Margaret Malinda Pershing

Ancestors

Person Page 1,040

Leonard Pershing

M, #25976, b. 15 August 1831, d. 1905

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Mary Kuhns (b. 13 March 1806, d. 1868)

Biography

Leonard Pershing was born on 15 August 1831 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG. He and Sarah A. Anderson were married about 1851. He died in 1905 at age ~74.1
Leonard Pershing appeared on the census of in 1840 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, in Sugarcreek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.2

Citations

  1. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  2. [S6456] OH Census 1840 recorded as Extract #8845, 1840 Ohio Census and Index (). Hereinafter cited as OH 1840 Census.

Adaline Pershing

F, #25977, b. 23 August 1843, d. 14 July 1870

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Mary Kuhns (b. 13 March 1806, d. 1868)

Biography

Adaline Pershing was born on 23 August 1843 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG. She was born in 1844.1 David Karns and she were married about 1863.1 She died on 14 July 1870 at age 26 at St Peter Cem in Urbana, Wabash County, Indiana.
Adaline Pershing was also known as Abby Pershing.1 She was also known as Aboline Pershing.

Citations

  1. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.

Lydia I. Pershing

F, #25978, b. 6 November 1848, d. 18 June 1871

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Mary Kuhns (b. 13 March 1806, d. 1868)

Biography

Lydia I. Pershing was born on 6 November 1848 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG. Jacob Lower and she were married about 1868.1 She died on 18 June 1871 at age 22 in Wabash County, Indiana.
Lydia I. Pershing was also known as Lydia J. Pershing.

Citations

  1. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.

Catharine Pershing

F, #25979, b. 3 January 1814, d. 25 February 1903

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Biography

Catharine Pershing was born on 3 January 1814 in Pennsylvania.1,2 Joseph Zimmerman and she were married on 13 March 1834 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.3,4,2 She died on 25 February 1903 at age 89.2
Catharine Pershing was baptized on 27 February 1814 at St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 She appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, and Anna Maria Bosserd in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.5 Catharine Pershing witnessed the churchmemb of Christian Pershing, Junior, and Mary Kuhns between 1847 and 1868 in Ragersville Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. First German Reformed Church of Ragersville6

Citations

  1. [S6755] MtPleasantWESPA Church Records recorded as Extract #9187
    Della Reagan Fischer, compiler, St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978)974.881 K2 also We 10L, or, 1036838 Item 1. Hereinafter cited as St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches.
  2. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  3. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  4. [S13410] TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910 recorded as Extract #13078
    Ohio Genealogical Society. Tuscarawas County Chapter, compiler, Tuscarawas County, Ohio marriages - v. 1. Books 1-3, 1808-1844 -- v. 2. Books 4-5, 1845-1863 -- v. 3. Books 6-7, 1864-1880 -- v. 4. Books 8 and 9, 1880-1894 -- v. 5. Books 10 and 11, 1894-1901 -- v. 6. Books 12 and 13, 1901-1905 & marriage contracts, 1901-1914 -- v. 7. Books 14 & 15, 1906-1910. (New Philadelphia, Ohio: 1979)977.166 V2t v. 1-4. Hereinafter cited as TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910.
  5. [S422] OH Census 1820 recorded as Extract #0536, 1820 Ohio Census and Index ().
  6. [S8026] RagersvilleAuburnTwpTUSOHIO History recorded as Extract #9699
    , editor, Ragersville, Auburn township, Ohio 1830-1980 (: Berlin Printing, Berlin, OH). Hereinafter cited as Ragersville.

Barbara Pershing

F, #25980, b. 19 May 1818, d. 3 August 1889

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Family: Daniel Putt (b. 6 December 1814, d. 25 July 1904)

Son*Charles L. Putt
Barbara Pershing Putt

Biography

Barbara Pershing was born on 19 May 1818 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,3,3 Daniel Putt and she were married on 20 September 1836 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.4,5,6,2,3,3 She died in 1883 at age ~65.3 She died on 3 August 1889 at age 71 at Buried in Greensburg Cemetery in Summit County, Ohio.1,3
Barbara Pershing appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, and Anna Maria Bosserd in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.7 Daniel Putt is head of household on the census of in 1840 in York, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Enumerated with were .8

Citations

  1. [S8983] US Cemeteries recorded as Extract #10584
    Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/index.html. Hereinafter cited as FindAGrave.
  2. [S13493] Putt Genealogy recorded as Extract #13155
    Putt Genforum, online www.genforum.com/putt/. Hereinafter cited as Putt Genforum.
  3. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  4. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  5. [S3336] TuscarawasCoOH Marriages recorded as Extract #4686 Tuscarawas County, Ohio Marriage records, 1808-1917; index, 1808-1899, Volumes 1-18, FHL#890,363-892546. Hereinafter cited as Tuscarawas Marriages.
  6. [S13410] TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910 recorded as Extract #13078
    Ohio Genealogical Society. Tuscarawas County Chapter, compiler, Tuscarawas County, Ohio marriages - v. 1. Books 1-3, 1808-1844 -- v. 2. Books 4-5, 1845-1863 -- v. 3. Books 6-7, 1864-1880 -- v. 4. Books 8 and 9, 1880-1894 -- v. 5. Books 10 and 11, 1894-1901 -- v. 6. Books 12 and 13, 1901-1905 & marriage contracts, 1901-1914 -- v. 7. Books 14 & 15, 1906-1910. (New Philadelphia, Ohio: 1979)977.166 V2t v. 1-4. Hereinafter cited as TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910.
  7. [S422] OH Census 1820 recorded as Extract #0536, 1820 Ohio Census and Index ().
  8. [S6456] OH Census 1840 recorded as Extract #8845, 1840 Ohio Census and Index (). Hereinafter cited as OH 1840 Census.

Susan Pershing

F, #25981, b. 1820, d. 1878

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Family: Joseph I. Helwig (b. 1805, d. 1842)

Son*Benjamin Helwig (b. 12 March 1839, d. 27 November 1922)
Son*Simon P Helwig (b. 19 May 1841, d. 20 March 1906)
Son*George W Helwig (b. 16 June 1843, d. 12 April 1914)

Biography

Susan Pershing was born in 1820.1 Joseph I. Helwig and she were married on 10 October 1830 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG. Joseph I. Helwig and she were married on 6 April 1837 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.2,3 Eli Walker and she were married about 1843.2 Joseph I. Helwig and she were married on 15 August 1846. She died in 1878 at age ~58.
Susan Pershing appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, and Anna Maria Bosserd in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.4

Citations

  1. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  2. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  3. [S13410] TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910 recorded as Extract #13078
    Ohio Genealogical Society. Tuscarawas County Chapter, compiler, Tuscarawas County, Ohio marriages - v. 1. Books 1-3, 1808-1844 -- v. 2. Books 4-5, 1845-1863 -- v. 3. Books 6-7, 1864-1880 -- v. 4. Books 8 and 9, 1880-1894 -- v. 5. Books 10 and 11, 1894-1901 -- v. 6. Books 12 and 13, 1901-1905 & marriage contracts, 1901-1914 -- v. 7. Books 14 & 15, 1906-1910. (New Philadelphia, Ohio: 1979)977.166 V2t v. 1-4. Hereinafter cited as TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910.
  4. [S422] OH Census 1820 recorded as Extract #0536, 1820 Ohio Census and Index ().

