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     Mary Louise Haun was born on 15 June 1911 at Rochester, Beaver, Pennsylvania.¹ She married Homer Robert Hays, son of Thomas Herbert Hays and Mary Kathryn Fair, on 8 August 1934.¹ Mary Louise Haun died on 9 March 1987 at Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, at age 75.¹ She was buried on 12 March 1987 at Rose Hil Burial Park & Mausoleum, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky.¹ Mary Louise Haun Find-a-Grave.com ID # 46551381.
     As of 8 August 1934,her married name was Hays.¹

     Daniel Lasher was born on 1 October 1832 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Catherine Frick circa 1851.¹ Daniel Lasher died on 17 June 1904 at Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 71.¹ He was buried on 20 June 1904 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Daniel Lasher Find-a-Grave.com ID # 24232192.

     Catherine Frick was born on 18 April 1832 at Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.¹ She married Daniel Lasher, son of Abraham Lasher and Martha J Margaret Gould, circa 1851.¹ Catherine Frick died on 23 October 1897 at Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 65.¹ She was buried on 26 October 1897 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Catherine Frick Find-a-Grave.com ID # 24232199.
     As of circa 1851,her married name was Lasher.¹

     Abraham Lasher was born on 10 February 1807 at Sugar Creek, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Martha J Margaret Gould circa 1825.¹ Abraham Lasher died on 27 June 1884 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 77.¹ He was buried on 30 June 1884 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Abraham Lasher Find-a-Grave.com ID # 24875925.

     Martha J Margaret Gould was born in 1808 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Abraham Lasher, son of Benjamin Leasure (Lasher), circa 1825.¹ Martha J Margaret Gould was buried in 1880 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ She died in 1880 at Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Martha J Margaret Gould Find-a-Grave.com ID # 24875941.
     As of circa 1825,her married name was Lasher.¹

     Ephraim F Lasher was born on 11 May 1840 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Margaret E Lasher, daughter of Daniel Lasher and Catherine Frick, on 1 July 1871 at Washington Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Ephraim F Lasher died on 18 June 1900 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 60, his obituary reads: Ephraim Lasher, a farmer and Citizen of Washington township, While walking from his home to the Shoemaker's church last Monday morning, dropped dead along the road side. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause. He resided about two miles from Templeton. The deceased was aged about sixty years and leaves a wife and several children.

From: The Simpson's Leader-Times, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on Thursday June 21, 1900, Page 4.¹ He was buried on 21 June 1900 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.² Ephraim F Lasher Find-a-Grave.com ID # 25170595 + family links and full obituary.

     Margaret E Lasher was born on 9 August 1854 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ She married Ephraim F Lasher, son of George Daniel Lasher and Sarah Croyle, on 1 July 1871 at Washington Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Margaret E Lasher died on 2 August 1941 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 86.¹ She was buried on 5 August 1941 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.³ Margaret E Lasher Find-a-Grave.com ID # 25172045 + family links and obit.

     George Daniel Lasher was born on 8 August 1804 at Sugar Creek, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Sarah Croyle on 10 August 1834 at Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ George Daniel Lasher died on 17 July 1873 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 68.¹ He was buried on 20 July 1873 at Limestone Church of God Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹

     Sarah Croyle was born on 8 August 1810 at Bedford, Pennsylvania.¹ She married George Daniel Lasher, son of Benjamin Leasure and Sarah Wolff, on 10 August 1834 at Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Sarah Croyle died on 17 February 1886 at Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 75.¹
     As of 10 August 1834,her married name was Lasher.¹

     Benjamin Leasure was born in 1760 at Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Sarah Wolff circa 1804.¹ Benjamin Leasure died on 17 March 1847 at Sugar Creek, Armstrong, Pennsylvania. His bio reads: Benjamin Leasure, the grandson of Abraham Le Sueur from the Alsace region in eastern France who migrated from the area near Basel Switzerland in to the US in 1754, Benjamin was born 1760 at the Sewickley settlement in Sewickley Twp. Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, to George and Catherine (Wilson) Leasure. He was a continental revolutionary soldier who ended up settling in what is now Washington Township, Armstrong County around 1800, and he was among the pioneers in that region. When Benjamin Leasure and his cousin move into Armstrong and Butler Counties in 1800 they came with the same name. It wasn't until after 1830 that the name Lasher appears in these two counties. Benjamin's original stone in 1847 said Lasher, however a replacement Government stone says Leasure. (This being the name which he served under during the Revolutionary War) The reason for the name change is uncertain, but It is suspected they wanted to feel more of Germanic descent, especially with all the Bausser, Bowser, Frick people living around them. He owned about four hundred acres of land and there he passed the remainder of his life. He was married Sarah Wolf about 1804 and they had 6 children (a) George Daniel and Sarah (Croyle) Lasher of Sugar Creek Twp. Armstrong Co., Pa (b) Abraham and Martha J "Margaret" (Gould) Lasher of Sugar Creek Twp. Armstrong Co., Pa (c) Matilda (Lasher) and Mr. Best (d) Catherine (Lasher) and Hugh Frazier Hooks of East Franklin Twp. Armstrong Co., Pa. (e) Charlotte (Lasher) and Allen Hooks of Adel, Dallas Co., Ia. (f) Hannah W (Leasure) alias Hannah W Mullens. Note: Although every census after 1800 lists his and her decedents as Leasure, Sarah and all their children are buried under the Lasher name.¹ He was buried on 20 March 1847 at Croyle Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Benjamin Leasure Find-a-Grave.com ID # 25373474.
     As of 1760, Benjamin Leasure was also known as Benjamin.¹

     Sarah Wolff was born in 1778.¹ She married Benjamin Leasure circa 1804.¹ Sarah Wolff died on 11 March 1844 at Sugar Creek, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried on 14 March 1844 at Croyle Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ Sarah Wolff Find-a-Grave.com ID # 25373481.
     As of circa 1804,her married name was Leasure.¹ As of 1804, Sarah Wolff was also known as Sarah Lasher.¹

     Ivan P Hall was born on 31 May 1912 at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.² He married Cora Gertrude Fetters, daughter of Watson Ling Fetter and Matilda Catherine Stombaugh, after 14 November 1965.¹ Ivan P Hall died on 7 January 1988 at Valley View Home, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, at age 75.² He was buried on 10 January 1988 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania.² Ivan P Hall Find-a-Grave.com ID # 126575359.

