Thurman A. Priest Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Patricia Cooper - pcooper@peaknet.net

Surname: PRIEST
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 919

  THURMAN A. PRIEST, proprietor of a flourishing dry goods store
in New Market, N. H., was ,born in this town, April 28, 1887, a son
of Albert M. and Sarah A. (Ritchie) Priest. His parents were mar-
ried in 1875, the father being a son of Levi J. and Effie (Spofford)
Priest, and born in New Market, February 6, 1857. Albert M. Priest
established the first department store in this town and was for years
a prominent merchant here.
  Thurman A. Priest in his youth attended the public schools of New
Market, graduating from the high school at the age of eighteen years.
He then entered his father's employ and continued with him until
the latter's death in 1910, at, which time he started in the dry goods
business for himself. He has been successful in his operations, having
a good, up-to-date store and  having built up an excellent trade. Mr.
Priest is unmarried and resides with his mother in the old family
homestead at the corner of Exeter street and Jerry Avenue. He is
one of the active and enterprising citizens of the town and takes an
interest in everything that cpncerns its prosperity. He is a member
of Rising' Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; also belonging to the local Grange,
the Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas.

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