Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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George J. Mechling and Elizabeth Mechling




Husband George J. Mechling 1 2

           Born: Abt 1798 - ? Bucks Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1871 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: [Father] Mechling (      -      )
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Elizabeth Mechling 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Josiah J. Mechling 1 3 4




           Born:  - Youngwood, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1899 - ? Westmoreland Co, PA 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catharine O. Tinstman (1829-      ) 4
           Marr: 16 Mar 1854 3 4



General Notes: Husband - George J. Mechling


He removed to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania when a young man, locating at Youngwood, where he resided for a number of years. He was a civil engineer by profession and in 1854 he removed to Greensburg, Westmoreland County, where he was subsequently elected county surveyor, filling that position for many years. He was very successful in the business, becoming one of the wealthiest men of the county.

He and his wife shared the same surname, but were no relation.

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Sources


1 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), BP 58.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 416.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 417.

4 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 92.


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