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Following the Heart Home

My Family Surnames
Father's side:

bulletGhering
bulletChandler
bulletCrawford
bulletBaney

Mother's side:

bulletProper
bulletBush
bulletSutton
bulletBritton

If you can fill in missing information, or would like to exchange information, please email me.
Kathy Goodman

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A Special Thanks To All Who Helped

Without the help of many people, I would not have been able to gather all this information.  Here is my attempt to acknowledge all those who have helped and continue to help me.  I hope I don't inadvertently leave out some wonderful people. You all have warmed my heart.

bulletFriend Joyce Servey who sends me everything she finds that relates to my relatives.
bulletResearcher and friend Joyce Neidich who helped me find Ghering, Chandler, Crawford, and Baney relatives.  Thanks to Joyce for her ongoing research efforts in Venango County.  I fully recommend Joyce's genealogy research. She knows all about Venango County, PA.  Visit her site at http://www.stonesearcher.com.
bulletVenango County Historical Society for saving the Ghering history and photos donated by Howard Strawbridge and for helping countless people find their Venango County ancestors.
bulletThomas Prenatt Newton who shared Crawford and Proper information.
bulletNelson R. Souloff, from the Wuerttemburg genealogy list, who helped me locate Täbingen, Germany.
bulletGloria Gloss for the picture of Gladys Gahring and for sharing her Gahring information.
bulletLeeanne Brian of Michigan who shared Ghering obituaries from the Peninsula of Michigan

Jacob Link Information

bulletBarbara Dahl who gave me information about Christina Link Goehring's step-father Jacob Link who came to the US in 1938, five years before Christian and Christina came. I wondered where he and his descendants went. Barbara told me Jacob and his second wife ended up in Seneca County, Ohio. Thanks, Barbara, for the answer to a mystery.

Chandler descendant

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Dale and Kimberlee (Felty) Rosten who shared Chandler genealogy back another two generations to England.

Christian Ghering, Jr. descendants

bulletThe family of Howard Strawbridge who donated his family pictures to the Venango County Historical Society.

George Ghering descendants (My direct line)

bulletLinda Harvey Kelley who gave me the original family tree information, shared stories she has gathered from living relatives, and sent me copies of many of the pictures our grandfather George H. Ghering gave her.
bulletSteve Ghering who gave me copies of pictures of our grandparents.
bulletDonna Lee Shepard who shared family pictures with me.
bulletEileen Crowther who shared family pictures with me.
bulletJeanette Towner who showed that Lowrey Ghering was married to Florence Buchannan, (not Florence McBride).

Isaac Henry Ghering descendants

bulletRichard Kent Smith who sent me a beautiful picture of my grandfather George H. Ghering and introduced me to Anita Ghering and Joyce McKain.
bulletJoyce Ghering McKain who showed me Christina's sewing kit, shared copies of pictures, and gave me copies of my grandfathers books.
bulletAnita Ghering who showed me Christian's bible and mementos of Isaac Henry Ghering.

Jacob Ghering descendants

bulletCynthia Ghering and her grandfather Frank Ghering, descendants of Jacob Ghering, who shared copies of their family pictures.

Michael Ghering descendant

bulletC. Thomas Ghering who identified the unnamed people in the 1912 Ghering picture.
bulletMary McManus Peoples Van Avery who gave me information on the children of Tomkins and Mary Swaney Ghering.

John Williams Gahring descendants

bulletJoseph Arnold Gahring who shared information about Kenneth Klemmer Gahring descendants.
bulletMarjorie P. Snelling who shared more information abut John's descendant, Helen Marjorie Ghering who married Dr. Walter O. Snelling.

Anna Ghering Wicker descendant

bulletChristina Wicker Sanchez who shared information about Donald C. Higby.

Jeremiah Link Ghering descendants

bulletMabel Ghering Granquist who was the historian for the annual Ghering reunions and compiled the original Ghering History Notes on which I based my research.
bulletEleonora Ghering Sandblade for sharing information about Jeremiah Ghering descendants.

Crawford relative

bulletTim Wade who gave me the references that led back to Colonel John Crawford my immigrant ancestor.

Baney relatives

bulletKipp Melat who shared Baney genealogy.
bulletA huge thank you to Patricia M. Vincent for the pictures of Arkanza Jennie Baney and John Baney. I really appreciate seeing pictures of my grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandfather. In addition, thanks so much for the Baney obituaries. Patricia has helped fill in many blanks. 
bulletCindy Lowe who shared information about Eldora Baney.

Sutton relatives

bulletGordon Sutton who has shared stories and shown me artifacts from my Sutton ancestors.
bulletRobert Sutton who has helped me research my Ghering family, along with sharing family pictures.
bulletLarry Sutton who shared family pictures.
bulletScott Rodgers who has shared his genealogy along with translating some German correspondence.

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