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Six Generations of the Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Sherbondy (118)



Generation One




sarah sherbondy tarr headstone
Sarah Sherbondy Tarr headstone

1. Sarah Elizabeth SHERBONDY (118) (Clan G Ancestor)1,2,3,4,5 was born on 6 Mar 1806 in East Huntington, Westmoreland, PA.6,3,7,8,9,10 She married James Reid Tarr Sr. (118) in 1825 in Westmoreland, PA.11,12,5,13,6,1,3,10,14 She had ten children.11 She died on 11 Sep 1843 in East Huntington, Westmoreland, PA, at age 37 (age 37 year, 6 month and 5 days).6,1,11,3,10,15 She was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.1,11

James Reid TARR Sr. (118)16,6,1,17,18,19,3,11,13,14 was born on 25 Apr 1802 in Tarrs Station, PA.20,21,13,22,23,24 He died on 21 Dec 1864 in PA at age 62.6,25,26 He was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.6,1,13
Children of Sarah Elizabeth Sherbondy (118) and James Reid Tarr Sr. (118) were as follows:

Generation Two



2. James Reid TARR Jr. (1181)13,16,6,34,11,14 was born in 1826.6,35,36,37 He married Mary Nicely (1181).6,34,14 He married Amanda Knoll (1181) (2nd wife).11,38,14 He died in Tarrs Station, PA.13,6
Mary NICELY (1181)6,34,1,14 was born between Sep 1830 and Sep 1831.7 She was born between 1833 and 1834 in PA (age 26 in 1860 census).34 She was born in 1834.6 She died on 2 Oct 1863 (32 years, ? months, 26 days).1 She died on 28 Oct 1863.6
Children of James Reid Tarr Jr. (1181) and Mary Nicely (1181) were as follows:
Amanda KNOLL (1181)11,45 was born between 1841 and 1842.47
Children of James Reid Tarr Jr. (1181) and Amanda Knoll (1181) were as follows:

3. Mary Ann TARR (1182)13,6,16,14 was born between 1826 and 1827 in PA.50,51,36,52,53,54 She married David Buttermore (1182) on 8 Jan 1847.13,16,6,27,14 She died on 23 Nov 1891 in Putnam, OH.13,6
Children of Mary Ann Tarr (1182) include:
David BUTTERMORE (1182)13,6 was born between 1823 and 1824 in PA (age 36 in 1860 census).27 He was born between 1824 and 1825 in PA (age 25 in 1850 census).56 He died in Putnam, OH.13
Children of Mary Ann Tarr (1182) and David Buttermore (1182) were as follows:

4. Rose Anne TARR (1183)13,1,16,14 was born on 6 Jun 1827 in Tarrs, PA.57,58,59,60,61 She married William Conrad Husband (1183) on 10 May 1846 in Tarrs, PA.13,16,6,62,63,1,14 She had Five children.6 She died on 23 Jun 1887 in Tarrs, PA, at age 60 (age sixty years, and 21 days).6,1,64 She was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.6,1
William Conrad HUSBAND (1183)13,6,63,14 was born on 5 Aug 1816 in East Huntington, Westmoreland, PA.6,1,65,66 He died on 5 Mar 1893 at age 76 (age 76 year, 7 month and 13 days).1,13 He died on 18 Mar 1893 in Tarrs, PA, at age 76 (age seventy-seven).6 He was buried in Mount Lebanon - Tarrs Cemetery, Tarrs, PA.6
Children of Rose Anne Tarr (1183) and William Conrad Husband (1183) were as follows:

6. Sarah C. TARR (1185)13,16,18,1,10 had eight children.6 She was buried in Westmoreland, PA.6 She was born on 12 Oct 1832 in Tarr Station, East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, PA.13,1,67,68,69,10 She married Alexander Gilbert (1185) on 19 Dec 1850 in Pennville, Fayette, PA.13,70,1,10,14 She died on 3 Dec 1901 in East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, PA, at age 69 (age 67).13,6,1,10

