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207. LEOTA⁵ LYTLE (Samuel⁴, William³, John², William¹); born 1879 in Pennsylvania; married VICTOR G. MONROE, born November 1880 in Pennsylvania. Victor was a son of William H. and Rebecca (Thompson) Monroe.

William H. Monroe

William H. Monroe was born 25 April 1840 in Magadore, Ohio; died July 1933. His teacher in Hiram, Ohio, was James A. Garfield. One of William's sons was born the day Garfield was declared victorious in the Presidential Election of 1880; hence the name Victor Garfield Monroe. William had a farm near Pleasantville (Shamburg area), Venango County, Pennsylvania. He kept diaries of his activities, which were presented by his family to the Venango County Historical Society after his death. Several of his diary entrees are in The Venango County Historical Society's publication:Venango County Panorama. A Salute to Its People. A Pictorial History of Venango County, Pennsylvania 1983. In family and close friends circles, William Monroe was known as "Daddy Monroe." The Monroes were close friends of my parents and Fleming grandparents whose farm was also in the Shamburg area, near Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. I recall attending a family reunion in the 1930s, (this was several years after William Monroe had died), at his former home, then owned by his daughter Clara Monroe. Clara Monroe acted as the non–relative affidavit for the delayed birth certificates of my parents, Ralph and Marie Fleming Clifford.

Leota was listed as Lenore in the 1880 federal census for Oil Creek Township, Venango County.³⁵⁹ The family lived in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. Victor was in the oil producing business. In 1930, Emma Lytle, widow, mother of Leota, born circa 1842 in Pennsylvania, was in the family.

Children of Victor and Leota (Lytle) Monroe (all born in Pennsylvania):³⁶⁰

	297	i.	Harry⁵ L. Monroe; born 8 May 1910; died 26 October 1994; married Helen [—?—]. In 1984 he was living at 108 Oakridge Lane, S. E., Winter Haven, Florida.
+	298	ii.	Gladys⁶ Monroe; born 29 May 1913; died June 1997; married Fred Fogle.
	299	iii.	Wayne L. Monroe; born 24 October 1915; died 15 February 1998. In 1984, he was living in Winter Haven, Florida.³⁶¹
	300	iv.	Lloyd R. Monroe; born 15 August 1917; died 13 May 2002); married Esther [—?—]. In 1984, he was living in California; had five sons.

209. CHRISTOPHER⁵ FREDERICK LYTLE (Mortimer⁴, William³, John², William¹); born 20 February 1890 in Pennsylvania; died 3 November 1938 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, from complications of an automobile accident; married MARY HELEN MCNABB, born 21 January 1891; died 3 December 1979 in Newark, Ohio.³⁶²

In 1920 and 1930, Christopher and family lived in Newark, Ohio, where Christopher did office work in 1920 and was a proprietor of a coal yard in 1930.³⁶³

Child of Christopher Fred and Mary (McNabb) Lytle:

+	301	i.	Jack⁶ Tracy Lytle; born circa 1920 in Ohio; married Sara (Sally) Catherine Gates.

214. MINNIE⁵ LYTLE (William⁴, William³, John², William¹), born 8 November 1885 in Pennsylvania; died 31 March 1923 in Sperry, Oklahoma; buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma; married 8 August 1908 THOMAS MCGUIRE, JR.; born 1882 in Pennsylvania, of Pleasantville, Oil Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania; died in Tulsa, Oklahoma; buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The family came to Oklahoma permanently in 1908, moved to Dewey, Oklahoma, and then Sperry, Oklahoma, in 1910, as Thomas worked in various Oklahoma oil fields. In 1920 Thomas, Minnie and family were living in Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, where Thomas was listed as a foreman in the oil fields. In 1930, in Owasso, Thomas was a district superintendent in the oil fields— at this time Thomas was a widow, living with his daughters.³⁶⁴

Helen Palmer, 7 December 1996, wrote that her father, Thomas McGuire, was a son of Thomas Walter and Katherine (Flannagan) McGuire of Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. Thomas, Sr., in his latter years, was a Postmaster in Pleasantville. Thomas, Jr., had a brother, Arthur McGuire, who was a druggist in Maple’s Store, Pleasantville, several years ago. Thomas, Jr., also had two sisters, Aileen (McGuire) McCullough and Mae (McGuire) Baldwin. Thomas (Jr.) was the only one of the family who went west. He came to Oklahoma in 1907, shortly before statehood, and then in 1908 returned to Pleasantville to marry Minnie Lytle. They then returned to Oklahoma.³⁶⁵

Children of William (1857-908) and Della (Berlin) Lytle (?-1890). From left: Minnie Lytle (McGuire) (1885-1923) and Hazel Lytle (Spriggs) (1888-1927). Photograph circa 1906. From Helen Palmer (Tulsa, Oklahoma).

