Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Abraham C. Overholt and Gertrude Torrence




Husband Abraham C. Overholt 1 2 3 4

           Born: 19 Jan 1858 - West Overton, Westmoreland Co, PA 4
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         Father: Henry S. Overholt (1810-1870) 5 6
         Mother: Abigail Carpenter (1824-1898) 1 6


       Marriage: 16 Jan 1890 4



Wife Gertrude Torrence 2 3 4

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         Father: George Ashman Torrence (1835-1908) 7
         Mother: Maria Matilda M. Maguire (1832-1883) 2




Children
1 M George Torrence Overholt 4

           Born: 2 Aug 1891 4
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2 M Henry Vinton Overholt 3 4

           Born: 12 Dec 1898 - Scottdale, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 4
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         Spouse: Elma Binns (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 7 Jan 1932 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3



General Notes: Husband - Abraham C. Overholt

Scottdale, Westmoreland Co, PA

A native of West Overton, Pennsylvania, he was engaged in the iron and coal business, and was a trustee of Lafayette College. He also served for a time as school director.

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Sources


1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 689.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 654.

3 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 88.

4 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 112.

5 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 685.

6 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 111.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 653.


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