 Ulysses Grant Schrecengost 1), son of William Turney Schrecengost and Mary Ann Hawk.Born Mar 1865 at PA 2) 3), died Jul 20, 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA, 65 years 4) 5) 3), buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 4) 5) 3)
Alt. Birth: ( Apr 15, 1861 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Birth date recorded on death certificate. Contradicted by census data, and also by the fact that his mother's first husband, Michael T. Schrecengost, did not die until 1862. 4) Alt. Birth: (± 1867 at Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother, full siblings, half siblings and stepsiblings. 6) Census ( 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother, sister Anna, half siblings, stepsister Mary Jane Brown, and boarder William Brown (b. abt 1861 in PA). Census ( 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Day laborer. Living with the family of Lewis and Maggie Kroh. Located: ( Jul 1906 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Teamster. Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Teamster. Living with wife, children and stepchildren. Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a coal tipple. Living with wife, children and stepsons Howard and Logan Cooper. Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with wife, children, grandchildren and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Married Jul 4, 1906 at Green Oak, Armstrong Co. PA (24 years married) to:  Pearl Jane "Jennie Pearl Reefer, Pearl Jennie Reefer" Reefer 1), daughter of John L. Reefer and Caroline "Hannah C. Smeltzer" Smeltzer.Born Feb 7, 1879 at Blanco, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, died Jun 20, 1964 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA, 85 years, buried at Gastown Cemetery, Gastown, Armstrong Co. PA, 1st marriage to: Samuel A. Cooper, 2nd marriage to: Ulysses Grant Schrecengost, 3rd married to: Milton Reed "Reid Whitacre" Whitacre On the 1900 census, Pearl states that she has had two children, and both are living. On the 1910 census, Pearl states that she has had six children, and all six are living. Alt. Birth: ( at Gastown, Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Alt. Birth: ( at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Located: ( Dec 1894 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1900 at Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with first husband Samuel Cooper, children, and brother-in-law John Cooper. Located: ( Jul 1906 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Housekeeper. Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with second husband Ulysses Schrecengost, and with children from both marriages. Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children, grandchildren and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Children: 1. Annie Catherine SchrecengostBorn May 4, 1907 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA
Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, full sister and half-siblings. Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-brothers Howard and Logan Cooper. Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, children, and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Sykesville, Jefferson Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Sykesville, Jefferson Co. PA) 2. Margaret E. SchrecengostBorn ± 1909 at PA
Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, full sister and half-siblings. Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-brothers Howard and Logan Cooper. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Spring Church, Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Tulsa Co. OK) Located: ( Nov 1988 at Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA) 3. William SchrecengostBorn ± 1910 at PA
Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-brothers Howard and Logan Cooper. Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, sister Catherine Kline and her children, and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Chicora, Butler Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Chicora, Butler Co. PA) 4. Janet Lorena SchrecengostBorn Nov 30, 1911 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA
Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-brothers Howard and Logan Cooper. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co. PA) 7) 5. Okie J. SchrecengostBorn Jan 11, 1915 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA, died Jan 10, 2007, 91 years
Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-brothers Howard and Logan Cooper. Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, sister Catherine Kline and her children, and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Chicora, Butler Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Chicora, Butler Co. PA) Located: ( Nov 1988 at Chicora, Butler Co. PA) Located: ( Jan 2006 at Chicora, Butler Co. PA) 6. Ila Pearl SchrecengostBorn Jan 18, 1918 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA, died Aug 1995, 77 years
Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-brothers Howard and Logan Cooper. Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, sister Catherine Kline and her children, and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Located: ( Nov 1988 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) 7. Genevieve Altha Schrecengost 8) 9) 1)Born Oct 27, 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA 8) 10) 1), died Jan 15, 2006, 85 years 10) 1), buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 10) 1)
Census ( 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, sister Catherine Kline and her children, and boarders Charles Umbaugh (b. abt 1907) and Reed Whitacre. Census ( 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter and mother-in-law. 8) Located: ( Jan 1944 at Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Nov 1988 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) | |||
Sources
1) source: Obituary of Genevieve Reinard2) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 15-B, Dwelling 301, Family 316, Lewis Kroh Family
3) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Ulysses Grant Schrecengost (Memorial # 36920408)
4) source: Death Certificate of E. Grant Schreckengast
5) source: Ulyssis [sic] Grant Schrecengost
6) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 127-B (Stamped), Dwelling 404, Family 408, Wm Schrecengost Family
7) source: Obituary of Mrs. Pearl Reefer Schrecengost Whitacre
8) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 17-A, Household 298, Cora White Family
9) source: Obituary of Blaine C. White
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Genevieve Altha Schrecengost White (Memorial # 50880334)
Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Ulysses Grant Schrecengost & Pearl Jane Reefer." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F2954&main_person=I17438 : accessed 28 April 2025) Ulysses Grant Schrecengost #I16806, born Mar 1865 at PA