John Ralph Sopher and Melissa Mae Gadsby

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Husband John Ralph Sopher ^{1 2}

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           Born: 21 Nov 1890 - Mercer Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1961
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: Frank Sopher (1858-1940)
         Mother: Della Atwell (1870-1896)

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       Marriage: 29 Apr 1914 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5

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Wife Melissa Mae Gadsby ²

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           Born: 3 Nov 1894 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Mar 1972 - ? Kennerdell, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: Isaac Sippy Gadsby (1848-1918) 6
         Mother: Margaret Melissa Baker (1863-1928) 7 8

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Children

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1 M Isaac Francis Sopher ⁹

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           Born: 4 Apr 1916 - New Vernon, Mercer Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Oct 1980 - Greenville, Mercer Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Mary Katherine Woods (1923-1990) 9
           Marr: 3 Feb 1941 - Lisbon, Columbiana Co, OH

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2 F Marian Grace Sopher ²

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           Born: 8 Mar 1917 - New Vernon, Mercer Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Aug 1996 - ? Kennerdell, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Paul Lester Hovis (1912-2004) 2
           Marr: 27 Jun 1941 - Millbrook, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2

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3 M Lester Lewis Sopher ¹⁰

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           Born: 5 Sep 1919 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1979 - ? Grove City, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried:  - Henderson Cemetery, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: Gertrude Gladys Tanner (      -1966) 10
           Marr: 26 Jun 1948 - Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 10

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4 M Ralph Leroy Sopher ¹¹

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           Born: 23 Aug 1921 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1970
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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5 M Raeman Paul Sopher ¹²

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           Born: 23 May 1924 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jeanette Rosaline Emmett (1924-      ) 12
           Marr: 27 Aug 1944 12

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6 M Howard Dale Sopher ¹²

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           Born: 6 Dec 1926 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Doris Jean Shipton (1930-      ) 12
           Marr: 24 Jun 1949 12

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7 M Kenneth Merle Sopher ¹³

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           Born: 4 Jul 1930 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Olive Montgomery (1930-      ) 13
           Marr: 7 Sep 1951 13

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General Notes: Wife - Melissa Mae Gadsby

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SSDI: MELISSA SOPHER 03 Nov 1894 Mar 1972 16374 (Kennerdell, Venango, PA) (none specified) 193-36-8229 Pennsylvania

1 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 266.

2 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 103.

3 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 73.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 36.

5 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #10944.

6 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 138, 218.

7 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 218.

8 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 60.

9 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 175.

10 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 74.

11 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 75.

12 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 76.

13 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 77.