BIO: Alfred M. WHISLER, Beaver County, PA
  
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  BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches 
  of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  Buffalo, N.Y., 
  Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899, pp. 195-196.
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  ALFRED M. WHISLER, D. D. S., the oldest practicing dentist in New Brighton,
  Beaver county, Pa., has for many years occupied a high position in the town,
  and is greatly esteemed by all his fellow-citizens. He was born in Rochester,
  Pa., October 13, 1839, and is a son of John H. and Agnes (Jackson) Whisler.
  
  Jacob Whisler, the grandfather of our subject, was a son of Christian
  Whisler. Jacob was born in Virginia, whence he moved to Lancaster county,
  Pa., about 1814, and afterward came to the vicinity of Beaver county, where
  he settled, in Pulaski township. There he bought and cleared up a farm, - a
  government tract consisting of 160 acres, - which is now owned by Mr. Stuber,
  and is said to be a very valuable piece of land. Jacob Whisler served in the
  Revolutionary War, and died when more than seventy years old. His wife, whose
  maiden name was Catherine, Hart, died at the age of eighty. Their children
  were: Benjamin, Jacob, Andrew, Joseph, and John H. John H. Whisler was born
  near Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pa., in 1802, and in early manhood taught
  school during the winter. He apprenticed himself as boat-builder to John
  Boles, of Bolesville, Beaver county, and later became Mr. Boles' partner in
  business. He then bought Mr. Boles' share in the business and followed boat
  building for the remainder of his active life. He made principally cotton and
  canal boats. In his later years, he was a silent partner of S. Barnes & Co.,
  clay manufacturers. He married Agnes Jackson, a daughter of James Jackson,
  one of the pioneer settlers of Pulaski township. Agnes Jackson was a relative
  of General Andrew Jackson, her father being a cousin of the general. Mr.
  Whisler died at the age of eighty-two, and his wife died at the age of
  eighty. Their children were as follows: Jackson, deceased; Leander, of Sioux
  City, Iowa; John H., living in Rochester; Jeremiah; Alfred M., the subject of
  this biography; Addison W., a reporter, of Rochester, formerly a boat builder,
  who married Rebecca Q. Brobeck; Amanda J., deceased; Charles
  
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  F., deceased; and Mary Ellen, who was the wife of the late R. H. Kerr. Mr.
  Wheeler's father was an active politician, and held several minor offices. He
  helped to build the Presbyterian church at Bridgewater, Pa., and was an elder
  therein. At the time of his death, he was the only living original member.
  
  Alfred M. Whisler became a student of dentistry with James Murray, of
  Bridgewater, and practiced his profession in Rochester, with T. J. Chandler,
  from 1862 to 1867. He then moved to New Brighton, and located in the office
  which he now occupies. He could not stand higher in the profession than he
  does, and he has worked up a large and lucrative practice. For many years he
  has made a specialty of gold crown work, bridge work, and the like. His
  patrons are from the oldest and best families, and his practice is ever
  increasing. He married Mamie M. Marquis, a daughter of Dr. D. S. Marquis, of
  Rochester, Pa., and their children are as follows: Gracie S., who died at the
  age of eight years; Edward B., a clerk in the auditor's office of the P. & L.
  E. R. R.; Frazier, who married E. Kinney Lowe, of Washington, D. C., and has
  one child, William R. The subject of our sketch is a Democrat. He attends the
  Presbyterian church; is a member of Union Lodge, No. 259, F. & A. M.. of New
  Brighton, Pa., and served as worshipful master in 1877, '78, '79 and '86. He
  was high priest of Harmony Chapter, No. 206, in 1889. Dr. Whisler's portrait
  accompanies the above account of his life.