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Sarah & Alexander Gilbert tombstone

Alexander GILBERT (1185)13,6,1,10,14 was born on 21 May 1824 in Fayette, PA.1,10,71 He died on 25 Aug 1908 in Mt. Lebanon, Westmoreland, PA, at age 84.13,1,10

Children of Sarah C. Tarr (1185) and Alexander Gilbert (1185) were as follows:


milker sherbondy tarr tombston
Milker Sherbondy Tarr tombstone

9. Melker Sherbondy TARR (1188)14,2,72,16,1,19 was born in Jan 1838 in PA.73,74,75,31,76,77 He married Sophia Woodcock (1188) in 1866.14,6,72,78 He and Sophia Woodcock (1188) had two male and three female children.72 He died in 1911 (age seventy-two).6,1 He died in 1912 in Tarr Station, PA.13 He was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.1

Sophia WOODCOCK (1188)14,6,1,72 was born in 1844.1,79 She died in 1920.1
Children of Melker Sherbondy Tarr (1188) and Sophia Woodcock (1188) were as follows:

Generation Three




sherman p. tarr tombstone and
Sherman P. Tarr tombstone and Scott Sykes

16. Sherman Peter TARR (11816)80,45 married Elma Jane (--?--) (11816).15 He was born in 1865.81,15 He died in 1931.15 He was buried in Tarrs, PA.15

Elma Jane (--?--) (11816)15 was born in 1867.15 She died in 1931.15
There were no children of Sherman Peter Tarr (11816) and Elma Jane (--?--) (11816).
Children of Sherman Peter Tarr (11816) include:

17. Alice E. TARR (11817)38,45 married Thomas Cunnard (11817).38 She was born between 1865 and 1866.82
Children of Alice E. Tarr (11817) and Thomas Cunnard (11817) are:

31. Sarah Elizabeth HUSBAND (11833)6,63 was born on 9 Jul 1853 in Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.6,1 She was born between 1854 and 1855 in PA (age 5 in 1860 census).63 She married William Daniel Wilson (11833) on 19 Oct 1881 in Ruffsdale, PA.6 She died on 3 Nov 1941 in Greensburg, PA, at age 88 (age 88).6,1 She was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.6,1
William Daniel WILSON (11833)6,1 was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.6,1 He was born on 26 Jul 1856 in McKeesport, PA.6 He was born in 1858.1 He died on 11 Mar 1927 in his son Coulter's house, Greensburg, PA, at age 70 (age 71).6,1
Children of Sarah Elizabeth Husband (11833) and William Daniel Wilson (11833) both born in Tarrs, PA, were as follows:

33. Louisa HUSBAND (11835)6,1,63 was born in 1855.1 She was born in 1856.6 She was born between 1856 and 1857 in PA (age 3 in 1860 census).63 She married Philip M Cramer (11835).6,1 She died in 1956 in Westmoreland, PA.6,1 She was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.1
Philip M CRAMER (11835)6,1 was born in 1845.6,1 He died in 1928.6,1 He was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, Westmoreland, PA.1
Children of Louisa Husband (11835) and Philip M Cramer (11835) were:

39. Levi Tarr GILBERT (11857)13 married Rebecca Brooks (11857).13
Rebecca BROOKS (11857)13 was born in Springfield Twp., PA.13
Children of Levi Tarr Gilbert (11857) and Rebecca Brooks (11857) are as follows:

40. James R GILBERT (11855)13 was born on 5 May 1860 in the farm, Bullskin, Fayette, PA.13 He married Hannah Kremer (11855) on 30 Oct 1883 (1st wife).13 He married Florence (--?--) (11855) on 4 Jun 1901 (2nd wife).13
Hannah KREMER (11855)13 was born in Uniontown, PA.13 She died on 14 Jul 1899.13
Children of James R Gilbert (11855) and Hannah Kremer (11855) were as follows:
Florence (--?--) (11855)13 was born in Adams County, PA.13
Children of James R Gilbert (11855) and Florence (--?--) (11855) are as follows:

