Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Jackson Canan and Sarah "Sally", "Aunt Sally" Hovis


Husband Robert Jackson Canan 1 2 

            AKA: Robert Cannan 3 4 5
           Born: 1 Sep 1820 - Ohio 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1896 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6


         Father: James Canan (cal 1791-1867) 7
         Mother: Maria Parr Rieger (cal 1783-1859) 7


       Marriage: 28 Sep 1848 2


• Burial: : Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA. Photo appears courtesy of David Bard.


Wife Sarah "Sally", "Aunt Sally" Hovis 1 2 

            AKA: Sally Hovis 3 4
           Born: 7 Jul 1824 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1916 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6


         Father: John Theodore Hovis, Jr. (1777-1861) 8 9 10
         Mother: Susanna Cogan (1778-1840) 3 10 11



• Burial: : Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA. Photo appears courtesy of David Bard.

Children
1 F Ruth Maria Canan 2 12 

           Born: 13 Jun 1849 - Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1939 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Charles B. Reeves (1847-      ) 12
           Marr: 16 Jan 1873 2

2 M William James Canan 13 

           Born: 22 Apr 1851 - Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 1923 13
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Jane Ray (1852-      ) 13

         Spouse: Eliza Samantha Hoffman (1849-1912) 13
           Marr: 18 Jul 1882 13

3 F Susan Jane Canan 13 

           Born: 26 Apr 1853 - Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Apr 1891 13
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 14

         Spouse: Charles C. Collingwood (1848-1921) 13
           Marr: 26 Oct 1876 13

4 F Ann Eliza Canan 13 

           Born: Jan 1855 - Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jul 1855 13
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

5 M John Henry Canan 13 

           Born: 22 Jul 1856 - Venango Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jan 1880 13
         Buried: 






6  M  Edward Hill Canan 1 15





           Born: 6 Oct 1857 - Venango Co, PA 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Mar 1940 - Mt. Lake Park, MD 15
         Buried:  - Good Hope Methodist



         Spouse: Byrd (Rebecca) Patterson (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 13 Jan 1906 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15






7  F  Sarah Hubler Canan 16





           Born: 27 Apr 1859 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: ??? 18, 1895 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 17



         Spouse: Charles H. Osborne (1860-1933) 16 18
           Marr: Sep 1883 16






8  M  Robert Curtis Canan 1 19





           Born: 25 Nov 1861 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 19
     Christened: 
           Died: 1927 - California 19
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Harriet C. Woodling (1869-1946) 19
           Marr: 1885 19






9  F  Harriet Anette Canan 20





           Born: 25 Feb 1864 - Venango Co, PA 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 1896 - Mars, Adams Twp, Butler Co, PA 20
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Cooper Beggs (1862-      ) 20
           Marr: 25 Aug 1883 20






10  F  Charlotte Pershing "Lottie" Canan 1 20





           Born: 13 May 1867 - Venango Co, PA 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 1934 20
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 21



         Spouse: Henry Newton Kelly (1868-1940) 1 20
           Marr: 14 Nov 1894 20






11  M  Frank Grant Canan 1 20





            AKA: Frank Cannan 5
           Born: 30 Jan 1870 - Venango Co, PA 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 1938 - Butler Co, PA 20
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 22



         Spouse: Mary Catherine "Kate" Locke (1876-1940) 5 20 23
           Marr: 1900 20









General Notes: Husband - Robert Jackson Canan




He was treasurer of Venango County, PA, and later postmaster at Franklin.  He and his wife raised a family of eight children.



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Sources






1
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643.

2
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 125.

3
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 992.

4
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 986.

5
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 903.

6
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 43.

7
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 104.

8
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 959, 991.

9
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 767.

10
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 3.

11
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643, 986.

12
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643, 777.

13
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 126.

14
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 30.

15
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 127.

16
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 113.

17
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 46.

18
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 644.

19
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 128.

20
Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 129.

21
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 55.

22
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 49.

23
John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 353.







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