William M. Schrock
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Name William M. Schrock Birth 19 Aug 1837 Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA 
Gender Male MILF Y Person ID I27848 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 12 Sep 2019
Marriage 15 May 1825 Family ID F17585 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary E. Foy Marriage 10 Dec 1859 Somerset Co., PA Family ID F17582 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Sep 2019
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Birth - 19 Aug 1837 - Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA 
Marriage - 10 Dec 1859 - Somerset Co., PA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - William M. Schrock, youngest child and son of Aaron (3) and Catherine (Meyers) Schrock, was born in Turkeyfoot township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1837. He was educated in the public schools of his native township, and in addition had the benefit of six months' attendance at a collegiate institute in Somerset, Pennsylvania. At the early age of sixteen years he commenced to teach in the public schools, and assisted his father on the position in a country store, and a year later, early in 1859, went with four companions to the west. They started with a three-yoke ox team and a supply of provisions to last them six months. They crossed the plains, then known as the Great American desert, in search of gold Mr. Schrock returned to Somerset later in the same year, a bankrupt in money and worldly goods, but rich in experience and knowledge of the then wild west. He again took up the work of a clerk in a store. Later, in 1870, with his eldest brother, Edward, he established the Somerset Standard, a paper which enjoyed a considerable amount of popularity and influence. Later it was merged with another newspaper. In 1894, in connection with his son-in-law, John A. Lambert, he again established and began the publication of the Somerset Standard, and a few years later withdrew from this, leaving his son-in-law to continue the publication. Mr. Schrock has served his country and town in various capacities. He was for six years clerk for the county commissioners, and has always taken an active interest in all movements that tended to the welfare of the community. He is a civil engineer and for almost twenty-five years has been the engineer and superintendent for the construction of bridges in the county.
The couple had 9 children.
- William M. Schrock, youngest child and son of Aaron (3) and Catherine (Meyers) Schrock, was born in Turkeyfoot township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1837. He was educated in the public schools of his native township, and in addition had the benefit of six months' attendance at a collegiate institute in Somerset, Pennsylvania. At the early age of sixteen years he commenced to teach in the public schools, and assisted his father on the position in a country store, and a year later, early in 1859, went with four companions to the west. They started with a three-yoke ox team and a supply of provisions to last them six months. They crossed the plains, then known as the Great American desert, in search of gold Mr. Schrock returned to Somerset later in the same year, a bankrupt in money and worldly goods, but rich in experience and knowledge of the then wild west. He again took up the work of a clerk in a store. Later, in 1870, with his eldest brother, Edward, he established the Somerset Standard, a paper which enjoyed a considerable amount of popularity and influence. Later it was merged with another newspaper. In 1894, in connection with his son-in-law, John A. Lambert, he again established and began the publication of the Somerset Standard, and a few years later withdrew from this, leaving his son-in-law to continue the publication. Mr. Schrock has served his country and town in various capacities. He was for six years clerk for the county commissioners, and has always taken an active interest in all movements that tended to the welfare of the community. He is a civil engineer and for almost twenty-five years has been the engineer and superintendent for the construction of bridges in the county.
