MRS. REGINA BALDWIN is a daughter of Frederick Schrontz, who was of German birth, and who at an early age immigrated to America, where he married Elizabeth Schudler, a resident of Washington county, Penn. She bore him six children: Catherine, Regina, George, Jacob, John and Frank. He was a Democrat in politics, and in religion was a member of the Lutheran Church. On September 27, 1832, Regina Schrontz became the wife of Thomas Baldwin, an energetic young citizen of Franklin township, Washington Co., Penn. His ancestors were natives of the State of New Jersey, the first of whom to settle in Washington county, Penn., was Jonathan Baldwin, the grandfather of Thomas. At that period Washington county was an unbroken wilderness, but Jonathan Baldwin settled in Morris township, and with the aid of his three sons William, Francis and Jonathan soon established his pioneer home. After the death of his parents Francis Baldwin was married to Rebecca Hill, a resident of East Finley township, who bore him children as follows: Stephen, Sarah, Thomas, John, Phoebe, Francis, Sealy, James, Amos, Silas and Cephas. Mr. Baldwin was one of the organizers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Van Buren, Washington county, and in political opinion he was a Whig. Thomas Baldwin was born August 7, 1811, in Franklin township, Washington Co., Penn., and passed his early life in assisting to improve and clear the farm. Like other pioneer children, his education was necessarily limited to the primary principles of text-book knowledge, but in other matters his training was more thorough than that of the modern scholar. After his marriage to Regina Schrontz, the young, couple settled on a farm in Morris township, Washington county, where they remained until 1860, when they removed to the farm of 200 acres which is the present home of Mrs. Baldwin. The children born to this union are as follows: Sarah, Elizabeth (Mrs. Stephen Miller), Francis F., Jacob, Miller, John, Silas, Mary (Mrs. Jesse Borth), Calvin and Thomas. Mr. Baldwin was formerly a Whig and then a Republican, taking an active interest in political matters. For many years he was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Van Buren, being an ardent supporter of that society. [Since the above was put in type, we have been informed of the death of Mrs. Baldwin. Ed.]

Text taken from page 1476 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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