**Children of Thomas and Minnie (Lytle) McGuire:**

+	302	i.	Helen Berlin McGuire; married Delbert Charles Palmer.
+	303	i.	Maxine Mildred McGuire; born 5 January 1915; died 7 January 1974; married 17 January 1936 Glen T. Nichols of Kiefer, Oklahoma.

215. HAZEL⁵ LYTLE (William⁴, William³, John², William¹); born 10 May 1888 in Pennsylvania; died 3 December 1927 or 1928 in Aurora, Illinois; buried in the Jessie and Minnie Graham) Plot (see #121 of generation four, web page 6 of the Fleming web site in the Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas; married 1921 ROBERT T. SPRIGGS of Coffeyville, Kansas; died 1977; buried in Branson, Missouri.³⁶⁶

In 1920, Hazel Lytle was living with her uncle Jesse Graham in Coffeyville, Kansas; where she was listed as a hat maker in a millnery.³⁶⁷

For a photograph of Hazel Lytle, see under Minnie Lytle (#214).

Child of Robert T. and Hazel (Lytle) Spriggs:

+	304	i.	Robert Spriggs, Jr.; married Joan [—?—].

238. ARTHUR⁵ VANCE LYTLE (Joseph⁴, Joseph³, John², William¹); born 29 November 1876 in Pennsylvania or Nebraska; died 26 April 1968; married LULU BLANCHE ARNOLD, born 4 August 1884 in Illinois; died 13 March 1952.³⁶⁸ The family lived in Macedonia Precinct, Chase County, Nebraska, where Arthur was a farmer. Arthur’s mother, Anna Mary, and brother Joseph Willard (as Jasper W.) were living next door to Arthur and family in 1930.³⁶⁹ In 1910, Moses and Luri Hedges and children were living two households from the Lytles. One of their children was Archie Hedges, who would marry Hattie May Lytle (#242), sister of Arthur Vance Lytle.

Children of Arthur and Lulu (Arnold) Lytle:

	306	i.	Mildred Leone Lytle; born 26 November 1906 in Nebraska; died 10 September 1989.
	NN	ii.	Eva Eloise Lytle; born 4 April 1910 in Nebraska; died 18 June 1952.
+	307	iii.	Edwin Hermann Lytle; born 5 September 1914 in Nebraska; died 15 March 1997; married Esther Marie Morse.

242. HATTIE⁵ MAY LYTLE (Joseph⁴, Joseph³, John², William¹); born 20 December 1888 in Nebraska; died 6 June 1971; married 22 August 1913 Ardrey (ARCHIE) WILLIAM HEDGES, born 20 May 1891 in Nebraska.³⁷⁰ In 1930, Archie, Hattie and family were in Dundy, Thayer County, Nebraska (census page 1A), where Archie was enumerated as a farmer.

Children of Archie and Hattie (Lytle) Hedges (all born in Nebraska):

	308	i.	Mary Alberta Hedges; born 20 February 1917; died 25 July 1976 in an auto accident.
	309	ii.	Mary Alice (Olive) Hedges; born 18 March 1925; died 25 July 1997, probably in McCook, Nebraska;³⁷¹ married Robert Peters. They lived in McCook, Nebraska. Olive Peters provided valuable information on the Lytles generally and especially the descendants of Joseph Lytle—see Dedication (Home Page) and “Acknowledgments.”

Olive (Hedges) Peters (1925-1997). Olive provided much information on the Lytles and related lines—see Acknowledgements.

246. ARTIE⁵ HARRIET LYTLE (John⁴, Joseph³, John², William¹); born 7 July 1886 in Western Saline County, Nebraska; died 8 May 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri; married 25 November 1908 in Lincoln, Nebraska, HENRY EARL JOHNSTON, born circa 1889 in Nebraska, son of John and Lucinda (Sutton) Johnston.
In 1900, Artie, single, was listed as a niece, living in Dorchester Precinct, Saline County, Nebraska (census page 107) in the household of Alfred (a hotel proprietor) and Cerenda Mosier. In 1930, Henry, Artie and family were in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas (census page 11B), where Henry was enumerated as a mail clerk for the railroad.

