OBIT: W. S. SCHENCK, 1914, formerly of Somerset County, PA

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Schenck, W. S.

  W. S. Schenck, master carpenter for the Pittsburgh & Connellsville division of 
the B. & O. railroad company, was buried at Connellsville on Sunday, when the 
Rev. Champ Clark Buckner, his pastor, preached the sermon. The decedent was a 
native of Virginia and shortly after the disastrous fire of 1872 he went to 
Somerset, where he worked on the construction of a number of the best 
residences. Subsequently, he took employment with the railroad company and 
served faithfully for about thirty-five years. Mr. Schenck was married to Miss 
Sarah Shaffer, daughter of Samuel Shaffer deceased of Somerset.

Meyersdale Commercial, Dec. 17, 1914