Rev. George J. Gongaware and Frances Mary Brown

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Husband Rev. George J. Gongaware ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Dec 1866 - Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: Philip J. Gongaware (1826-Aft 1918) 1 2 3 4
         Mother: Hettie Eisaman (1835-1915) 2 3 5

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       Marriage: 18 Apr 1900 2

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Wife Frances Mary Brown ^{2 6}

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           Born: 19 Oct 1876 6
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         Father: Hon. Hartford Perry Brown (1851-Aft 1914) 7 8
         Mother: Sue Thurston Cross (      -      ) 6

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. George J. Gongaware

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He took a preparatory course at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and after teaching for several years, entered Thiel college, Greenville, from which institution he was graduated with first honors with the class of 1893. His theological course was taken at Mt. Airy Lutheran Theological seminary, Philadelphia, whence he was graduated in June, 1896. He was ordained at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on August 28, 1896. On June 11th, of the same year, he was called to the pastorate of St. Paul's Lutheran church, Uniontown.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 666.

2 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 647.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 260.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 618.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 618, 907.

6 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 63.

7 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 61.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 261.