Tilghman Andrew Giering

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As of September 23, 2000 (Go To Index of Names)

SOURCE

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. 1985 Initial Information Sister Sandy' Church Research Jul., 1996 DOB and baptism for Tilghman Page 116, Emmaus Moravian Church records as found at the Moravian Archives. Aug 4, 1997 (Data gathered), April 7, 1998 (data posted) Louisa's husband's name. Copy of the legal document confiring title to the Giering Mill Property to Evalyn Giering (Tilghman's wife) Aug 4, 1997 (Data found); March 18, 1998 through March 25, 1998 (data Posted) Obituary for Evelyn together with church affiliation Reference Cards found at the Franklin City/Venango County Library Initial Children Information, Tilghman and wife age in 1880 1880 Census data (see below) as found at Franklin Library.

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. Aug 4, 1997 (Data found); April 8, 1998 (data Posted) Information on Tilghman's offspring Quit-claim deed transfer to Tilghman's widow - see below. July 31, 2000 & August 1, 2000 Marriage Information plus death info on Irene "Marriages from Venango County (Pa.) & Emlenton Cemetery list; Sources" as found at the Franklin Public Library. September 23, 2000 Converted to new census format; added 1910 census data 1910 census from Franklin (Venango County) city library

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CENSUS DATA:

Census Year	State	County	Town or Township	Enumer- ated on	Page	Micro- film	Address
1880	Pa.	Venango			340
Street/ Dwelling	House/ Family	NAME	Relation to family	Sex	Occup- ation	Years Married	Month & Day Of Birth	Year Of Birth	Age
111	119	Giering, T A		M	Miller				33
		Eva	Wife	F	Keeping House				32
		Louisa J.	Daughter	F					9
		L. A.	Son	M					4
			Additional Information-this person: L. A. believed to be Lewis Howard.
		Irene	Daughter						3
	Census Year	State	County	Town or Township	Enumer- ated on	Page	Micro- film	Address
	1910	Pa.	Venango	Emlenton Borough		8B
Street/ Dwelling	House/ Family	NAME	Relation to family	Sex	Occup- ation	Years Married	Month & Day Of Birth	Year Of Birth	Age
203	208	Shiray, Preston S.	Head	Male
		Louise J.	Wife	Female
		Verda	Daughter	Female					11
		Marjorie L.	Daughter	Female					6
	209	Giering, Eva	Head	Female	Widow				61
			Additional Information-this person: 5 Children, 3 Living; Own Income; This information duplicated on 014_052
		Irene	Daughter	Female					32
		Laviere, Evaline	Niece	Female
		Ray	Nephew	Male
	CENSUS COMMENTS:  At this time Eva and Irene were living in the same dwelling with Eva's Daughter and Husband. This is a copy of the Census Information from 015_101
	Census Year	State	County	Town or Township	Enumer- ated on	Page	Micro- film	Address
	1920	Pa.	Venango
Street/ Dwelling	House/ Family	NAME	Relation to rest of family	Sex	Occup- ation	Years Married	Month & Day Of Birth	Year Of Birth	Age
		Giering, Evelyn	W	F	head	wid			71
		Irene	D	F	Dressmaker				41
		Shirey,Marjorie	O	F					15
	CENSUS COMMENTS:Marjorie is Granddaughter

CEMETERY DATA:The following is found on page 39 of the Richland Township Cemetery records as found in the Franklin City/Venango County Library - all for lot 146:

Giering, Irene Born in Nickleville, Pa. 3/10/1877, Dau. of Tilman
      & Evelyn Levier Giering, Died 10-29-1975 Age 98 years
Giering, Lewis Howard Born 1876 Died 11-15-1954
Giering, Blanche Shields (Mrs. Howard) Born in Callensburg 1879
      Died 4-1-1935 age 55 years
Giering, Mrs Evelyn Levier, wife of T. A. Giering Born 1848
      in Nickleville interment 12-14-1932 age 84 years

GIERING MILL:

On April 30, 1857, Ludwig Giering (known at that time as Lewis Giering) purchased "one hundred thirty acres and seventy perches" of land in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. This transfer (a copy of which is in the author's file) is found on page 55 of the deed book of Venango County. The transfer indicates there are houses and buildings on the property, but makes no mention of any "mill structure." A map of Richland township in that era indicates where this property is located. On a road running south-west from the village of Nickleville at a point approximately 3 miles from the then edge of Nickleville, where the road crosses Mill Creek is the land. Slightly south (about 0.1875 miles) of the road/creek crossing is the junction of a road running east to the village of Porterfield. Approximately 0.125 miles northeast of the creek/road junction is a dam on Mill Creek which appears to be on Lewis Giering's land. The map locates "G Mill" at the northeast corner of the road/creek junction with Lewis A. Giering's house/home across the road and slightly north of the junction.

As the transfer does not indicate a mill structure, we must assume that Lewis Giering built the Grist Mill that figures prominently in the history of the township.

As more information concerning the operation of the mill is discovered, it is to be added here.

The 1880 census shows both Lewis and Tilghman as being alive. However Lewis' occupation is Tailor while Tilghman's occupation is Miller. This implies that prior to 1880, Lewis (he was 73) had retired from the Grist Mill and the business was being run by Tilghman. There are some indications that Tilghman's older brother, Herman also worked at some point in the mill.

During the period 1860 through 1877, the land belongiong to Lewis was leased out and some parts were transfered for rights-of-way. All indications are that, upon Lewis' retirement, the land holdings as well as the business was transfered (effectively, but not legally) to his son Tilghman. Lewis died ????.

In 1898, some five plus years after Tilghman died, his widow, Evelyn (AKA Evaline, etc.) desired to dispose of the inherited asset. There had been no legal transfer from Lewis to Tilghman and no legal transfer from Tilgman to his widow.

Page 143, of Deed book 240, Venango County contins a deed transfer (quit-claim) recording that gives Tilghman's widow, Eveline [sic] sole ownership to the property. This transfer lists the various offspring and spouses for both Lewis and Tilghman, and is the initial source of information concerning that family line.

A copy of this deed transfer is in the hands of the Author.

COMMENTARY:
    -- The DOD for Tilghman is conflicting. The Nickleville Cemetery record, found at the Franklin Library indicates 1892 while the LDS record (at the same library) for the Academia Church of Nickleville indicates Jan 17, 1893.
    -- Evelyn was a member of the Emlenton Presbyterian Church at the time of her death.

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This photo shows Tilghman's gravestone at the Nickleville (Pa.) Church. This shows how alone the gravesite appears to be.	This photo shows Tilghman's gravestone at the Nickleville (Pa.) Church. This is a closeup of the grave.