Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Schreckengost and Priscilla Potts




Husband William Schreckengost 1

           Born: Abt 1820
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           Died: 11 Sep 1897 - Putneyville, Mahoning Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Nulph (      -      ) 1

   Other Spouse: Mary Heller (      -      ) 1



Wife Priscilla Potts 1

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Children
1 F [Unk] Schreckengost

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         Spouse: Jesse Hoffman (      -      ) 1


2 F Jennie Schreckengost 1

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         Spouse: Thomas Ballentine (      -      ) 1


3 F Clara Schreckengost 1

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         Spouse: Charles Devener (      -      ) 1


4 M Urias Schreckengost 1

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5 M Lincoln G. Schreckengost 1

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6 M Harry F. Schreckengost 1

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General Notes: Husband - William Schreckengost


His father was a na-tive of Germany and settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in pioneer days.

He was an early settler in Mahoning town-ship, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He was a gunsmith, and followed his trade at Putneyville for many years, attaining wide renown as the manufacturer of the best muzzle loading rifles in the United States. He himself was a crack shot.

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Sources


1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 833.


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