George Sowash and Sarah Stewart

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Husband George Sowash ^{1 2}

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           Born: 15 Oct 1851 1 2
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         Father: George Sowash (1806-1882) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Bankert (      -1883) 1 2

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       Marriage: 30 Jun 1881 3

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Wife Sarah Stewart ¹

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            AKA: Sarah A. Stuart 3
           Born: 2 Jun 1859 - Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Father: William A. Stewart (1823-1899) 1 4
         Mother: Mary A. Miller (1823-Aft 1906) 3 4

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Children

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1 F Carrie Lillian Sowash ³

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           Born: 17 May 1882 3
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2 M Frank Boyle Sowash ³

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           Born: 1 Oct 1884 3
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3 F Mary Stuart Sowash ³

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           Born: 13 Jan 1890 3
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General Notes: Husband - George Sowash

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Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA

He was educated in the common schools of his native place, and remained on the home farm until 1876, when he removed to Irwin, where he engaged in the drug business which he followed continuously and very successfully until 1896. At that time he received the appointment to postmaster at Irwin, under William McKinley's first administration, assuming charge of the office in October, 1896, and was reappointed by President Roosevelt in 1900. He purchased in 1900, a drug establishment in Irwin, a store situated on the corner of Main and Third streets. He was a strong Republican in his political affiliations. Fraternally he was a member of F. and A. M., Shidle Lodge, No. 601, Irwin, of which he was past master; Urania Chapter, Lodge No. 192, R. A. M., Greensburg; Kedron Commandery, Lodge No. 18, K. T., Greensburg, of which he was Past Exalted Commander; Syria Temple, Mystic Shrine, Pittsburgh. In church connections he was a Presbyterian.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 411.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 42.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 43.

4 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 338.