Jacob Irven Greenawalt Sr. in the news in 1932

Found this little gem this morning.  It places Jacob Irven Greenawalt Sr. residing in far north Pennsylvania (Pine Grove, Warren County, on the border with New York) late in his life.  Also interesting is that the old man taken to the hospital (Jacob) was not the focus of the article--it was the Good Samaritan slightly injured in his rescue efforts and confined to his home.

THE OIL CITY DERRICK, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1932

LOCAL MAN HURT NEAR MARIENVILLE
Allen Rehr Injured Helping Victim of Crash; Condition Good

Allen Rehr, 11 East Third St., is confined to his hom with injuries sustained about 10:15 a.m. Friday near Marienville, while helping extricate another man for under an overturned automobile. His injuries are painful but not serious; his condition last night was reported as good.

Jacob Greenawalt, 76, West Pinegrove, the man Rehr was assisting when hurt, in in the Kane(?) hospital, where his condition Friday evening was reported as not serious. He is suffering considerably from shock.

Rehr and John Bridge, 34 Pearl Ave., National Transcript Company employees, found Greenawalt pinned under his car. According to reports, another automobile stopped and the occupants rendered aid. A fourth car, it is said, crashed into the parked machines as Rehr was entering his car. Bridge was uninjured and brought Rehr to his home her.

Greenawalt was taken to the hospital by Theodore Johnson, Bradford.

Obituary for Jacob Irven Greenawalt Jr.

Yes, that handsome guy in the blog header, my great-grandfather.

LEADER-TIMES, KITTANNING, PA
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1962

J. Irven Greenawalt

A resident of Oak Ridge for the past 45 years, J. Irven Greenawalt, 75, died at 11:15 pm Saturday (March 10 1962) at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Greenawalt was born Jan. 6, 1887 at White Cloud, Mich., a son of Jacob I. and Margaret (Gallentine) Greenawalt. He was a retired Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, having worked for 45 years until his retirement in 1952.

He was married to the late Violet (Blair) Greenawalt in 1909. He later married the late Margaret (Bailey) Greenawalt in 1920.

Mr. Greenawalt was then married to the former Gladys [(Milliron)] Jamieson, who survives along with three daughters, Mrs. Chester (Alma) Choncek of Kittannin, Mrs. Hilton (Virginia) Minich of Fairmount City RD 1, Mrs. Donald (Jeanette) Klepfer of Mayport RD 11; two step-daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mary) McCanna and Mrs. Bernard (Ruth) Shank, both of Kittanning.

Four sons, Joe of Ashtabula, Ohio, Edward of West Kittanning, Ray of Youngstown, Ohio, Malcolm Bailey of Oak Ridge; a step-son, Gerald Jamieson of Atwater, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Charles (Lettie) Gray of Philipston, Mrs. Minnie Corley of New Kensington, Miss Jane Greenawalt of Widnoon, Mrs Byron (Flora) Anthony of Widnoon; three brothers, Lee of Saskatchewan, Canada, Myron E and Joseph V., both of Sligo. Also survivin are 35 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

A son, Joseph I. Greenawalt, preceded his father in death on Oct. 28, 1961, and a brother, Lyman T. Greenawalt, also preceded Mr. Greenawalt in death.

Mr. Greenawalt was a social member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of New Bethlehem and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen.

Friends are being received at Reitz funeral home, New Bethlehem. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Oak Ridge Methodist Church. Rv. A.R. Babbit, assisted by Rev. William Shick, will officiate. Interment will take place in Rimersburg cemetery.

Obituary for Jacob Irven Greenawalt III

He's not in my direct line, but I was still sad and excited to find it.  The obituary included a picture, and he so much resembles many of my Greenawalt cousins that it broke my heart.

LEADER-TIMES, KITTANNING, PA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1961

Serviceman Funeral Will Be Thursday

OAK RIDGE -- Funeral services will be held at 2pm Thursday in the Oak Ridge Methodist Church for SP4c Jacob Irven Greenawalt, 21, or Oak Ridge.

SP Greenawalt died on Oct 28, 1961, iun the US Army Hospital in Badcannstatt, Germany, of injuries received in an accident at 6pm that day near Neuenstedt, Germany, on Highway 19.

Greenawalt was assistant driver on a 2-1/2 ton vehicle which turned over when the driver failed to negotiate a turn. Hospitalization was required for the driver and eight passengers at the US Army Hospital in Badcannstatt.

Greenawalt was given medical assistance at the scene of the accident and was pronounced dead on arrival a the hospital. He was serving with Company "A" 126 Ordinance Batallion, Fourth Armor Division, at Neu Ulm, Germany.

Greenawalt was born Aug. 4, 1940, in Oak Ridge. He was the son of J. Irven and Gladys Cora (Milliron) Greenawalt.

Greenawalt was graduated in 1958 from Redbank Valley High School. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Oak Ridge.

Surviving, in addition to his parents, wo reside in Oak Ridge, are five brothers and five sisters: Malcom Bailey or Oak Ridge; Gerald Jamison of Atwater, Calif; Edward Greenawalt of West Kittanning; Joe Greenawalt of Ashtabula, Ohio; Raymond Greenawalt, Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs Donald (Jeanette) Klepfer of Mayport RD 1; Mrs Hilton (Virginia) Minich of Fairmount City RD 1; Mrs. Robert (Mary) McCanna, Mrs Bernard (Ruth) Shank, and Mrs Chester (Alma) Chocek, all of Kittanning.

A maternal grandfather, Frank Milliron of Kittanning RD 2, also survives.

Friends will be received tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Reitz funeral home, New Bethlehem, and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Rev. Arthur R. Babbit of Summerville will conduct services. Military services will also be held. Interment will be in Rimersburg Cemetery.

Ha! I love it when I stumble on new sources and new NAMES! Last night I found SeekingMichigan.org, which has a selection of death records scanned. I found four previously unknown ancestors of great great grandmother Margaret Ann Gallentine.

This first death record is for Margaret's father, John W. Gallentine (b. 25 Dec 1838; d. 3 May 1905). I previously had no record of his parents, but lo and behold, both names are recorded: Abraham Gallentine and Louisa McKnight! The information was given by his wife Mary Wilson Gallentine.

This next death certificate is for Mary's mother, Margaret, who lived with Mary and John after Mary's father died. I had no record of her maiden name, let alone her parents. Imagine my glee upon seeing both her parents' names recorded: Charles Anderson and Amy Henry.  So she is Margaret Anderson Wilson (b. 24 Dec 1825; d. 4 Jan 1904).