BIOGRAPHY: Ephraim Spring; Franklin, Delaware co., NY surname: Spring, Radle submitted by Teri Brown (sanchoinc at houston.rr.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: October 12, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb ************************************************ Author: Directory of Crawford County, PA, 1879-1880, page 308 EPHRAIM SPRING, Was born February 11th, 1809, at Franklin, Delaware county, New York. He came to Crawford county [PA] with his father, Ephraim Spring, in 1823, and fettled in Randolph township, where his father bought fifty acres of land After about six years this farm was sold and one hundred acres bought, near Sugar Lake, and there the father lived almost up to the time of his death in 1855, when the son bought one hundred and fifty acres in Randolph township, and settled down, until 1875 when, being appointed postmaster at Hickory Corners, he sold the farm, moved to the Corners and opened a store, which he continued until 1879, when his postmastership expired. Mr. Spring was elected Justice of the Peace in 1845, and served ten years. He was re-elected in 1856, and held the office until 1876; he also was Auditor and School Director of the township. From 1833 to 1847 he was captain of the 2nd company of the old Pennsylvania militia. He married Miss Mary Radle, daughter of Michael Radle, who came into the neighborhood of the Corners as early as 1806, being the first settler in the vicinity.