Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Frederick William Pirl and Jennie May Smith




Husband Frederick William Pirl 1

            AKA: Fred W. Pirl,2 Fredrick W. Pirl Jr.
           Born: 22 Jun 1867 - Mifflin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Frederick Pirl (Abt 1822-1891) 1
         Mother: Catherine Goldstrom (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 2 May 1889 - ? Venango Co, PA 2

   Other Spouse: Jean Minford (      -      ) 3 - 25 Sep 1893 3



Wife Jennie May Smith 2 4

           Born: 9 Nov 1868 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jan 1892 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5


         Father: John David Smith (1820-1891) 4 6
         Mother: Nancy Hughes (1826-1891) 4




Children
1 F Catherine Pirl 3 7

           Born: 9 Mar 1890 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1959 7
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
         Spouse: Don Allen Henry (1894-1944) 7


2 M Carl Walter Pirl 3 7

           Born: 26 Jan 1892 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Eva Deifinger (1892-      ) 7
           Marr: 6 Oct 1913 7



General Notes: Husband - Frederick William Pirl


He reared on the old family farm homestead, which he later owned, and attended the Germantown public school, and also spent three years in the public schools of Pittsburgh. In 1885 he began his apprenticeship at the blacksmiths' trade in McKeesport, and served three years, after which he worked as a journeyman until 1890, when he went to the oil fields of Venango County, Pennsylvania, where he remained for two years. In 1892 he located in Duquesne and embarked in the blacksmith business as a member of the firm of Pirl & Evans, which partnership continued for one year, when he purchased Mr. Evans' interests and conducted the business under his own name. He prospered in that venture, and, in 1899, sold an interest in his concern to William Kroeger, and they then met with much success under the firm name of Pirl & Kroeger.

He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church, and he was a member of the Elks, Odd Fellows and Masons. He was also a director of the First National bank of Duquesne, served ten years in the council, and as burgess of the borough.

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Sources


1 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 308.

2 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 70.

3 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 309.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1122.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 79.

6 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 61.

7 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 71.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 77.


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