Jacob Murphy Zahniser and Jennie Runkle

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Husband Jacob Murphy Zahniser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1853 2
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         Father: Jacob Zahniser (1807-1891) 1 3
         Mother: Melinda Smith (1816-1895) 1

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       Marriage: 1883 2

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Wife Jennie Runkle ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 F Sarah M. Zahniser ²

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2 M Lewis Fleming Zahniser ²

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3 F Mabel Zahniser ²

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4 M Paul H. Zahniser ²

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Murphy Zahniser

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He inherited the old family homestead in Jackson Township, Mercer County, PA. He was a Republican and held a number of town­ship offices. Along with his family he was an active member in the Cumberland Presbyte­rian Church at Jackson Centre, PA.

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 130.

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