Missouri
(Younkin) Wingerd
(1861-1936)
Missouri
"Zouri" (Younkin) Wingerd
was born on Dec. 11, 1861 at South Milford Twp., near Rockwood, Somerset County, PA, the eldest
daughter of William ‘Shedrick’ and Caroline
(Cupp) Younkin. She also was known as "Sis."
In 1879, when she was 18, Zouri gave birth to a son, John Vought Jr., but did not marry the boy’s father. Her own father then signed a legal agreement to keep and maintain the boy at his own expense.
In 1906, unmarried at age 45, Zouri went to Connellsville, Fayette County, PA to visit her cousin Mrs. Harvey Shaffer during the city's Centennial celebration. This tidbit of news was reported by the Connellsville Daily Courier.
Zouri later married George E. Wingerd (1861-1934), also spelled "Wingard." He was a lifelong resident of Rockwood. They had no children of their own.
George was a railroader, said
once by the Somerset
County Leader to be "employed by the Western Maryland
Railroad as foreman of the maintenance of ways, with headquarters at
Rockwood." The famous viaduct of the Western Maryland at nearby Meyersdale,
Somerset County, is seen here in a vintage photograph postcard.
Later, in 1906, the Daily Courier said that George "had been working … on the B. & O. repairs…" in Connellsville.
The
Wingerds belonged to the Rockwood Evangelical
Church.
In 1920, Zouri's second cousin and neighbor, Martha (Minerd) Gorsuch, named her as a credible witness in a case involving Martha's missing husband, a Civil War pensioner.
On Aug. 30, 1934, George died suddenly at home, said the Leader, "death being caused, it is believed, by a heart condition superinduced by high blood pressure." His funeral was conducted by another of Zouri's second cousins, Rev. William Mullen Minerd. George was buried at the Rockwood IOOF Cemetery.
Zouri passed away two years later, on Sept. 11, 1936. She was laid to rest beside her husband.
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Red-granite grave markers of Zouri and George at the IOOF Cemetery in Rockwood |
Son John Vough
Jr. (seen here) married twice – his first wife was Martha Ellen "Ella" Swarner, daughter of Henry and Barbara (Younkin) Swarner, and
granddaughter of Frederick F. and Sara (Faidley) Younkin. This was one of many
inter-marriages between the Younkin and
Minerd clans over the years. Early in their marriage, John and Ella moved to
Kansas, where they spent many years in the town of Junction City. In about
1913, a few years before Ella died, the Voughs returned to Rockwood. Later,
John married Grace (Faidley) Marker.
In the mid-1930s, Ella's family was researched in connection with the National Younkin Home-Coming Reunions held at Kingwood, Somerset County, and which drew more than 1,000 people a year during the heart of the Great Depression. Ella and John are mentioned specifically in genealogy notes compiled and typed by reunion president Otto Roosevelt Younkin circa 1934. (Click here to see the first set of pages and second set of pages.) As well, Ella's mother was mentioned in a letter by reunion secretary Charles Arthur Younkin, who was actively writing to many of the Younkin branches to figure out who was who. Click here to see the actual letter, dated March 7, 1937.
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John and Ellen (Swarner) Vough Jr. |
The Meyersdale
Republican once said that John:
...did quite a bit of farming during his younger years. Later, his chief occupation was mining. He was a handy man at nearly any kind of work. He was loyal and of a kind disposition and had no bad habits, and being a man of such type he had many true friends who held him in high esteem.
In
1932, John was employed "working on the state highway shoveling shape from
a heap on the ground upon a motor truck, near the barn of Mr. Arthur Snyder in
Black Township." On Oct. 13 of that year, while shoveling, he suddenly collapsed,
and fell into the arms of fellow laborer, William Eagle (who was the husband of
his cousin Grace
Hauger). He died immediately, and was laid to rest in the Rockwood IOOF
Cemetery.
The fate of John's wife Grace is not yet known but will be added here when learned. They are buried beside their Heinbaugh children and grandchildren at Rockwood.
Granddaughter Olga
Vought (1902-1993)
married Lloyd J. Heinbaugh (1893-1983). She is pictured in the booklet Down the Road of Our Past, Book II, published by the Rockwood
Area Historical & Genealogical Society. Lloyd served with the US Army during
World War I. They had four sons, Bernard Heinbaugh, Donald Heinbaugh, Wayne R.
Heinbaugh and Lloyd V. Heinbaugh. The photograph seen at right was taken
of Olga and Lloyd's family in the spring of 1938 when their son Lloyd was
baptized. (He is the baby in his mother's arms.) Left to right, back row: Wayne,
Bernard, Donald, baby Lloyd, Olga and father Lloyd. Olga was a quiltmaker, and one of her creations
was displayed at our 2005
national reunion, and today is featured in our Online
Quilt Museum.
Granddaughter
Ostie Vought married Amos Bruce Heinbaugh. They are seen at left in a family
portrait circa 1923, from left to right: Ostie, baby Betty Jean, Althea Aileen,
Amos and Dale Wayne.
Great-grandson Bernard Heinbaugh was a World War II veteran, and a member of the Rockwood School Board for six years.
Great-grandson Donald Oren Heinbaugh served in World War II, and later worked for Republic Steel Corp. as superintendent of construction.
Great-grandson Wayne R. Heinbaugh served with the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He resided in Macedonia, OH. Tragically, he drowned in May 2005 while on vacation in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
Great-granddaughter Betty Heinbaugh (1922-2008) married Charles W. Hall. They had one daughter, Gayle Dillinger. Betty was a member of the Albright United Methodist Church of South Connellsville, Fayette County and of Red Hatters of Uniontown, PA and AMVETS of Hopwood. Betty attended a number of our national reunions in the mid-2000s. For the 2006 reunion, she brought afghans she has hand-made for display and to be photographed for our Museum of Creativity. One of Betty's quilts is featured in our Online Quilt Museum. A quilt made by Betty's late sister, Shirley Jo Ann (Heinbaugh) Colbert, also is highlighted in our Online Quilt Museum. Shirley's daughter, Sue Ellen (Colbert) Martin, an artist, brought an acrylic painting she created to our 2006 reunion, and one of her own quilts, a tractor pattern, to our 2005 reunion.
Great grandson Lloyd Van Heinbaugh attended our 2007 reunion with his daughter. In August 2007, he formed a reunion of the Jacob Lloyd Heinbaugh family, held at the Farmers and Threshers Jubilee Building in New Centerville, Somerset County. A total of 36 attended the reunion, and a treasury was formed with the net proceeds. Sue Ellen Martin has agreed to be the family memorabilia collector, such as photographs or keepsakes to be preserved and shared with future generations. The next Heinbaugh Reunion will be held on Sat., July 19, 2008, at the fire hall in Rockwood. Contact Lloyd at heinbaugh@sbcglobal.net with questions.
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