Benjamin5 Urner (Jonas4, Martin3, Jacob2, Ulrich1), born 13 July 1795 in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania; died 03 July 1857 at Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; married 24 October 1825 to Elizabeth Keyser who was born 09 September 1798(F) in Pennsylvania and died 01 April 1878 at Cincinnati (Cincinnati Daily Commercial, issue of 03 April 1878).
[She was the daughter of (Reverend) Peter Keyser and Catharine Clemens. Peter (who was baptized 1784 at age 17 by Rev. Martin Urner) was the second preacher at the Philadelphia Brethren Church, succeeding Alexander Mack, and was later pastor of the Germantown Church, serving for a total of sixty-three years; and he was also very active in public life. Her ancestry is in Levering Family History and Genealogy, John Levering, published by Levering Historical Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1897.]
They moved to Cincinnati immediately after their marriage in 1825. He was a wholesale grocer. He was one of the founders of the National Insurance Company, and served as its President for about twenty-five years. He was a Director of the Cincinnati Branch of the Bank of the United States in 1834. He was a Vice-President of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce from 1845 to 1848. He is probably the Benjamin Urner who bought land in Lafayette County, Wisconsin from the Mineral Point, Wisconsin Government Land Office on 05 January 1841 (the patent) and 01 January 1849 (the patent).
1830 Census: B. Urner, page 093, Cincinnati (4th Ward), Hamilton, Ohio.
1850 Census: Benjamin Urner, page 114, visit 634/835, Cincinnati (6th Ward), Hamilton, Ohio.
1860 Census: Ellen Urner, page 047, visit 424/704, Cincinnati (1st Ward), Hamilton, Ohio.
1870 Census: Elizabeth K. Urner (with son Henry), page 072, visit 611/1165, Cincinnati (1st Ward), Hamilton, Ohio.
They are buried at Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati.
Known children, born at Cincinnati:
Catherine Keyser6 Urner, born 15 September and died 20 September 1826; buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.
Peter Keyser6 Urner, born 09 December 1827; died 04 November 1850 at Sacramento, Sacramento, California; unmarried. He went to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. 1850 Mortality Schedules: Peter R. Urner, page 542, Sacramento city, Sacramento, California.
Henry Clay6 Urner, born 30 January 1830(20); died 17 April 1908; married 13 February 1872 at Manhattan, New York, New York to Maria Livingston (Harley) Foster (daughter of John Price Harley and Emily Kimball, and widow of ____ Foster) who was born 01 May 1841. [Her ancestry is in History of the Kimball Family, Leonard Allison Morrison, published by Damrell & Upham, Boston, Massachusetts, 1897.] He went to California during the Gold Rush of 1849, but returned to Cincinnati about 1853. He was Secretary, later President, of the National Insurance Company. He was a member of Fire Company #5 in Cincinnati. He became Secretary and Treasurer of the Little Miami Railroad Company. He served two terms as President of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. He served as chairman of Cincinnati’s relief committee during the great flood of 1884. He was U.S. Marshal of the Southern District of Ohio during President Grover Cleveland’s first term [1885-89]. Biography on page 418, Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 3, Charles Frederic Goss, published by S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago & Cincinnati, 1912. 1870 Census: Henry C. Urner, page 072, visit 611/1165, Cincinnati (1st Ward), Hamilton, Ohio. 1880 Census: Henry C. Urner, page 629, visit 420/470, Cincinnati (1st Ward), Hamilton, Ohio. 1910 Census: Mary H. Urner (widow), page 137, visit 242/326, Cincinnati (E.D. 31), Hamilton, Ohio. 1920 Census: Maria Urner, page 163, visit 008/013, Cincinnati (E.D. 62), Hamilton, Ohio. Children, born at Cincinnati:
Eloise Stettinius7 Urner, born 06 November 1874(20); died 17 August 1900; married 28 December 1899 to Edward Augustus Foote (son of Edward Augustus Foote and Sarah Aborn) who was born 01 January 1869 at Cincinnati. [His ancestry is in Record of the Descendants of Charles Bowler, N. P. Bowler, published by Forman-Bassett-Hatch Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1905. He was married second 09 April 1904 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio to Mary L. Hills.]