41. Lydia F. GILBERT (11856)13,10 was born in 1863 in Pennville, Fayette, PA.10 She married John Truxal Farmer (11856) in 1880 in PA.13,10 She died in 1960 in Westmoreland, PA.10

lydia gilbert
Lydia Gilbert


john farmer
John Farmer

John Truxal FARMER (11856)13,10 was born on 6 Jan 1856 in Fayette, PA.10 He died on 10 May 1924 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, at age 68.10

Children of Lydia F. Gilbert (11856) and John Truxal Farmer (11856) were:

42. Sarah E TARR (11883)14,83 married Elmer E Clark (11883).14 She died in Jun 1928.14
Children of Sarah E Tarr (11883) and Elmer E Clark (11883) were as follows:

43. Jessie Gertrude TARR (11882)14 married Frank B Craig (11882).14
Children of Jessie Gertrude Tarr (11882) and Frank B Craig (11882) were as follows:

44. Harry Harrison TARR (11881)72,14 was born in May 1867 in PA.84 He married Anne Fisher (11881) in 1892.14,72,85
Anne FISHER (11881)72 was born in May 1872 in Wilkinsburg, PA.84,86
Children of Harry Harrison Tarr (11881) and Anne Fisher (11881) were as follows:

45. Mary Ann TARR (11884)14 was born on 10 Dec 1873.89 She married Samuel Anderson (116315), son of John Anderson (11631) and Fanny Ann Grimm (11631), on 2 Feb 1899 in Greensburg, PA.89,14 She was buried in 1964 in Tarr Cemetary.89 She died on 5 Jun 1964 in Derry, PA, at age 90.89
Samuel ANDERSON (116315)89 was born on 10 Nov 1868.89 He was buried in 1949 in Tarr Cemetary.89 He died on 4 Dec 1949 at age 81.89
Children of Mary Ann Tarr (11884) and Samuel Anderson (116315) were as follows:

46. Blaine TARR (11885)87,14 was born in Mar 1876 in PA.90 He married Sarah George (11882) between 1899 and 1900 (his 1st marriage).90,14 He married Jemina (--?--) (11885) (his 2nd marriage).14
Sarah GEORGE (11882)90,14 was born between 1878 and 1879.90
Children of Blaine Tarr (11885) and Sarah George (11882) are:
There were no children of Blaine Tarr (11885) and Jemina (--?--) (11885).

Generation Four



47. Hazel TARR (118161).80
Children of Hazel Tarr (118161) include:

48. John James CUNNARD (118171)38 married Lydia (--?--) (118171).38
Children of John James Cunnard (118171) and Lydia (--?--) (118171) are:

49. Coulter Husband WILSON (118331)6 was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, PA.6 He was born on 14 Nov 1882 in Tarrs, PA.6 He married Ethel Arnold (118331) on 2 Sep 1908.6 He died on 9 Jan 1959 in Greensburg, PA, at age 76 (age 77).6
Ethel ARNOLD (118331)6,91 was born in 1885 in Surrey, England.6,91 She died in 1973.6,91 She was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs, PA.6
Children of Coulter Husband Wilson (118331) and Ethel Arnold (118331) were:

58. Levi F GILBERT (118554)13,92 married Evangeline Coffman (118554).92 He was born on 9 Sep 1892.13
Children of Levi F Gilbert (118554) and Evangeline Coffman (118554) were as follows:

63. Viola FARMER (118561)10 married David H. Hardy (118561).10 She was born in 1880 in Greenberg, PA.10 She died on 23 May 1916 in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, OH.10

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Viola Farmer and David Hardy

David H. HARDY (118561)10 was born on 8 Jul 1866 in Winchester, Frederick, VA.10 He died on 12 Jun 1916 in Winchester, Frederick, VA, at age 49.10

Children of Viola Farmer (118561) and David H. Hardy (118561) were:

67. Sarah CLARK (118834)14,83 married Merle Evans Johnston (118834).14
Children of Sarah Clark (118834) and Merle Evans Johnston (118834) were as follows:

