George A. W. Tarr and Nancy Bennehoff

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Husband George A. W. Tarr ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Aug 1827 - Cherrytree, Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: 14 Mar 1900 - Titusville, Crawford Co, PA 2
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         Father: Jacob Tarr (      -      ) 2 3
         Mother: Barbara Noel (      -      ) 2 3

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       Marriage: 1851 1

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Wife Nancy Bennehoff ⁴

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           Born: 17 Jul 1834 - Cherrytree, Venango Co, PA 4
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         Father: Peter Bennehoof (1807-      ) 1 5
         Mother: Catharine Knoel (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Matilda Tarr ⁴

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         Spouse: John Whalen (      -      ) 4

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2 M Eli C. Tarr ^{1 4}

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         Spouse: Mary Branburg (      -      ) 4

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3 F Catherine Tarr ⁴

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           Born:  - Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: George P. B. Carr (1850-1914) 2
           Marr: 20 Sep 1874 2

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4 F Annette Tarr ⁴

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         Spouse: William Fibbs (      -      ) 4

         Spouse: William Hosack (      -      ) 4

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5 F Mary E. Tarr ⁴

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6 F Zula Tarr ¹

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7 M Peter B. Tarr ⁴

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Kerr (      -      ) 4

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8 F Goldie Tarr ⁴

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9 M [Infant] Tarr ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - George A. W. Tarr

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About 1848 he bought a small farm situated about two and one-half miles west of the Rynd farm, which he continued to work for a number of years. In 1858 he bought a few acres of timber land adjoining the celebrated Rynd farm and the McClintock farm, of “Coal-Oil Johnnie” fame, and for the purpose of removing the timber, in 1861, he established his residence thereon, where he remained until 1865, during which period he was occupied a consid­erable time at the business of teaming. He was one of the pioneer oil-carriers along the historic Oil creek between Titusville and Oil City. In 1865, when the oil excitement ran high and just prior to the great panic which followed, Mr. Tarr sold this strip of land for oil purposes, and a few years thereafter sold the first mentioned farm for the same purposes and from each of said sales he realized handsomely. After this, on the 15th day of April, 1870, he moved his family to Titusville. In earlier years he and his wife belonged to the United Brethren church, but later they joined the Methodist Episcopal church.

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General Notes: Wife - Nancy Bennehoff

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In 1836 a colony of Germans from eastern Pennsylvania settled in Venango County, in the same state, and among them were two brothers, Peter and John Bennehoff, who came from New Berlin. They were what is known as Pennsylvania Dutch, whose families had been in America several generations. They bought large farms in Cherry Tree township, Venango County, and became prosperous farmers. During the subsequent oil excitement and exploitation it was found that their farms lay in the richest oil fields, and they became immensely wealthy. John Bennehoff, a brother of Nancy (Bennehoff) Tarr, was the victim of the “Great Bennehoff Robbery,” which was famous in Venango county. --- This may be questioned: other stories about John Benninghoff give dates for him that make it more likely that he and Nancy were not brother and sister, but were from different generations of the same family. The names Bennehoff and Benninghoff being interchangeable.

1 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 866.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1604.

3 Unknown, John Baney/Susannah Benninghoff Family (Self-published, 1996), Pg 6.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1605.

5 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 567.

6 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 867.