The twelfth child of George and Eva Delo was Henry Jackson, born on March 2, 1824, in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Like most of his brothers and sisters, he was married very soon after his twentieth birthday. Henry married Hannah Barr (1826 - 187?) prior to 1846 in Clarion and settled down to farming. Henry bought 75 acres of land in Venango County, at Walnut Bend, through his father's estate. But, sold the farm in the 1860s and moved to Elkhart, Indiana with other Delo families. Too bad about that farm ... after he sold it, it was resold during the oil rush...for $140,000! Elkhart became Henry's home for the rest of his life. He located in Osolo Twp., just outside the city limits of Elkhart (in 1880). At that time, his household included his second through fifth child, his mother-in-law Henrietta Barr (1808 - 187?), and a young woman (daughter-in-law?) named Jennie Glace (1861 - ? ) with her son Harry (1879 - ?), both of Indiana.
14. Lewis M Delo
The thirteenth child of George M Delo was Lewis. He was born in December, 1825 in Beaver Township, Clarion County. He was a small successful farmer and local preacher in the Methodist Church. In 1849, Lewis married Caroline Lobaugh (1830 - December 21, 1904) of Licking Township. They remained in Beaver Township until the 1860s then moved to Nickleville, Richland Township, Clarion Co. Caroline's name is found in the records of Clarion Co. land transactions. In 1852, she sold 25 acres of land in Licking Twp.; four years later, bought 50 acres in Richland; then sold land in Richland just before her death in 1904. Lewis died in Philadelphia, Pa. His obituary was found in the Wrightsville Star newspaper. The only thing we know about Lewis, as a person, was that he displayed an interest in history. He was one of 400 people in Pennsylvania to subscribe to Rupp's Early History of Western Pennsylvania, of the West ,and Western Exploration, which, in 1846 went under the new of History of Western Pennsylvania.
15. Reuben F Delo
The fourteenth and last child of George M? Delo was Reuban. He was born in Beaver Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania where he attended public school and Carrier Seminary. He later attended preparatory school in Greensburg, Pa. then enrolled at Wittenburg College in Springfield, Ohio from which he was graduated in 1852. On June 6, 1852, he was licensed by the Miami Synod and began preaching in Greenville, Ohio that year. There he met and married Margaret C. Munn (1835 - 19??). Her father, the Reverend C. A. Munn (a Scot) married them at his home on December 26, 1854. Reuban and his new wife headed for Albion, Indiana where they remained for ten years. His preaching was interrupted only by his service as a Chaplin during the Civil War . His health was impaired by those war years, but he returned to Albion, gathered his family and moved to Elkhart, Indiana, to join sisters and brothers. He continued preaching at the Grace Methodist Church in Elkhart until 1870. They moved north to Three Rivers, Michigan, until 1875, then relocated to Brooksville, Ohio till August, 1877, when Reuban became the Financial Agent at Wittenburg College. He was there from 1877 to 1887. Due to poor health, he moved to Salida, Chaffee Co., Colorado, where he had a little ranch under the shadows of the Sange de Cristo mountains. During his lifetime, Reuban organized eleven congregations, built four churches, was three times president of the North Indiana Synod, and served as Secretary and Treasurer of that Synod on other occasions. At his death, the Lutheran Observer, of Denver, Colorado, ran a six inch column about his life and included a photo that beautifully displayed Reuban's long white beard. The article was written by a relative Reverend C. W. Heisler. Reuban was 5'8" tall, of fair complexion, with black hair and grey eyes. His death was attributed to a combination of kidney trouble and a stroke.
