It is not known when Theobald immigrated to Pennsylvania. The first record of him is found in a letter of reference dated 27 January 1731. Theobald's name appears on a Warrant for 250 acres of land in Philadelphia County in 1734. This land became part of Berks County when it was formed in 1752. Theobald's name, written as Dewalt Boom, is listed among the First Berks County Taxables from about 1752 in Alsace Township.

Theobald was naturalized in Philadelphia on 10 and 11 April 1741. He took the Sacrament on 4 February 1740 and his name was written Theowald Bawm, Philadelphia County.

The names of Dewald Baum and Jacob Spengler head the list of signatories on a petition responsible for the formation of Alsace Township. The petition was presented to the Philadelphia County Quarter Session Court on 2 December 1744. Those who signed the petition "represented that a sufficient quantity of land had been settled, that the inconvenience under which they had labored entitled them to erect a separate township, and that since the first settlers had come from a place called Elsas, in Germany, they desired that the new township should be called by that name. The petition was granted on 3 March 1745.

The first church in the neighborhood was built in 1737 on land donated by the Spangler and Baum families. Built of logs by the exiled Alsatian Protestants who settled there, the services were conducted in both French and German. It was a union of Lutheran and Reformed churches and because of the poverty prevailing in the congregation and the scarcity of regular pastors, wandering preachers were employed to conduct the services. In the church graveyard was found the grave of Theobald Baum. The following is the recorded inscription:

Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving Member,

his name

JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM

He was born May 15, 1693

He slept in peace August 27, 1762

Theobald's will was recorded at Reading, Berks County. Signed on 25 August 1761, the will was probated on 9 October 1762. He signed it by his mark which was probably due to illness or age since in other documents bearing his name the German signature is very plain handwriting.

Marriage: November 07, 1719, Evangelisch, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany¹

Peter came to America and settled in Pennsylvania with his father by 1731. Peter lived all of his adult life in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was living in November 1795 when he was mentioned in a deed for land in Berks County.

Peter raised his family in Reading, Berks County. He was living in Reading by about 1752. In 1767, Peter was listed on the Reading Town tax returns. His occupation was listed as turner. He was taxed for 2 houses, 2 lots, 3 horses and 2 cattle. Peter was taxed as a farmer in 1768. By 1780, he was living in Cumru Township, Berks County and was taxed for 163 acres. He was taxed for 162 acres in the Cumru Township in 1781, 1784, and 1785. In the 1790 census, Peter and Anna Maria were living in Cumru Township probably with their son Johannes and his family.

Anna Maria was probably the Anna Maria Dries who, at the age of 11, arrived in Philadelphia from Germany on the ship Mary of Dublin on 29 September 1733.

According to her death record, Anna Maria was the mother of six children, four sons and two daughters. Two sons and one daughter predeceased her.

Burial: July 02, 1794, Trinity Lutheran Church cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Marriage: November 1745

John was raised in Reading, Berks County. He moved with his father to Cumru Township, Berks County by 1780. Since he was not listed as a single freeman on the 180 tax list, he had probably married by that time. He is listed on acres the 1781, 1784, and 1785 Cumru Township tax lists along with his father. John and his family probably lived with his father and were probably included in the enumeration of Peter's household in 1790. In 1795, when his son Jacob was baptized, John was still living in Cumru Township. John and his family were enumerated in Cumru Township in the 1800 census.

John and his family moved to Upper Mahantongo Township, Berks County probably shortly after 1800 which would become part of the newly created Schuylkill County in 1811. He purchased 268 acres of land from John Klinger, Esq. That tract of land was part of what was known as Spread Eagle Manor. It is now situated west of the present village of Klingerstown in the western portion of Upper Mahantongo Township. In 1807, John and his wife deeded some land to their son Peter. John may have been the 1 male over 45 years of age enumerated with his son Henry's household in the 1820 census.

According to the Baum file, John was a miller by trade and served in the Revolutionary War. He was to have moved to Upper Mahantonga Township in 1803 to a farm named Spread Eagle Manor.

