John
Nixon Egbert Family
I. John Nixon Egbert (12/2/1823-1898) b. Sandy Lake, PA, grandson of William & Rebecca (Job) Egbert & son of Lewis & Aseneth (Nixon) Egbert, m. 4/2/1846, Ann Fowler, b. 6/3/1824, Caversall, Eng., dau.of Richard & Margaret (Mears) Fowler, sister of Sarah Fowler, who m. Thomas J. Wright. John ed. common school, his father gave him 100 acres to farm. He & son, William, had 300 acres in 1890’s. He held various twp. offices including justice of the peace. res. Sandy Lake, PA. (See William & Rebecca (Job) Egbert Family Outline) (See Story Section) (See Fowler Family Outline) & (See Wright Family Outline)
A. Harriet Elizabeth Egbert (1/7/1847-1/29/1920) b. Mercer Co., PA, d. Sharon, Mercer Co., PA, m. 12/17/1874,Richard Graham Morrison (7/25/1844-9/17/1923) son of William & Sarah (Graham) Morrison of Huntington Co. & Armstrong Co., PA, res. Sharon, Mercer Co., PA. Richard was secretary & manager of Sharon Boiler Works. ca. 1842 his parents settled in Pymatuning twp., Mercer Co., PA then Brooksfield, OH. When Sarah, his mother, d. in 1856 his father moved back to Pymatuning til he d. in 1864. (ch. of William; Richard, John L., R. Woodward of Pittsburgh, PA, & Mary C. who m. C.A. Ashton of Sharon. John L. was owner/editor of the Sharon ‘Herald’ newspaper who gave Sarah Morrison her start as journalist & author. John L. served in 55th PA Militia, Co. A, 139th PA Vol., Civil War) (See Story Section)1. Sarah Graham Morrison (3/6/1877-10/29/1965)b. & d. Sharon, Mercer Co., PA, unmar., sec., journalist, author & world traveler. res. 96 S. Main St., Sharon, PA with sister. She worked on family history & wrote “From Lotos to Cherry Blossoms.” (See Story Section)B. William Albert Egbert (Will) (7/28/1849-6/12/1909) b. & d. Mercer Co., PA, m. 3/1883, Sarah Kelley (1854-10/4/1908) dau. of John D. Kelley, had 3 bro. & 1 sis., members Meth. Ep. church, Mason, & Repub. Will d. on Egbert homestead. bur. Oak Park Cem., Sandy Lake, PA.
2. Egbert Richard Morrison (twin) (8/20/1881-10/30/1957) grad. Case School of Applied Science as mechanical engineer, 1904. from 1904-4/1907 employed as chief draftsman & estimating engineer at Union Spring & Manuf. Co., of New Kensington, PA, then asst. gen. manager of Sharon Boiler Works. Jr. member of Amer. Soc. of Mech. Eng. & pub. book ‘Morrison’s Spring Tables,” highly valued by manufacturers. m. Josephine Berghoff of Cleveland, OH. she was ed. Laurel Institute of Cleveland & Chicago Kindergarten Inst., & was head of kindergarten dept. of Goodrich Home, Cleveland, OH.
