William S. Mechling and Mary R. Stewart

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Husband William S. Mechling ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 Nov 1837 - Butler Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1 Dec 1892 or 1893 - Dayton, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: William Mechling (1798-Bef 1883) 3 4
         Mother: Catharine Kuhn (1797-1850) 5 6

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Wife Mary R. Stewart ^{1 2}

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         Father: William Stewart (      -Bef 1883) 2 7
         Mother: Eliza Jane Gibson (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Sarah N. Mechling ²

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2 F Laura S. Mechling ^{1 2 8}

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           Born:  - West Sunbury, Clay Twp, Butler Co, PA
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         Spouse: John K. Saxman (1864-      ) 1 9
           Marr: 28 Oct 1896 1 8

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3 M William Mechling ¹⁰

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           Born: 24 Mar 1868 - West Sunbury, Clay Twp, Butler Co, PA 10
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         Spouse: Blanche Kirkpatrick (      -      ) 10
           Marr: 6 Sep 1911 10

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4 F Alice Mechling ²

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5 F Catherine J. Mechling ²

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6 M Curtis C. Mechling ²

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7 F Mary E. Mechling ²

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General Notes: Husband - William S. Mechling

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He attended the district schools and then learned coachmaking. Pre­vious to the outbreak of the Civil war he was in business at West Sunbury, Butler County, PA. On Nov. 20, 1861, he enlisted for mili­tary service, entering Company E, 103d Pa. Vol. Inf., and serving until the war closed. He endured many of the hardships attend­ing a soldier's life, but at all times preserved his courage and performed every duty. He participated in the battles of Yorktown, the Wilderness, Kinston, Little Washington and Plymouth, and at the last named place was taken prisoner on April 20, 1864. With his comrades who had been equally unfortunate he was loaded on a cattle car after a period of imprisonment at Florence, NC, and they were landed at Andersonville, GA, Mr. Mech­ling being kept in that terrible prison pen until Feb. 28, 1865, when he was released, having starved, thirsted and dragged out a miserable existence in that abominable place for several months. For three months and six days he was corporal of his company. His honorable discharge came April 10, 1865.
After the war Mr. Mechling returned to West Sunbury and resumed business there, continuing thus until 1869, when he came to Dayton, PA, engaging there in carriage manu­facturing and also in undertaking. He car­ried on business until death closed his activity. He united with the Presbyterian Church in early manhood and later transferred his mem­bership to West Sunbury, and when he came to Dayton one of his first cares was to have his membership credentials presented to the Glade Run Presbyterian Church. His remains lie in the cemetery belonging to this church, his resting place being marked by a beautiful and appropriate monument. During many years he was active in the organization and affairs of J. Edward Turk Post, G. A. R., and he belonged to the Odd Fellows and the Masons.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 273.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 973.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1044.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 345, 413.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 487.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 345.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 425.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 785.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 784.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 974.