James H. Bestwick and Elizabeth "Eliza" Zahniser

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Husband James H. Bestwick ^{1 2}

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         Father: James Bestwick (1807-Aft 1888) 1
         Mother: Mary Huey (      -1887) 3

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Wife Elizabeth "Eliza" Zahniser ^{1 2}

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         Father: Capt. James Zahniser (1814-1889) 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Supplee (1821-1903) 5

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Children

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1 F Mary Ellen Bestwick ²

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            AKA: Ella Bestwick 1
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         Spouse: John C. Waddell (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1892 2

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2 M Harry Bestwick ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1872 2
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           Died: 1902 2
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         Spouse: Cloe Hillard (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1892 2

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3 F Myrtle Bestwick ¹

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         Spouse: Charles Wilcox (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1892 2

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4 M Valentine Bestwick ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Flora Taylor (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1903 2

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5 M Clyde Bestwick ^{1 2}

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6 M James Bestwick ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Anna Whitlach (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1904 2

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7 F May Bestwick ²

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            AKA: Mary Bestwick 1
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         Spouse: Leroy Patterson (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1905 2

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8 F Bessie Bestwick ¹

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9 F Elizabeth Bestwick ²

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         Spouse: James Wilcox (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1905 2

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General Notes: Husband - James H. Bestwick

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Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA - coal operator

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1072.

2 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 152.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1072, 1078.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018.

5 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 150.