3. Gertrude Morrison (twin) (8/20/1881-11/14/1965) b. & d. Sharon, Mercer Co., PA, grad. of Wellsley College, Mass., teacher in Sharon schools, unmar., also journalist & world traveler.1. Sarah Katharine Egbert (1884-11/1918) m. Walter D. Wygal, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., PA, cousin of Carl Wygal who m. Anna Egbert, bur. Oak Hill Cem., Sandy Lake, PAC. Eliza Jane Egbert (Lide) (6/1/1849-8/13/1937) b. & d. Mercer Co., PA, m. Thomas J. Wright, Jr. (12/6/1849-8/22/1907) b. & d. Mercer Co., PA, son of Thomas J. & Sarah (Fowler) Wright. (See Wright Family Outline)
2. John Thaddeus Egbert (6/12/1886-2/13/1950) b. Stoneboro, Mercer Co., PA, d. Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, bur. Shanango Valley Cem., Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, m. 4/14/1921, Davee Beatty (6/20/1890-6/20/1972) dau. of Commissioner & Mrs. Thomas D. Beatty of Mercer. SS# 179-36-7262 (PA) She was artist whose sh., now have some of her work. res. Greenville, Mercer Co., PA. He was partner with bros. Albert C. & William H., in furniture store in Greenville, PA.a. John Thaddeus Egbert, Jr. (1/13/1921-11/26/1998) b. Mercer Co., PA, d. Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, m. twice, 1st, 11/26/1949, June Smith (7/1/1921-9/3/1978) , 2nd – 4/21/1979, Phyllis Faries. Salesman for Greenville Steel Car Co. He works on family history. (See Story Section)3. Echoe Phyllis Egbert (1888-1978) b. & d. Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, m. Irwin James Reichard (1887-1970) funeral director, Campbell’s North Hill Funeral Home, Greenville, PA. C.W. McMullen remembered him as a man always willing to help the family & he did most of the family’s funerals of the time and area.1) John Thaddeus Egbert III, b. 2/5/1951, Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, m. 6/23/1979, Meredith Ninob. Doris Egbert, (2/22/1922-9/12/2003), b. Stoneboro, PA, d. Brunswick, GA, grad. 1943 Thiel College in Greenville, PA, occ. teacher, of Vidalia, GA, member 1st Presby. Church of Greenville(8 g'ch., twin gg' daus., 2 nephews & niece at time of her death) m. 1949, Odessa, GA, Thomas Franklin Safford, of Vidalia, GA. res. in Greenville until 1957, living in several places before res. St. Mary's, GA in 1983.
2) William Lynn Egbert, b. 10/23/1952, Greenville, Mercer Co., PA,
3) Donna June Egbert, b. 3/8/1955,Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, m. twice, 1st – 9/2/1978, Arthur J. Saltarelli, 2nd – Thomas Holbena) Scott Michael Saltarelli
b) Peter Christopher Saltarelli1) Thomas Franklin Safford, Jr., b. 7/3/1950, m. but name unknown, res. Ann Arbor, MIa) David Safford2) Susan Egbert Safford, res. Westfield, IN
b) Amy Safford
3) Barbara Ann Safford, b. 4/2/1954, m. Gordon Shaffer, res. Westville, INa) Grace Shaffer4) Amy Lucille Safford, b. 8/18/1956, m. Tom Scheuring, res. Gibsonia, PA
b) Adam Shaffer
5) Janet Ruth Safford, b. 11/8/1958, m. Bruce Ballantine, res. Weirton, WVa. Sara Katharine Reichard, b. 9/9/1926, m. 12/6/1958, Arthur Clark Crichton4. William Harrison Egbert (Harry) (10/16/1891-2/15/1972) b. & d. Mercer Co., PA, bur. Shenango Valley Cem., Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, lr. 16125 (Greenville, Mercer, PA) SS# 181-28-3115 (PA) m. 6/28/1916, Clara McMillan (2/18/1892-2/8/1983) SS# 162-50-0686 (PA) her lr. 44143 (Cleveland, OH) (See McMillan Family Outline)1) Carolyn Sue Crichton, b. 8/18/1960b. Harold Egbert Reichard, b. 7/10/1925, m. 6/16/1951, Gladys Diahl, b. 7/10/19251) George Kirk Reichard, b. 7/10/1954
2) Kynesta Kaye Reichard, b. 5/19/1956, m. 6/16/1979, D. Neal Walmera. Florence Ann Egbert, b. 9/25/1917, m. 6/14/1941, Russell W. Gustafson, b. 10/30/1916 (See Story Section)5. Albert Clair Egbert (8/3/1896-4/5/1977) b. & d. Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, bur. Shenango Valley Cem., Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, lr. 16125 (Greenville, Mercer, PA) SS# 181-28-3176 (PA) m. 6/15/1921, Cloe Evelyn Smith (Cleoe) (1/30/1897-1/2/1982) same lr., SS# 193-52-3395 (PA) res. Greenville, PA. He was a partner in furniture store.1) William Russell Gustafson, b. 10/31/1945, m. 8/26/1972, Linda McCrayb. Dorothy Louise Egbert, b. 1/14/1922, m. 2/27/1943, Edwin Llewellyn Bartsch, b. 7/20/1919a) Rebecca Lynn Gustafson, b. 12/19/19732) Thomas Frederick Gustafson, b. 12/9/1947, m. 9/7/1970, Ellan Gray
b) Amy Elizabeth Gustafson, b. 8/7/1977a) Kelly Ann Gustafson, b. 2/11/19753) Harry Egbert Gustafson, b. 6/13/1954, m. 10/14/1978 but name unknown.
