Eli Hovis Van Dyke and Laura Eldora Yard

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Husband Eli Hovis Van Dyke ¹

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           Born: 27 Apr 1852 - Marion Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: Thomas Van Dyke (1805-1880) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Monjar (1807-1909) 1 2 3

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       Marriage: 5 Dec 1900 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 4

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   Other Spouse: Orsina Dunlap (      -1897) 5 - Abt 1882

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Wife Laura Eldora Yard ¹

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           Born: Abt 1865 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
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         Father: Nicholas Yard (1832-1910) 6 7 8
         Mother: Sarah Tintsman (1836-1902) 8

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   Other Spouse: Samuel Shields (      -1894) 1

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Children

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1 F Ruth Van Dyke ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Eli Hovis Van Dyke

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He was the youngest of the family born to his parents, and spent his boyhood days on the old farm. He re­ceived but little schooling, his inclination being to get out and make his way in the world. He lived at home with his father and mother until he was thirty years old when he was married. He always engaged in farming in his younger days, and shortly after his second marriage moved upon a farm which he purchased of Mrs. Vanderbilt. He had three good producing wells on his property and for a period of more than twenty years was identi­fied with the oil industry, leaving the care of the farm to his sons. He became a pumper for the Mechanicsville Oil Company. Religiously, the family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Van Dyke was a Republican in politics, and consistently supported the principles advocated by that party. He was a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor. [HBC 1909, 1466]

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1466.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 976.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 526.

4 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #4994.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1314, 1466.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 959.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 638.

8 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 39.