Henry7 Urner, born 25 October 1876(17); married 19 June 1901 to Anna Mary Lanier (possibly daughter of Isaac T. and Amanda Lanier) who was born about 1879 in Kentucky. He owned a funeral equipment manufacturing company. He was a WWI veteran; he registered for the Draft at Cincinnati. 1910 Census: Henry Urner, page 079, visit ---/163, Cincinnati (E.D. 43), Hamilton, Ohio. 1920 Census: Henry Urner, page 166, visit 039/120, Cincinnati (E.D. 62), Hamilton, Ohio. 1930 Census: Henry Urner, page 097, visit 107/216, Cincinnati (E.D. 31), Hamilton, Ohio. Known child: Eloise L. Urner, born about 1903.
(Doctor) Martin Harley7 Urner, born 07 October 1879(14)(19)(also from military records) at Cincinnati(19); died March 1963(14) in Virginia; possibly married to Florence H. ______. He graduated from Harvard University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during WWI. 1900 Census: Martin H. Urner, page 082A, line 48, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 1910 Census: Martin H. Urner (single, with mother). 1920 Census: Martin H. Urner (single, with mother). They were living at Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia in 1942(19).
Benjamin6 Urner, born 09 September 1832; died 10 May 1896 at Fanwood, Union, New Jersey; married 08 August 1852 to Abbie Spring Arnold (daughter of George B. Arnold and Lydia Spring) who was born 22 June 1832 in Pennsylvania. He was President of the Urner Publishing Company in New York City, which he founded in 1858 and which is still in business [as Urner Barry Publications]. He was President of the New York Mercantile Exchange. He served as Alderman of Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey for several years. He was a candidate for Governor of New Jersey, and also for U.S. Congressman. 1860 Census: Benjamin Unor, page 1041, visit 372/701, New York City (9th Ward 3rd District), New York, New York. 1870 Census: Benjamin Urner, page 504, visit 597/667, Elizabeth (5th Ward), Union, New Jersey. 1880 Census: Benjamin Urner, page 247, visit 224/275, Elizabeth (5th Ward), Union, New Jersey. Children:
Elizabeth Keyser7 Urner, born 11 June 1853; died 19 June 1855(F).
George Peter7 Urner, born 16 May 1856 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died about 1899 at Big Timber, Park (now Sweet Grass), Montana; married 05 January 1892 in Montana to Lois Gibbons who was born about January 1875 in Missouri. He was a surveyor for the Northern Pacific Railroad; he moved to Montana by 1881. Later he was a lumber merchant. He bought government land in Park (now Sweet Grass) County on 15 July 1889 (reference). [She was married second 17 December 1899 in Sweet Grass County to Charles R. Gates. 1900 Census: Charles R. Gates, page 023, visit 074/076, Melville, Sweet Grass, Montana.] Only child:
(Doctor) John A.8 Urner, born about April 1896; died 16 July 1938 at Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Death Certificate #1938-020475); married about 1915 to Marguerite E. ______ who was born about 1895 in Illinois. He was a WWI veteran. 1900 Census: John A. Urner (with step-father Charles R. Gates), page 023, visit 074/076, Melville, Sweet Grass, Montana. 1930 Census: John N. Urner, page 112, visit 157/270, Minneapolis (ED 020), Hennepin, Minnesota.
Frank Gordon7 Urner, born 30 September 1858 at New York City; married 14 January 1880 to Clara Cavan Doe (daughter of Charles L. and Elizabeth Doe) who was born about August 1857 in New York and apparently died before the 1920 census. He was a publisher [Urner-Barry Company] at New York City. 1880 Census: Frank Urner, page 250, visit 277/328, Elizabeth (5th Ward), Union, New Jersey. 1900 Census: Frank Urner, page 022, visit 130/141, Elizabeth (12th Ward), Union, New Jersey. 1920 Census: Frank G. Urner (widower), page 280, visit 113/113, Fanwood borough, Union, New Jersey. Known children, born at Elizabeth:
Frank Arnold8 Urner, born 05 January 1881(17) at Elizabeth(19); married about 1909 to Zella Frost(17) who was born about 1886 in New Jersey. He was Vice-President and Secretary of Gray Industrial Laboratories at Newark, New Jersey in 1918(17); later he worked for Urner-Barry Company(19). 1920 Census: Frank A. Urner, page 279, visit 086/086, Fanwood borough, Union, New Jersey. 1930 Census: Frank A. Urner, page 242, visit 151/156, Fanwood borough, Union, New Jersey. They were living at Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia in 1942(19). Known children, born at Fanwood: Frank Edward Urner, born 1912, died 22 March 2007 at Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, married 1936-37 to Virginia ______, he graduated from Rutgers University in 1934 with a degree in agriculture, he was a market analyst for Urner Barry Publications, later he was an antique dealer, he was a WWII veteran (Army SN: 32925106), they had at least three children; Charlotte Urner, born 23 September 1914(14), died 13 November 2003 at Eustis, Lake, Florida(14), married ______ Pamplin.
