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     Charles William Vandruff was born on 17 May 1924 at Perry Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of John Lawrence Vandruff and Beatrice Lydia Dulaney. He was founder and owner of Van-Druff Tractor and Implement Sales at Waynesburg, PA.. He married Anna Grace Dillinger on 22 October 1950. He died on 28 October 2012 at Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA., at age 88.

     Rev. John Leslie Vandruff is the son of John Lawrence Vandruff and Olive Kiger.

     Ralph F. Vandruff was born on 6 December 1900 at Perry Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of William L. Vandruff and Sadona H. John. He married Edith Eleanor Knotts on 18 June 1930 at Greene Co, PA.. He died on 30 June 1992 at Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA., at age 91.

     Harold F. Vandruff is the son of Ralph F. Vandruff and Edith Eleanor Knotts.

     Ida Rozell Nichols was born on 11 April 1874 at Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Carson J. Nichols and Rachel Ann Knisely. She married David Harris in 1899. She lived in 1923 at OH. She lived in 1952 at Aliquippa, PA.. She died on 6 July 1955 at Morgantown, WV., at age 81.

     Wilford Osborne Harris was born on 19 September 1900 at Columbiana Co, OH.. He was the son of David Harris and Ida Rozell Nichols. He married Lola Mae (---) on 30 June 1926. He was a machinist in a steel factory in 1930 at Beaver Co, PA.. He lived at Toronto, OH.. He died from a heart attack after heavy lifting in a factory. He died on 29 April 1939 at Steubenville, OH., at age 38.

     Ethel Pearle Nichols was born on 27 December 1906 at Spraggs, PA.. She was the daughter of Charles T. Nichols and Mary Ellen Shultz. She married Wilbur W. Cooper. She died on 26 November 1984 at Morgantown, WV., at age 77.

     Mary Lee Cooper is the daughter of Wilbur W. Cooper and Ethel Pearle Nichols.

     Jennie Alice Nichols was born on 23 January 1881 at Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Carson J. Nichols and Rachel Ann Knisely. She married William Osburn Spitznogle on 19 June 1901 at Greene Co, PA.. She lived at Hundred, WV.. She died on 14 December 1956 at Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV., at age 75.

     Inghram Nichols was born on 11 February 1852 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Robert H. Nichols and Rachel A. Spragg. He married Ellen M. Lemons on 2 August 1883. He was a stone mason. He died on 8 August 1915 at Center Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 63. He was buried at Fairall Cemetery, Greene Co, PA..

     Isa Lee Nichols was born on 17 February 1885 at Oak Forest, PA.. She was the daughter of Inghram Nichols and Ellen M. Lemons. She married Franklin Lazear Shultz, son of Jeptha Shultz and Sarah Rogers, on 5 November 1915. She died on 25 March 1981 at Belle Vernon, Fayette Co, PA., at age 96. She was buried at Fairall Cemetery, Greene Co, PA..

     Edward C. Nichols was born on 14 July 1886 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Inghram Nichols and Ellen M. Lemons. He married Clara E. Headlee. He was a teamster. He had no children. He died on 2 November 1914 at Pittsburgh, PA., at age 28; of diptheria and scarlet fever.

     Frank Dawson Nichols was born on 18 October 1887 at Oak Forest, PA.. He was the son of Inghram Nichols and Ellen M. Lemons. He married Irene Patterson on 8 June 1937 at Wellsburg, WV.. He was a teamster. He died on 26 July 1973 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 85.

     Melissa J. Nichols was born on 5 March 1855 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Robert H. Nichols and Rachel A. Spragg. She married Thomas J. Stewart in 1875. She died on 21 April 1924 at Franklin Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 69. She was buried at Green Mount Cemetery, Greene Co, PA..

     Lafayette Nichols was born on 2 April 1856 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Robert H. Nichols and Rachel A. Spragg. He married Elizabeth R. Stewart, daughter of Peter Stewart and Catherine Frye, in 1885. He was the County Recorder from 1897 to 1899. He was a blacksmith. He was a tax collector for 12 years. He died on 2 October 1956 at Franklin Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 100.

     Melvin H. Nichols was born on 17 February 1859 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Robert H. Nichols and Rachel A. Spragg. He married Ida Bell Mapel in 1890. He was a teamster. He married Sarah Mapel in 1918. He died on 22 December 1944 at Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA., at age 85.

     Eliza Ella Nichols was born on 28 February 1865 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Robert H. Nichols and Rachel A. Spragg. She married Lindsey T. White, son of David B. White and Lucy M. Thomas, on 10 March 1893. She died on 6 March 1946 at Franklin Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 81.

     Sylvia Gay White was born on 17 December 1895.³ She was the daughter of Lindsey T. White and Eliza Ella Nichols. She married Hal E. Funk, son of George Funk and Elizabeth Conklin, on 15 October 1915.

     James Warren Funk was born on 11 August 1916 at Waynesburg, PA.. He was the son of Hal E. Funk and Sylvia Gay White. He married Clara Bengamin on 27 May 1940. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W.II.⁴ He died on 14 December 1983 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 67.

     Hal Edgar Funk Jr. was born on 22 January 1922 at White's Ridge, Center Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Hal E. Funk and Sylvia Gay White. He married Nellie Norene Patterson, daughter of Scott Patterson and Madeline Lillian (---), on 19 December 1968. He worked 39 years for Columbia Gas as an equipment operator and well tender. He lived in 1983 at Waynesburg, PA.. He died on 10 April 2007 at Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA., at age 85.