John "Gentleman John" Schrecengost and Sarah Turney

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Husband John "Gentleman John" Schrecengost ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 Sep 1792 - Kittanning Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1859 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Pleasant Union Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: Conrad Schrecengost (Abt 1758-1840) 3 4
         Mother: [Unk] Zortman (      -      ) 3 4

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Sarah Turney ^{1 2}

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           Born: Cir 28 Dec 1788
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1870
         Buried: 

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         Father: Peter Turney (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Catherine Schrecengost ²

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            AKA: Catherine Schreckengost
           Born: 
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         Spouse: John T. Patterson (      -      ) 2

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2 M William T. Schrecengost ²

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           Born: 14 May 1818 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 1908 - Armstrong Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Ellen Baum (1825-1863) 2

         Spouse: Mary A. Hawk (      -1869) 5

         Spouse: Adeline Sisson (1830-1906) 2

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3 M Michael T. Schrecengost ⁶

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           Born: Abt 1820
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1861 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary A. Hawk (      -1869) 5

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4 F Sarah Schrecengost ²

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: John Bittinger (1832-1897) 7

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5 M John Henry Schrecongost ⁹

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            AKA: John A. Schrecengost Jr.,6 Henry John Schrecongost 8
           Born:  - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Kline (      -      ) 10

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6 F Lavina Schrecengost ²

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         Spouse: John Hetrick (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - John "Gentleman John" Schrecengost

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He was known as “Gentleman John” because he al­ways wore good clothing.
He fol­lowed farming all his life, clearing and im­proving a farm later occupied by his grand­son William A., in Cowanshannock township. He was also a blacksmith and gunsmith, and had the record of making the first plow manu­factured in Armstrong County.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 475.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 678.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 560.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 677.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 694.

6 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 678, 694.

7 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 678, 938.

8 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 845.

9 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 744.

10 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 394, 694.