Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Peter Gongaware and Margaret Kunkle




Husband Peter Gongaware 1

           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 


         Father: Jonas Gongaware (1795-1880) 2
         Mother: Christina Naley (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Margaret Kunkle 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 


         Father: John L. Kunkle (      -1874) 1 4
         Mother: Sarah Baughman (      -1898) 3 4




Children
1 F Sarah Gongaware 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Albert Alshouse (      -      ) 3
         Spouse: Daniel McQuade (      -      ) 3


2 F Eliza Jane Gongaware 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: J. W. Rowe (      -      ) 3


3 M Jeremiah Gongaware 3

            AKA: Jerry Congaware 5
           Born: 1 Jan 1850 - the area of Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine M. "Katie" Bair (      -      ) 3 5 6
           Marr: 2 Mar 1882 3


4 M Hezekiah Gongaware 7

           Born: 15 Feb 1853 - the area of Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ella Huffman (      -1884) 8
           Marr: 10 Apr 1876 8
         Spouse: Maggie Ludwick (      -      ) 8


5 M Obadiah Gongaware 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anne [Unk] (      -      ) 3


6 M Samuel Logan Gongaware 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Parks (      -      ) 3


7 F Maria Alice Gongaware 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William O. Whitehead (      -      ) 3


8 F Hetty Alice Gongaware 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander Kistler (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - Peter Gongaware


He was born on the homestead farm, near Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He farmed all his life, was a member of and elder for a number of years in the Lutheran church, and a Democrat in politics.

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Sources


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

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

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

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 435.

5 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 559.

6 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 664.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 261, 262.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 262.


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