b) Kristie Lynn Gustafson, b. 8/8/1979a) Nicole Elaine Gustafson, b. 8/20/1980
b) Matthew Bernard Gustafson, b. 9/7/19821) Carol Louise Bartsch, b. 3/31/1948, m. 4/18/1970, Carl F. Dill, Jr., b. 7/18/1945a) Courtney Lyn Dill, b. 1/27/1977
b) Tricia Kathryn Dill, b. 3/7/1979c. Phyllis Lucille Egbert, b. 6/28/1923, m. 6/26/1949, Mercer Co., PA, Donald Wright Dart, b. 6/14/1922
2) Susan Katharine Bartsch, b. 6/17/1950, m. 11/20/1976, Lawrence H. Beasley, Jr., b. 7/19/1946a) James Henry Beasley, b. 8/16/1981
b) Anne Kathryn Beasley, b. 5/18/19831) Patricia Anne Dart, b. 10/7/1950, Greenville, Mercer Co., PA, m. 3/22/1975, Jeffery B. Hannes, b. 11/3/1950a) Ashley Lynn Hannes, b. 4/4/1979, NJ2) Jay Phillip Dart, b. 11/15/1955, m. 10/4/1982, Roben Loutzenhiser, b. 7/26/1958
b) Allison Hannes, b. 1985, NJ
c) Brittany Hannes, b. 11/15/19?a. Mary Louise Egbert, b. 4/2/1927, m. Robert J. Jennings, b/1/5/19211) Debbie Louise Jennings, b. 4/18/1955
D. Sarah Egbert (Sade) b. 1852, Sandy Lake, PA, m. Christopher Columbus Hickman, no ch.
E. Aseneth Mary Egbert (Sam) (3/29/1858-12/1/1924) m. 9/1/1924, Samuel L. McClelland (8/24/1849-6/27/1927) res. Sunville, PA (See McClelland Family Outline)1. Daisy Aseneth McClelland, b. 2/27/1889, d. post-1959, m. Clifton Marl Ware, d. post-1959, Morrison letter mentions her husband’s operation & their living in the country with no phone.F. Evaline Egbert (Eva) (1858-post1937) b. Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., PA, d. Stoneboro, Mercer Co., PA, m. Orvetus Porter (Veet) (ca.1856-post 8/1937)res. Stoneboro, PA, 8/13/1937a. Vada Aseneth Ware, b. 4/29/1919 (twin) m. 5/16/1957, Paul Arthur Willis2. Sarah Ann McClelland (6/6/1897-9/17/1944) b. Franklin, Venango Co., PA, d. New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA, m. 1929, Franklin, Venango Co., PA, m. George Madison Ray (6/10/1892-6/23/1969) b. Marion Twp., Butler Co., PA, d. Harrisville, Butler Co., PA
b. Vadna Ware (4/29/1919-7/10/1920) (twin)
c. Velma Ruth Ware, b. 7/2/1920, m. 8/26/1941, Charles Oliver Finfinger1) Roger Clifton Finfinger, b. 2/18/1947d. Calvin Orrin Ware, b. 6/22/1924, m. Bernita Lucille Armstrong
2) Susanne J. Finfinger, b. 1/30/19491) Cheryl Lee Ware, b. 8/23/1948
2) Lonie Craig Ware, b. 11/5/1951
3) Ronda Eileen Ware, b. 5/4/1954a. Ada Rose Ray, b. 6/22/1932, m. 6/8/1952, Haywood Mace1. John Porter, b. ca. 5/1880, m. Maude ---G. Ruth Egbert, b. after 1860, m. Rev. Homer H. Wallace (United Presby.) res. NY City
2. George Egbert Porter, m. Kitty ---a. Samuel Henry Porter, Jr. Comm. USN, m. Constance Hoag3. Henry Hall Porter, Lt. Comm. USN, m. Josephine Reed
b. George Egbert Porter, Jr., Lt. Comm. USN, m. Mary Jane Murray1) dau. who drowned
4. Eva Porter, d. as ch.1. George Egbert Wallace, teacher, m. but name unknowna. William Homer Wallace2. Schuyler Crawford Wallace (Dr.) m. Esther ---, director of Naval School of Military Govt. & Admin., ghost writer for FDR, head of School of International Affairs, Columbia Univ.
b. George Egbert Wallace, Jr.
c. Bruce Wallace, m. Miriam ---1) son