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Charles Scotino/Sciortino (1896-1958)
Charles Scotino/Sciortino was born on July 17, 1896 in Italy. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly where in Italy mainly because of the name he went by in America. It is more than likely that his name, Charles, is the Americanized version of his given name at birth. The common Italian name to the Americanized version of Charles would be Carlo, though even this could be a middle name that he went by. However, this is not where the naming issues [...]
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Johann Michael Propst (1712-1789)
Johann Michael Propst was born in 1712 in Bonnigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (known as the Rhine Palatine part of Germany). He was the son of Hans Michael (b. 1686) and Barbara (b. 1681) Propst. He went by the name Michael throughout his life. In 1733, at the age of 21, Michael came to America with his parents and sister Barbara. They traveled from Germany by way of Rotterdam and England on Captain Hugh Percy’s ship, “Samuel”. They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August [...]
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Leonard Propst, Sr. (1737-1801)
Leonard Propst, Sr. was born in 1737 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the second youngest of four children to parents Johann Michael Propst and Anna Marie Keller. In 1760, Leonard married Mary Catherine Miller in Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia). They went on to have five children together: Leonard Propst, Jr. (b. 1760) Barbara Propst (b. 1768) George John Propst (b. 1770 – d. 1823) Mary Magdalena Propst (b. 1772 – d. 1818) Christina Esther Proppst (b. 1775) Leonard was [...]
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George John Propst (1770-1823)
George John Propst was born in 1770 in Pendleton County, Virginia which is now West Virginia. He was the middle child of five children born to parents Leonard Propst and Mary Catherine Miller. He went by the name John throughout his life. In 1795, John married Evaline Mary Ficker in Pendleton County, Virginia. They went on to have nine children together: Sophia Propst (b. 1796 – d. 1881) Henry Propst (b. 1798 – d. 1881) Barbara Propst (b. 1800 – [...]
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George Propst (1806-1870)
George Propst was born in 1806 in North Carolina. He was one of six children born to parents George John Propst and Evaline Mary Ficker. The family seems to have moved back and forth between North Carolina and Pendelton, Virginia (now West Virginia) as some of George’s siblings are both in each place. They had moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri some time in the 1920′s. On January 13, 1829, George married Hannah Crites in Cape Girardeau. (In the second document, their record [...]