     Christian K Mellinger was born on 12 December 1833 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Rebecca Elizabeth Murray, daughter of William Murray and Charlotte Conover, on 6 July 1870.¹ Christian K Mellinger died on 16 March 1897 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 63.¹ He was buried on 19 March 1897 at Georgetown United Methodist Cemetery, Georgetown (Bart), Lancaster, Pennsylvania.²
     He and Rebecca Elizabeth Mellinger appeared on the census of 4 June 1880 at 388 Somerset St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.³

     Charles Kaufman Mellinger was born on 19 January 1873 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Marie Weaver, daughter of George H Weaver and Sarah A Kelly, in 1894 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹ Charles Kaufman Mellinger died on 21 September 1918 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 45.¹ He was buried on 24 September 1918 at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Lot 730, Section A, in corner by section D and Susquehanna Road.² Charles Kaufman Mellinger Find-a-Grave.com ID # 113646762.
     He appeared on the census of 4 June 1880 at 388 Somerset St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.³

     Marie Weaver was born on 22 December 1867 at Duncannon, Pennsylvania.^1,3 She married Charles Kaufman Mellinger, son of Christian K Mellinger and Rebecca Elizabeth Murray, in 1894 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹ Marie Weaver died on 2 February 1946 at Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 78.¹ She was buried on 4 February 1946 at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Lot 730, Section A, in corner by section D and Susquehanna Road on same stone as her husband.² Marie Weaver Find-a-Grave.com ID # 113646874.
     As of 1894,her married name was Mellinger.¹

     Alfred S Mellinger was born in 1879 at Pennsylvania.¹
     He appeared on the census of 4 June 1880 at 388 Somerset St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.²

     Reba Mellinger married Albert A Smith.¹ Reba Mellinger was born on 31 December 1894 at Pennsylvania.¹ She died in June 1977 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 82.¹
     Her married name was Smith.¹

     Albert A Smith married Reba Mellinger, daughter of Charles Kaufman Mellinger and Marie Weaver.¹ Albert A Smith was born in 1893 at Pennsylvania.¹

     Mary A Mellinger was born on 23 January 1899 at Pennsylvania.^1,3 She married John Russell Insinger, son of Emile Insinger and Anna Sophia Sibel, circa 1918.¹ Mary A Mellinger died on 22 March 1981 at Hatboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, at age 82.¹ She was buried on 25 March 1981 at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.² Mary A Mellinger Find-a-Grave.com ID # 113728375.
     As of circa 1918,her married name was Insinger.¹

     John Russell Insinger was born on 10 December 1896 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Mary A Mellinger, daughter of Charles Kaufman Mellinger and Marie Weaver, circa 1918.¹ John Russell Insinger was buried in March 1970 at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.³ He died in March 1970 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 73.¹ John Russell Insinger Find-a-Grave.com ID # 135633888.

     Charles Earle Mellinger Sr was born on 30 June 1897 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^1,3,2 He married Clara Renz before 1923.³ Charles Earle Mellinger Sr died on 29 December 1961 at Glenside, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, at age 64.² He was buried on 31 December 1961 at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.² Charles Earle Mellinger Sr Find-a-Grave.com ID # 178389071.
     As of after 1923, Charles Earle Mellinger Sr also went by the name of Earle Mellinger.¹

     John R Insinger was born in 1918 at Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 11 July 1961.^1,2

     Dorothy May Insinger was born on 26 March 1922 at Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹ She married William John Mitchell Sr on 8 June 1940.^1,2 Dorothy May Insinger died on 13 April 2013 at Pennsylvania at age 91.¹ She was buried on 16 April 2013 at Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks, Pennsylvania.² Dorothy May Insinger Find-a-Grave.com ID # 115410936.
     Dorothy May Insinger was also known as Dot Mitchell.² As of 8 June 1940,her married name was Mitchell.¹

     William John Mitchell Sr was born on 21 April 1920 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William Mitchell was born William Vassalo in Philadelphia in 1920. He was the youngest child and had four sisters and 3 brothers. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and is listed on the WWII Online Memorial and the US Army Registry.¹ He married Dorothy May Insinger, daughter of John Russell Insinger and Mary A Mellinger, on 8 June 1940.^1,2 William John Mitchell Sr was buried in September 1987 at Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks, Pennsylvania.² He died in September 1987 at age 67.¹ William John Mitchell Sr Find-a-Grave.com ID # 77697952.

     Robert F Insinger married Mary M Hazel.¹ Robert F Insinger married Caroline R Kanz.¹ Robert F Insinger was born in 1924 at Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 5 January 2013.¹

     Mary M Hazel married Robert F Insinger, son of John Russell Insinger and Mary A Mellinger.¹ Mary M Hazel was born circa 1925.¹ She died on 26 February 2013 at Prospect Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania.¹
     Her married name was Insinger.¹