William Schreckengost and Priscilla Potts
Husband William Schreckengost 1
Born: Abt 1820 Christened: Died: 11 Sep 1897 - Putneyville, Mahoning Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 Buried:Marriage:
Other Spouse: [Unk] Nulph ( - ) 1
Other Spouse: Mary Heller ( - ) 1
Wife Priscilla Potts 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
1 F [Unk] Schreckengost
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Jesse Hoffman ( - ) 1
2 F Jennie Schreckengost 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Thomas Ballentine ( - ) 1
3 F Clara Schreckengost 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Charles Devener ( - ) 1
4 M Urias Schreckengost 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 M Lincoln G. Schreckengost 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
6 M Harry F. Schreckengost 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
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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Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 833.
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