Reuban entered the service at age 36. He was commissioned as a Chaplain for the 30th Regt., Indiana Fort Soldiers on Sept. 24, 1861. He contracted chronic diarrhea at Camp Woods, Kentucky in February, 1862, and ordered to the rear to serve as Chaplain in Nashville until Feb., 1864. (He may have seen and talked to his brother David during that time). He was then in Chattanooga, Tenn. until August, 1864. on Sept. 24, 1864, Reuban was discharged at Indianapolis due to his health. His grandson, William A. Delo, states that he was present at the battles of Shilo, Perryville, Stone River, Chicmamauga and the Atlanta campaign. His ailment never did leave him; with several other complications, it finally killed him twenty years later. An interesting note was found in his military records: A letter from H.Q. 30th Regt. Ind. Vols. at Camp Drake, Tenn. dated June 3, 1863 to Lt. Col. Goddard stated that in response to a communication relating that Reuban was in Nashville at the hospital and wondering whether the 30th Regt. wanted him back, that he was not wanted for he left his Regt. on April 7, 1862 at the battle of Shiloh and had not done duty with the Regt. since. The communiqué was signed by Maj. G. W. Fitzsimmons, Commanding.
16. Daniel Delo
The first child of George and Eva was Daniel, born on December 9, 1799 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland Co., Pa. He was only six when his parents moved to Clarion Co, the place where he would live a long full life. Frank S. Delo writes that Daniel "learned to read from the study of the New Testament which he purchased during a trip to Pittsburgh. At age fourteen, his right shoulder was dislocated. He was sent to Greensburg for treatment by Dr. Marchand (an early friend of the Keiffers, Smiths and George Delo - ed.) The treatment was to no avail. Although Daniel received only three months of schooling and pursued studies by the fireplace at home with the help of the light from pine knots, at eighteen he became the community school teacher for the next fifteen years", and most likely taught his brothers and sisters as well as the neighborhood throng. Daniel's inability to do hard physical labor because of his shoulder may have been the making of him, for his energies led him to hold many offices in Venango and Clarion Co., including Constable, Justice of the Peace (for five townships in Venango Co. under Governor Shultz), Auditor of Venango Co. (1836), Sheriff of Clarion Co. (between 1843 and 1846), Deputy Sheriff in Clarion borough (1850), Prothonotary (1860) and Jury Commissioner (1873) at the age of 74. He also served a term as president of the school board of Clarion Co. Daniel was devoted to the church. The Sunday School children of Clarion, whom he taught for many years, presented him with a gold- headed cane(which he willed to his son Jeremiah - ed.) In his declining years, he was ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church in Clarion. Daniel's financial situation reflected a good deal of business acumen. His personal worth according to the 1870 census was $6,400, excluding real estate that totaled $3,000. These were good sums in those days. Part of that money no doubt came from land transactions he made in Clarion between 1836 and 1863. Perhaps the rest came from his many professions. Sometime during his busy life, Daniel was part owner of Eagle Furnace, one of the larger iron ore smelting plants that dotted Pennsylvania for more than a hundred years. in 1847, he purchased the Great Western Hotel in Clarion, but it was lost in a tire six years later. His professions included weighmaster on the Pennsylvania canal, cargo inspector (for three years), and weighmaster for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Johnstown. To round out his life, Daniel raised a family of thirteen! On September 18, 1823, Daniel married his step-sister, Christina Laughnor. She was about eight years younger than Daniel, born on November 28, 1807. Daniel died on October 19, 1877; Christina died shortly there-after on the second of December. Daniel's Last Will and Testament, made out four years before his death, displayed another aspect of the man. His estate included the works of Flavel, four volumes of Scott's Commentaries, Hitchcock's Analysis of the Bible, a melodeon, and a rocking chair given to him on his fiftieth birthday by friends in Clarion.
Daniel died a bachelor at Meadville during the Civil War
No Official Records. According to Frank S. Delo, he served three months at the time of Morgan's raids in Ohio. Was allegedly a Corporal with Co. D, 57th Regt. under Capt. B. B. Dunkle, then was a clerk in the Provost Marshall's office in Meadville, Pa.