70. Clara CRAIG (118821)14 married Laurence Paul Fritz (118821).14 She died on 23 Mar 1917.14
Laurence Paul FRITZ (118821)14 died on 26 Aug 1918 in World War I.14
Children of Clara Craig (118821) and Laurence Paul Fritz (118821) are:

71. Samuel CRAIG (118822)14 married Lou Storey (118822).14
Children of Samuel Craig (118822) and Lou Storey (118822) are as follows:

73. Carl CRAIG (118824)14 married Hannah Mertz (118824).14
Children of Carl Craig (118824) and Hannah Mertz (118824) are as follows:

74. Merle CRAIG (118825)14 married Elsie Stoner (118825).14
Children of Merle Craig (118825) and Elsie Stoner (118825) are as follows:

84. Ralph Kenneth TARR Sr. (118814)72,14 married Margaret Stevick (118814).72,14 He was born in Oct 1899.84
Children of Ralph Kenneth Tarr Sr. (118814) and Margaret Stevick (118814) are:

86. Mabel ANDERSON (1163151)89,14 was born on 9 Apr 1900 in Tarr Station, PA.89 She married Stephen Zsembik (1163151) on 15 Sep 1937 in Cumberland, MD.89,14
Stephen ZSEMBIK (1163151)89 was born on 29 May 1902 in Brandenville, PA.89
Children of Mabel Anderson (1163151) and Stephen Zsembik (1163151) are:

88. Frances ANDERSON (1163153)89,14 was born on 21 Mar 1904 in Tarr Station, PA.89 She married George Orphus Tarr (1163153) on 27 Jan 1925 in Washington, PA (by Rev. John W. Love).89,14
George Orphus TARR (1163153)89 was born on 28 Aug 1899.89 He was buried in 1959 in Coal Cemetery, Derry, PA.89 He died on 4 May 1959 in Pittsburgh, PA, at age 59.89
Children of Frances Anderson (1163153) and George Orphus Tarr (1163153) are as follows:

92. Robt. B. TARR (118851)14 married Florence E Sarnerd (118851).14
Children of Robt. B. Tarr (118851) and Florence E Sarnerd (118851) are:

Generation Five



93. Sherman Tarr SYKES (1181611).80
Children of Sherman Tarr Sykes (1181611) include:

95. James Arnold WILSON Sr. (1183311)95 married Regina Gertrude Hoebing (1183311).95 He was born in 1909.95 He died in 2001.95
Regina Gertrude HOEBING (1183311)95 was born in 1910.95 She died in 2010.95
Children of James Arnold Wilson Sr. (1183311) and Regina Gertrude Hoebing (1183311) were as follows:

97. Marie GILBERT (1185541)92 was born on 22 Mar 1924 in Chambersburg, PA.92 She married Willard C. Gieseke (1185541) in 1948 in Chicago, IL.92 She died on 11 Jun 2008 in her home peacefully, Santa Cruz, CA, at age 84.92
Willard C. GIESEKE (1185541)92 died in 1990.92
Children of Marie Gilbert (1185541) and Willard C. Gieseke (1185541) are as follows:

98. Florence Elizabeth HARDY (1185611)10,96 married Richard Johann Peter Hansen (1185611).10 She was born on 17 Feb 1909 in Swissvale, Allegheny, PA.10 She died on 11 Feb 1965 in Anoka, Anoka, MN, at age 55.10

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Richard & Florence Hardy Hansen

Richard Johann Peter HANSEN (1185611)10,96 was born on 15 Apr 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark.10 He died on 17 Apr 1966 in Anoka, Anoka, MN, at age 81.10

Children of Florence Elizabeth Hardy (1185611) and Richard Johann Peter Hansen (1185611) were as follows:


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Frederick Johnston

101. Frederick A JOHNSTON (1188342)83,93 was born on 21 Jan 1926 in Monessen, PA.93 He married Judith Snyder (1188342) on 12 Aug 1961.93 He died on 13 May 2017 in Pleasant Ridge Manor, Girard, PA, at age 91.93 He was buried on 16 May 2017 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie, PA.93