Children of Henry and Artie (Lytle) Johnston:

310	i.	George Johnston;; born 1909 in Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri; died 1909 in Osceola.
311	ii.	Ruby Amie Johnston; born 12 June 1910 in Osceola; died 21 April 1928 in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
312	iii.	John Wilson Johnston; born 1913 in Missouri: married Vera Eloise Brown. Children of John and Vera (Brown) Johnston: (a) Kay Eloise Johnston; married (first) Harold Cleaver; married (second) Peter Ciffeli. (b) John Earl Johnston; married Betty Duncan. (c) William Arthur Johnston; married (first) Mary Ann Johnston; married (second) Verna Lee Johnston.
313	iv.	June Lorene Johnston; born (private) in Missouri;³⁷² married Raymond Edward Knaack, son of Edward and Sylvia Northrop Knaack. Their children were (a) Jerry Raymond Knaack; married Nancy Ann Deister. (b) John Randall Knaack; married Cathy Llynn Robinson. (c) Dianne Louise Knaack; married (first) William Leslie Hayes; married (second) Richard Vernon Watts. (d) Janet Lee Knaack; married Colin David Hurren.

251. CHARLES⁵ BRIGGS (Alice⁴ Haworth, Jane³, John², William¹); born March 1882 in Rock City, New York state; died January 1960; married JANE CURTIN, born 1881 in New York state; died 1976.³⁷³ Charles Briggs is buried in the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Garland, Pittsfield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, as is probably Jane, although her stone was transcribed as Mary A. Briggs, 1881 –.³⁷⁴

Charles and Jane and family were living in Pittsfield Township in 1910 and 1920, where Charles was enumerated as a station agent for a railroad.³⁷⁵ Also living with the family in 1920 was Mary Briggs, widow, born circa 1857 in Iowa; she would be the second wife of William J. Briggs (see #93). In 1942, re Chalres's World War II Draft Registration Card, Charles and Jane were living in Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania, where Charles was listed working for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Children of Charles and Jane (Curtin) Briggs (all born in Pennsylvania):

	314	i.	Charles⁶ Briggs; born 17 March 1909; died 18 February 1980; married Grace [—?—].
+	315	ii.	Alice Briggs; born 17 July 1911 in Pennsylvania; married 10 July 1935 Wendel Engstrom.
	316	iii.	Frank (Francis) Briggs; born 28 June 1915; died 19 November 1982; married (first) Millie Carson; married (second) Betty Briton.

254. GEORGE⁵ L. WOOD (Anna⁴ Lytle, James³, John², William¹); born circa 1874 in Pennsylvania; married Ella E. Cotherman, born circa 1873 in Pennsylvania.

In 1910, 1920 and 1930, the family was in Ashland Township (the Fern area), Clarion County, Pennsylvania, where George was an oil producer.³⁷⁶

FERN RESIDENT CELEBRATES 81ST BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
George Wood celebrated his eighty-first birthday last weekend in his home in Fern,
The family gathered there Sunday, September 19, to help observe the occasion with a picnic dinner in his honor. There were approximately 30 people present, representing four generations of relatives.
Among the guests were listed: Mr. and Hubert Wood of Clarion; Mr. and Mrs. Hartland Stewart of Parker; Mrs. Grace Frantz of Parker; Mr. and Mrs. Clair Witherow of Ellwood City; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Webb and son of Oil City; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Adams and children of Parker; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart of Irwin; Mr and Mrs. Raymond Witherow and son of Ellwood City; and Miss Barbara Wood and friends of Pittsburgh.—The Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania) 24 September 1954; online in the "Stories" section of ancestry.com.

Children of George and Ella (Cotherman) Wood (all born in Pennsylvania):

