 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 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) Married Dec 20, 1894 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA (9 years married) to:  Samuel A. Cooper, son of John Cooper and Ella [--?--].Born Sep 13, 1873 at PA, died Oct 24, 1904, 31 years Daughter Mae's marriage license (Aug 1914) states that Samuel is alive and is a miner living in Greenoak PA. Located: ( Dec 1894 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer. Census ( 1900 at Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Day laborer. Living with wife, children and brother John. Children: 1. Mae B. "Elizabeth May Beatrice Cooper" CooperBorn Mar 4, 1897 at Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA, died Nov 25, 1988 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA, 91 years, buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA Full birth and death dates on grave marker. Census ( 1900 at Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, brother Raymond, and uncle John Cooper. Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, stepfather, siblings and half-sisters. Located: ( Aug 1914 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Housekeeper. Census ( 1920 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Census ( 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband, children and mother-in-law. Census ( 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Widowed. Living with children. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2. Raymond Sylvester CooperBorn Jun 7, 1898 at Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA, died Jul 29, 1961 at North Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA, 63 years, buried at Riverview Cemetery, Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA
Census ( 1900 at Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, sister Mae, and uncle John Cooper. Census ( 1910 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Boarding in the home of J. T. and Julia McClymond. 2) Census ( 1920 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Cutter in a coal mine. Living with wife, son James and stepchildren. Note - ages of Raymond and most of the children are off by a good deal. 3) Located: ( Jan 1944 at Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA) 3. Howard Bentley CooperBorn Sep 25, 1900 at Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA, died Jan 16, 1944 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, 43 years, buried at Gastown Cemetery, Gastown, Armstrong Co. PA
Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, stepfather, siblings and half-sisters. Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with stepfather, mother, brother and half-siblings. 4. Logan "John L. Cooper" CooperBorn ± 1903 at PA
Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, stepfather, siblings and half-sisters. Census ( 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a coal tipple. Living with stepfather, mother, brother and half-siblings. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Chester, Delaware Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Chester, Delaware Co. PA) 5. Helen C. CooperBorn ± 1904 at PA
Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, stepfather, siblings and half-sisters. Located: ( Jan 1944 at Chambersville, Indiana Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Creekside, Indiana Co. PA) | |||
| 2nd marriage Pearl Jane "Jennie Pearl Reefer, Pearl Jennie Reefer" Reefer 1), daughter of John L. Reefer and Caroline "Hannah C. Smeltzer" Smeltzer. Married Jul 4, 1906 at Green Oak, Armstrong Co. PA (24 years married) to: Ulysses Grant Schrecengost 1), son of William Turney Schrecengost and Mary Ann Hawk.Born Mar 1865 at PA 4) 5), died Jul 20, 1930 at Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co. PA, 65 years 6) 7) 5), buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 6) 7) 5)
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. 6) 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. 8) 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. 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) 9) 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 10) 11) 1)Born Oct 27, 1920 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA 10) 12) 1), died Jan 15, 2006, 85 years 12) 1), buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 12) 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. 10) Located: ( Jan 1944 at Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Jun 1964 at Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Nov 1988 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) | |||
| 3rd marriage Pearl Jane "Jennie Pearl Reefer, Pearl Jennie Reefer" Reefer 1), daughter of John L. Reefer and Caroline "Hannah C. Smeltzer" Smeltzer. Married to: Milton Reed "Reid Whitacre" Whitacre, son of George G. Whitacre and Rosetta A. "Zeck [--?--]" Whitacre.Born Dec 18, 1892 at Armstrong Co. PA, died Aug 25, 1963 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, 70 years, buried at Slate Hill Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA Full birth and death dates on grave marker. Census ( 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-sister Nettie Cochran. Census ( 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer doing odd jobs. Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Teamster. Living with parents and siblings. 13) Located: ( Feb 1951 at Armstrong Co. PA) | |||
Sources
1) source: Obituary of Genevieve Reinard2) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumcreek Twp. (North), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 38, Sheet 5-B, Dwelling 106, Family 108, J. T. McClymond Family
3) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Sagamore District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 9-A, Dwelling 158, Family 158, Raymond Cooper Family
4) 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
5) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Ulysses Grant Schrecengost (Memorial # 36920408)
6) source: Death Certificate of E. Grant Schreckengast
7) source: Ulyssis [sic] Grant Schrecengost
8) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 127-B (Stamped), Dwelling 404, Family 408, Wm Schrecengost Family
9) source: Obituary of Mrs. Pearl Reefer Schrecengost Whitacre
10) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 17-A, Household 298, Cora White Family
11) source: Obituary of Blaine C. White
12) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Genevieve Altha Schrecengost White (Memorial # 50880334)
13) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Sagamore District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 3-A, Dwelling 43, Family 43, George G. Whitacre Family
Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Pearl Jane Reefer & Milton Reed Whitacre." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F6282&main_person=I17421 : accessed 20 May 2025) Pearl Jane Reefer #I17334, born Dec 18, 1892 at Armstrong Co. PA