Alyssa Ann Cleaveland was born on 29 December 1979 in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois. She is the daughter of Thomas Alan Cleaveland and Jo Ann Glaser. She married Stephen-Paul Hadden Sharp, son of Stephen Richard Sharp and Lori Jill Annenburg, on 23 March 2002 in Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois. Alyssa and Stephen-Paul were divorced on 21 June 2006 in Maricopa County, Arizona.¹ Alyssa graduated from Johnsburg High School in 1998. As of 2005 she was working towards a bachelor's degree in business. She managed several restaurants, and worked for a mortagage company in Arizona.

     Patrick Michael McCardell was born on 21 December 1960 in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. He is the son of James Elton McCardell and Nancy Ann Chandler. He married Jenny Leslie on 9 February 2002 in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, The marriage took place in an airship over the city.² Patrick and Jenny were divorced.

Patrick attended Delgado Community College in 1979. He traveled extensively in the Gulf States as an employee of Marsh Buggies, Inc., making field seismological surveys. Later he attended courses in gemology, and did related work in South America for several years. He returned to U.S. about 1994, attended flight school in Florida. After graduation he started flying airships in the U.S. and then went to Germany (near Berlin) to fly with CargoLifter as Chief Pilot for about 2 years. That company failed and he went to Switzerland where he flies blimps for Sky Cruise Switzerland. He piloted a blimp as part of coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics.³

     John Kirk Cleaveland was born on 5 November 1939 in Rahway, Union County, New Jersey. He is the son of LeRoy Adams Cleaveland and Pearl Ann Miller. He married Lynn Renee De Jarnatt in 1965 at the Navy facility on Treasure Island, in San Francisco, California.¹ John and Lynn were divorced circa 1968 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.^2,3 He married Mary Anne Ross on 2 June 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia. John and Mary Anne were divorced on 1 March 2002. He married Dona Danziger on 10 October 2002 John's home, in Franktown, Northampton County, Virginia.⁴

John graduated from Jonathan Dayton Regional High School of Springfield NJ in 1957, then attended the Newark College of Engineering. He then attended the Navy Flight School at Pensacola, FL and was commissioned Ensign in 1962.

He was attached to Attack Squadron VA-152 and had two tours of pacific duty on the carrier Coral Sea. He was shore-based in Viet Nam in 1964 as an "advisor" to the Vietnamese Air Force where he flew 104 combat missions in his AD "Skyraider" attack aircraft. He went into inactive duty in March of 1965, joining TWA as a commercial airline pilot. In February of 1968 he was recalled to active duty for a year following the capture of the Navy ship Pueblo by the North Koreans. He then was flying the A4D "Skyhawk" jet attack aircraft and was sent to Cecil Field in Jacksonville where he met his wife-to-be Mary Anne.

For TWA he flew Boeing 707, 727, 747, 757, 767 and Lockheed 1011 aircraft, and was a Check Pilot on the 747 and L1011. He previously (with the Navy) was rated on the Douglas DC3. He was advanced to Captain with TWA in 1975, and retired in 1999 to an estate and custom-built home on the Chesapeake Bay side of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.⁵

     Leslie Ann Cleaveland was born on 2 January 1946 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey. She is the daughter of LeRoy Adams Cleaveland and Pearl Ann Miller. She married Donald Harold Geissler on 11 September 1965 in Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey. Leslie Ann Cleaveland and Donald Harold Geissler were divorced. She married Ron Fabiano on 22 March 1987 in Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Leslie and Ron were divorced on 19 May 1988 in Union County, New Jersey. Leslie worked for some time as a credit manager for a large import company.

     Donald Harold Geissler was born on 12 February 1944 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey. He married Leslie Ann Cleaveland, daughter of LeRoy Adams Cleaveland and Pearl Ann Miller, on 11 September 1965 in Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey. He married Patricia Anderson on 2 April 1977.¹ Donald Harold Geissler and Leslie Ann Cleaveland were divorced.

Donald's grandmother on his mother's side, Dorothy Soltau, died 14 July 1990 in Tom's River, NJ.

     Scott Donald Geissler was born on 20 January 1967 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey. He was the son of Donald Harold Geissler and Leslie Ann Cleaveland. He married Deborah McGill, daughter of Thomas McGill, on 24 March 1990 in Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey.¹ Scott Donald Geissler and Deborah McGill were divorced. He died on 16 December 2007 in Seaside Park, Ocean County, New Jersey. He was buried on 21 December 2007 in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, Union county, New Jersey.

     Brian Daniel Geissler was born on 25 March 1971 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey. He is the son of Donald Harold Geissler and Leslie Ann Cleaveland. He married Linda Mongiello on 19 April 2002 in Whitehouse Station, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

     Jeffrey Kenneth Geissler was born on 23 June 1968 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey. He is the son of Donald Harold Geissler and Leslie Ann Cleaveland. He became engaged to Kellyann Gaine on 23 June 1989 in Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Kellyann Gaine on 16 March 1991 in Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey.¹

     Kimberly Michele Geissler is the daughter of Donald Harold Geissler and Leslie Ann Cleaveland.

     Mary Anne was born on 23 January 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia. She married John Kirk Cleaveland, son of LeRoy Adams Cleaveland and Pearl Ann Miller, on 2 June 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia. Mary Anne and John were divorced on 1 March 2002. Mary Anne graduated from Trinity College, in Washington, D.C., in 1969.

Following the divorce from her husband of 32 years she moved to Cape Charles, Virginia.

