John Vensel and Catherine Daubenspeck

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Husband John Vensel ¹

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           Born: 26 Oct 1823 - Sugar Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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           Died: 3 Aug 1893 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Father: Barney Vensel (Abt 1789-1848) 3
         Mother: Hannah Harmon (Abt 1783-1867) 3

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       Marriage: 17 Jan 1847 1

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Wife Catherine Daubenspeck ¹

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           Born: 24 Oct 1824 1
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         Father: John Daubenspeck (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Kissenger (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Alfred Vensel ¹

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2 M Richard Vensel ²

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           Born: 16 Dec 1849 - Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Martha P. Christy (1852-1877) 2
           Marr: 16 Jun 1873 2

         Spouse: Eva A. Duff (1858-1884) 2
           Marr: 3 May 1879 2

         Spouse: Mary C. Morrow (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 29 Dec 1887 2

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3 F Mary J. Vensel ¹

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         Spouse: J. J. Porterfield (      -      ) 1

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4 M Charles Finley Vensel ²

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           Born: 1 Jan 1853 - Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Estella Rumbaugh (      -1878) 3
           Marr: 1875 3

         Spouse: Margaret C. Rumbaugh (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 7 Jun 1880 3

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5 M Washington H. Vensel ³

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           Born: 28 Nov 1854 - Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Ada G. Brooks (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1882 3

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6 F Sarah A. Vensel ¹

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         Spouse: A. H. Christy (      -      ) 1

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7 M William M. Vensel ^{3 5}

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           Born: 27 Oct 1858 - Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA
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         Spouse: Minnie A. Barnhart (      -      ) 5 6
           Marr: 29 Dec 1887 3

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8 M Isaiah Vensel ¹

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9 M George Vensel ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Vensel

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He was endowed by nature with a powerful frame, a strong intellect, undaunted courage, and a spirit of enterprise that fitted him to encounter the perils and hardships of pioneer days.
He was the fifth child in a family of twelve children. The family were early settlers of Sugar Creek township, Armstrong County, and he was schooled in the privations of the times. His boyhood days were spent upon the farm in assisting his parents with the home duties, wearing his coarse, homespun clothing, the cloth for which he would oft times assist his mother to weave on the little home loom. His educational advantages were limited to a few weeks attendance at a subscription school of his neighborhood. Among the incidents of his early days is the fact that he assisted his father in hauling the timber used in the construction of the first iron mill at Brady's Bend. These early struggles of the pioneers made a lasting impression upon their after lives. It was the schooling of nature, the fire that separated the gold from the dross, and it may truly be said, that in the privations endured in his youth by John Vensel, and in the obstacles he fearlessly met and surmounted, was laid the foundations for the resolute determination, the tireless energy, and the rugged integrity, which marked his after life. He resided in Armstrong County until 1853, in which year he purchased a farm in Fairview township, Butler County, and resided thereon down to 1868, when he bought and located on a farm in Donegal township, which he at once commenced to improve. His efforts were crowned with success, and the little log cabin in which they first resided was replaced by a more commodious and handsome residence. Here he spent the sunset of his days. He had long been a faithful member of St. Paul's Reformed church at Oak Grove. He possessed a generous, genial dispo­sition, and won friends wherever he went. As a citizen he was public-spirited, and a champion of every public improvement for the benefit of his county and community. Although denied the advantages of a thorough education, he was a careful reader and a man of sound judgment, and in public affairs his counsel was invited and accepted upon important occasions. He was a man of pro­nounced opinions, and possessed the courage of his convictions, although towards those differing from him he was considerate, treating them with deference and respect. Politically, he was a stanch Democrat, and served in various positions of trust and honor in his township, all of which he filled to the satisfaction of the community. In his home he was a model father, and as a neighbor, kind and obliging. He left his children the bright legacy of an untarnished name, and died regretted and esteemed by all who knew him. [HBC 1895, 955]

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 955.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 956.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 957.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 959.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 881.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 839.