17. Joseph B Delo
Joseph was George and Eva's second child. He was born in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on either the 10th or 20th of November,
1801. Little is known about Joseph's life. He resided in Elk Township, Clarion Co. for a short period of time, then relocated to Beaver Township, where he bought
and cleared land for a farm, not too far from the old homestead. There he lived a long life in the company of a full household of 14 (?) children.Joseph's first wife was Catherine Best (180? - 1833), of Clarion Co. Catherine died the same year as her father, William Best. He left a large estate, part of which
was to go to Mahala, one of Joseph's daughters. According to an orphans Court Docket, Mahala was 14 years of age as of 1833. if the docket is accurate, then
Joseph must have been married when he was only 18 years old, in 1819 or 1820. Joseph and Catherine could not be found in the 1820 Census; in fact, the 1830
Census showed only Joseph, wife and three children, all under the age of ten. A later Census gave Mahala's date of birth as 1840. This type of conflict is not unusual
in old records. Nevertheless, the information on Joseph's children had to be reconciled on the basis of Census Records from 1830 to 1880.Joseph's second wife was Elizabeth Wilds (1814 - 187?). They may have been married in the early 1830s, shortly after Catherine's death. if so, then most of the
children were hers. Frank S. Delo stated that the first six were Catherine's. if the Orphan Court Docket is correct, and Mahala was born around 1820, then at least
six could have been Catherine's. Adam, the seventh child, was born in 1835. This would indicate that Joseph remarried only a year after Catherine's death. on the
other hand, there is a gap between 1837 and 1846 when no children were born to Joseph, which is rather inconsistent with the regularity of births of his children.
Births averaged one every two years or so. it may have been that Catherine did not die until 1838 or after, that Mahala was born in 1840 and that the first eight
children were hers. That would allow Joseph to remarry between 1841 and 1845 before his next child was born.
60. Anna Mahala Delo
Anna was mentioned only in the Orphan Court Docket dated 1833 as an heir to a portion of the estate of her grandfather, William Best. She was allegedly 14 years
old at that time.
63. Elizabeth Delo
Elizabeth married John Shively, resided in Clarion Co., and received all of her father's land through his Last Will & Testament.
65. Susan Delo
At age 18, Susannah worked at a local tavern or inn in Clarion Co., and boarded with Jacob Shaeffer. Later she became Mrs. John Baker.
71. Esther Delo
May have died at a young age. She was located in the 1850 Census records only.
18. Anna Delo
Anna Delo was the third child and first daughter of George and Eva. She married Daniel Winger of Beaver Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and allegedly had six or seven children.
78. John J Wingar
John was a minister for the Methodist Episcogat Church. He built the first church of that faith in Kansas City, Mo., then spent more than twenty years as a missionary in the southwest, including Arizona and New Mexico. He died in Los Angeles
George married Charlotte E. Robb (183? - March 7, 1916) on November 16, 1864 in the Trinity Episcopal Church in Oil City, Pa. Charlotte was from Michigan. George went to Indiana with his family with other relatives, then into Michigan - Newaygo County. George was in several battles of the Civil War including Gettysburg and the Wilderness Campaign.
81. Reuban Wingar
Reuban was born in Clarion Co., and did a stint in the Civil War, as did his brother. When he returned to Clarion, he started a farm and on August 23, 1867, married Elizabeth Frost (184? - October 2, 1913). They raised twelve children: eight boys and four girls. The youngest of the boys was 0. L. Winger, Reverend of the Methodist Church in Clarion.
19. Elizabeth Delo
The fourth child of George and Eva was the last child born in Westmoreland Co. Elizabeth was born on August 15, 1805, raised in Clarion Co., and was married, at
age 18, to George Keiser (1807 - ?). After their marriage on May 23, 1823, they moved near Brooksville, Pa. Census records for that area failed to provide any
information about the family. George was a farmer and eventual parent of 8 children.
George Kiser. George was born on 10 December 1797 and died on 2 June1880. His first wife was Mary O'Neal whom he married about 1847. George'ssecond wife was Elizabeth Delo who he married about 1823/24. It was foundthat George wrote his name "Keiser" and was from Elk City, Pennsylvania.1
85. George M Keiser
George was born in Clarion Co. He was a carpenter, saw action in the Civil War, was married twice and as of 1880, was a resident in Brooksville, Pa. George's first wife was Emilene Starr, by whom he had 10 children. His second was the former Mrs. Broell (February 16, 1847 - 1918), whom he married on May 17, 1905 at the age of 75!