John probably accompanied his father to Upper Mahantongo Township by 1810. After his marriage, John continued to live in Upper Mahantonga Township where, like his brother Henry, John was apparently a successful farmer and owned real estate valued at $3000.

The 1850 U.S. Census for Pennsylvania records John living as a neighbor of Levi Baum.

Burial: Unknown, Salem (Herb) UCC Cemetery, Rough & Ready, Pennsylvania

Burial: Unknown, Salem (Herb) UCC Cemetery, Rough & Ready, Pennsylvania

Marriage: 1849

Levi was baptized at the Himmel and Reformed Lutheran Church, Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania on October 9, 1826, with Catharina and Jonathan Heim as sponsors.

Levi and Rebecca left Schuylkill County in 1857 and moved to Ashland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

The 1860 and 1870 U.S. Pennsylvania Census records Levi as a farmer. In 1870 he owned $6000 in real estate and $18,000 in personal property.

aka Rebecca Mowry

Joel is found residing with his parents, Levi and Rebecca in the 1860 and 1870 U.S. Census Records, in Ashland, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

In 1880, Joel is found residing with his wife, Elizabeth, and four children (David, Tena, Rebecca and Jennie Mae), in Ashland, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

Joel is listed in the Ashland Township, Clarion County, 1889 Register of resident males subject to military duty.

Joel's granddaughter, Eyla Farringer recalled that after Joel and Eliza were married, they bought a large farm in North Dakota and became quite wealthy. Eliza brought the children back to Pennsylvania (she evidently didn't like North Dakota). Eyla said that Joel supposedly remarried 4 or 5 times, perhaps simultaneously. One of Joel's wives' names was "Goldie". Goldie was killed when the horses ran away with the buggy and threw her to her death.

The 1900 census records Joel residing in North Dakota (Dover Township, Griggs County). He has Tina Baum, age 23 and Harvey L. Baum (listed as a son--by Goldie), age 2 (born November 1897 in North Dakota). He also has 5 servants residing with him. A neighbor of Joel's from Pennsylvania, Mel Fye, recalls Joel telling him stories of his farming days in North Dakota. Mel remembered Joel saying that sometimes the snow was so heavy that he had to tie a rope from the house to the barn door to find his way back in the blizzards.

He came back to Pennsylvania years later and bought a nice home near where his children lived (who were not as well off as he). He drilled several oil wells on the property and made quite a lot of money. Eyla remembered Joel having a housekeeper (quite a luxury) and a player piano. She also recalled him dressing very fine, being very handsome and driving a big car. When he came back from the west he always gave his grandchildren each a $5 bill (it seemed like a lot to them then).

The 1920 U.S. Census records Joel residing in Cranberry Township (Venango County, Pennsylvania--p. 24) with son Harvey and granddaughter Eyla Farringer (Eyla is also listed in the 1920 Census as living with her parents, Fred and Jennie Farringer).

Joel is buried in St. Mark's cemetery, reportedly with a very large tombstone, and is some distance from Elizabeth's grave site.

Burial: Unknown, St. Mark's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

The 1900 census records Elizabeth living in Pennsylvania (Ashland Township, Clarion County), separately from Joel in North Dakota. Lula and Clem are residing with Elizabeth. Also residing with Elizabeth is a grandson, Lee, born in July, 1898 who was born in Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth suffered from diabetes when she was older, and as a result, had a leg amputated.

In the 1920 census, Elizabeth is living in Ashland ( p. 13) with her son, Clem. She states that she is 66 years old and widowed (this census was taken in January and Joel did not die until the following December).

Burial: Unknown, St. Mark's Lurtheran Church Cemetery, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Marriage: Bet. 1870 - 1880

Marriage: Aft. 1889, North Dakota

The 1900 North Dakota census has Tina, age 23, residing with Joel.

Burial: Unknown, Saint Marks Cemetery, Kossuth, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

As a teenager, Jennie spent some time in North Dakota where her father, Joel, had purchased a big farm.

A granddaughter of Jennie's remembers that she raised chickens and would travel around to neighbors' homes and sell eggs and also butter that she had churned.

