Jonas Gongaware and Christina Naley

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Husband Jonas Gongaware ¹

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           Born: 1 Jan 1795 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1880 3
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         Father: Philip G. Gongaware (1760-1829) 2 4 5
         Mother: Margaretta Miller (Abt 1766-1823) 2 4

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       Marriage: 1825 6

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Wife Christina Naley ⁵

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            AKA: Christianna Naley,2 Cristina Naley,1 Christina Naly,3 Christena Neighly,7 Christina Neighly 8
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         Father: John Frederick Naley (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Anna Catherine [Unk] (      -      ) 9

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Children

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1 M Philip J. Gongaware ^{3 5}

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           Born: 9 Jan 1826 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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           Died: Aft 1918
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         Spouse: Hettie Eisaman (1835-1915) 10
           Marr: 25 Mar 1855 3

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2 F Elizabeth Jane Gongaware ¹

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           Born: 7 Feb 1840 - North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Henry Croushore (1827-      ) 11 12
           Marr: 22 Mar 1860 1

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3 F Mary Gongaware ⁵

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           Died: Bef 1906 - near Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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         Spouse: Daniel Gress (      -      ) 5

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4 F Margaret Gongaware ^{7 13}

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         Spouse: William Armbrust (1818-      ) 7 13 14
           Marr: 7 Apr 1842 7 13

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5 F Sarah Gongaware ⁵

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           Died: Aft 1906
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         Spouse: Albert Kifer (      -Bef 1906) 5

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6 M Peter Gongaware ⁵

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: Bef 1906
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         Spouse: Margaret Kunkle (      -Bef 1906) 15

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7 M Jonas Gongaware ⁵

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         Spouse: Amanda Erret (      -Aft 1906) 5

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8 F Lydia Gongaware ⁵

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         Spouse: Rev.  Myers (      -Bef 1906) 5

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9 M Lebbius Gongaware ⁵

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         Spouse: Lavina Eisaman (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Jonas Gongaware

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He was born on the Gongaware farm, near Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was a blacksmith by trade. His chief source of in-come for many years was from his work for the old pike teamsters. He purchased two farms, acquired considerable other property. He served for many years as an officer of the Evangelical Lutheran church and was a democrat of the old school.
He and his wife had a family of ten children, all married and settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; three were deceased before 1890.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 288.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 289.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 666.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 525.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 260.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), P.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 420.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 779.

9 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 570.

10 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 907.

11 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 532.

12 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 282.

13 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 778.

14 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 652.

15 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 261.