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21 May 2006

Fair FAMILY

The Fair Cemetery is located near Cowansville, Pennsylvania on Route 248 northwest of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. The turn to the cemetery is near the Sugar Creek Elementary School. The photograph, taken in 1991, was provided by descendant, Vonda Moore of Chicora, Pennsylvania.

Ahnentafel (Ancestor) Chart of the Fair Line only for Elizabeth Fair

(For the complete ancestry of the family see Thomas F. Hahn's Ahnentafel Chart.)  

First Generation 

      1. Elizabeth Fair  was born on 26 September 1802 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. She died on 6 October 1891 in Sherrett, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and  was buried in October 1891 in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township.

Elizabeth married John Ellenberger, son of Charles "Carl" John Ellenberger and Elizabeth (Elisabeth) Detter (Detler) in 1820 in Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. John was born on 31 January 1800 in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was christened on 16 March 1800 in New Hanover. John died on 22 April 1881 in Fairview Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was buried in April 1881 in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

                     
Elizabeth Fair) Ellenberger grave marker in the Fair Cemetery. The photograph, taken in the Fall of 1991, was provided by Descendant Vonda Moore.

Second Generation 

     2. Michael Fair  was born on 17 July 1776 in Berks County, Pennsylvania and died on 10 August 1860 in Pennsylvania and was buried in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Michael married Mary Barbara Steelsmith. 

     3. Mary Barbara Steelsmith  was born on 24 June 1780 in New Jersey. She died on 7 July 1870 and was buried in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 

Third Generation 

      4.  John Fair possibly married Barbara Moyer. 

      5. Barbara Moyer (possibly). 

Modified Descendancy Register for John Fair (possibly) 

First Generation 

     1. John Fair (possibly) married (possibly)  possibly Barbara Moyer.  

They had the following children:
          2 M        i.  John Fair  was born in Germany.
       + 3 M        ii.  Michael Fair  was born on 17 July 1776 and he died on 10 Auust 1860. 

Second Generation 

    3. Michael Fair  (possibly John) was born on 17 Jul 1776 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He died on 10 August 1860 in Pennsylvania and was buried in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Michael married Mary Barbara Steelsmith,  daughter of Jacob Steelsmith (Stahlschmidt) and Sarah Mary Kline. Mary was born on 24 Jun 1780 in New Jersey. She died on 7 July 1870 and was buried in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 

They had the following children:
+ 4F     i.  Sarah Fair  was born on 5 or 25 November 1800 and died on 4 December 1891.
   5 F   ii.  Sophia Fair  was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
   6 M  iii. Isaac Fair  was possibly buried in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township,  Armstrong County, Pennsylvania possibly.

Married (1) Unknown .
Isaac married (2) Catherine Wolf .

           7 M  iv.  Michael Fair .
Michael married Susannah .

            8 M  v.  Eli Fair .
Eli married Anna Christman .

             9 M      vi.  Simon Fair .
Simon married Catherin _______.

             10 M    vii.  John Fair . 
John married Mary Christman .

             11 F      viii.  Isabella Fair.
Isabella married _______ Davis .

             12 F       ix.  Susan Fair .

         + 13 F      x.  Elizabeth Fair  was born on 26 September 1802 and  died on 6 October 1891. 

Third Generation

     4. Sarah Fair  (Michael, possibly John) was born on 5  or 25 Nov 1800 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. She died on 4 December 1891 and was buried in Fair Cemetery, Cowansville, Washington Township, Armstrong County.

Sarah married Peter Fair. Peter was born on 19 July 1796 and died on 23 September 1878.
They had the following children:

            14 M     i.  Leonard Fair  was born on 12 November 1821 and died on 16 Apr 1900. 

             15 F    ii.  Elizabeth Fair  was born on 1 March 1824.

             16 F   iii.  Mary Ann Fair  was born on 12 April  1827.

 Mary married (1) Devinney .
 Mary married (2) Hiles .

             17 M  iv.  Martha Fair  was born on 28 January 1829.

  Martha married John Clyde .

             18 M  v.  John Fair  was born on 31 August 1831.

             19 F   vi.  Julia Ann Fair  was born on 9 December 1833.

Julia married Henry Stauffer .

             20 F   vii.  Nancy Fair  was born on 25 July 1837.

Nancy married Alexander Craig .

             21 F  viii.  Sarah Fair  was born on 5 Jan 1840.

                            Sarah married Shearer .

             22 F       ix.  Margaret Fair  was born on 17 July 1841.

             23 F        x.  Cordilla Fair  was born on 8 December 1842.

 Cordilla married Hays Foster . 

   13. Elizabeth Fair  (Michael, possibly John) was born on 26 September 1802 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. She died on 6 October 1891 in Sherrett, Washington Township, Armstrong County and was buried in October 1891 in the Fair Cemetery in Washington Township.

Elizabeth married John Ellenberger  son of Charles "Carl" John Ellenberger and Elizabeth (Elisabeth) Detter (Detler) in 1820 in Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. John was born on 31 January 1800 in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was christened on 16 March 1800 in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. John died on 22 April 1881 in Fairview Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was buried in April 1881 in the Fair Cemetery, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
They had the following children:

             24 M        i.  Isaac Ellenberger  was born on 12 Aug 1821 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. and died on 1 February 1861 in near Buena Vista, Fairview Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Isaac married Elizabeth Reep . Elizabeth was born in 1821 and died on 19 November 1894.

             25 M        ii.  Simon Ellenberger  was born on 16 January 1825 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and died on 24 November 1896.

Simon married Gertrude Cloak (Cloke) .

             26 M       iii.  William (Wilhelm) J. Ellenberger  was born on 25 December 1826 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened on 24 February 1827 in Limestone Evangelical Church, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. William died on 29 December 1907 in Fairview, Butler County, Pennsylvania and was buried in 1908 in Fairview.

William married Harriet Reep . Harriet died on 10 Aug 1900.

             27 F       iv.  Mary Ann Ellenberger  was born on 12 January 1829 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened on 17 April 1829. She died about 1883.

Mary married Reverend John George Hahn  in 1851. John was born about 1818 in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany and died in 1887 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan.

             28 M       v.  Jacob Ellenberger  was born on 26 August 1830 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened on 16 June 1831 in the Limestone Evangelical Church, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Jacob married Catherine M. Rimer.

             29 F       vi.  Elizabeth Ellenberger  was born on 10 April 1831 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened on 15 June 183 in Limestone Evangelical Church, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1915.

Elizabeth married Michael "Mike" Andrews (Andre) . Michael died in 1894.

           30 M      vii.  John (Johannes) Ellenberger  was born on 13 June 1833 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened in the Limestone Evangelical Church, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1915.

John married Elizabeth E. Cloak (Cloke) . Elizabeth was born about 1837 and died in 1894.

             31 M     viii.  Charles Ellenberger  was born on 25 October 1840 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened in the Limestone Evangelical Church, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He died on 12 August 1924 in Petrolia, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Charles married Rebecca Ann. Jackson  on 12 January 1864 in Rimerton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca died in 1912.

             32 M      ix.  Lebias Ellenberger  was born on 6 December 1842 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was christened in Limestone Evangelical Church, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Lebias died in 1912.

             33 M       x.  Enos Ellenberger  was born on 23 July 1846 in Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and died on 8 January 1912.

Enos married (1) Mary Harmon and (2) Mary Harann?

Times New Roman 14 point. Photo check A. Web copy 1 August 2005. Corrections made 3 August 2005.TH