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The Schrecongost Family Tree

Here is the lineage containing information I have of the Schrecongost line of my family. The information is not a complete representation of the whole family, those who are in BOLD are directly linked to my tree.

Eilas Schrecongost

         Birth: 7 Aug 1822 Armstrong, Cowanshannock, PA

         Married: 4 June 1846

         Death: 8 July 1892, 42 years old

         Burial: Crossroad Church, Rural Valley, PA

         Occupation: Farmer, brick manufactor

         Church: Lutheran

 

Parents:

         Father: Marten Schrecongost  3 Apr 1786 - 1855

                            father: Conrath Schecongost

                            mother: Susanna

         Mother: Christina Orey 1787 - 1863

 

Married: Violet Mc Gaughley

         Birth: 4 Jan 1825 Wayne TWP, Aromstrong, PA

         Burial: Crossroad Chuch, Rural Valley, PA

         Her parents: father: Samuel McGaughley 1786 - 1861

                   mother: Margaret A. Thomas 1799 - 21 Mar 1869

Note: per letter Mar 30, 1908 from Amy’s mother, talking about the letter from cousin Helen McGaughley in Iowa talking about Arthur and Leonad running up expenses.

 

8 Children:

 

James A. Schrecongost 1848 - 1928  Mary A. Rimer

David L. Schrecongost 1849 - 1928  Mary A. McEthiny

Loretta J. “Retta” Schrecongost 1851 - ?

Marin Anderson Schrecongost 1853 - ?

Samuel Johnson Schrecongost 1857 - 1935

Robert C. “Rob” Schrecongost 1860 - ?  Lillian W.

William F.” Bill” Schrecongost 1863 - ?  Carrie E.

Laura A. “Dillie” Schrecongost 1867 - 1887

James A. Schrecongost and Mary A. Rimer B: 19 Jan 1849

                   Birth: 22 Mar 1848  Rural Valley, PA

                   Married: 25 Feb 1869, Mary A. Rimer daughter of Christian & Margaret (Beer) Rimer, Rural Valley, PA

                   Death: 17 Jul 1928, 80 years old,  Stroke

                   Burial: 27 Jul 1928  Crossroad Church, Rural Valley, PA

 

                   8 Children:

                            Iva Corn 20 Jan 1870

                            Francis 18 May 1871 died 25 May 1871

                            Burtis C. 30 Jun 1873

                            Edith R. 11 Jan 1875

                            Agnes J. 2 Mar 1876

                            Ida Campbell 7 Oct 1877

                            Maude Beil 18 Mar 1880

                            Freddie J. 16 Apr 1883

David L. Schrecongost and Mary A. McElhing

                   Birth: 21 Apr 1849 Rural Valley, PA

                   Married: 24 Mar 1880, Mary A. McElhing daughter of William and Margaret McElhing of Wayne, PA

                   Death: Feb 1928,  79 years old he had Diabetes, first leg amputated 8/21/1925 and second leg amputated 9/22/1927. Son Walter died 8/15/1925 spleen trouble per SJ’s letter 8/21/1925.

Loretta J. “Retta Schrecongost

                   Birth: 26 Mar 1851Rural Valley, PA

                   Death:  ?          

                   Burial: Crossroad Church, Rural Valley, PA  per SJ’s letter 1907 to Amy about reflecting back on his 50th birthday about missing his parents and siblings. He mentioned Loretta dying young.

Martin Anderson Schrecongost

                   Birth: 16 Jul 1853 Rural Valley, PA

                   Married: ?

                   Death: ?

                   Burial: Caldwell, Idaho, maybe

                   Note: He attended Dayton Academy and then went west in 1878 - doing clerking and herding cattle in Caldwell Idaho per SJ’s letters. SJ visited him on trip out west.

Samuel Johnson “SJ” Schrecongost

                   Birth: 21 Oct 1857 Armstrong, PA

                   Married: 26 Mar 1886 Mary M.B. Rupp #1, Grace Whilden #2

                   Death: 22 Aug 1935 Du Bois, PA, 78 years old

                   Burial: Rumbarger Cemetery, Du Bois, PA

                   Occupation: SJ was clerking in Glade Run and Eldelton, clerked at Winterburn, PA before marriage. He bought a grocery store in Du Bois, PA per SJ’s letter dated 2/3/1886 for $740, he put $600 down with a balance of $140.

Robert C. “Rob” Schrecongost and Lillian W. 6/26/1865 - 2/13/1956, 96 years in Vinvenes, Indiana                    B: 19 Mar 1860 Rural Valley, PA

                   Married:  ?

                   Death: 3 Jan 1956

                   Burial: Morningside Cemetery, Kittanning, PA

                   Occupation: Clerking at Winterburn

Letter to Amy Patchell from Mabel 8/11/1955 about Lillian W. Schrecongost, she remarried after Rob’s death to a Thom.

William E. “Bill” Schrecongost and Carrie E.

                   Birth: 13 Feb 1863 Rural Valley, PA

                   Married:  ?

                   Death:  ?

                   Note: 1913 Barn Boss, Du Bois Brewing Co., daughter Amy per letter 5/23/1932.

                   Houses: 25 S. Main ST., Du Bois, PA

                            301 W. Long Ave, Du Bois, PA per phone book

Laura A. “Dille” Schrecongost

         Birth: 16 Mar 1867

         Death: Feb 1887 per Du Bois Weekly Express 2/10/1888 and SJ received a telgram about her death, she was 20 years old.

         Burial: Crossroad Church, Rural Valley, PA

Per the letters about relatives: aunts, uncles, cousins and children:

Harvey Elias Schrecongost has an Aunt, she is Lillan per letter 7/22/1918

 

Fred Schrecongost died 6 April 1919 buried Kittanning, PA, His wife is Jessie with an 7 year old daughter from letter #1290.

 

William Turney Schrecongost per the newspaper article was B: 5/11/1818 and Died 10/11/1908 Cowanshannack Township, Interment Pleasant Union Lutheran Church near Echo and he was married 3 times, larage family.

 

Uncle Johnson McGaughley in Chariton, Iowa per SJ’s letter 5/26/1907.

 

Albert J. McGaughey died Jan 1918 or 1919 Charllenville, Iowa his brother Charles lives in LA, CA.

 

Aunt Belle McGaughey died at son’s Wills place in Carllenville, Iowa 3/21/1919

 

William Schrecongost son, Lawrence married to Cleta Schrecongost, Rural Valley, PA 16249, sent a card to Amy Schrecongost Patchell in 1965.

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