Jennie died of "quinsy" (strep throat). She had been deathly ill, but the doctor was unable to come to the homestead, the roads being blocked by snow. Her granddaughter remembers the big black hearse that was at the funeral.

The obituary for Jennie is as follows:

"Mrs. Jennie Mae Farringer, aged 45, wife of Fred N. Farringer died at the family home at Hill City at 10 P.M. Saturday night after an illness of 2 days.

Mrs. Farringer was the daughter of the late Joel Baum and Mrs. Elizabeth Baum. She was born November 6, 1877 in Clarion County. The deceased was a member of the Oil City Free Methodist Church.

Besides her husband, the following children survive: Arnold of Oil City, Mrs. John (Eyla) Linamen of West Monterey, and Bertha, at home. Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Baum, lives near Kossuth, as does a brother, Clem Baum of Oil City, and three sisters.

Funeral was conducted from the Hill City Methodist Church with Rev. Hoover in charge. Burial took place at Brandon Cemetery."

Burial: Unknown, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania

As a young boy, Fred worked on his parents' farm. He met Jennie on a sled riding party. They lived in a house in Cranberry, making a living by Fred drilling wells in the oil fields. The church was an important part of their lives.

A recollection of Fred's daughter, Eyla, is as follows:

I remember when Mother died, and Bertha wrote and told me she had something to tell me. I couldn't imagine what it was. Dad was dating Alice Elder. I went to the telephone and tried to call him to come home. John pulled me away from the phone. Wouldn't that have been a scream for all the party [line] owners to hear, for every receiver would of come down. I cried, went down and told Aunt Lizzie Ziegler and got her all upset. Poor Dad was so lost and lonesome he was almost beside himself. He lost interest in everything. Put the farm up for sale. It was terrible. John's oldest sister tried to talk some sense in me. She said, I had my family. Dad had nobody and needed someone.

Fred's obituary reads as follows:

"F. Farringer Funeral Rites Announced

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in the Charles A. Morrison Funeral Home for Fred N. Farringer, 97, former resident of Cranberry.

Mr. Farringer, a former farmer in this area and an employee of Oilwell Division of U.S. Steel Corp. in Oil City at one time, died Sunday afternoon in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Mr. Farringer had last worked in this area as a custodian at Cranberry High School before moving to California.

He was a member of the First Free Methodist Church of Oil City. The pastor of the church, Rev. James Grant, will officiate at the funeral services. Interment will be in the Brandon Cemetery.

Friends may call after 2 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday.

Preceding Mr. Farringer in death was an infant daughter, Elsie."

Burial: September 12, 1974, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Marriage: August 16, 1899⁵

Burial: Unknown, Kane County Cemetery

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William Arnold Farringer, 88, of 603 Central Ave., died at 8:40 a.m. Sunday [December 25, 1988] in Oil City Area Health Center.

Born July 26, 1900, in Hill City, he was a son of Frederick N. and Jennie Baum Farringer. He was married to the former Florence Belle Huff. She preceded him in death on June 7, 1983.

For 43 years, he worked for Imperial Works of the Oilwell plant in Oil City. He had been machine shop foreman at the plant for 16 years.

Mr. Farringer was a member of the Cooperstown Evangelistic Tabernacle.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. C. William (Elizabeth) Sheakley of Emlenton, Mrs. Kenneth (Edith) Duffee of Sharon, Mrs. William W. (Helen) Morrison of Oil City, with whom he made his home; two sisters, Mrs. John (Eyla) Linamen of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Mrs. Joseph (Bertha) Montana of Livermore, Calif.

Also surviving are five grandchildren, Beverly Duffee of Bellflower, Calif., David Duffee of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Nathan (Elaine) Gibson of Upland, Calif., Mrs. Paul (Diane) Isaacson of Moscow, U.S.S.R., and Mrs. Isaac (Denise) Caudill, Jr., Pontiac, Mich.; five great-grandchildren, Elissa and Kent Duffee, Pittsburgh, Jennifer and Laura Caudill, Pontiac, Mich., and Jill Nicole Gibson, Upland, Calif.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Morrison Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Rev. James Brewer, pastor of the Cooperstown Evangelistic Tabernacle, and Rev. Homer Sawyer of Christiansburg, Va., will officiate. Interment will be in Brandon Cemetery.

