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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 township, this county,
where he bought a farm upon which he resided for some time. He then bought the
farm in Wayne township, near Echo, upon which he spent the remainder of his
life, dying there. To him and his wife Sarah (Kline), daughter of George
Kline, were born these children: George, Henry L. C., Hannah, Mary, Susan,
Della and Katie.Henry L. C. Schrecongost lived and died upon his farm in Wayne township,
where he owned a tract of 121 acres near Echo. He was a well and favorably
known man in his community, where he commanded the highest respect of all who
knew him. He married Minerva Jennie McIntire, daughter of George McIntire, and
the following children were born to them: Charles K., Florence L. (wife of
Harry Craig), Zora B., Henrietta (deceased), Burton J. F. and Bertha E.
(twins), Ida F. and Sarah E. Mrs. Schrecongost continues to make her residence
at the homestead with her family.William McIntire, grandfather of Mrs. Jennie Schrecongost, lived in
Armstrong county. He married a Miss Steffy, and their children were: John,
George, Joseph, William and Stephen. After Mr. McIntire’s death this widow
married a Mr. Spence, by whom she had Thomas, Augustus and Elmira.George McIntire, son of William, was born in Armstrong county, and settled
in Cowanshannock township, near Echo, remaining there until his death, in
1892, at the age of sixty-two years. He was a blacksmith by occupation. His
wife, Mary A. (McIntire), died in August, 1872. They had children as follows:
Mary C., who married Jacob K. Milliron and (second) Wesley Neal; Angeline, who
married Benjamin T. Geiger; John A.; Minerva Jennie, Mrs. Henry L. C.
Schrecongost; Joseph H., a farmer of Cowanshannock township, who married Lela
Travis; and Hannah E., who married O. S. Marshall, an attorney at law, located
at Rural Valley, Armstrong county.John A. McIntire, son of George, was born Sept. 3, 1858, and learned the
blacksmith’s trade, which he follows, his business being located at Echo. He
married Sarah A. Beck, daughter of Simon Beck, of Echo, and they have had the
following children: Wilda I., now the wife of Curtis E. Bouser [Bowser] (they
have a son, Laird E.); Minnie, now the wife of George C. Schrecongost (they
have children Sarah R. and Ruby E.); Laura M.; Mabel A., who died in infancy;
Olive R.; Delvert J.; Hazel L.; and Lavern S.On her mother’s side Mrs. Schrecongost is a granddaughter of John McIntire,
who was of Scotch-Irish descent. He removed to Armstrong county from
Westmoreland county, and purchased a large farm near Echo, in Wayne township,
passing the remainder of his life there, engaged in farming. His children
were: John, who became a Methodist minister; Daniel S., who married Martha
Lias, and died in 1893; Alexander, who died in Kansas; Altman, who died in
Adams county, Ohio; Mary A., who married George McIntire, and died in Echo;
and Catherine, who married John Wilson, and died in Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania.Source: Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past
and Present, J. H. Beers & Co., 1914Transcribed March 2001 by Thomas P. Cunningham for the Armstrong County
Beers Project
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