Christian B. Pershing

M, #25982, b. 22 February 1824, d. 28 March 1898

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Family: Elizabeth Zimmerman (b. 3 January 1813, d. November 1892)

Son*Edward W Pershing (b. 10 January 1847)
Daughter*Almira May Pershing (b. 1848, d. 25 February 1901)
Daughter*Elizabeth Pershing (b. 11 February 1852, d. 6 November 1932)
Daughter*Mary A Pershing (b. 27 April 1854, d. 3 March 1895)

Biography

Christian B. Pershing was born on 22 February 1824 in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.1,2 He and Elizabeth Zimmerman were married about 1839 in Columbiana County, Ohio.2 He and Elizabeth Zimmerman were married in 1845.3,1 He and Elizabeth Burkholder were married on 14 December 1893 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.4 He died on 28 March 1898 at age 74 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.
Christian B. Pershing was also known as Christan Pershing. He appeared on the census of in 1840 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, in Sugarcreek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.5 Christian B. Pershing lived in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, after 1845.2 He was courtcase on 4 June 1847 in Kalida, Putnam County, Ohio.6 He is head of household on the census of in 1850 in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio. Enumerated with were Almira May Pershing, Edward W Pershing, and Simon P Helwig .7 Christian B. Pershing is head of household on the census of in 1870 in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Enumerated with were Edward W Pershing, Elizabeth Pershing, and Mary A Pershing .8 Christian B. Pershing is head of household on the census of in 1880 in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Enumerated with were Elizabeth Pershing and Mary A Pershing .9 He signed a will on 9 April 1898 in Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.10

Citations

  1. [S13454] TuscarawasCoOH 5 generation Charts Index recorded as Extract #13122 Tuscarawas county Genealogical Society 5 generation Charts Index, Typescript, 9 Sep 2014.
  2. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  3. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  4. [S13441] OH Marriages 1789-2013 recorded as Extract #13109
    Ohio Marriages, 1789-2013, online http://www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Ohio Marriages, 1789-2013.
  5. [S6456] OH Census 1840 recorded as Extract #8845, 1840 Ohio Census and Index (). Hereinafter cited as OH 1840 Census.
  6. [S13415] US Chronicling America recorded as Extract #13083 The Kalida Venture, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Kalida, Ohio, 25 Jun 1847. Hereinafter cited as The Kalida Venture.
  7. [S1923] OH Census 1850 recorded as Extract #2349, 1850 Ohio Federal Census (). Hereinafter cited as 1850 Ohio Census.
  8. [S539] OH Census 1870 recorded as Extract #739
    1870 Ohio Federal Census, Federal Census.
  9. [S540] recorded as Extract #0740
    1880 Ohio Census and Soundex, Original, T767-17.
  10. [S392] TuscarawasCoOH Probate Wills recorded as Extract #494 Tuscarawas county, Ohio Will Records, FHL#0890,354. Hereinafter cited as Tuscarawas County Wills.

Margaret Pershing

F, #25983, b. 24 March 1812, d. 28 January 1891

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Family: Francis Putt (b. 12 February 1809, d. 28 January 1891)

Daughter*Margaret Putt
Child*Joseph Putt
Daughter*Lucinda Putt
Daughter*Susanna Putt (b. about 1830)
Daughter*Mary Ann Putt (b. 24 March 1832, d. 9 September 1912)
Daughter*Rachel Putt+ (b. 18 April 1845)
Daughter*Sophia Putt (b. 27 January 1850)

Biography

Margaret Pershing was born in 1811 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 She was born on 24 March 1812 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2,3,1 She was born on 24 March 1815 at Buried in Shanesville First Reformed Cemetery. in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.4 Francis Putt and she were married on 23 June 1831 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.5,6,7,3,1,1 She died on 28 January 1891 at age 78 in Windham, Portage County, Ohio.7,1 She died Living in Windham, Ohio at the time of her death. on 24 January 1894 at age 81 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.4,3,1
* * * * * *. Margaret Pershing appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, and Anna Maria Bosserd in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.8 Margaret Pershing had her estate probated on 31 January 1889 in Ohio.7

Citations

  1. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  2. [S8026] RagersvilleAuburnTwpTUSOHIO History recorded as Extract #9699
    , editor, Ragersville, Auburn township, Ohio 1830-1980 (: Berlin Printing, Berlin, OH). Hereinafter cited as Ragersville.
  3. [S13493] Putt Genealogy recorded as Extract #13155
    Putt Genforum, online www.genforum.com/putt/. Hereinafter cited as Putt Genforum.
  4. [S8983] US Cemeteries recorded as Extract #10584
    Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/index.html. Hereinafter cited as FindAGrave.
  5. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  6. [S13410] TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910 recorded as Extract #13078
    Ohio Genealogical Society. Tuscarawas County Chapter, compiler, Tuscarawas County, Ohio marriages - v. 1. Books 1-3, 1808-1844 -- v. 2. Books 4-5, 1845-1863 -- v. 3. Books 6-7, 1864-1880 -- v. 4. Books 8 and 9, 1880-1894 -- v. 5. Books 10 and 11, 1894-1901 -- v. 6. Books 12 and 13, 1901-1905 & marriage contracts, 1901-1914 -- v. 7. Books 14 & 15, 1906-1910. (New Philadelphia, Ohio: 1979)977.166 V2t v. 1-4. Hereinafter cited as TuscarawasCoOH Marriages 1808-1910.
  7. [S11041] US NewspaperArchive.com recorded as Extract #11752
    NewspaperArchive.com, online http://www.NewspaperArchive.com. Hereinafter cited as NewspaperArchive.com.
  8. [S422] OH Census 1820 recorded as Extract #0536, 1820 Ohio Census and Index ().