David was a carpenter, like his brother George. He also served during the Civil War. He resided in Clarion Co. till 1875, relocated to Missouri until 1907, then went to Colorado City, Colorado. He was married twice: his first wife was Sybil Marie Smith (1837 - November 4, 1893). They were married on May 15, 1856 at Clarion's Methodist Church. She died in Windsor, Mo. David's second wife was Malinda Cox, whom he married on November 25, 1907, when he was 73 years of age. David had six children: five girls and one boy.
88. Jacob Keiser
Jacob was born in Clarion Co. He served as an officer during the Civil War . Was dishonorably discharged, and had an unsuccessful first marriage. Her name was Mary Jane Baker (18?? - October 30, 1887) and they were married on February 1865 in Jasper Co., Indiana. She died in Illinois. His second wife was Laura Vanaker (September 21, 1851 - 19??). She had been formerly married and divorced (in 1892). She married Jacob only six weeks after her first marriage was ended. Jacob died in Delta Co., Colorado. No children are known by either wife.
20. Jacob Delo
The fifth child of George and Eva was Jacob. He was born in August, 1807, in Clarion County, Pa. As of 1830, Jacob was married and had one son under the age of five. Jacob moved to McKeesport, Pa. in 1840 where he worked as a mine boss. He was located as a resident in Peebles Township, Allegheny Co., not far from McKeesport between 1850 and the mid 1860s. The records gave his profession as Miner. The birth place of Jacob's son John (1833) was Allegheny Co. As of 1862, Jacob had a farm in Wilkinsburg, an eastern suburb of Pittsburgh. Through his son's application for a Civil War Pension, it was learned that Jacob had married twice, that his children by his first wife left home when Jacob remarried, and that his second wife sold all of Jacob's estate upon his demise. It appears that Jacob's first wife was Elizabeth Sylvia (1808 - 185?). They were married in the late 1820s in Clarion Co. Jacob's second wife was also an Elizabeth. According to the 1860 Census, she was born in 1834. That made her 27 years younger than her husband! The possibility that the latter Elizabeth in the census was a daughter rather than wife is quite small, for two reasons: her name did not appear in the 1850 Census, and when it did appear later on, it was immediately below Jacob's name in the space reserved for wives. Many of Jacob's sons followed their father's profession in the coal mines.
95. Jacob I Delo
Jacob I. might have been the first son by Jacob's second wife. Like many of his brothers, he accepted coal mining as his profession, although Jacob ranked as a mining engineer. He enlisted in the infantry during the Civil War and died at his father's home in Wilkinsburg from wounds inflicted during the battle of Malvern Hill, Va. Jacob died a bachelor.
Jacob's name is recorded in Clarion Co. History books as Debo, but his record was found in the National Archives. He enlisted on August 1, 1861 for three years and served with Co. F under Capt. D. T. Reid, with the 63rd Regt. Pa. Vols. Jacob was wounded while supporting a battery against Rebel charges during the battle of Nelson's farm which History knows as Fair Oaks (Va.), the day prior to the Federal retreat to Malvern Hill. Prisoner of War Records show that he was captured at the James River on June 30, 1862, confined at Richmond, Va. and hospitalized at Savage Station with a wounded thigh. He was Paroled at City Point within the month, spent some time at the Federal Hospital in Alexandria in Sept. and died in November at his father's home in Wilkinsburg, Pa. Jacob was 5'8", of slight build, blue eyes and light hair.
