Hi Penny,
Lewis Penabaker 1827 - 1902 was first married to Olive Rebecca Kribs and secondly to Christiana Babetson. The census says:
1870 census, New Haven township, Shiawassee County, Michigan, House 37, Lewis Pennabaker, 42, farmer, Christina 35, Rebecca 13, Reuben? 11, Walter 10, Ida 7, George 5
I'm trying to determine if Olive was the mother of any children listed in the 1870 census? Though past family historians led me to believe that Olive Rebecca died in Chesaning, Michigan I can't find a death record or cemetery transcription for her. Since Lewis's 2nd wife died in 1877 I now wonder if Olive Rebecca died and is buried in Canada.
You said that your ancestor was George Penabaker and I wonder if his obituary mentions step brothers or step sisters. George's mother must be Christina but I don't know the mother of his older sister Rebecca or his older brother Reuben. I'd sure appreciate some help figuring this family out.
I'm currently traveling around Michigan to further document Olive Rebecca Kribs and her siblings.
Please contact me at:
mmsenyk@peoplepc.comMany thanks, Marsha from Oakland County, Michigan