>I am looking for information on parents, family, and migration to Illinois >for William Shirk, born September 15, 1822 somewhere in Pennsylvania and >Susannah Penticoff born March 2, 1835 in Pennsylvannia. There approximately >nine childred were born in Illinois. The lived at various places near Loran >and Kent. I do not know if they married before or after coming to Illinois. > >Thank you for any help. >Marilyn Donegan > Marilyn, Sorry for the great delay...I've been so busy lately I can hardly keep up with my volunteer work and have put my personal genealogy on the back burner until things slow down. This is what I have on the above mentioned names...........my mother's line has Penticoff's. Hope this helps some, but it's by no means complete. Julie Descendants of George (Pennycoff) Penticoff 1 George (Pennycoff) PENTICOFF b: 1803 in Northampton Co., PA d: 26 Aug 1878 in Loran Twsp., Stephenson Co., IL . +Catherine HOFFMAN .......2 Daniel PENTICOFF b: 1852 in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois ........... +Jane m: 31 Dec 1873 .......2 George J PENTICOFF b: 1827 in Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois ........... +Katherine WACHTLE m: 1859 .......2 Sarah PENTICOFF b: 1830 .......2 Jacob PENTICOFF b: 1834 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois .......2 Susan PENTICOFF b: 2 Mar 1835 in Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois ........... +William SHIRK b: 15 Sep 1822 in PA ................ 3 Lydia Susan SHIRK b: 23 Jul 1869 d: 18 Feb 1942 .................... +John Benjamin DITSWORTH b: 17 Mar 1865 d: 1 Dec 1919 m: Abt 1887 ....... *2nd Husband of Susan Penticoff: ........... +William VAN TASSELL .......2 John PENTICOFF b: 16 Aug 1835 d: Mar 1887 in Forest Hill, Pennsylvania .......2 David PENTICOFF b: 1837 in Loren, Stephenson, Illinois .......2 Samuel PENTICOFF b: 1838 ........... +Mary HARTMAN .......2 Levi PENTICOFF b: 1840 .......2 Rebecca PENTICOFF b: 1842 .......2 Catherine PENTICOFF b: 11 Jan 1844 in Pennsylvania d: 20 Jul 1922 in Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois ........... +John COLE b: 5 Nov 1838 in Limestone Twp., Lycoming, Pennsylvania d: 22 Jun 1930 in Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois m: 1860 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania ................ 3 COLE ................ 3 Charles COLE b: 16 Sep 1862 d: 20 Aug 1935 .................... +Margaret KINMAN b: 27 Oct 1860 in Freeport d: 22 May 1908 ................ *2nd Wife of Charles Cole: .................... +Della WOHLFORD ................ 3 George COLE b: 7 Oct 1865 in Stephenson, Illinois d: 18 Oct 1940 in Yellow Creek Cemetery, Kent, Stephenson Co. IL .................... +Sarah Rebbeca METZ b: 20 Feb 1870 in Kent Twsp, Stephenson, Illinois d: 1 Mar 1959 in Nursing Home, Stockton, Illinois src: word of mouth Jean Cole Sturtevant m: 19 Dec 1888 in Eleroy, Stephenson, Illinois src: Marriage License .......2 Elizabeth PENTICOFF b: 1846 in Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois d: 20 Jul 1922 in Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois ........... +Andrew KOSER .......2 Katherine PENTICOFF b: 1846 .......2 William PENTICOFF b: 1850 in Yellow Creek, Stephenson, Illinois ........... +Leah KOSER