George H. Hershey and Catherine "Katy" New

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Husband George H. Hershey ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 10 Mar 1867 1 2 3
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         Father: Jacob Hershey (1839-Aft 1908) 1 2 3
         Mother: Mary Eliza Ashbaugh (1847-1880) 1 2 3

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       Marriage: 27 Feb 1894 or 1895 3 4

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Wife Catherine "Katy" New ^{1 3}

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            AKA: Kate M. New 4
           Born: 14 Mar 1872 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 4
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         Father: John A. New (1840-      ) 4
         Mother: Mary Beltz (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Florence N. Hershey ⁴

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           Born: 23 Sep 1897 4
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General Notes: Husband - George H. Hershey

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He was reared on his father's farm at Irwin borough, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to which place his parents removed when he was about five years of age. He attended the common schools of that town, after which he began to master the carpenter's trade, serving an apprenticeship with Robert Fulton for three years and then moved to South Pittsburgh and entered the employ of Scheutte & Company, with which firm he remained for seven years, doing carpentering work in their planing mill. In 1895 Mr. Hershey abandoned his trade and engaged in the grocery trade. He purchased a lot at the corner of Graham and Claybourne streets, and there erected a store building. He continued in this business and at this location up to 1904, when he had completed his ninth year as a successful groceryman. In 1903 he had bought a business lot on the corner of Center avenue and Graham street, and there he erected a four-story brick building, fifty by one hundred feet. On the first floor he had his grocery store, and there was also a drug store on the same floor, while the upper floors were arranged as apartments. Mr. Hershey built a commodious residence, on Graham street, at No. 539, in 1902. He also had real estate interests\emdash residence property\emdash throughout the city.
He was a member of the Friendship Methodist Episcopal church, and formerly belonged to the old Smithfield Methodist church, downtown. He served as both steward and trustee. He was also a member of the East End Board of Trade.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 458.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 115.

3 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 36.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 116.