George H. Wingert and Charlotta Hartzfeld

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Husband George H. Wingert ¹

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           Born: 1833 - Bavaria, Germany 2
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         Father: Frederick Wingert (Abt 1806-1886) 3
         Mother: Margaret Landemann (      -1877) 3

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       Marriage: 10 Jul 1865 3

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Wife Charlotta Hartzfeld ⁴

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            AKA: Charlotte Hartzfeldt 3
           Born: 1838 - Germany 4
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         Father: Christian Hartzfeld (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Salome Yunesteine (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Mary Margaret Wingert ³

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2 F Catherine Lorena Wingert ³

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         Spouse: [Unk] Schoch (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - George H. Wingert

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He was a child when brought to America by his parents. The party included three generations, the grandfather, George Wingert, accompanying them. They set sail from Havre de Grace, France, in 1838, and after a voyage of thirty-five days landed at New York City. There was a little delay about making a permanent settlement, and his father worked as a laborer in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, for a while; but in 1840 they located upon an unimproved tract of land in Brady township, Clearfield County, to which they even had to cut a roadway for their teams. This place was in time transformed into a valuable farm.

He was nearly eight years old when he first went to Brady township, he could render a little assistance about the place. His father was crippled, and the boy's schooling was sadly interfered with by home duties, so at eleven years he practically took charge of the farm work. In the winter seasons he would add to the family income by buying shingles, lumber and square timber, which he would take to Curwensville and raft down the river to market. He continued farming until 1890, when he removed to DuBois, but he still owned 220 acres of farm land in Brady township. His investments in DuBois were extensive, and included the Wingert block on Brady street; a three-story brick building for offices and stores, built in 1895; the "City Hotel" on Long avenue, 42 x 50 feet, built in 1888 after the fire; and about twelve residences for renting. He also owns the "European Hotel" on Long avenue, built in 1888 to replace the old structure which was erected in 1883, and destroyed by the fire of June, 1888. It was 24 x 18 feet, with an addition. In 1883 he built two stores on Long avenue opposite the post office, occupied by a paper store and Weaver Brothers' candy store. In fact he was identified with the real-estate business in DuBois beginning in 1880, and his transactions involved probably as much capital as those of any other business man in the place.
He was the first assessor of DuBois, being elected in 1873 and serving three years, and although at first a Democrat, he was later a supporter of Republican principles. He was also active in religious work as a member of the Reformed Church, in which he was an official.

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General Notes: Wife - Charlotta Hartzfeld

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DuBois, Clearfield Co, PA

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 786, 928.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 786.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 787.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 928.