A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎George A. Hawk‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ Born ‎± 1857 at PA‎ ²⁾ Marriage to Mary (Lias) Schrecengost not his first, because on the 1930 census George states that his first marriage occurred when he was 23 years old. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with wife Mary. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Lodging in the home of late wife's nephew Matthew McKinney; living with Matthew, sister-in-law Laura C. (Lias) McKinney and hired hand Harry Kelly ³⁾ Married to: ‎Mary Canarissa "Cannie Lias" Lias‏‎ ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾ ⁶⁾ ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾, daughter of Jacob Lias and Susannah Schrecengost‏. Born ‎ Mar 18, 1856 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ ⁷⁾ ¹⁾, died ‎ Feb 28, 1936 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 79 years ¹⁾ ⁸⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁾, ‎1st marriage to: Philander W. "George W. Schrecengost, Washington G. Schrecengost" Schrecengost, ‎2nd married to: George A. Hawk On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Mary states that she has has four children, and one is living. ¹¹⁾ ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, Homer Lias (age 6, born PA, relationship unknown) and George Lias (age 3, born PA, relationship unknown). ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband, husband's cousin Pauline Schrecengost, and two lodgers. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son. ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, head of household, living alone. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with second husband George Hawk. ²⁾

Sources

1) source: Death Certificate of Mary C. Hawk
2) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 49, Family 51, George A. Hawk Family
3) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 19-A, Household 335, Matthew McKinney Family
4) source: Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania
5) source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Vol. 2
6) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 148 (Stamped), Dwelling 1495, Family 1493, Jacob Lias Family
7) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 143, Sheet 305-D, Dwelling 116, Family 116, P.W. Schrecengost Family
8) source: Obituary of Mrs. Mary Canarissa Hawk
9) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 7-A, Dwelling 144, Family 147, Cannie Schrecengost Residence
10) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 42, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 49, Family 52, Washington P. Schrecengost Family
11) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheets 14-B and 15-A, Dwelling 287, Family 300, Washington G. Schrecengost Family
12) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 102-B (Stamped), Dwelling 24, Family 24, Jacob Lias Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: George A. Hawk & Mary Canarissa Lias." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F4598&main_person=I12981 : accessed 04 October 2025) George A. Hawk #I12981, born ‎± 1857 at PA