George Peter was the sixth child of George and Eva Delo. He was born on December 8, 1809, in the house by the Clarion River.He cleared a large farm not more than six miles from the place where he was born. As of 1940, the farm was still in the Delo family, owned by George Peter's sixth child, Marion. George was a successful farmer, so the "log cabin was soon replaced by a large red brick house in which the family lived until about 1872 when a more spacious home was constructed a short distance from the brick home, still known as the Homestead.About 1868, "a few years after the discovery of oil by Drake at Titusville (Venango Co.), George Peter began the drilling for oil and the first well he had drilled flowed enormous quantities of oil, making him a very wealthy man, as wealth was considered at that time" (Charles G. Delo). A Clarion Co. History book related that in 1872, Hurlings & Co. drilled a well on the Delo farm located in the eastern part of the township (Beaver). It was a forty barrelwell. "The Delo tract", states the book, "was the only prolific tract in the county". The Clarion County Atlas, by J. A. Caldwell, 1877, a marvelous pictorial history of the County, contains a full page rendition of George's home with the series of oil derricks in the background. The book also includes a series of hand-made maps that show homes and owner's names, a Delo school, and the homes of several Delos other than George's. George Peter lost all of his money through unwise investments. "By 1877, when his grandson, Charles G. Deb visited him, oil wells were more than plentiful, oil storage tanks were everywhere and new wells were being drilled. George Peter was known at that time as one of the big oil producers. However, his great wealth did not contribute to continued prosperity. By the time of his death, it was largely dissipated through unwise investments . George was "liberal with his money to various congregations and to Wittenburg College when Reuban (George Peter's younger brother) was financial agent there". A lot of money apparently went to the church. He put up more than half of the money to build St. Luke's, between Pickwick and Triangel, two oil towns in the county. George held on to some money however, for in his estate at his death, he bequeathed more than $12,000 in cash to selected descendents and oil royalties to others. His real estate, PRIOR to 1870 when drilling began, was worth more than $10,000 (Census). George and Margareta Best (December 16, 1809 - September 27, 1879), the proverbial neighbor's daughter, were married when George was only 19 years old, probably during the summer of 1828. Over the years, they raised a family of ten children. After Margaret& died, George remarried Her name was Martha --?-)and when George died, he left her $2,500 and his land.
23. Esther Delo
Esther was the seventh child of George and Eva Delo. She was born in Clarion County on June 5th, 1813 and died a long ninety five years later, on December 15,
1908. When she was only 19 or 20, she married Adam Fry (1811 - 18??) of the same township and they raised a family of seven children.Esther and Adam resided in Clarion Co. for a while, then moved to Cornplanter Twp., in Venango County during the 1840s. The 1850 Census showed Adam as a
laborer, but that title covered a myriad of professions. Having either purchased or been
bequeathed a portion of her father's estate. Very soon after that, oil was discovered and the farm was put an a 99 year lease for the sum of $60,000. The Frys left
for Elkhart, Indiana, with Esther "carrying $40,000 in her petticoat pocket."The farm was eventually lost through neglect to pay taxes, the lease having been thrown up by the Oil Co., the farm was lost to the family.
Esther's children, who grew up in Pennsylvania and Indiana, scattered to several areas, including Missouri - where Esther and Adam lived out their lives.
114. George M Fry
George was born in Clarion Co. and married at age 22, on October 7, 1856 to Mary B. Stiefel They moved to Elkhart, Indiana with the other Frys after George did his three year stint with the Army . When George died of consumption Mary moved to the home of her in-laws in Winston, Mo. There were no children.
118. Issac W Fry
Issac was born in Shippenville, Clarion Co., Pa. He too went to Elkhart, Indiana after a three year hitch with the Army during the Civil War . He was married to Minnie J. Clay in Elkhart, on April 9, 1868 by his uncle, Reverend Reuban Delo. They stayed in Elkhart until 1872 after which they moved their growing family to Winston, Mo. There, they completed a family of nine. Issac finally died of pneumonia.
119. Sarah Fry
Sarah became Mrs. Colburn and resided in Kidder, Missouri as of 1877. Her name was frequently found on letters and affidavits among processing papers in the Civil War Pension section of the National Archives. These letters were written for her brothers to assist them in obtaining their pensions.
