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John Henry Sanner Sr.

John was born on December 16th, 1910 in Pennsylvania, USA.¹

Birth Notes
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  Rockwood, Pa

John's father was George Washington Sanner and his mother was Iva Ellen “Ella” Cramer (Sanner). His paternal grandparents were Elias Sanner and Lucinda Heining. He died about May 8th, 1998. He was buried at the Rockwood I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rockwood, Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.²¹

Death Notes
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  John outlived (Violet) by seven years, and lived in Garrett, Somerset County. He died on May 8, 1998, at the age of 87. The Daily American noted that he was survived by 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
  
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  Died 8 May 1998 Garrett, Pa
  
  Buried Rockwood IOOF Cemetery

Occupation Details
- John's occupation was railroad laborer in transportation in Rockwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  - Occupation Notes
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      John was a railroad laborer in Rockwood for many years, and retired as yard foreman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  His occupation was yard foreman in transportation for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He retired.
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      John was a railroad laborer in Rockwood for many years, and retired as yard foreman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  His occupation was Member volunteer for Somerset County Fly Fisherman's Association, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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      enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a member of the Somerset County Fly Fisherman's Association.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Dr Jacob Sanner Sr.
  
  Abraham Sanner Sr.
  - b.1799 in Pennsylvania, USA d.1850
  
  ? ? (Sanner)
  
  Elias Sanner
  - b.23 Jan 1846 d.23 Feb 1888 in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Mary “Polly” Nicholson (Sanner)
  - b.1802
  
  George Washington Sanner
  - b.22 Feb 1876 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA d.21 Jun 1954 in Rockwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Lucinda Heining
  - b.Oct 1849 d.29 Dec 1914
  
  John Henry Sanner Sr.
  - b.16 Dec 1910 in Pennsylvania, USA d.~08 May 1998
  
  Iva Ellen “Ella” Cramer (Sanner)
  - b.27 Sep 1883 in Kingwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA d.27 Apr 1965 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Personal Timeline

John's family

Wife's Pictures

Taken in 1987 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA and sourced from http://www.minerd.com/.

Violet Pearl Minerd

This picture was taken in 1987 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA and sourced from http://www.minerd.com/.

Picture Notes
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  Violet was pictured and profiled in a 1987 feature article in the Somerset Daily American, headlined "Tickling Ivories for 67 Years," for her longtime work as an organist and pianist at the Rockwood Church of the Brethren, and as a Sunday School teacher. The story said that as a "self-taught musician, Violet has been tickling the ivories for more of her 76 years.... Because her father was a minister, ... she 'played everywhere in every church around'."

John and Violet were married in a religious & civil ceremony about January 23rd, 1932 in Pennsylvania, USA by Reverend William Mullen Minerd.³

Marriage/Union Notes
- The wedding took place in the Minerd home on Jan. 23, 1932, with her father officiating. The Sanners' marriage lasted 60 years. They had seven children
  
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  Married: 23 JAN 1931 in Pennslvania

They had two sons and five daughters, named John, Kenneth, Iva, Delores, Glenda, Audrey and Christine.

Children
- Iva Lorraine Sanner (Lichty)
  Iva was born on April 1st, 1934 in Rockwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.³ She died at the age of 60 on August 6th, 1994 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  
  Delores Sanner (McDaniel)
  
  John Henry Sanner Jr
  
  Kenneth Sanner
  
  Glenda Sanner (Moore)
  
  Audrey Sanner (Zoldey)
  
  Christine Sanner (Michaud)

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