Mary Ann Pershing

F, #25984, b. 30 March 1827, d. 6 December 1913

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Family: Albert Shank (b. 1826, d. 18 February 1899)

Son*Eurastus M. Shank (b. 30 May 1852)
Son*John W Shank (b. 11 May 1854)
Daughter*Amanda E. Shank (b. 20 October 1856)
Son*Charles H Shank (b. 19 July 1858, d. 14 May 1861)
Son*Frank Shank (b. 31 March 1861)
Son*Edward Shank (b. 31 May 1861)
Son*Joseph A Shank (b. 23 April 1863, d. 6 November 1891)
Son*Thomas E Shank (b. 14 November 1869, d. 15 December 1951)

Biography

Mary Ann Pershing was born on 30 March 1827 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.1,2 Albert Shank and she were married about 1847.3 Albert Shank and she were married on 11 October 1849 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG. She died on 6 December 1913 at age 86 in Windham, Portage, Ohio.1
Mary Ann Pershing appeared on the census of in 1840 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, in Sugarcreek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.4

Citations

  1. [S11035] OH Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 recorded as Extract #11746
    Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997, online http://www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as OH Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
  2. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  3. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  4. [S6456] OH Census 1840 recorded as Extract #8845, 1840 Ohio Census and Index (). Hereinafter cited as OH 1840 Census.

John George Vetter Pershing

M, #25985, b. 14 December 1815, d. 1881

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Junior (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Mother*Anna Maria Bosserd (b. 24 July 1793, d. 29 May 1829)

Family 1: Catherine Levengood (b. 1826, d. 26 March 1841)

Son*David G Pershing (b. 22 March 1841, d. 7 December 1918)

Family 2: Elizabeth Brenizer (b. 8 July 1822, d. 19 September 1885)

Daughter*Susan Pershing (b. 15 May 1847, d. 6 August 1926)
Daughter*Nancy Pershing (b. 18 November 1848, d. 4 April 1921)
Daughter*Anna Pershing (b. 1849)
Daughter*Lucinda Pershing (b. 8 July 1850, d. 6 September 1920)
Daughter*Mary A. Pershing (b. 1852, d. 27 October 1916)
Son*C. W. Pershing (b. 1854, d. Deceased)
Daughter*Esther Pershing (b. 1854, d. Deceased)
Son*John H. Pershing (b. 14 September 1857, d. 15 April 1937)
Daughter*Emma S. Pershing (b. 15 April 1863, d. 16 December 1929)
Daughter*Clara Ida Pershing (b. 20 June 1865, d. 15 May 1953)
Daughter*Clara I. Pershing (b. 20 June 1865, d. 15 May 1953)

Biography

John George Vetter Pershing was born on 14 December 1815 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He and Catherine Levengood were married about 1840.3,4,2 He and Elizabeth Brenizer were married on 17 May 1846 in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.3,5,2 He died in 1881 at age ~66 at Rodgersville in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.6,7,2 He was buried in 1881 at Shanesville in Tuscarawas County, OhioG.
John George Vetter Pershing was also known as George Pershing. He was baptized on 10 March 1816 at St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 He was christened on 10 March 1816 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.2 He appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, and Anna Maria Bosserd in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.8 John George Vetter Pershing appeared on the census of in 1840 in the household of Christian Pershing, Junior, in Sugarcreek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.9 John George Vetter Pershing lived in Ragersville Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, after 1840.2 He lived in Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, in 1880.10 He had his estate probated between 1881 and 1886 in Ohio.11

Citations

  1. [S6755] MtPleasantWESPA Church Records recorded as Extract #9187
    Della Reagan Fischer, compiler, St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978)974.881 K2 also We 10L, or, 1036838 Item 1. Hereinafter cited as St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches.
  2. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  3. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  4. [S13479] Leavengood Rootsweb recorded as Extract #13143
    Leavengood Rootsweb, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leavengood/. Hereinafter cited as Leavengood Rootsweb.
  5. [S13441] OH Marriages 1789-2013 recorded as Extract #13109
    Ohio Marriages, 1789-2013, online http://www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Ohio Marriages, 1789-2013.
  6. [S13466] OH Death Records 1840-2001, recorded as Extract #13129 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001.
  7. [S8983] US Cemeteries recorded as Extract #10584
    Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/index.html. Hereinafter cited as FindAGrave.
  8. [S422] OH Census 1820 recorded as Extract #0536, 1820 Ohio Census and Index ().
  9. [S6456] OH Census 1840 recorded as Extract #8845, 1840 Ohio Census and Index (). Hereinafter cited as OH 1840 Census.
  10. [S540] recorded as Extract #0740
    1880 Ohio Census and Soundex, Original, T767-17.
  11. [S11041] US NewspaperArchive.com recorded as Extract #11752
    NewspaperArchive.com, online http://www.NewspaperArchive.com. Hereinafter cited as NewspaperArchive.com.

Christian Pershing, Senior

M, #25986, b. 1751, d. 1825

Parents

Father*Frederick Pfershing (b. 1724, d. 1794)
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Weygandt (b. 1728, d. 1824)

Family: Maria Barbara Brewer (b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826)

Son*Frederick Pershing+ (b. 21 October 1778, d. 1830)
Daughter*Maria Barbara Pershing (b. 6 February 1781, d. before 28 August 1825)
Daughter*Maria Elizabeth Pershing+ (b. 1 October 1783, d. 22 July 1824)
Son*Christian Pershing, Junior+ (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Son*Christopher S. Pershing+ (b. 28 March 1791, d. 20 April 1836)
Daughter*Susan Pershing (b. 15 January 1794, d. 6 September 1874)

Biography

Christian Pershing, Senior, was born in 1751 in York County, Pennsylvania.1 He was born in 1756.2 He witnessed the birth of John Ermel on 13 September 1777 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 Christian Pershing, Senior, and Maria Barbara Brewer were married in 1777 in Coventry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.4 He witnessed the marriage of Thomas Winter and Anna Maria Pershing about 1779.5 Christian Pershing, Senior, died in 1825 at age ~74 at Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2,3
BY 21 SEP 1792 Christian Pershing, Senior, was in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 He was also known as Christian Persing. He was also known as Christian Pfersich. He was also known as Christian Pfersing. He was witness on 13 September 1777 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.7 He witnessed the baptism of John Ermel on 22 February 1778 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 Christian Pershing, Senior, was witness on 22 February 1778 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.7 He was witness on 12 June 1780 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.7 He was witness on 9 July 1780 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.7 He witnessed the baptism of Christian Ermel on 18 October 1782 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.7 Christian Pershing, Senior, witnessed the taxed of Peter Frederick Pershing in 1783 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.8 Christian Pershing, Senior, was moved to in 1784 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 He was a grantee of on 3 August 1788 of in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6,3 He of on 18 March 1789 of in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 He appeared in the census in 1790 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.9 He witnessed the taxed of Frederick Pfershing in 1792 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 Christian Pershing, Senior, witnessed the land transaction of Frederick Pfershing on 21 September 1792 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 Christian Pershing, Senior, was witness on 29 March 1793 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1011,3 He was taxed in 1802 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Assessed on only 60 acres, whereas his brother, Conrad was assessed on 250 acres.3 He, shown as a "weaver", was a grantee on 1 October 1802 of in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 He was a grantee of Conrad Pershing and Mary Altman on 26 January 1803 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 Christian Pershing, Senior, was witness on 12 February 1804 in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He appeared in the census in 1810 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. George Buzzard is listed with a wife, one daughter and 3 sons. That would indicate that Either Catherine (1808) died before 1810 or Susanna (1809) did. At this point, I show Susanna married to Lewis Putt in Tuscarawas county, Ohio; so she probably was not the deceased daughter. With only 3 sons showing and other indications, I believe that George Vetter Bossart was the deceased son by 1810.12,13 He witnessed the christening of Cattarina Magdalena Kuhns on 25 December 1810 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.7 He appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Conrad Pershing in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.14 Christian Pershing, Senior, signed a will on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This will provides for girls --
Susanna: Susanna - youngest
Maria Elizabeth: Wife of John Brindle; she is deceased
Maria Barbara: Elizabeth (Cate, wife of Daniel Kuntz)15
He had his estate probated on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.16