317	i.	Mae Lenora (also Mary) Wood; born circa 1898; married, 8 January 1920, Harland Earl Stewart; born 31 March 1899 in Pennsylvania; died August 1972, last residence being Parkers, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (middle name and specific birth date from Harland's World War I Draft Registration Card, when Harland was living with his parents and working for the Pennsylvania Railroad). Harland was a son of James E. and Prisciilla (Reichart) Stewart. Harland's obituary is in The Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania), 3 August 1972; online in the "Stories" section of ancestry.com. Harland and Mae's golden wedding anniversary is also reported in The Derrick (15 January 1970). In 1920, Mary Stewart, married (no husband or children reported), was living with her parents in Ashland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. In 1930, Harland and Lenora and family were living in Perry Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, where Harland was listed as a mail carrier, rural delivery (page 1B). Children of Harland and Lenora Mae (Wood) known from the 1930 federal census and from Harland E. Stewart's obituary (all born in Pennsylvania): (a) Ruby B. Stewart; born (private); married Lewis Witherup. One son of Lewis and Ruby (Stewart) Witherup was (i) Terrence L. Witherup. TERRENCE WITHERUP WINS 1966 DERRICK SPELLING BEE Terrence Witherup, a 13-year-old eight grader at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Joint-Senior High School, Foxburg, emerged as the 1966 Derrick Public School Spelling Champion last evening. . . . [the article is accompanied by two photos of Terrence, one being with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Witherup]—The Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania), 26 March 1966; online in the "Stories" section of ancestry.com. (b) Mary E. Stewart; born (private). married Chase Adams. (c) Robert S. Stewart; born (private). (d) Jean A. Stewart; born (private); married Glenn Ritts.
318	ii.	Hubert I. Wood; born 8 December 1899 in Fern, Clarion County, Pennsylvania; died 7 August 1965 in Van, Venango County, Pennsylvania, as reported in obituaries of The Derrick (Oil City Pennsylvania), 9 August and 13 August 1965; married Mary Alma Johnston, born 11 December 1911 in Piney Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania; died 1 February 2001 in Shippenville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania; buried in Phipps Cemetery, Kossuth. Mary was a daughter of Steel Scott and Mary Ellen (Myers) Johnston. Mary Alma Wood's obituary is in Piney Township, Clarion County, Obituaries (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacpiney/). Hubert was enumerated as an oil and gas driller in 1930, living in Clarion, Pennsylvania.³⁷⁷ Children of Hubert and Mary (Johnston) Wood known from the 1930 federal census and from Hubert's obituaries: (a) Barbara Ellen Wood, born (private); married Reverend R. Craig Koedel, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Koedel of Tarentum, Pennsylvania. At the time of their marriage, reported 8 January 1962 in The Derrick (Oil City Pennsylvania), Reverend Koedel was associate minister of Dormont (Pennsylvania) Presbyterian Church. Barbara, a graduate of Clarion University of Pennsylvania, is a biographer of the early United States Naval hero Master Commandant Richard Somers (1778 - 1804), who died at age 25, when his ship Intrepid blew up in Tripoli Harbor, killing Somers and his crew and sinking several Barbary pirate ships. Barbara Koedel is author of the acclaimed Glory, At Last! A Narrative of the Naval Career of Master Commandant Richard Somers: 1778 - 1804, 184 pages. Mrs. R. Craig Koedel is also compiler of the book "From John Wood of Rhodes Island to Hubert Wood of Pennsylvania," 38 pages, which I have not seen. R. Craig Koedel has written several highly thought of works on religion and history. Here is his résumé in "About the Author," appearing in his book A Social, Economic and Cultural History. R. Craig Koedel was born in 1927 in Tarentum, an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh. He was educated at Wheaton College (Illinois), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the University of Pittsburgh, and Temple University, and was ordained to the ministry by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). After three years as chaplain in the U. S. Air Force, the author served several churches in Pennsylvania. He was appointed to the faculty of Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) in 1966, where he taught courses in History, Religion, and Philosophy. He was for a time an Assistant Dean of Instruction and department chairperson. He remained at the College until his retirement in 1992. The writer's works of history include South Jersey Heritage: A Social, Economic, and Cultural History; God's Vine in This Wilderness: Religion in South Jersey to 1800; and articles on local history and education for more than a dozen historical and professional journals and newspapers. He was the compiler of New Jersey Vessels, 1784-1929, Philadelphia Maritime Museum and was research historian for the Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center. He and his wife Barbara, who has published works on Richard Somers, reside in Pittsburgh. (b) Marilyn Wood; born (private), married Gerald J. Webb. Children of Gerald and Marilyn (Wood) Webb: (i) Gerald J. Webb; born (private). (ii) Jerry Joe Webb; born (private). (iii) Susan Ann Webb; born (private); married David Eugene Clark. (Iv) Stephen Webb; born (private).
319	iii.	Albert E. Wood; born circa 1904; died 23 July 1977 in Franklin (Pennsylvania) Hospital. Albert apparently did not marry. He was still with his parents in 1930. His obituary is in The Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania), 25 July 1977, where Albert was reported as living in Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and working in the oil and gas fields and later in the Oilwell Division of United States Steel Corp and Jones and Laugh? Steel Corp in Oil City.

263. JAMES⁵ SYLVESTER LYTLE (George⁴, James³, John², William¹); born December 1905 in Indiana; died April 1984; last residence was Missouri; married Catherine [—?—], born circa 1906 in Texas. In 1930 James and family were living in Pampa (Justice Precinct), Gray County, Texas, where James was listed as an oil well supply salesman. James was in Coffeyville, Missouri, in 1948, re his father’s obituary.

Children of James and Catherine [—?—] Lytle:³⁷⁸

	320	i.	James⁶ A. Lytle; born 18 July 1928 in Missouri; died 4 June 1951; married [—?—] Roberts
	321	ii.	Marion John Lytle, born (private.); married —?—] Mullenix.

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