Children of Frederick A Johnston (1188342) and Judith Snyder (1188342) were as follows:

118. Ralph TARR Jr. (1188141)72 married Jacquelyn Russell (1188111).72
Children of Ralph Tarr Jr. (1188141) and Jacquelyn Russell (1188111) are:

119. Ronald Anderson ZSEMBIK (11631511)89,14 was born on 29 Jan 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA.89 He married Betty Lou Rhoades (11631511) on 3 Jul 1959 in 1st Methodist Church, Derry, PA.89
Betty Lou RHOADES (11631511)89 was born on 13 Nov 1941 in Hospital, Latrobe, PA.89
Children of Ronald Anderson Zsembik (11631511) and Betty Lou Rhoades (11631511) are as follows:

120. Duane Orphus TARR (11631531)89,14 was born on 23 Sep 1925 in Hospital, Latrobe, PA.89 He married Ethel Birchel (11631531).89
Ethel BIRCHEL (11631531)89 was born on 19 Mar 1937.89
Children of Duane Orphus Tarr (11631531) and Ethel Birchel (11631531) are as follows:

121. Donna Kay TARR (11631532)89,14 was born on 14 Feb 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA.89 She married Gary L. Jordan (11631532) on 18 Nov 1961.89
Gary L. JORDAN (11631532)89 was born on 9 Apr 1938.89
Children of Donna Kay Tarr (11631532) and Gary L. Jordan (11631532) are as follows:

Generation Six




james arnold wilson jr
Col James Arnold Wilson Jr.

128. Colonel James Arnold WILSON Jr. (11833111)95 was born on 21 Sep 1936 in Greensburg, PA.95 He married Lana Gayle Ingram (11833111) in 1963 in Voldosta, GA.95 He died on 1 May 2022 in his home, Rapid City, SD, at age 85.95 He was buried on 17 May 2022 in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis (near), SD.95

Lana Gayle INGRAM (11833111)95 was born in Atlanta, GA.95
Children of Colonel James Arnold Wilson Jr. (11833111) and Lana Gayle Ingram (11833111) are as follows:

130. Stephen GIESEKE (11855412)92 married Christy (--?--) (11855412).92
Children of Stephen Gieseke (11855412) and Christy (--?--) (11855412) are:

133. Debra GIESEKE (11855415)92 married Brad Frey (11855415).92
Children of Debra Gieseke (11855415) and Brad Frey (11855415) are as follows:

135. Mayre Alyes HANSEN (11856111)96,3 was born on 4 Mar 1929 in Minneapolis, MN.96 She married Kermit LeRoy Fredrickson (11856111) on 25 Jun 1949 in Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs, CO.96 She died on 22 Sep 2020 at age 91.96 She was buried on 28 Sep 2020 in Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, ND.96

mayre hansen & kermit fredrick
Mayre Hansen & Kermit Fredrickson

Kermit LeRoy FREDRICKSON (11856111)96 died before 2020.96

Children of Mayre Alyes Hansen (11856111) and Kermit LeRoy Fredrickson (11856111) were as follows:

136. Barbara JOHNSTON (11883421)93,98 married James Taylor (11883421).93,98
Children of Barbara Johnston (11883421) and James Taylor (11883421) are:

137. Frederick JOHNSTON Jr. (11883421)93 married Roberta (--?--) (11883421).93,98
Children of Frederick Johnston Jr. (11883421) and Roberta (--?--) (11883421) are:

138. Pamela L JOHNSTON (11883422)93,98 married Gregory L Ferrero (11883411).83 She was born on 15 Feb 1948 in Latrobe, PA.98 She died on 2 Nov 2019 in her home, Derry, PA, at age 71.98 She was buried in Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, PA.98
Children of Pamela L Johnston (11883422) and Gregory L Ferrero (11883411) are as follows:



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