Citations

  1. [S6319] US Genealogy RootsWeb recorded as Extract #8664
    "Rootsweb", listserve message to Rootsweb Archives, 2 Aug 1999. Printout dated 3 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb Archives.
  2. [S10993] Pership, Frederck Family Tree recorded as Extract #11704 Rev. J. H. Pershing, D.D., Family Tree and Biography Of Three Links in the Chain of History of Frederick Pershing In America: or, FHL#30144023. Hereinafter cited as Frederick Pershing in America.
  3. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  4. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  5. [S6760] WestmorelandCoPA Zion Church recorded as Extract #9193
    William Arter Zundel, compiler, History of Old Zion Church ()974.881/H2 K2z. Hereinafter cited as Old Zion Church.
  6. [S262] WestmorelandCoPA Deeds recorded as Extract #324 Westmoreland county, PennsylvaniaDeeds 1773-1897, FHL#0929096-0929110. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Deeds.
  7. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  8. [S6149] WestmorelandCoPA Tax 1798 Direct recorded as Extract #8466
    , compiler, Westmoreland County Direct Tax List 1798 ()974.881 R42g. Hereinafter cited as 1798 Direct Tax.
  9. [S149] PA 1790 Census & Index recorded as Extract #190
    1790 PA Census and Index.
  10. [S6755] MtPleasantWESPA Church Records recorded as Extract #9187
    Della Reagan Fischer, compiler, St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978)974.881 K2 also We 10L, or, 1036838 Item 1. Hereinafter cited as St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches.
  11. [S556] WestmorelandCoPA Probate Adm recorded as Extract #770 Mary Ellison Wood, Abstracts of Adm of Westmoreland co, PA in Will Bk 1. Hereinafter cited as Abstracts of Westmoreland Administrations.
  12. [S1781] PA Census 1810 recorded as Extract #2186
    1810 Pennsylvania Federal Census, Original.
  13. [S13433] Buzzard The Buzzard family in America recorded as Extract #13101 Buzzard, Monte Paul, The Buzzard family in America (San Luis Obispo, Calif: M.P. Buzzard, 1981)or, FHL#1307568 Item 11. Hereinafter cited as The Buzzard family in America.
  14. [S1793] PA Census 1820 recorded as Extract #2198, 1820 PA Federal Census Index (). Hereinafter cited as 1820 PA Census.
  15. [S13519] WestmorelandCoPA Will Extracts 1819-1839 recorded as Extract #13181
    Della Reagan Fisher, compiler, 656 Extracts of Wills 1819-1839 Copied from Will Book 2 (McKeesport, Pa: Typescript, 1976)974.881 P2f. Hereinafter cited as 656 Extracts of Wills.
  16. [S7058] WestmorelandCoPA Wills recorded as Extract #9502 Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918, FHL#1316409 -1316417. Hereinafter cited as Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918.

Maria Barbara Brewer

F, #25987, b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826

Family: Christian Pershing, Senior, (b. 1751, d. 1825)

Son*Frederick Pershing+ (b. 21 October 1778, d. 1830)
Daughter*Maria Barbara Pershing (b. 6 February 1781, d. before 28 August 1825)
Daughter*Maria Elizabeth Pershing+ (b. 1 October 1783, d. 22 July 1824)
Son*Christian Pershing, Junior+ (b. 23 February 1787, d. 8 September 1867)
Son*Christopher S. Pershing+ (b. 28 March 1791, d. 20 April 1836)
Daughter*Susan Pershing (b. 15 January 1794, d. 6 September 1874)

Biography

Maria Barbara Brewer was born on 24 November 1750.1,2 She witnessed the birth of John Ermel on 13 September 1777 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 She married Christian Pershing, Senior, in 1777 in Coventry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.4 She witnessed the marriage of Thomas Winter and Anna Maria Pershing about 1779.5 Maria Barbara Brewer died on 18 October 1826 at age 75 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,2
Maria Barbara Brewer was also known as Maria Barbara Brauer. She was also known as Elisabetha Persing. She was also known as Anna Barbara Persching. She was also known as Maria Barger.2 As of 22 February 1778, Maria Barbara Brewer was also known as Elizabeth Persing.3 She witnessed the baptism of John Ermel on 22 February 1778 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 She witnessed the baptism of Christian Ermel on 18 October 1782 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 As of before 1786, Maria Barbara Brewer was also known as Maria Barbara Pfersich.7 She witnessed the witness of Christian Pershing, Senior, on 12 February 1804 in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. She witnessed the christening of Cattarina Magdalena Kuhns on 25 December 1810 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.6 Maria Barbara Brewer witnessed the will of Christian Pershing, Senior, on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This will provides for girls --
Susanna: Susanna - youngest
Maria Elizabeth: Wife of John Brindle; she is deceased
Maria Barbara: Elizabeth (Cate, wife of Daniel Kuntz)8
She had her estate probated on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.9

Citations

  1. [S3340] WestmorelandCoPA Newspapers recorded as Extract #4694, Marriage and Death Notices from the Weekly Newspaper 1818-1865. Hereinafter cited as Westmoreland Marriage and Death Notices.
  2. [S10993] Pership, Frederck Family Tree recorded as Extract #11704 Rev. J. H. Pershing, D.D., Family Tree and Biography Of Three Links in the Chain of History of Frederick Pershing In America: or, FHL#30144023. Hereinafter cited as Frederick Pershing in America.
  3. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  4. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  5. [S6760] WestmorelandCoPA Zion Church recorded as Extract #9193
    William Arter Zundel, compiler, History of Old Zion Church ()974.881/H2 K2z. Hereinafter cited as Old Zion Church.
  6. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  7. [S262] WestmorelandCoPA Deeds recorded as Extract #324 Westmoreland county, PennsylvaniaDeeds 1773-1897, FHL#0929096-0929110. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Deeds.
  8. [S13519] WestmorelandCoPA Will Extracts 1819-1839 recorded as Extract #13181
    Della Reagan Fisher, compiler, 656 Extracts of Wills 1819-1839 Copied from Will Book 2 (McKeesport, Pa: Typescript, 1976)974.881 P2f. Hereinafter cited as 656 Extracts of Wills.
  9. [S7058] WestmorelandCoPA Wills recorded as Extract #9502 Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918, FHL#1316409 -1316417. Hereinafter cited as Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918.

