Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Zephaniah Morrison and Amanda Northrup




Husband Zephaniah Morrison 1 2

           Born: 23 Nov 1814 - near Warren, Warren Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1875 - Hamilton Twp, McKean Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Kinzua Cemetery, Warren Co, PA


         Father: James Morrison (1778-1854) 1 3
         Mother: Abigail Murdock (1780-1855) 3


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Hannah Marie Northrup (1823-1907) 4



Wife Amanda Northrup 5

            AKA: Amanda Northrop,1 Abigail Northrup 2
           Born: 11 May 1819 - Farmington Twp, Warren Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Aug 1843 - McKean Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Kinzua Cemetery, Warren Co, PA


         Father: Joseph Northrup (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Cynthia Blakeslee (      -      ) 4




Children
1 F Caroline Morrison 5

           Born: 12 Jan 1837 - Dunkle, Hamilton Twp, McKean Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1916 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 6
         Spouse: William Perry Melat (1829-1898) 7


2 F Cynthia Elizabeth Morrison 8

           Born: 6 Sep 1840 - Hamilton Twp, McKean Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1931 - Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lebben N. Strong (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 18 Sep 1858 8


3 F Amanda Morrison 8

           Born: 28 Dec 1842 - Hamilton Twp, McKean Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Williams (      -      ) 8



General Notes: Husband - Zephaniah Morrison


He was a well-known lumberman and mill operator in northwestern Pennsylvania. He converted large tracts of timber into manufactured lumber having mills on Kinzue Creek and other streams in Warren and McKean Counties. He and his family lived at Dunkle, Hamilton Township, McKean County, PA. He was a Democrat in politics and both he and his family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 720.

2 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 128.

3 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 127.

4 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 129.

5 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 11.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 27.

7 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 4.

8 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 130.


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