25 Dec 1830 - Clearfield Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Benninghoff (1801-1882) 4 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Heise (1804-1872) 5 6 7

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Children

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1 F Lucy A. Gahring ¹

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2 F Sadie E. Gahring ¹

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3 F Christina Gahring ¹

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4 M Wilson J. Gahring ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Gahring

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He grew to manhood in Germany and in 1852 immigrated to Venango County, PA. In the spring of 1870 he purchased a homestead in West Salem Township, Mercer County, upon which he then settled.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1179.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 777.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 66.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 776, 1168.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 689.

6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 127.

7 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 776.