John Armbrust and Catherine Shettler

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Husband John Armbrust ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany
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           Died:  - Weavers Old Stand (later Armbrust), Westmoreland Co, PA
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       Marriage:  - Germany

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Wife Catherine Shettler ³

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            AKA: Catharine Shatler,1 2 4 Catharine Shelter 5
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Children

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1 F Catherine Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Germany
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2 F Regina Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Germany
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3 F Elizabeth Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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4 M John Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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5 M Jacob Armbrust ^{1 7 8}

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           Born: 12 Apr 1812 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 7
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           Died: 10 Feb 1906 or 12 Feb 1906 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Sarah Christina Steelsmith (1818-Abt 1900) 7

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6 M Daniel Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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7 M William Armbrust ^{1 2 4}

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           Born: 4 Jan 1818 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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         Spouse: Margaret Gongaware (      -      ) 1 9
           Marr: 7 Apr 1842 1 10

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8 M Michael Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: Aft 1906
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9 F Mary Ann Armbrust ^{1 6}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - John Armbrust

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He was born in Germany and came to the United States on board the second German ship that ever sailed from that empire to America, which took thirteen weeks to make the trip, landing in Philadelphia. He was a printer by trade and edited a German paper at Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, known as the "Star of the West", and afterwards became editor of the "True Democrat". He was a well educated man and taught German schools in the county for several years. He was a democrat who always worked unceasingly for the welfare of his party; a Lutheran who never neglected any duty of his church.

He was of German birth, the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, in that country, being his native place, and he was highly educated in France before coming to America. He was a teacher in the early parochial school in part of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, also conducted a number of singing classes and was organist in the First Lutheran Church of Greensburg for many years.
He died at the age of sixty-six; his wife died six years later.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 420.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 396, 778.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1295.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 652.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 41.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 396.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 485, 515.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 396, 1294.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 778.

10 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 397, 778.