Christopher S. Pershing

M, #25988, b. 28 March 1791, d. 20 April 1836

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Senior (b. 1751, d. 1825)
Mother*Maria Barbara Brewer (b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826)

Family: Elisabeth Long (b. 1795, d. 1 November 1858)

Son*Israel C Pershing (b. 5 November 1826, d. 12 September 1898)
Son*Emanuel J Pershing (b. 1829, d. 22 July 1860)

Biography

Christopher S. Pershing was born on 28 March 1791.1 He was born in 1793 in Pennsylvania. He died on 20 April 1836 at age 45.
Christopher S. Pershing was also known as Christoph Persching. He was baptized on 10 April 1791 at Baptized by Johann Wilhelm Weber in East Huntington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 He sold to Christopher S. Pershing on on 2 September 1815 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2 He sold to Christopher S. Pershing on on 2 September 1815 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2 He was a grantee of on 11 December 1818 of in Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2 He appeared on the census of in 1820 in the household of Conrad Pershing in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 Christopher S. Pershing witnessed the will of Christian Pershing, Senior, on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This will provides for girls --
Susanna: Susanna - youngest
Maria Elizabeth: Wife of John Brindle; she is deceased
Maria Barbara: Elizabeth (Cate, wife of Daniel Kuntz)4

Citations

  1. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S262] WestmorelandCoPA Deeds recorded as Extract #324 Westmoreland county, PennsylvaniaDeeds 1773-1897, FHL#0929096-0929110. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Deeds.
  3. [S1793] PA Census 1820 recorded as Extract #2198, 1820 PA Federal Census Index (). Hereinafter cited as 1820 PA Census.
  4. [S13519] WestmorelandCoPA Will Extracts 1819-1839 recorded as Extract #13181
    Della Reagan Fisher, compiler, 656 Extracts of Wills 1819-1839 Copied from Will Book 2 (McKeesport, Pa: Typescript, 1976)974.881 P2f. Hereinafter cited as 656 Extracts of Wills.

Susan Pershing

F, #25989, b. 15 January 1794, d. 6 September 1874

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Senior (b. 1751, d. 1825)
Mother*Maria Barbara Brewer (b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826)

Biography

Susan Pershing was born on 15 January 1794 in Pennsylvania. James B. Newton and she were married after 28 August 1825. Susan Pershing is single at the time of her father's will. She died on 6 September 1874 at age 80.
Susan Pershing was baptized on 6 January 1794 at St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 She was christened on 26 January 1794 in Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. She witnessed the will of Christian Pershing, Senior, on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This will provides for girls --
Susanna: Susanna - youngest
Maria Elizabeth: Wife of John Brindle; she is deceased
Maria Barbara: Elizabeth (Cate, wife of Daniel Kuntz)2
She lived in Unity Township, Westmoreland Couty, Pennsylvania, on 28 August 1825. It appears that Susanna did not marry until after 1825 and was the "youngest daughter" of Christian Pershing, according to his will.3

Citations

  1. [S6755] MtPleasantWESPA Church Records recorded as Extract #9187
    Della Reagan Fischer, compiler, St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978)974.881 K2 also We 10L, or, 1036838 Item 1. Hereinafter cited as St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Churches.
  2. [S13519] WestmorelandCoPA Will Extracts 1819-1839 recorded as Extract #13181
    Della Reagan Fisher, compiler, 656 Extracts of Wills 1819-1839 Copied from Will Book 2 (McKeesport, Pa: Typescript, 1976)974.881 P2f. Hereinafter cited as 656 Extracts of Wills.
  3. [S7058] WestmorelandCoPA Wills recorded as Extract #9502 Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918, FHL#1316409 -1316417. Hereinafter cited as Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918.

Maria Elizabeth Pershing

F, #25990, b. 1 October 1783, d. 22 July 1824

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Senior (b. 1751, d. 1825)
Mother*Maria Barbara Brewer (b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826)

Family: Daniel Kuhns (b. 15 April 1779, d. 13 January 1867)

Daughter*Catherine Kuhns (b. 1 May 1808, d. 3 July 1883)
Daughter*Cattarina Magdalena Kuhns (b. 26 October 1810, d. 29 April 1887)
Daughter*Tiny Kuntz (b. 1811)
Son*Philip Kuhns (b. 2 March 1813, d. 20 May 1881)
Daughter*Catherine Kuhns (b. 20 April 1814)
Son*Andrew Kuhns (b. 1815, d. before 1880)
Son*David H. Kuhns (b. 31 December 1815, d. 1817)
Daughter*Anna Margaret Kuhns (b. 1 November 1818, d. 4 January 1898)
Daughter*Christena Kuhns (b. 26 March 1822, d. 8 June 1903)
Son*William D Kuhn (b. 1823, d. 29 March 1865)

Biography

Maria Elizabeth Pershing was born on 1 October 1783 at Youngstown in Pennsylvania.1 She was born on 16 October 1783.2 Daniel Kuhns and she were married in 1808 in Westmorelandpennsylvania. She died on 22 July 1824 at age 40 at St. James Cemetery in Youngstown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.1
Maria Elizabeth Pershing was baptized on 15 November 1783 at First Reformed Church in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 She was christened on 15 November 1783 in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. As of 28 August 1825, Maria Elizabeth Pershing was also known as Cate Kunts.4 As of on 28 August 1825,her married name was. She witnessed the will of Christian Pershing, Senior, on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This will provides for girls --
Susanna: Susanna - youngest
Maria Elizabeth: Wife of John Brindle; she is deceased
Maria Barbara: Elizabeth (Cate, wife of Daniel Kuntz)5

Citations

  1. [S8983] US Cemeteries recorded as Extract #10584
    Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/index.html. Hereinafter cited as FindAGrave.
  2. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S7064] GreensburgWESTPA Bap Rec of First Ref Church recorded as Extract #9508 Baptismal Records of First Reformed Church of Greensburg Pennsylvania [1779-1815], Typescript, We 4R.
  4. [S7058] WestmorelandCoPA Wills recorded as Extract #9502 Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918, FHL#1316409 -1316417. Hereinafter cited as Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918.
  5. [S13519] WestmorelandCoPA Will Extracts 1819-1839 recorded as Extract #13181
    Della Reagan Fisher, compiler, 656 Extracts of Wills 1819-1839 Copied from Will Book 2 (McKeesport, Pa: Typescript, 1976)974.881 P2f. Hereinafter cited as 656 Extracts of Wills.

