Sumner Butler Persing

1866 - 1946  (79 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 84 descendants in this family tree.   Has -1 ancestors and -1 descendants in this family tree.
Laborer/Carpenter

• Name	Sumner Butler Persing
  Gender	Male
  Birth	24 Jan 1866	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Death	13 Jan 1946	Cooperstown, Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Occupation	Laborer/Carpenter  [3]
  Residence	PA
  Siblings	1. Lydia Elvira Ann Persing,   b. 15 Apr 1869, Pennsylvania d. 8 Jan 1939, Emlenton, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I22007	All Data
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Daniel Persing,   b. Dec 1826, Pennsylvania d. 1904, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Margaret J. Henderson,   b. Aug 1833, Pennsylvania d. 1912, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1855	Pennsylvania   [4]
  Family ID	F15101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orpha Meretta Roberts,   b. 27 Apr 1872, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 24 Jan 1967, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1888	Pennsylvania   [5]
  Children	1. Goldie May Persing,   b. 21 May 1889, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 31 Aug 1891, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 2 years)   2. Peter Peora Persing,   b. 30 Aug 1891, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 23 Jan 1982, Grand Valley, Warren Co., Pennsylvania (Age 90 years)   3. Herbert Harrison Persing,   b. 25 Mar 1893, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. Jun 1970, Youngsville, Warren Co., Pennsylvania (Age 77 years)   4. George Grant Persing,   b. 12 Apr 1895, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Oct 1975, Sugarcreek Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 80 years)   5. Flossie Ellen May Persing,   b. 21 Oct 1901, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania   6. Minnie Luella Persing,   b. 15 Jan 1904, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 8 Aug 1992, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming (Age 88 years)   7. Frank Jackson Persing,   b. 22 Feb 1906, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 18 Aug 1976, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 70 years)   8. Ruth Geraldine Persing,   b. Abt 1910, Rockland, Venango Co., Pennsylvania   9. Martha Margot Persing,   b. 22 Jul 1912, Seneca, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 5 Mar 2005, Conyers, Rockdale Co., Georgia (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F8534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jan 1866 - Pennsylvania Marriage - 22 Feb 1888 - Pennsylvania Death - 13 Jan 1946 - Cooperstown, Venango Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  "The Feltenberger Genealogy" -- 1930 Venango Co., PA Census enumerates 2 twin grandchildren in Sumner's home: Gifford M. (6) & Rexford M. (6); I don't know their parents -- Name looks like Samuel on 1900, 1910 census -- 1900 census gave occupation of "Rig Builder" -- Name looks like "Sumner" on some census -- Obit of his grandson gave name as "Samuel" -- Info provided by Kipp Melat of Fairfax, VA gave name as Sumner

  
  

• Sources

  [S46965] 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Venango Co., PA Census. [S461] Info provided by Kipp Melat of Fairfax, VA. [S533] 1910, 1920, 1930 Venango Co., PA Census. [S1686] 1900 Venango Co., PA Census. [S412] 1910, 1930 Venango Co., PA Census.