William Zahniser and Ruth Carnahan

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Husband William Zahniser ^{1 2}

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            AKA: William Zahnizer 3
           Born: 26 Jan 1811 - Mercer Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 1877 2
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         Father: Michael Zahniser (1777-1852) 1 4
         Mother: Mary Mourer (1784-1876) 1 4

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       Marriage: 1841 2

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Wife Ruth Carnahan ^{2 3}

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           Born: 28 Dec 1818 2 3
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           Died: 1894 2
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         Father: Adam Carnahan (1777-1853) 3 5
         Mother: Ruth McElwayne (1781-1853) 3

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Children

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1 M Thompson Zahniser ²

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           Born: 1842 2
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         Spouse: Alma Young (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1872 2

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2 M Michael Carnahan Zahniser ⁶

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           Born: 1844 6
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         Spouse: Emma Young (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 1874 6

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3 F Fidelia Zahniser ⁶

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           Born: 1846 6
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           Died: 1876 6
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4 F Margaret Zahniser ⁷

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           Born: 1851 7
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         Spouse: John C. Canon (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 1878 7

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5 M William Plummer Zahniser ⁷

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           Born: 1854 7
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         Spouse: Lottie Slater (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 1878 7

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6 F Ruth Emma Zahniser ⁷

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           Born: 1856 7
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           Died: 1858 7
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M Ira C. Zahniser ^{7 8}

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           Born: 1858 7
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         Spouse: Lizzie Stright (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1880 7

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8 M Philip Kearney Zahniser ⁷

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           Born: 1862 7
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           Died: 1863 7
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William Zahniser

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He received a common school education which he supplemented with much private study. For a number of years he taught school in the winter, working on the farm during the summer months. At the time of his marriage he settled on a farm three miles north of the old homestead, where he resided till his death. He was possessed of a remarkable memory and was a close student of history. In his young manhood he united with the Coolspring Presbyterian Church in which he was an elder, later holding the same position in the church at Sheakleyville. In politics he was a Republican.

1 —, 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 133.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 761.

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

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 340.

6 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 134.

7 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 135.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1127.