Looking for descendants of Matthew(Mathias)ECK and wife Mary Anna of Wurttemburg who settled in the area north of Pittsburgh PA.
17 yr old John George WELLINGER came to PA in 1856 with the help of his older sister Mary Anna, who was married to Mathias ECK. According to written family records, John became a successful business man in Brackenridge and gave the ECKs a farm in appreciation for their helping him. He also had a sister in the area married to a GENSBIGLER.
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