LEWIS N. BENNINGHOFF, farmer and oil operator, post-office Greenville,
was born August 13, 1850, in Cherry Tree Township, Venango County, and
is a son of George and Julia (Baney) Benninghoff. Our subject was
reared at home, and in 1866 moved with his parents to a farm near
Meadville, Crawford Co., Penn. In the following year Lewis returned to
Venango County to oversee some interests for his father, where he
remained until 1877. He was married in 1873 to Miss Mary M., daughter
of A. J. McClintock, of Cherry-Tree Township, Venango Co., Penn.
In 1877 they removed to Tarport, McKean Co., Penn., where he followed
contracting and operating for oil until 1882, when they removed to
Meadville, where they lived two years. He then settled on a farm that
he had previously purchased of the Benninghoff heirs in Sugar
Grove Township. He still follows contracting and drilling oil wells,
and still has some undeveloped territory. There were six children born
to them: Harry, Comer, Wilbur, Buss, Laura and Earl. Our subject
obtained his education at the common schools, and attended one term at
the Commercial College at Meadville. He is a member of the I. 0. 0. F.,
and politically is a Republican.
Source: History of Mercer County, 1888, page 1136
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