Ancestry of Trent Reznor
 
compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner
 
 

The following material on the immediate ancestry of Trent Reznor should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.  
 
 
 
 
 

William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com
 
 
Ancestry of Trent Reznor
1 Michael Trent Reznor, b. New Castle, Pa., 17 May 1965
PARENTS
2 Michael Reznor, b. Mercer, Pa., 31 March 1947  
m.
3 Nancy Lou Clark, b. ...
GRANDPARENTS
4 George Watson Reznor, b. Mercer, Pa., 28 Dec. 1916  
m.
5 Helene Patricia O'Mahoney, b. ...
6 ... Clark, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
7 ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 George Foster Reznor, b. Mercer, Pa., 11 Sept. 1884, d. ... 1956  
m.
9 Dorothy P ... Watson, b. ... , d. ... [by 1930]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 George Reznor, b. Union Co., Pa., 1835, d. Mercer, Pa., 25 Sept. 1911  
m.
17 Alice Amanda McKinney, b. ... 10 March 1847, d. Mercer, Pa., 7 Jan. 1919
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 John Reznor, b. Mercer Co., Pa., ... May 1796, d. Mercer Co., Pa., 26 July 1860  
m. ... 1820
33 Mary Boal, b. Lanceaster Co., Pa., ... 1798, d. Mercer Co., Pa., ... July 1863
34 John McKinney, b. Petersville, Butler Co., Pa., 4 Dec. 1812, d. Mercer Co., Pa., 29 Sept. 1898  
m.
35 Elizabeth Jones, b. Mercer Co., Pa., 31 Aug. 1821, d. Mercer Co., 16 Apr. 1904
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 John Reznor, b. Northumberland Co., Pa., ... 1774, d. Union Co., Pa., 11 Nov. 1836  
m.
65 Ann Murray, b. ... , d. ...
66 John Boal, b. ... 1756, d. Union Co., Pa., ... 1819  
m. ... 1792
67 Sophia Sawyer, b. ... 1768, d. Union Co., Pa., ... 1821
68 Peter McKinney, b. ... 1768, d. Butler Co., Pa., 22 Apr. 1849  
m. ... 1791
69 Mary Shorts, b. Westmoreland Co., Pa., 26 Aug. 1776, d. Butler Co., Pa., 16 Sept. 1839
70 William Jones, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
71 Mary Catterson, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 John Reznor, b. ... , Germany, ... [ca. 1745], d. Northumberland Co., Pa., 20 Sept. 1801  
m.
129 Rebecca ... , b. ... , d. ...
132 Henry Boal, b. ... , Ireland, ... 1752, d. Jefferson Co., Ohio, 14 June 1816  
m.
133 Margaretta Larue, b. Lebanon Co., Pa., 13 Oct. 1757, d. ...
134 John Sawyer, b. Lancaster Co., Pa., 4 Aug. 1729, d. Dauphin Co., Pa., 12 Aug. 1813  
m.
135 Jean Allen, b. Lancaster Co., Pa., ... 1736, d. Lebanon Co., Pa., ... [before July 1819]
138 Richard Shorts, b. ... , d. ... 31 May 1801  
m.
139 Jane Johnson, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
266 Jonas Christian Larue, b. ... 24 July 1716, d. Lancaster Co., Pa., 1 Jan. 1760  
m.
267 Barbara Elizabeth Zeller, b. ... 1720, d. Dauphin Co., Pa., 4 Nov. 1785
268 William Sawyer, b. ... , Ireland, ... 1704, d. Lancaster Co., Pa., 18 Oct. 1788  
m. .... 1727
269 Sophia Clemson, b. Chester Co., Pa., ... [ca. 1706], d. Lancaster Co., Pa., 9 Sept. 1788
270 William Allen, b. ... , Ireland, ... Feb. 1709, d. York Co., Pa., ... March 1782  
m.
271 Elizabeth ... , b. ... March 1705, d. York Co., Pa., 3 May 1800
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
538 James Clemson, b. ... 10 Aug. 1654, d. Philadelphia, Pa., 18 July 1718  
m.
539 Sarah ... , b. ... , d. Philadelphia, Pa., ... 1716
540 William Allen, b. ... , d. Lancaster Co., Pa., ... Feb. 1744  
m.
541 Sarah ... , b. ... , d. ...
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS
 
 
 
 
 
 

1930 Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Mercer, ED 42, sheet 1A, line 22

Reznor George F     H    M W 45 Wd      PA PA PA     Treas     Stove Factory
       George Jr    S    M W 13 S       PA PA PA
       Jean         D    F W 12 S       PA PA PA
       Jess         S    M W 10 S       PA PA PA
       Patricia     D    F W  9 S       PA PA PA
     (one housekeeper)

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NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED
 
 
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William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com