Husband John Zahniser 1 2
Born: 25 May 1813 - Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1 2
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Died: 1900 2
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Father: Michael Zahniser (1777-1852) 1 3
Mother: Mary Mourer (1784-1876) 1 3
Marriage:
Wife Susan Runkle 2
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1899 2
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Children
1 M Michael M. Zahniser 4
Born: 1856 4
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Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Caroline Pool ( - ) 4
Marr: 1879 4
2 M David Brainard Zahniser 4
Born: 1859 4
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Died: 1863 4
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - John Zahniser
He was born on the homestead in Lake Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and received his education at the log school-house of that period, and was engaged in farming, locating on his home farm in 1850. He held the offices of school director, supervisor, etc., of the township, and justice of the peace after 1851. He was one of the directors of the Sandy Lake Bank, voted the Republican ticket, and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. [HMC 1888, 1007]
His entire life was spent in Lake Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in farming. In early life he taught school several terms. He was Justice of the Peace for nearly fifty years and secretary of the Coolspring Valley Fire Insurance Co. He was a member and elder in the Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian church in which he had made the remarkable record of having heard every sermon, save one, preached in the church during a period of 35 years. This was made possible by his exceptionally good health. During the whole of his long life he never knew a day of sickness till finally, with life's forces spent, he laid wearily down to his long rest.