Pelona Antoinette (Thrower) Schenck (1843 - 1935)

Born 2 Nov 1843 in Covington, Newton Co., Georgia

Ancestors

Wife of Ernst Emil Schenck — married 11 Feb 1862 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Pelona was born in 1843. She was the daughter of Benjamin Thrower and Elizabeth Dial. She passed away in 1935. Pelona Antoinette Thrower's parents were: Benjamin Thomas Thrower and Elizabeth (Dial) Thrower who are also buried at Oakland Cemetery (Sec. 1, Lot 41, Gr. 1 & 2) as well as other family members. Her parents owned a large farm in Newton County, GA between Conyers and Covington. She died at 91 years, almost 5 months. She is buried beside her husband, Ernst Emil Schenck. They had at least 10 children; five infants are buried near their graves. ^[1]

Sources

• Census 1870, Fulton Co., Georgia, Roll 151, P. 233.

• Census 1880 - Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. (159 E. Hunter Street)

• Fulton Co. Deed Book P., page 172, Purchased 31 Jan. 1871.

• Atlanta City Directory, 1881

• "Martin Dial and Related Families," Harrison, Hastings, Dallas, Texas, 1959, P. 19.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Stephanie Sanchez, Saturday, August 31, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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