     Mary Anne was born on 4 November 1970 in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She is the daughter of John Kirk Cleaveland and Mary Anne Ross. Mary Anne graduated from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, on 2 May 1997.² Mary Anne has been involved with Sweet Adelines International (http://www.sweetadelineintl.org), an organization devoted to harmonizing the world through women singing four-part barbershop harmony, since 1994. She has been a member of the Jacksonville Harmony Chorus (Jacksonville, FL), Goldcoast Chorus (Miami, FL), Greater Richmond Chorus (Richmond, VA), and Pride of Baltimore Chorus (Baltimore, MD), where she became a member in 2001.

     Michael Ross Cleaveland was born on 23 February 1973 in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He is the son of John Kirk Cleaveland and Mary Anne Ross. Michael graduated from Towson State University in Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, with the degree of BS in Finance. Michael graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Florida in December 1998, and as of December 2005 was employed by a law firm in Jacksonville, Florida.

     Harry Benner was born on 10 March 1880 in California, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Milton R. Benner and Matilda Ritter. He married Mary Ann Bleam, daughter of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck, before 1908. His wife Mary died on 27 May 1943. He married Bertha Grainger in October 1947 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died on 8 April 1967 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.² He was buried in Union cemetery in Quakertown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania.

Harry Benner was not shown in the 1880 census with his family even though he was reportedly born 3 months before (both the 1900 and 1910 census confirm his birth as March 1880). In the 1900 census he is shown as living with his parents, occupation shoemaker. He worked at Stoneback's hardware store in Quakertown, PA, the store owned by his sister's husband. He later bought the store from Stoneback and eventually renamed it Benner's Hardware. An interesting sidelight to his personality is that at one time he was so upset with his daughter's piano playing that he took an axe and chopped the piano up. He kept a rigid and neat household.^3,4

     Roland George Benner was born on 27 May 1908 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Harry Benner and Mary Ann Bleam. He married Susan Jeanette Ault, daughter of Jacob Monroe Ault and Elizabeth F. "Bessie" Royer, in September 1929 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Roland and Susan were divorced on 28 April 1947 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He married Eloise E. Hassfeld later in 1947. He died on 20 January 1982 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida.¹

Roland Benner received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. He was a varsity wrestler. While working at du Pont he became an expert in hydrogenation. He then went to northern New Jersey to work, probably for a pharmaceutical company - name unknown - and developed an improved process for manufacturing Tylenol. He had patents on this process in England and elsewhere. He claimed that at one time he was receiving one tenth of a cent for every Tylenol tablet sold. He later became a private consultant.

     Mary Ruth Benner was born on 30 July 1920 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Harry Benner and Mary Ann Bleam. Mary Ruth Benner also went by the name of Ruth. She married Harry Ahrens, son of Harry Ahrens and Florence Previdi, on 3 December 1949 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her husband Harry died on 8 July 1967. She died on 20 May 1990 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was buried on 23 May 1990 in Union Cemetery in Quakertown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania.

After graduation from Quakertown High School Ruth attended a business school in Philadelphia and worked with her father in running Benner's Hardware on West Broad Street in Quakertown. When her father retired she continued to run the store. Upon her death her son Rick took over the operation which was still in operation in 1999.

     Jacob Monroe Ault was born on 4 November 1878 in Sporting Hill, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.³ He was the son of Jacob I. Ault and Anna Boehmer Stormfeltz. He married Elizabeth F. "Bessie" Royer, daughter of Jacob G. Royer and Susan Ford, on 16 May 1897 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.⁴ He died on 14 September 1933 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.⁵ He was buried in Nisky Hill, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. .

Jacob was identified as "Monro Alt" in 1880 census of his father's family, with the age of 1 year, implying birth circa 1879. In the 1900 census he's shown as being born in November 1877, married 4 years. In the 1910 census he's shown as age 30 (implying birth circa 1880), married 12 years, and living in a rented home at #27 4th Ave., Bethlehem, PA. Later in life he lived at 708 5th Avenue in Bethlehem, and was the General Yard Master there for the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
He was an active member of a number of lodges, being a past master and secretary of the H. Stanley Goodwin Lodge, F. & A. M. and past high priest of the Ezra Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He was a member of the Bethlehem Council Royal and Select Master Masons, and a past commander of the Bethlehem Commandry, Knights Templar. He was a past president of the Lehigh Valley Veterans' Association, being a member of the executive committee at the time of his death, a member of the Keystone Republican Club, and the Holy Trinity Church. He was a candidate for school director at the time of his death; in the ensuing election he received about 500 votes.³

     Elizabeth F. "Bessie" Royer was born on 24 October 1878 in E. Petersburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.³ She was the daughter of Jacob G. Royer and Susan Ford. She married Jacob Monroe Ault, son of Jacob I. Ault and Anna Boehmer Stormfeltz, on 16 May 1897 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.⁴ She died on 15 November 1949 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.^5,6 She was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery in Bethlehem, Northampton county, Pennsylvania.⁵

     Anna M. Ault was born on 3 October 1897 in Pennsylvania.³ She was the daughter of Jacob Monroe Ault and Elizabeth F. "Bessie" Royer. She married Shelby Thornberry after 1914. She died in November 1976 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.⁴ In the 1900 and 1910 census she was identified as "Annie."

     Annetta Maria Ault was born on 23 February 1913 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Jacob Monroe Ault and Elizabeth F. "Bessie" Royer. She was baptized on 7 May 1916. She died on 14 July 1977 St. Luke's Hospital, in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.³ She was buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Jacksonville, Duval county, Florida.³

Annetta was a nurse, educated in Allentown. She worked part of her career with mentally retarded children; in later years she did private duty nursing with a family in Florida. Her obituary, in what was probably the Florida Times-Union, included "Miss Ault was a native of Bethlehem, Pa., and had resided in Jacksonville for the past 23 years. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Prior to her retirement, she was a registered nurse at St. Luke's Hospital for 18 years, and also taught at Morning Star School."⁴