Husband George Neely Berlin 1 2 3
Born: 15 Aug 1820 - Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA 4 5
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Died: 30 Jul 1905 5 6
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Father: George Berlin (1782-1844) 4 5 7
Mother: Elizabeth Neely (Abt 1786-1879) 4 5 6
Marriage: 9 Jan 1848 6 8
Wife Susan Cook 3 6 9
Born: 1826 6
Christened:
Died: Oct 1904 6
Buried:
Father: John Cook ( - ) 5 6
Mother:
Children
1 M Milton Berlin 8
Born:
Christened:
Died: when three years old
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Harriet L. "Hattie" Berlin 10
Born: 1849
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Died: 1921
Buried:
Spouse: Harmon Phipps (1841-1931) 9 11
Marr: 1876 9
3 M William Henry Berlin 5 8 13
AKA: William Barlin 12
Born: 14 Jul 1851 - Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA 5 13
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Died: 21 Mar 1905 5 13
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Spouse: Mary Melissa Robinson (1852- ) 5
Marr: 17 Aug 1873 5 13
4 F Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Berlin 6 14
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Spouse: Jacob H. Martin (1844-Aft 1913) 14
Marr: 1876 15
5 M John Cook Berlin 3 6 16 17
Born: 27 May 1859 - Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA 3 18
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Spouse: Wilda Oaks ( -1938) 18
Marr: Feb 1884 or 1885 5 18
6 F Lettie S. Berlin 17
AKA: Lettie B. Berlin 19
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Spouse: Fuller Sloan McComb (1854- ) 19 20
Marr: 1890 19
7 M Jacob Berlin 8
Born:
Christened:
Died: when about three years old
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - George Neely Berlin
After marriage, he moved to the site of Valley post-office, living at first in a log-house ten by twelve feet. The farm at that time was all woods but three acres. In 1849 he built the brick building in which he kept hotel for many years. In 1856 he had the contract for carrying the mail from Warren to Franklin, using twelve horses and six men. Mr. Berlin was engaged in the oil business since the first excitement about Oil Creek and Oil City. His first adventures did not prove profitable. He devoted most of his time to testing territory, but found no oil. In 1872 he had a test-well drilled on his own farm at Valley. He was subsequently interested in the locality of Elk City, and was one of the first persons to open the Cogley field. He profited by his early experience in the business, and in his late years operated quite extensively and with much success. The Kossuth post-office was moved to his place during Buchanan's administration, and Mr. Berlin was postmaster. He was later postmaster at Valley, an office kept at his place. He sold farm machinery for twenty-five years. [HCC 1887, 648]
In 1848 he came to Elk town-ship, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and clear-ed a large farm, which he had acquired. Here for a time he kept a hotel, and during this period he built a brick house. In 1856 he had the contract to carry the mail between Frank-lin and Warren, a service which required twelve horses and six men. For a long time he was in the oil business, and he was one of the first to operate in the Cogley field. At one time he had about thirty producing wells. For some years he was postmaster at Valley, an office kept at his place. For twenty-five years he was in the sale of farm machinery. He was owner of three farms, besides his home place of two hundred acres. Throughout his life he was very active and industrious, and in oil producing especially was very successful. [GPHAV, 581]
He died July 27. [GPHAV, 700]
He died July 21. [GPHAV, 929]
General Notes: Wife - Susan Cook
from Forest Co, PA