Month: August 2025

HEADER J.W. Schull J. W. SCHULL, an undertaker of Kiskiminetas township, was born in Mary, 1845, in Armstrong county, a son of David and Mariah (Shutt) Schull, natives of Pennsylvania. David Schull lived in Westmoreland county, this State, until he was twenty-four years old, then moving to Armstrong county, where he bought a farm of … Read more

HEADER William A. Schrecengost WILLIAM A. SCHRECENGOST, a prominent farmer citizen of Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, was born there Sept. 3, 1843, son of William T. and Mary Ellen (Baum) Schrecengost, both also natives of Armstrong county. The family is of German origin, the first of his ancestors to come to America, Jacob (known as … Read more

HEADER Levi Schreckengost LEVI SCHRECKENGOST, of Mahoning township, Armstrong county, has the largest apiary in the county, and has been engaged in bee culture for over forty years. He has a fine farm near Putneyville. Mr. Schreckengost was born in Mahoning township Dec. 4, 1840, son of William Schreckengost. His grandfather was a native of … Read more

HEADER William James Benjamin Schrecengost WILLIAM JAMES BENJAMIN SCHRECENGOST, general merchant of Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, was born in that township Jan. 28, 1855, son of Benjamin 0. and Sarah A. (Nevill) Schrecengost. Martin Schrecengost, a pioneer of Cowanshannock township, cleared and improved a farm of 140 acres on which he resided until his death. … Read more

HEADER William A Schrecengost WILLIAM A. SCHRECENGOST, a prominent farmer citizen of Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, was born there Sept. 3, 1843, son of William T. and Mary Ellen (Baum) Schrecengost, both also natives of Armstrong county. The family is of German origin, the first of his ancestors to come to America, Jacob (known as … Read more

HEADER John M Schrecengost JOHN M. SCHRECENGOST, of Rural Valley, Armstrong county, who is employed as fieldman by the American Natural Gas Company, was born at that place July 20, 1871, son of Zephaniah C. and Sarah A. (Houser) Schrecengost. The parents are also natives of Armstrong county, where this family has been represented for … Read more

HEADER Joseph M Schrecengost JOSEPH M. SCHRECENGOST, a farmer of Rayburn township who has passed all his life in this section of Armstrong county, was born Feb 15, 1845, in Valley township, where the family has long been settled. Coonrod Schrecengost, his great-grandfather, was a native of Germany, who came to Pennsylvania and settled in … Read more

HEADER Henry L. C. Schrecengost Henry L. C. Schrengost (deceased), who was a prosperous farmer in Wayne township, Armstrong county, for a number of years prior to his death, was born in 1858 and died in 1905. Henry John Schrecongost, his father, was born in Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, Pa., and eventually moved to Valley … Read more

HEADER Frank C. Schrecengost Frank C. Schrencengost, who has successfully conducted a livery at Rural Valley for the last ten years and more, belongs to a family which has been represented in Armstrong county for several generations. The family is of German origin, the first of his ancestors to come to America, Jacob (known as … Read more

HEADER John A Schott JOHN A. SCHOTT, retired capitalist, residing at Leechburg, Armstrong county, Pa. was born in Hessen-Cassel, Germany, July 4, 1851, son of Adam and Catherine (Rohrbach) Schott. Adam Schott and wife were born also in Germany, and had two children, John A. and Peter, when they embarked for America in 1856. The … Read more