Ancestry of
Fred Rogers

TV's Mr. Rogers

Jacob Traugher Nicewonger

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• • Great-grandfather of Fred Rogers — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 10 
  • Father:
  • Joseph Nicewonger 
  • Mother:
  • Margaret -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 Jul 1838 
  • Birth Location:
  • Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Jul 1896 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Elizabeth Smith
  • Marriage Date:
  • 5 Dec 1867 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  Maude Jennie Nicewonger (Ahnentafel No:5 )

  • Notes: 

  • Civil War veteran - Union

    Co. G 135th Regt. Pa. Res.

• Sources for Jacob Traugher Nicewonger

  • ¹ Federal Census, PA, Westmoreland County, 1850, Ligonier, Image 68 of 72.
  • ² Federal Census, PA, Westmoreland County, 1860, Ligonier, p. 59, Image 69 of 70.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/21/2019).
  • ⁴ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Death certificate for daughter Maude Rogers.
  • ⁵ Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Burial record for J T. Nicewonger.
  • ⁶ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, S.A.R. #67623, Membership application for James Hillis Rogers.

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