Burial: Unknown, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Obituary:

Mrs. Florence Huff Farringer, 83, of 163 Siverly Ave., died at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday [June 7, 1983] in the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Morrison of 603 Central Ave.

She was born November 5, 1899 in Hill City, a daughter of William Perry and Emma Hill Huff. She was married to William Arnold Farringer, who survives. Mrs. Farringer was a member of the Evangelical [Evangelistic] Tabernacle at Cooperstown.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Elizabeth F. Sheakley of Emlenton, Mrs. Kenneth (Edith) Duffee of Sharpsville, and Mrs. William (Helen) Morrison of Oil City; one brother, Wilbur Huff of Oregon, Ohio; and one grandson, David K. Duffee of Pittsburgh. Also surviving are four granddaughters, Beverly A. Duffee of Anaheim, Calif., Mrs. Nathan (Elaine D.) Gibson of Santa Ana, Calif., Diane E. Sheakley of Bogota, Colombia, and Mrs. Isaac (Denise S.) Caudill of Westfield, Ind.; and one great-granddaughter, Elissa Renee Duffee of Pittsburgh.

Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the Morrison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with Rev. Don Wardlaw, pastor of the Evangelical [Evangelistic] Tabernacle at Cooperstown, officiating. Interment will be in Brandon Cemetery.

Burial: Unknown, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Marriage: March 23, 1920⁶

Eyla was named after an old girlfriend of Fred's. They lived in Cranberry.

When Eyla was a small child, her parents took her to a Sunday School picnic. Always active, she climbed up onto a table and was found eating out of a can of beets between her knees. She and Arnold (her brother) would catch tadpoles in their dinner pails and put them under the chicken incubator to grow frogs. They had tea parties using mountain berries. Arnold would play train, and he would make Eyla do all the work. Their parents never knew about the time they tried to drown the cats in the creek. They had two dogs, Baldy and Gyp. One time Baldy followed Mom to church. Arnold said (loudly), "Mom! Mom! Baldy came to see Jesus!"

Eyla was known for her strong will and determination. She was primarily self-educated, being an avid reader. She only received the equivalent of an eighth grade education. Her first memory of school was getting mad and leaving for home. She loved to learn, and in particular, she liked arithmetic and spelling. She remembers enjoying geography on Friday afternoons. Her childhood friends were Ruth Heckathorn, Nellie Ferrin, Eber Stuffy, Milton French, and Clarence Frazer. They would play ball and tag. The boys would chase the girls with fishing worms and the girls would hide in the outhouse.

Eyla had a love of fashion. As a girl, she loved wearing red sweaters. Her mother would dress her in layers of clothes in the mornings before she left for school. She would stop at a neighbor's house on the way, take them all off, and then put them back of on her way home that afternoon.

The homestead she grew up on was on an oil lease. Her room was the spare room at the top of the stairs. She would have nightmares that someone was coming up the stairs. She continued to have the nightmares, even after she was grown.

One of her favorite childhood activities was going to the park and riding the Merry-Go-Round. She would try and catch the brass ring so she could get a free ride. Eyla was a very social individual, and her favorite memories as a teenager was time she enjoyed being with her friends.

After Eyla was married, they would go to her parents' house for Christmas. After her mother died (when Eyla was 21), it didn't seem like Christmas anymore. After that they went to Bertha's.

When she was about 30 years old, John became sick with Parkinson's disease. It was during the Depression. Eyla had to worry about finances and having enough food for her children. It was a very difficult time for her. She had to be patient and depend on the faith that she held so dear. There were still times she felt entirely alone and at a loss for which way to turn for help. As a result of having lived through the Depression, she was frugal the rest of her life.