Frederick Pershing

M, #25991, b. 21 October 1778, d. 1830

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Senior (b. 1751, d. 1825)
Mother*Maria Barbara Brewer (b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826)

Family: Nancy Brewer (b. 15 February 1795, d. 4 October 1877)

Daughter*Catherine Pershing (b. 10 February 1820, d. 20 February 1910)
Son*William Pershing (b. about 1823, d. about 1824)
Son*Henry J. Pershing+ (b. 12 December 1827, d. 10 December 1903)

Biography

Frederick Pershing was born on 21 October 1778 at Coventry in Pennsylvania.1,2 He was born on 21 October 1778 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He and Nancy Brewer were married in 1819 in York County, Pennsylvania.3 He died on 19 June 1822 at age 43 in Pennsylvania.4 He died in 1825 at age ~47. He died in 1830 at age ~52.
Frederick Pershing was baptized on 10 January 1779 at Zion Church in Coventry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2 He was baptized on 10 January 1779 at Baptisms of Johann Wilhelm Weber in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 He was christened on 10 January 1779 at Zion Church in Coventry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. He witnessed the taxed of Peter Frederick Pershing in 1798 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.5 Frederick Pershing witnessed the land transaction of John George Bossert on 9 April 1810 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. 245 acres that Abraham Fiscus purchased for $450 in 1805.6,7,8 Frederick Pershing witnessed the will of Christian Pershing, Senior, on 28 August 1825 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This will provides for girls --
Susanna: Susanna - youngest
Maria Elizabeth: Wife of John Brindle; she is deceased
Maria Barbara: Elizabeth (Cate, wife of Daniel Kuntz)9
Frederick Pershing was a grantee of on 21 March 2819 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6

Citations

  1. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S6760] WestmorelandCoPA Zion Church recorded as Extract #9193
    William Arter Zundel, compiler, History of Old Zion Church ()974.881/H2 K2z. Hereinafter cited as Old Zion Church.
  3. [S13504] Mickey Cendrowski Correspondence, recorded as Extract #13164:
    Mickey Cendrowski, "Mickey Cendrowski Correspondence," e-mail message from email address () to Jenny Rasmusson, 2 May 2015. Hereinafter cited as "Mickey Cendrowski Correspondence".
  4. [S6826] Hoffman, Ada recorded as Extract #9274
    "Ada Hoffman Correspondence", listserve message to http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/query/query016.htm#1262, March 11, 1998. Printout dated 9 Dec 2001. Hereinafter cited as Hoffman, Ada.
  5. [S6149] WestmorelandCoPA Tax 1798 Direct recorded as Extract #8466
    , compiler, Westmoreland County Direct Tax List 1798 ()974.881 R42g. Hereinafter cited as 1798 Direct Tax.
  6. [S262] WestmorelandCoPA Deeds recorded as Extract #324 Westmoreland county, PennsylvaniaDeeds 1773-1897, FHL#0929096-0929110. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Deeds.
  7. [S712] PA Warrantees recorded as Extract #996 Warrant Registers for Pennsylvania, Vol. 16-19, Micro#260. Hereinafter cited as Warrant Registers for Pennsylvania.
  8. [S13433] Buzzard The Buzzard family in America recorded as Extract #13101 Buzzard, Monte Paul, The Buzzard family in America (San Luis Obispo, Calif: M.P. Buzzard, 1981)or, FHL#1307568 Item 11. Hereinafter cited as The Buzzard family in America.
  9. [S13519] WestmorelandCoPA Will Extracts 1819-1839 recorded as Extract #13181
    Della Reagan Fisher, compiler, 656 Extracts of Wills 1819-1839 Copied from Will Book 2 (McKeesport, Pa: Typescript, 1976)974.881 P2f. Hereinafter cited as 656 Extracts of Wills.

Maria Barbara Pershing

F, #25992, b. 6 February 1781, d. before 28 August 1825

Parents

Father*Christian Pershing, Senior (b. 1751, d. 1825)
Mother*Maria Barbara Brewer (b. 24 November 1750, d. 18 October 1826)

Biography

Maria Barbara Pershing was born on 6 February 1781 at Youngstown in Pennsylvania.1 She died before 28 August 1825.2
Maria Barbara Pershing was baptized on 19 February 1781 at Siwickle Settlement Old Zion Church in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,3

Citations

  1. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S7058] WestmorelandCoPA Wills recorded as Extract #9502 Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918, FHL#1316409 -1316417. Hereinafter cited as Will books, 1773-1917; will indexes 1773-1918.
  3. [S6760] WestmorelandCoPA Zion Church recorded as Extract #9193
    William Arter Zundel, compiler, History of Old Zion Church ()974.881/H2 K2z. Hereinafter cited as Old Zion Church.

Maria Elizabeth Weygandt

F, #25994, b. 1728, d. 1824

Parents

Father*Weygandt (b. 1703)
Mother*Mrs. Weygandt (b. 1705)

Family: Frederick Pfershing (b. 1724, d. 1794)

Son*Christian Pershing, Senior+ (b. 1751, d. 1825)
Daughter*Elizabeth Pershing+ (b. 1757, d. before 1820)
Son*Peter Frederick Pershing+ (b. 1759, d. 9 July 1822)
Daughter*Anna Maria Pershing+ (b. about 1760)
Daughter*Rosanna Pfershing+ (b. 15 October 1760, d. 31 October 1833)
Daughter*Christina ("Christiana") Pershing+ (b. 1762)
Son*Daniel Pfershing+ (b. 4 June 1764, d. 28 September 1838)
Son*Conrad Pershing+ (b. 23 May 1767, d. 28 March 1843)
Son*Abraham Pfershing (b. 1771, d. 1773)
Daughter*Anna Elizabeth Pershing+ (b. 21 October 1773, d. 9 May 1841)

Biography

Maria Elizabeth Weygandt was born in 1728 in Germany.1,2,3 She was born in 1729 in Germany.4 Frederick Pfershing and she were married on 29 April 1750 in York Borough, York County, Pennsylvania.5,6,7,4,2,8 She died in 1794 at age ~66. She died in 1824 at age ~96 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,9,10,8
Maria Elizabeth Weygandt was also known as Elizabeth Wyant. She was also known as Maria Weygandt. She was also known as Elizabeth Weyand. She was also known as Elizabeth Weyant.3 She was moved to in 1749 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. came on a ship different than her husband-- they were not married at the time1 As of 29 April 1750, Maria Elizabeth Weygandt was also known as Maria Elizabeth Pershing. As of about 1751, Maria Elizabeth Weygandt was also known as Elizabeth Pfershing. She lived in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, about 1751.7 As of 21 August 1774, Maria Elizabeth Weygandt was also known as Elisabetha Pfersching. She witnessed the baptism of Maria Elisabetha Ermel on 9 January 1785 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.11 Frederick Pfershing was a grantorto Maria Elizabeth Weygandt on 23 March 1792 of in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.12 She witnessed the christening of Maria Elisabeth Pershing on 3 July 1797 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.11