Charles Anderson8 Urner, born 29 March 1882(17); married about 1908-09 to Margaret C. ______ who was born about 1882 in New Jersey. He was Vice-President of a publishing company [Urner-Barry Company](17). 1910 Census: Charles A. Urner, page 266, visit 117/139, Elizabeth (E.D. 84), Union, New Jersey. 1920 Census: Charles A. Urner, page 174, visit 061/064, Elizabeth (E.D. 99), Union, New Jersey. 1930 Census: Charles A. Urner, page 050, visit 073/093, Elizabeth (E.D. 68), Union, New Jersey. Known children: Stephen K. Urner, born about 1910; Patricia Urner, born about 1912.
Gladys8 Urner, born 06 February 1885.
Gordon8 Urner [no middle name(19)], born 07 November 1896(14)(19); died March 1980 at Plainfield, Union, New Jersey(14); possibly never married. He worked for Urner-Barry Company(19).
Benjamin J.7 Urner, born 23 April 1862 at New York City; died 12 January 1928 at San Diego, San Diego, California; married after the 1900 census to Marie Bourke (daughter of Lactence T. Bourke and Maria Page, both born in Quebec, Canada) who was born 08 May 1875 in Canada(15) and died 02 April 1946 in San Diego County, California(15). He was a merchant. He was President of the Melville Mercantile Company at Melville, Park (now Sweet Grass), Montana. He served as postmaster at Melville. Biography from pages 1437 and 1438, Progressive Men of the state of Montana, published by A. W. Bowen & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1902. 1900 Census: Benjamin Urner (single), page 023, visit 075/077, Melville, Sweet Grass, Montana. 1910 Census: Benjamin Urner, page 118, visit 143?/145, Harlowton (3rd Ward), Meagher, Montana. 1920 Census: Benjamin Urner, page 235, visit 046/047, San Diego (E.D. 287), San Diego, California. 1930 Census: Mary B. Urner (widow), page 086, visit 028/029, San Diego (E.D. 119), San Diego, California. They are buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery at San Diego. Known children, born in Montana: Alice Marie Urner, born 09 September 1901(14)(15), died 24 October 1977 at San Diego, San Diego, California(14)(15), unmarried; Benjamin J. Urner, born 29 March 1903(15), died 09 January 1946 in Santa Cruz County, California(15), he was a salesman, 1930 Census: Benjamin J. Urner (single, with Edward A. Swaney), page 201, visit 362/404, Harlowton (1st Ward), Wheatland, Montana; Ethel Stella Urner, born 21 December 1906(14)(15), died 20 October 1982(14) in San Diego County, California(15), married after the 1930 census to Emory Skaggs; Milton J. Urner, born 03 March 1914(14), died 10 September 2004 at San Diego(14).
Ethel7 Urner, born 07 August 1865 in New Jersey; married 08 June 1887 to (Doctor) William Edwin Gibbs. Known child, born at Fanwood: Margaret Gibbs, born 24 February 1891.
Edward Arnold7 Urner, born 28 June 1869 in New Jersey. 1900 Census: Edward A. Urner, page 166, visit 221/258, Bayonne (2nd Ward), Hudson, New Jersey.
Edward Hall6 Urner, born 13 August 1834; died 25 July 1836 at Cincinnati; buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.
Nathan Dane6 Urner, twin, born 12 January 1839; died 19 February 1893 in New York City (Death Certificate #1893-6110); married first 24 February 1866 to Anne Rizer(F); married second after the 1880 census to Mary Parrish who was born about 1855 in Massachusetts. He was City Editor of the New York Tribune. He was the author of eleven books that can be found in the Library of Congress. 1860 Census: Nathan D. Urner (with brother Benjamin, above). 1880 Census: Nathan Urner, page 438, visit 038/147, New York (9th Ward), New York, New York. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery. They had no children.
(Captain) Edward Channing6 Urner, twin, born 12 January 1839; died 01 March 1882 (Cincinnati Daily Commercial, issue of 02 March 1782); unmarried. Civil War Service: Captain in Company D, 2nd Ohio Reserve Militia Infantry. 1870 Census: Eduard C. Urner, page 072, visit 611/1165, Cincinnati (1st Ward), Hamilton, Ohio. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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