Eyla would be best remembered for her intensity in caring for people and for her never ending sense of humor. The following is an excerpt from a letter she wrote in October 1984 regarding the impending second marriage of her son, Harold:

"I am just keeping quiet and hoping and praying that whatever happens will be O.K. Bertha, when she's facing any kind of a problem, always wants to die. I never feel that way, for look what I might miss, and no doubt they will always need my good advise (sic) whether they like it, or even accept it. I've seen many times if they had taken my advise they would be better off. I told Gene one time, just to think what it would cost him, if he had to pay an attorney for all the advise I give him. He said (God forgive him), Mother if I'd take all your advise, I'd need an attorney...

I told Ruth several times while Maxine was sick, that if either had to go, I would rather see Harold go first, for I thought Maxine could handle death better than Harold. Knowing Harold's disposition and emotions, he always took everything very hard, John was that way...

I remember when Mother died, and Bertha wrote and told me she had something to tell me. I couldn't imagine what it was. Dad was dating Alice Elder. I went to the telephone and tried to call him to come home. John pulled me away from the phone. Wouldn't that have been a scream for all the party [line] owners to hear, for every receiver would of come down. I cried, went down and told Aunt Lizzie Ziegler and got her all upset. Poor Dad was so lost and lonesome he was almost beside himself. He lost interest in everything. Put the farm up for sale. It was terrible. John's oldest sister tried to talk some sense in me. She said, I had my family. Dad had nobody and needed someone. So I'm keeping quiet. If Harold would of asked me, no doubt I could of give him some good advise, on how long to wait, her

age, the color of her eyes, etc., but he didn't... "

Eyla was also known for pranks she would play on people and for her storytelling.

Eyla was always current in political events. In her 70's, during the Watergate scandal, she got so upset (being a devout Republican and Nixon fan) watching the trials on television, that her stomach became agitated. She took a spoonful of Pepto Bismol to help feel better, but in her distraction, accidentally took Calamine lotion, which resulted in a bigger problem. Eyla's mind was active into her nineties.

Eyla B. Linamen - Obituary -The Herald Bulletin - Sunday, November 29, 1998

"PHOENIX, Ariz. - Eyla B. Linamen, 96, Phoenix, died November 24, 1998, at Capri Nursing Home in Phoenix.

She was born Feb. 25, 1902, in Venango County, PA., and was a resident of California for 22 years after moving from Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker and longtime member of the Church of God.

She was known as a woman of prayer and spent a large part of her day praying for all of her family members. She had been a Sunday school teacher over the years and nurtured many young people in the church.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Harold F. and Jan Linamen of Anderson; six grandchildren, the Rev. Rick J. Linamen, Steve E. Linamen, Kathy L. Fox, Lori S. Holmlund, Christopher E. Linamen, Larry H. Linamen; 20 great-grandchildren; a sister, Bertha Montana; and a daughter-in-law, Lorene Linamen.

Her grandson, the Rev. Rick Linamen, officiated a service celebrating the life of Eyla Linamen Friday in Arizona.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Jennie (Baum) Farringer; husband, John W. Linamen; son, the Rev. R. Eugene Linamen; brother, Arnold, and sister, Elsie.

Private services will be conducted Wednesday at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Anderson University.

Arrangements are being handled by Rozell-Johnson Funeral Service, Anderson."

Burial: Unknown, Anderson Memorial Park, Anderson, Indiana

John and Eyla met at church, when John and her if he could walk her home. Eyla admired John for his strong faith and sound character. For recreation, they would go to parks.

They were married in the parsonage at the church in Franklin in 1920. She wore a light grey dress with ruffles over pink taffeta (she didn't know it was customary to wear a white dress). John wore a brown suit. All of their relatives came. There were so many preachers in attendance, Eyla told her mother it was like a revival. Among their wedding gifts, they received dishes.

After they were married, they lived with relatives until they finished building a new house. During their early life together, it seemed to Eyla that his parents and family were always depending on them financially. To make a living, John worked in the coal mine and delivered mail. They earned about $500 per month. It cost about $2,000 to build their home. Stamps cost $.02, bread was $.10 for a loaf, and milk was $.10 per quart.

For entertainment, they went to church. Eyla worked with the youth of the church. Every night they would play games or have weenie roasts or picnics. The church forbid them to dance, drink or go to movies or shows.

John and Eyla moved to California in the 1950's.

