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George Brinton Stombaugh, Jr.

Male 1888 - 1956


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  • Suffix  Jr. 
    Born  25 Nov 1888  Scottdale, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender  Male 
    Died  30 Sep 1956  Pittsburgh (Oakland), Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried  Richland Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I13390  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  26 Jul 2018 

    Father  George Brinton Stombaugh,   b. 1865, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother  Eva Schwartzwalder,   b. 29 Apr 1866, New Florence, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  22 Feb 1888  Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F5583  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Thirza Simpson,   b. 12 Sep 1906,   d. 1 Jul 1980, Centerville, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced  Bef 1930 
    Children 
     1. George Brinton Stombaugh, III,   b. 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1991, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Eldon B. Stombaugh,   b. 16 Aug 1922, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1997, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F5584  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Ethel Harriet Dixon 
    Married  26 Jun 1913  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID  F5818  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • George was a dispatcher for the railroad.

      The following obituary was published in The Pittsburgh Press on October 2, 1956:

      George B. Stombaugh Jr.

      Services for George B. Stombaugh Jr., an employe of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for 52 years, will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Forsaith Funeral Home, 126 Hazelwood Ave.

      Mr. Stombaugh, 67, died Sunday at his home, 327-1/2 Semple St.

      Until his retirement this year, he was the chief caller at the Glenwood Yards for 30 years. He was born in Scottdale.

      Surviving are his widow, Thirza Simpson Stombaugh; two sons, George D. and Eldon B., and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

      Burial will be in Richland Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1087] Pennsylvania Death Certificate (available on Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1118] Pittsburgh Daily Post.