George W. Moninger and Sidney Horn

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Husband George W. Moninger ¹

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           Born: 7 Jan 1812 - Amwell Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Father: John Moninger (1791-1872) 3 4
         Mother: Catherine Dague (      -Abt 1876) 5

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       Marriage: Sep 1865 2

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Wife Sidney Horn ⁶

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         Father: John Horn (      -      ) 7
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   Other Spouse: Amos Swart (      -1864) 6 - 1849 7

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Children

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1 M Grant Moninger ²

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           Born: 14 Feb 1869 - Washington Co, PA 2
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2 M Franklin Moninger ²

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           Born: 11 Aug 1872 2
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General Notes: Husband - George W. Moninger

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His father drove stock, and the younger days of George were passed in assist­ing in that work, and in attending the rate schools of the neighborhood of his home. Notwithstand­ing many disadvantages, he afterward became one of the best teachers in the township. To illustrate the adventurous spirit of this youth, an incident of his boyhood days is given: When a lad of twelve years, he and his father went to Baltimore with stock, and “young America,” becoming impatient with the more leisurely movements of his paternal ancestor, started home alone, arriving there two days before the rest of the party. On reaching maturity he began teaching school, a profession he followed six or eight years; then commenced stock droving and wool buying, making his headquar­ters in Washington borough, and traveling through Washington and Greene counties, soon winning for himself by his business popularity the appropriate sobriquet of “Drover George Moninger.” He con­tinued to prosper in this line until he formed a part­nership with Morgan Brothers in the wool business, when he lost his entire property, and at the age of forty-five was obliged to begin the world anew, with no capital save that of the old courageous spirit stronger in him than ever. Within a few years he accumulated another fortune, some $15,000 or $20,000 which enabled him to purchase the Reason Luellen farm. He was highly esteemed in his commu­nity, and was a representative Republican of his township. In the Disciple Church at Lone Pine he was one of the most zealous workers.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 647, 1477.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1477.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 647, 708, 1477.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1290.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 647.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 305, 1477.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 305.