24. David Delo
David, who may well have been David Michael, was the ninth child of George and Eva Delo. He was born in Clarion County on October 18, 1817 and raised by his step-mother, Eva Laughnor. His mother, Eve, died when he was only three. One of David's sons, stated that David "was remarkable for his restlessness - never satisfied". His life was a long series of whistlestops, beginning at age 17 in Clarion, ending only at age 85 in Ohio. At age 17, David left Clarion to learn the wagon making trade in Kitanning, a town of less than 600, in Armstrong Co., Pa. While he was there in 1837 he met and married Rebecca Lochman (1816 - 185?). Less than five years later, David moved his family to Wheeling, W. Va. where he became the Foreman of the Busby & Little Wagon Shop. "During his connection with them he took barges loaded with carts, wagons, and other plantation supplies for sale along the Mississippi River. once the barge was caught by a cross current and upset where the depth was fifteen feet. By patience, all the material was recovered, even to a keg of nails". His wife Rebecca gave birth to two daughters and six sons before she died of Cholera in the mid 1850s. in 1860, David married Sarah Jane Stewart (1833 - 18??) in Wheeling. She gave David his last three children: one before the Civil War, the other two when the war was over. During the Civil War, David was a Wheelwright with the Quartermaster Corps. He served in a civilian capacity because he refused to take the oath of allegiance. It cost him a Civil War Pension. On New Year's Day, 1864, the men who worked for David gave him a silver pocket watch. The inscription reads "to David DeLoe, by the Wheelwrights of the US Franklin Shops, Nashville, Tennessee. January 1, 1864". David volunteered for duty - as a civilian - in 1862 and was made Wheelwright at the Government Benjamin Franklin Wagon Shops in Nashville, Tenn. He was there through the battle of Nashville in 1863, was promoted to Foreman that year, and in March 1864 was made superintendent with rank of Capt. (Quartermaster, Co. I). His salary at that time jumped from $45 to $100 per month. He was discharged in April, 1865 at Nashville. According to his son Frank S. Delo, David did not take the oath of allegiance and hence did not serve in a military capacity nor was he eligible for a pension. This did not prevent him from applying for one in 1890, but it was rejected
Just prior to the war, David had taken his wife and family to Shelbyville, Indiana. When the war ended, David first spent a season in Alabama, then returned to Shelbyville, picked up his family, and moved to Elkhart. it is very possible that David was moving with or joining the families of several brothers and sisters who were also relocating to Elkhart. The group that finally congregated there included: family of brother Reuban and Henry J. , his sister Esther Fry and the families of nephew George M. Winger and George Washington Delo . They organized the Grace Lutheran Church together, but soon went separate ways. The Frys sought Kidder, Missouri; George Washington headed for Alabama (was he influenced by David's recent visit there?); George Winger went into Michigan; and David returned to Wheeling, W. Va. in doing so, he sold the wagon business he had established in Elkhart, as well as ten acres of land he had - which are now in the heart of Elkhart. The sojourn in Wheeling lasted about five years; then David completed the cycle by returning to Clarion County, the home he had left 40 years earlier. A wagon and blacksmith shop - David Delo & Son - was erected at Jefferson City on Beaver Creek. The financial backing came from the purse of the flourishing oil-producing brother - George Peter. The "Son" in David Delo & Son was Charles B. a skilled wagon painter. A big business was done until the oil was developed to the door - and stopped. Then business stopped - not much after 1880. By 1890, most of David's children were married. There remained his youngest son and two youngest daughters. In 1892 or 93, the family went to Springfield, Ohio. , the youngest son, was then a Junior at Wittenburg College, studying for the Ministry. They all lived together until Frank was married in 1900. David made another round trip from Ohio to Wheeling, before settling in Xenia, Ohio, a small town about 20 miles south of Springfield. Only 10 miles south of Yellow Springs . Within three months of David's return to Ohio, after only 10 days of illness, he died.. David is buried in Wheeling, W. Va.
122. Mary M Delo
Mary was born in Kitanning, Pa. Her married name - Roberts - was found on an affidavit she tended for her brother George for his Civil War pension. In 1860, the Census identified a young fellow who was a driver for Mary's father, David, when the family was in Wheeling: his name was George Roberts (1842 - ?) She remained in Wheeling until at least 1892. As of 1908, Mary stated that she was the "last one left in the family", and was residing in Reading, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Her statement could have applied only to the progeny of Rebecca Lochman, not Sarah Jane Stewart.
131. Esther Minnie Delo
David's last child was born in Indiana just before he returned to Wheeling. All that is known about her is that she married Otto Herbst on February 19, 1917. She was in Wheeling as of 1889 and signed an affidavit to help Margaret (sister-in-law) to get a pension from the Civil War Board after Margaret's husband Luke Fitton died.