Citations

  1. [S6209] Fisher, Johan Michael recorded as Extract #8529 Fisher, Robert George, The Fisher family : descendants of Johan Michael Fischer, 1701-1785 (Port St. Lucie, Fla.: R.G. Fisher, 1997). Hereinafter cited as Johan Michael Fischer family.
  2. [S6686] Genealogy - Ancestry recorded as Extract #9118
    "Ancestry.com", listserve message to http://search.ancestry.com. Printout dated 17 Jan 2001. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.
  3. [S3] US Genealogy Index to DAR Lineage Books recorded as Extract #3, Index to DAR Lineage Books Volumes 1-160. Hereinafter cited as Index to DAR Lineage Books.
  4. [S6319] US Genealogy RootsWeb recorded as Extract #8664
    "Rootsweb", listserve message to Rootsweb Archives, 2 Aug 1999. Printout dated 3 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb Archives.
  5. [S9977] Glenn, Ruth Ancestors of Margaret recorded as Extract #11235
    Ancestors of Margaret Ruth Glenn, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrglenn/. Hereinafter cited as Ruth Glenn.
  6. [S10522] Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, OH recorded as Extract #11489 Pershing Folder from Tuscarawas county, Ohio Historical Society, Scanned, 02/27/2010.
  7. [S6203] FayetteCoPA Biography recorded as Extract #8523 Jordan, John W. (John Woolf) & James Hadden, Genealogical and personal history of Fayette and Greene counties, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1912)or, FHL#896731. Hereinafter cited as Fayette & Greene History.
  8. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  9. [S6826] Hoffman, Ada recorded as Extract #9274
    "Ada Hoffman Correspondence", listserve message to http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/query/query016.htm#1262, March 11, 1998. Printout dated 9 Dec 2001. Hereinafter cited as Hoffman, Ada.
  10. [S10993] Pership, Frederck Family Tree recorded as Extract #11704 Rev. J. H. Pershing, D.D., Family Tree and Biography Of Three Links in the Chain of History of Frederick Pershing In America: or, FHL#30144023. Hereinafter cited as Frederick Pershing in America.
  11. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  12. [S262] WestmorelandCoPA Deeds recorded as Extract #324 Westmoreland county, PennsylvaniaDeeds 1773-1897, FHL#0929096-0929110. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Deeds.

Peter Frederick Pershing

M, #25995, b. 1759, d. 9 July 1822

Parents

Father*Frederick Pfershing (b. 1724, d. 1794)
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Weygandt (b. 1728, d. 1824)

Family: Maria Elisabetha Ulery (b. 1760, d. 10 May 1801)

Son*Isaac Pershing (b. 2 October 1779)
Son*Jacob Pershing (b. about 1780, d. 1793)
Son*John Pershing (b. about 1782)

Biography

Peter Frederick Pershing was born in 1758.1,2 He was born in 1759 in York County, Pennsylvania.3 He and Maria Elisabetha Ulery were married before 1779 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.1,3,4 He and Mary A. McGee were married in 1804.4 He died Buried in Hice-Pershing Cemetery on 9 July 1822 at age ~63 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.3,4,5 He died in 1830 at age ~71.1
Peter Frederick Pershing was also known as Frederich Pfersig. Research Note:. One reference says that Frederick's child Elisabeth was born in 1773; another for the same church record says 1783. If she was, indeed, born in 1773, Frederick would have only been 15 years old -- so that's rather unlikely, but possible. It's more likely that Elizabeth was born in 1783.

However, he is taxed in Westmoreland county, PA in 1783. So it would appear that he was there and not in Frederick county, MD, where Elizabeth was baptized.
He was taxed in 1783 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 He was a grantee of on 29 January 1792 of in Wheatfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.7,7 He was witness on 9 August 1796 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.8 He was taxed in 1798 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6

Citations

  1. [S10993] Pership, Frederck Family Tree recorded as Extract #11704 Rev. J. H. Pershing, D.D., Family Tree and Biography Of Three Links in the Chain of History of Frederick Pershing In America: or, FHL#30144023. Hereinafter cited as Frederick Pershing in America.
  2. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  3. [S6319] US Genealogy RootsWeb recorded as Extract #8664
    "Rootsweb", listserve message to Rootsweb Archives, 2 Aug 1999. Printout dated 3 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb Archives.
  4. [S13496] US Genealogy.com recorded as Extract #13158
    "Genealogy.com", listserve message to Genealogy.com. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy.com.
  5. [S8983] US Cemeteries recorded as Extract #10584
    Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/index.html. Hereinafter cited as FindAGrave.
  6. [S6149] WestmorelandCoPA Tax 1798 Direct recorded as Extract #8466
    , compiler, Westmoreland County Direct Tax List 1798 ()974.881 R42g. Hereinafter cited as 1798 Direct Tax.
  7. [S262] WestmorelandCoPA Deeds recorded as Extract #324 Westmoreland county, PennsylvaniaDeeds 1773-1897, FHL#0929096-0929110. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Deeds.
  8. [S6283] PA Genealogy Rootsweb recorded as Extract #8624, online http://rootsweb.com, http://rootsweb.com (), downloaded 2 Oct 1999.

Elizabeth Pershing

F, #25996, b. 1757, d. before 1820

Parents

Father*Frederick Pfershing (b. 1724, d. 1794)
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Weygandt (b. 1728, d. 1824)

Family: John Ermel (b. about 1756, d. 1812)

Son*John Ermel (b. 13 February 1777, d. 22 January 1850)
Daughter*Charlotte (b. 18 February 1780, d. 29 January 1859)
Son*Eli Ermel (b. after 1781, d. 1782)
Son*John Henry Armel (b. 4 June 1782, d. 24 July 1783)
Son*Jacob Armel (b. 15 May 1784, d. 22 January 1852)
Daughter*Elizabeth Armel (b. 10 April 1787)
Daughter*Barbara Armel (b. 24 December 1789, d. 15 September 1890)
Daughter*Anna Margaretta Armel (b. 23 May 1794)
Son*Philip Armel (b. 4 March 1801, d. 20 June 1880)

