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Permelia E. Daniel was born in April 1852 in North Carolina Father born Virginia, mother born North Carolina, per 1900 census.¹ She married Thomas Starling, son of Edmund Thomas Starling and Mary Elizabeth Anderson, about 1871.¹ Permelia E. Daniel died before 1920 in Henry Co., VA.

Edmund Thomas Starling was born on 11 October 1872. He married Virginia Robey. He died on 20 February 1972.

Virginia Robey married Edmund Thomas Starling, son of Thomas Starling and Permelia E. Daniel.

Edmund Thomas Starling was born on 1 August 1919.

Simon D. O'Donnell was born on 26 January 1891 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. He married Harriet Don Kirkendall, daughter of Relna Don Kirkendall and Bessie G. Ensminger, before April 1940. Simon D. O'Donnell died about 29 June 1951 in Chicago, Cook Co. (probably), IL.

Simon D. O'Donnell was also known as "Si" O'Donnell.

Margaret Rodgers was born on 13 May 1777 in Cumberland Co., PA, SAR Application of Donald Crossley Smith, approved 17 FEB 1953. She married John Peebles, son of William Peebles and Elizabeth Finley, on 17 November 1795 in Cumberland Co., PA. Margaret Rodgers died on 22 November 1846 in Hanging Rock, Lawrence Co., OH.

She was buried in November 1846 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 39573965.

Frances Rodgers was born in 1781 in Cumberland Co., PA. She married Samuel Sturgeon on 15 December 1803 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA; ceremony by Rev. John Moody (same minister as performed 1807 marriage ceremony for her brother Andrew Rodgers). She died on 15 April 1813 in Dauphin Co., PA.

She was buried in April 1813 in Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard, Grantville, Dauphin Co., PA, Findagrave #15843784.

Frances Rodgers was also known as Fanny Rodgers. More facts and events: Considerable confusion exists in online genealogies regarding this individual -- it appears there were at least two Frances Rogers/Rodgers in the Cumberland-Dauphin County area in the same time frame. One married to Gen. John Harrison on 26 APR 1804, and one married to Samuel Sturgeon in 1803. The same minister, Rev. John Moody, performed marriages for Frances Rodgers, daughter of Richard Rodgers, and also for her brother Andrew Rodgers in 1807. Possibly Samuel Sturgeon's first wife, Martha McNair, died before his marriage to Frances Rodgers. DLB 2023.

Rachel Rodgers was born in 1787 in Cumberland Co., PA. She married Gen. John R. Harrison on 15 June 1819 in Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. She died on 10 November 1829 in Dauphin Co., PA,

Biographical information -- (Findagrave.com):

General John Harrison was married three times. First to Frances Rogers or Rodgers on 26 April 1804, second to Rachel and third to Elizabeth Wright Murray.

John's sister Sarah "Sallie" Harrison (Findagrave # 176894569), married local Joseph Barnett and moved to Ohio.

In the Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church, by by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D., Dauphin Co. Historical Society, 1878, p 34, says he was born Jan 8 1775 and died Feb 28 1837.

His first and second wives were buried here (Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard). Frances Harrison, 1781 to 15 Apr 1813 and Rachel, 1787 – 10 Nov 1829, is buried beside him. His third wife was buried in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in Apr 1851.

Rev. Thomas H. Robinson's Historical Sketch of Old Hanover..., 1878, page 32 lists John Harrison: member 1805 - 1836 and his estate, member 1837. This suggests to me he made a contribution at his death. Page 40: Gen. John Harrison, 8 Jan 1775 - 28 Feb 1837.

"Brigadier General John Harrison, born January 8, 1775, Hanover Township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) County, Pennsylvania; son of Isaac and Sarah Harrison; subscription education; engaged, fathers farm; engaged, iron manufacturing business; Dauphin County Commissioner, 1807-1810; private, War of 1812; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1817-1818; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1821-1822; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1823-1824; brigadier-general, Pennsylvania Militia... Private, Captain Thomas McIlhenny's Company, 2nd Regiment, 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia, defense of Baltimore, 1814; brigadier-general, Pennsylvania Militia. Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1817-1818. Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1821-1822. Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, 1823-1824." From the Library of the Senate of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.

See Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, edited by William Henry Egle,1883, p 120 (see photo). Looking for a better copy.

Gravestone says (using enlarged photo, 9-2006):

In
Memory of
Genl. JOHN HARRISON,
Born Jan. 8, 1775,
Died Feb. 28, 1837,
Aged 62 years 1 month and
20 days.
The deceased was _________ friend
___d Husband ____________father
Virtue_____________________as
one of their ______ments.

She was buried in November 1829 in Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard, Grantville, Dauphin Co., PA, Findagrave #15963984.

Robert F. Wolfe was born on 16 November 1930 in Linn Co., IA.¹ He married Vivian McConaughy, daughter of Clarence Ellis McConaughy and Helen Maxine Stoneking, in 1953 in Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., IA. Robert F. Wolfe died on 24 November 2021.

Vivian McConaughy was born on 16 February 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.¹ She married Robert F. Wolfe, son of Dr. Thomas L. Wolfe and Wilma F. Meyers, in 1953 in Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., IA. Vivian McConaughy died on 29 April 2009 in Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Linn Co., IA,

Elizabeth Josephine Tanner was born in July 1871 in Anamosa, Jones Co., IA.¹ She married Seward Smith Shirer, son of William Walter Shirer and Caroline M. Triem, on 20 February 1899 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, Seward met Bessie at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Elizabeth Josephine Tanner died in 1945.

She was buried in 1945 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, Find A Grave Memorial# 102415312.

Elizabeth Josephine Tanner was also known as "Bessie" Tanner. She lived in 1920 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.

Leota Grace Larimore was born on 1 July 1903 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. She married Walter Dean Owens on 9 April 1926 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. She married Maj. Joseph Davis on 28 December 1959 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia Co., FL. She died on 2 February 1980 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par., LA.

She was buried in February 1980 in Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, Edgewater, Volusia Co., FL.

Walter Dean Owens was born on 16 May 1903 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL. He married Leota Grace Larimore, daughter of Bruce Lee Larimore and Mary Elma Bonham, on 9 April 1926 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. Walter Dean Owens died on 23 June 1952 in New York, NY.

He was buried in June 1952 in Waycross, Ware Co., GA.