John's obituaries are as follows:

"John Linamen Rites Tomorrow

Funeral services for John W. Linamen, 71, will be conducted tomorrow at 2 P.M. at White's Chapel, 138 Walnut Avenue, with the Rev. Howard Herringshaw of the Community Church of God officiating and Carl White assisting. Interment will be in Anderson, Indiana.

Linamen, a native of Pennsylvania, died yesterday at his home at 517 Ocean View Avenue after a long illness. He was employed as a mail carrier for the post office in West Monterey, Penn., and came to Santa Cruz in 1956. He was a member of the Community Church of God.

Linamen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eyla Linamen of Santa Cruz; two sons, Dr. Harold Linamen of Anderson, Ind., and the Rev. R. Eugene Linamen of South San Francisco, and six grandchildren."

The Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, Calif., Nov. 4, 1968

"John Linamen, Former Mail Carrier, Dies

John Linamen, 517 Ocean View Ave., Santa Cruz, Calif., former mail carrier at West Monterey, died Sunday in his home, according to word received in this area. He was 71.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eyla Farringer Linamen of Santa Cruz; two sons, Dr. Harold Linamen of Anderson, Ind., and Rev. Eugene Linamen of San Francisco; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Myrna Weisbrod, Mrs. Pearl Irwin and Mrs. Bessie Powell, and two brothers, William and Herbert.

Removal was made to White's Mortuary, 138 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060, where funeral services will be held. Removal will be then made to Anderson, Ind., for interment in the Brown and Butz Anderson Memorial Park."

The Derrick, Oil City Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 1968

Burial: Unknown, Anderson Memorial Park, Anderson, Indiana

Medical Information: John contracted Parkinson's Disease at the age of 36.

Marriage: Abt. 1920, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Burial: Unknown, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Livermore, California

Obituary for Joseph Montana:

Joseph L. Montana, a former chef and a Livermore [CA] resident for 23 years, died at his home Friday [December 8, 1989]. He was 91.

Born in Grotto, Italy, he moved to the United States and was employed for 20 years as a chef for the Benetian Dining Room in Altadena in Southern California before his retirement. He attended the Vineyard Community Church of the Nazarene in Livermore.

"He loved people and people loved him in return," said his wife, Bertha. "We were happily married for 65 years and celebrated that anniversary this summer," she said. "He was a great fan of Joe Montana, the quarterback for the 49ers, and enjoyed watching their games."

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Dr. Andrew Montana of Santa Ana; two daughters, Dr. Florence Harrison of Friday Harbor, Wash., and Dolores Meyer of Mukilteo, Wash.; and five grandchildren.

Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Livermore Mortuary, 3070 East Ave., and on Monday from 1 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the mortuary on Tuesday [December 12, 1989] at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Tom Shaw and Rev. Eugene Linamen. Burial will follow at the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Livermore.

Burial: Unknown, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Livermore, California

Marriage: July 27, 1924, Pennsylvania

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C. William "Bill" Sheakley, 71, of Walnut Street, Emlenton, died unexpectedly at 3:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 1997, while visiting his daughter in Rio Rancho, N.M.

Born Oct. 18, 1925, in Foxburg, he was a son of Frederick L. and Mildred Jones Sheakley. He was a 1943 graduate of St. Petersburg High School.

On Oct. 25, 1946, he married the former Elizabeth Farringer, who survives.

Mr. Sheakley was a member of Emlenton United Methodist Church.

As a young man, he was employed by Pennsylvania Railroad. Later, he was employed for many years at Emil Long Furniture and the Emil Long car dealership, both in Emlenton. Mr. Sheakley retired in 1987.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Diane) Isaacson of Frankfurt, Germany and Mrs. Isaac (Denise) Caudill of Rio Rancho, N.M.; a sister, Mrs. Willis (Anna Mae) Lawrence of Upland, Calif.; three grandchildren, Jennifer, Laura and Shane Caudill, all of Rio Rancho; three nieces and four nephews.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997 at the Christopher M. Hile Funeral Home in Emlenton, Mark E. Viertel, supervisor. Officiating was the Rev. Steve Soltis, pastor of Emlenton United Methodist Church. Interment was in the Emlenton Cemetery.

