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 3
         Mother: Christina Naley (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Margaret Kunkle 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 


         Father: John L. Kunkle (      -1874) 1 5
         Mother: Sarah Baughman (      -1898) 4 5




Children
1 F Sarah Gongaware 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Albert Alshouse (      -      ) 4
         Spouse: Daniel McQuade (      -      ) 4


2 F Eliza Jane Gongaware 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: J. W. Rowe (      -      ) 4


3 M Jeremiah Gongaware 4

            AKA: Jerry Congaware 6
           Born: 1 Jan 1850 - the area of Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine M. "Katie" Bair (      -      ) 4 6 7
           Marr: 2 Mar 1882 4


4 M Hezekiah Gongaware 8

           Born: 15 Feb 1853 - the area of Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ella Huffman (      -1884) 9
           Marr: 10 Apr 1876 9
         Spouse: Maggie Ludwick (      -      ) 9


5 M Obadiah Gongaware 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anne [Unk] (      -      ) 4


6 M Samuel Logan Gongaware 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Parks (      -      ) 4


7 F Maria Alice Gongaware 4 10

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William O. Whitehead (      -      ) 4 10


8 F Hetty Alice Gongaware 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander Kistler (      -      ) 4



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 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 647.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 534.


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