Biography

Elizabeth Pershing was born in 1757 in Hamilton Banns, York County, Pennsylvania.1 She witnessed the birth of John Winter on 12 June 1780 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2,3,4 John Ermel and she were married in 1776 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.5 She died before 1820 in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. She died on 19 July 1822 at age ~65 in Sewickley Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Pershing was also known as Elizabeth Magdalena Pershing. She witnessed the baptism of Elizabeth Armel on 10 April 1787 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.6 Elizabeth Pershing was witness on 28 May 1792 in East Huntington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. I have another Elizabeth Pershing (md Eli Armel) as this person as well. It's unclear which Elizabeth Pershing is the sponsor.7

Citations

  1. [S6319] US Genealogy RootsWeb recorded as Extract #8664
    "Rootsweb", listserve message to Rootsweb Archives, 2 Aug 1999. Printout dated 3 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb Archives.
  2. [S13516] Winters Family in America recorded as Extract #13178 Ruth Winters Odell, The Winters Family in America: 1977)or, 1320908 Item 6. Hereinafter cited as Winters Family.
  3. [S6760] WestmorelandCoPA Zion Church recorded as Extract #9193
    William Arter Zundel, compiler, History of Old Zion Church ()974.881/H2 K2z. Hereinafter cited as Old Zion Church.
  4. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  5. [S6901] WestmorelandCoPA Genealogy recorded as Extract #9354
    "Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania Roots", listserve message to http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/query/query035.html#742, January 2000. Hereinafter cited as Roots.
  6. [S5558] HempfieldWestmorelandCoPA Births and Baptisms 1782-1920 Cemetery Records of Harrold's Reformed recorded as Extract #7816, Births and Baptisms 1782-1920 Cemetery Records of Harrold's Reformed Church, Hempfield township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, 1967.
  7. [S5680] EHuntingtonWESTPA Church Zion recorded as Extract #7943, 15 May 1997.

Maria Elisabetha Ulery

F, #25998, b. 1760, d. 10 May 1801

Family: Peter Frederick Pershing (b. 1759, d. 9 July 1822)

Son*Isaac Pershing (b. 2 October 1779)
Son*Jacob Pershing (b. about 1780, d. 1793)
Son*John Pershing (b. about 1782)

Biography

Maria Elisabetha Ulery was born in 1760 in Pennsylvania.1,2 Peter Frederick Pershing and she were married before 1779 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.3,1,4 She died Buried in Hice and Pershing Cemetery on 10 May 1801 at age ~41 in Wheatfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,5,2
As of before 1779, Maria Elisabetha Ulery was also known as Maria Elisabetha Pershing.3

Citations

  1. [S6319] US Genealogy RootsWeb recorded as Extract #8664
    "Rootsweb", listserve message to Rootsweb Archives, 2 Aug 1999. Printout dated 3 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb Archives.
  2. [S8983] US Cemeteries recorded as Extract #10584
    Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/index.html. Hereinafter cited as FindAGrave.
  3. [S10993] Pership, Frederck Family Tree recorded as Extract #11704 Rev. J. H. Pershing, D.D., Family Tree and Biography Of Three Links in the Chain of History of Frederick Pershing In America: or, FHL#30144023. Hereinafter cited as Frederick Pershing in America.
  4. [S13496] US Genealogy.com recorded as Extract #13158
    "Genealogy.com", listserve message to Genealogy.com. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy.com.
  5. [S13495] Pershing Genforum recorded as Extract #13157
    "Pershing Genforum", listserve message to Pershing Genforum. Hereinafter cited as Pershing Genforum.

Isaac Pershing

M, #25999, b. 2 October 1779

Parents

Father*Peter Frederick Pershing (b. 1759, d. 9 July 1822)
Mother*Maria Elisabetha Ulery (b. 1760, d. 10 May 1801)

Biography

Isaac Pershing was born on 2 October 1779 at Siwickle Settlement in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1
Isaac Pershing had person sources.1 He had his estate probated on 12 September 1839 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S13540] WestmorelandcoPA German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania recorded as Extract #13203
    Ruff, Paul Miller, compiler, German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania: P.M. Ruff, c1979-1989)974.881 K2r v.1-4. Hereinafter cited as German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S5688] WestmorelandCoPA Periodicals Old recorded as Extract #7952 Old Westmoreland : the history and genealogy of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Christina ("Christiana") Pershing

F, #26000, b. 1762

Parents

Father*Frederick Pfershing (b. 1724, d. 1794)
Mother*Maria Elizabeth Weygandt (b. 1728, d. 1824)

Family: Daniel Ermel, Sr., (b. about 1754, d. between 24 August 1805 and 24 April 1806)

Son*Christian Ermel (b. 17 October 1782)
Daughter*Susana Ermel (b. 13 October 1783)
Daughter*Maria Elisabetha Ermel (b. 7 October 1784)
Son*Daniel Ermel, Jr. (b. before 1790)
Daughter*Margaret Ermel (b. after 1796)
Son*Isaac Ermel (b. about 1813)

Biography

Christina ("Christiana") Pershing was born about 1760. She was born in 1762 in York County, Pennsylvania.1,2 Mr. Breckbill and she were married.2 Daniel Ermel, Sr., and she were married about 1781.3,4 She witnessed the death of Daniel Ermel, Sr., between 24 August 1805 and 24 April 1806 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.5
Christina ("Christiana") Pershing was also known as Christiana Pershing. She was also known as Christina Pfershing. She had person sources.1 She signed a will on 24 August 1805 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.5,6,2

Citations

  1. [S6319] US Genealogy RootsWeb recorded as Extract #8664
    "Rootsweb", listserve message to Rootsweb Archives, 2 Aug 1999. Printout dated 3 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb Archives.
  2. [S13511] Pershing Family in America - Genealogical recorded as Extract #13173 Pershing, Edgar Jamison, The Pershing family in America : a collection of historical and genealogical data, family portraits, traditions, legends and military records, 929.273 P43, (: 1924). Hereinafter cited as The Pershing Family in America - Genealogical.
  3. [S8640] Smith Genforum recorded as Extract #10313
    "Smith Genforum", listserve message to http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/forums/smith.cgi, 7 Dec 2002. Printout dated 7 Dec 2002. Hereinafter cited as Smith Genforum.
  4. [S6901] WestmorelandCoPA Genealogy recorded as Extract #9354
    "Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania Roots", listserve message to http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/query/query035.html#742, January 2000. Hereinafter cited as Roots.
  5. [S6190] WestmorelandCoPA Wills & Adm recorded as Extract #8510
    Fischer, Della Reagan, compiler, Wills and letters of administration of Westmoreland County (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977)974.881 P2, or, FHL#924095 Item 1 and 982232 Item 4. Hereinafter cited as WestmorelandCoPA Wills & Adm.
  6. [S13517] PA Genealogy Trails recorded as Extract #13179
    Genealogy Trails.com, online http://genealogytrails.com/penn/westmoreland/court_records/willbook1.htm. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy Trails.