The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Emlenton United Methodist Church or to the Visiting Nurses Association of Venango County.

Burial: January 22, 1997, Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania

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"Hickory High Grad Retired from Sharon Westinghouse"

Kenneth Ira Duffee, 6498 Lakeside Drive, South Pymatuning Township [Sharpsville, Pennsylvania], died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday (8-12-01) in his home of natural causes. He was 86.

Mr. Duffee was born Aug. 17, 1914 in Oil City to Milton S. and Sadie Smith Duffee.

The 1932 alunmus of Hickory High School, Hermitage, retired after 42 years from Department I-25 of Westinghouse Electric Corp.'s former Sharon Transformer Division. After retirement, he drove a school bus for the former Bortner Bus & Tours, South Pymatuning Township.

He was a devoted Christian, who attended Free Methodist Church of North America, and most recently attended Sharpsville Church of the Nazarene. Mr. Duffee taught Sunday school for many years at Sharon Free Methodist Church. His loves were God and church, family and friends and fishing.

Surviving are: his wife, the former Edith B. Farringer, whom he married May 10, 1941; two daughters, Beverly Duffee, Bellflower, Calif., and Elaine Gibson and her husband, Nathan, Oviedo, Fla.; a son, David Duffee and his wife, Julie, Pittsburgh; and three grandchildren, Jill Gibson, Oviedo; and Elissa and Kent Duffee, both of Pittsburgh.

He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Frank, Harold, Homer, Lawrence, Willard and Edward Duffee; and three sisters, Dorothy, Phoebe and Sarah.

Calling hours : 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (8-14-01) in Donaldson-Mohney Funeral Home, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.

Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (8-15-01) in the funeral home with the Rev. George P. Oglesby, retired Free Methodist clergyman, officiating.

Burial: Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage [(Mercer County) Pennsylvania].

Burial: Unknown, Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania⁶

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Gene's mother, Eyla, recalls that as a baby, he was simply adorable and all the girls at church wanted to take care of him. Having an early reputation as a precocious child, when he was still almost a baby, he painted the new family car with grease. When he was a toddler, he walked to the schoolhouse and took pencils out of the desk drawers. As he grew older, he was known for playing tricks and for his quick wit.

Obituary for R. Eugene Linamen - Enterprise Journal -

"Pastor Gene Linamen passed away suddenly in Burlingame on August 5, 1997 at the age of 71. A native of West Monterey, Pennsylvania, he lived in South San Francisco for 39 years. Pastor Linamen, in the early years of his pastoral career, was in Oregon and in Santa Cruz, and he was the founding pastor of Hillside Church of God for 27 years in South San Francisco. In the last years of his life, Chaplain Linamen was very dedicated to being volunteer Chaplain for Kaiser Hospital of South San Francisco. Pastor Linamen was a member of the Rotary Club and a past president of Kiwanis Club of South San Francisco. He was the chaplain for the service learning program of Westborough Middle School in South San Francisco. He also helped start and was chaplain of the hospice program of Kaiser Hospital of South San Francisco, was an active and original member of South San Francisco Ministerial Committee and served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. Survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Lorene Linamen of South San Francisco, his loving children Richard (Kathy) Linamen, Steve (Catherine) Linamen and Kathy (Darryl) Fox of Scottsdale, Arizona and Lori (Stephen) Holmlund of Montara, and 14 loving grandchildren; also survived by one brother, Harold (Jan) Linamen of Indiana and his dear mother, Mrs. Eyla Linamen, of Livermore, California. Visitation for friends and family will be Friday from 6-8 PM at Funeral Parlors of Nauman Lincoln Roos Mortuary, 322 Maple Avenue, South San Francisco. Visitation will be at 12 Noon followed with services at 1PM on Saturday at Hillside Church of God, 1415 Hillside Blvd., South San Francisco. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA."

Burial: Unknown, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

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3. Floyds Northumberland Pages, p. 881.

4. 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Ashland Twp..

5. 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango County, Cranberry Twp., p. 24.

6. Diane Sheakley Isaacson.