BIOS: Surnames CRE to FIN - Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Jesse C. Sell, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, File 4 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Blair County Genealogical Society, 431 Scotch Valley Road, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. Copied and proofread by Linda M. Shillinger LindasTree@aol.com OCRed by Judy Banja Copyright 2001. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ GEORGE WISHART CREIGHTON, a very prominent Pennsylvania Railroad official, general superintendent of the Eastern Division, maintains his home and office at Altoona, Pa. His whole course of business training has been in the railroad service, which he entered in October, 1879. He was born at Philadelphia, Pa., June 22, 1856, and is one of a family of ten children born to his parents, who were John and Susan Creighton, the former of whom died in 1878. He was a builder by trade. It is interesting to trace the successful career of any man, each step up indicating, as in Mr. Creighton's case, added knowledge and well applied skill. To railroad men especially his record tells of unusual aptness in mechanics as well as close attention to duty, and fidelity to the interests of the great systems of transportation which have shown such confidence in him during more than thirty years. In January, 1878, he entered the service of the engineer corps of the Madeira & Mamore Railroad, in Brazil, leaving the same to enter the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in October, 1879, and from then until May, 1880, he was rodman in the surveys; from May, 1880, to January, 1881, was assistant supervisor of the Baltimore Division of the Northern Central Railroad; from January, 1881, to May, 1883, supervisor of the same division; from May, 1883, to November, 1885, assistant engineer Shamokin Division Northern Central Railway and Sunbury Division Philadelphia & Erie; from November, 1885, to May, 1889, assistant engineer West Jersey & Camden & Atlantic Roads; from May, 1889, to January, 1891, assistant engineer Philadelphia Division Pennsylvania Road; from January to February, 1891, superintendent Bedford Division same road; from February, 189I, to October 1, 1895, superintendent Shamokin Division Northern Central Railway, and Sunbury Division, Philadelphia & Erie; from October 1, 1895, to January 1, 1899, superintendent Middle Division Pennsylvania Road; from January 1, 1899, to August 1, 1900, general superintendent Northern Central Railway and Philadelphia & Erie Division Pennsylvania Road at Williamsport, Pa.; from August 1, 1900, to January 1, 1903, general superintendent Buffalo & Allegheny Division Pennsylvania Road; and from that date until the present has served as general superintendent of the Eastern Pennsylvania Division of the same road. Mr. Creighton was united in marriage in 1882, to Miss Emma Watson, a daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Watson, and they have the following children: Joseph Hasson, George Watson and Mary. Mr. Creighton's residence is at No. 1210 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 581. HENRY C. CRIDER, proprietor of a general store, and also postmaster at Sabbath Rest post office, Blair County, has been a life long resident of this county. He was born June 23, 1861, in Tyrone, Pa., a son of Peter and Ruth (McFarland) Crider. The first immigrant of the Crider family was Jacob Crider, who came to America in 1712, obtaining from William Penn 800 acres of land near Lancaster, Pa. He was followed by Martin Crider, who with three sons - Joseph, John Jacob, and Frederick - landed in Philadelphia September 16, 1736, Martin, who was a blacksmith by trade, settled near Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pa., and the family owned a considerable quantity of land in Lebanon Township, that county. Martin Crider had other children, for we find that his son Henry (born 1746, died November 15, 1779) married Barbara Yoder, who came from Switzerland. Among their children was Peter, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, who was born August 15, 1776, and died March 18, 1818, in Sinking Valley, which was then in Huntingdon, but is now in Blair County. The next in line of descent was Henry, grandfather of our subject, who came here from Lancaster County, and who married Maria Sellers. Their family, which was large, consisted mostly of girls, there being but one son, Peter. Peter Crider, above mentioned, was born on a farm a short distance out of Tyrone, Pa., and became a farmer, which occupation he followed until within a few years ago. He married Ruth McFarland, a daughter of John McFarland, and their family was as follows: Henry C., whose name appears at the head of this sketch; Leah, now deceased, who was the wife of James Wood; John, who is residing in Altoona; Lizzie, wife of Harry Sutton, of Altoona; George; who died at the age of twenty years; Myrtle, who died at the age of seven; C. W., who is now a resident of Altoona, Pa. Mrs. Ruth Crider, the mother of the above mentioned children, died December 31, 1910, and Mr. Peter Crider is now living in retirement at Pinecroft. Henry C. Crider was about nine years of age when his parents moved to Elizabeth Furnace, and with the exception of twelve years spent in Altoona, he has always resided here. He carried on general farming until 1892, when he was appointed postmaster at Sabbath Rest, the post office for which place was for years known as Elizabeth Furnace, but is now known as Pinecroft. About the time of his appointment as postmaster, Mr. Crider opened a general store, and for the past three years he has also been operating a planing-mill and a cider mill. Mr. Crider was married October 25, 1881, to Margaret Woomer, who was born and reared at Elizabeth Furnace, and is a daughter of James and Mary (Oswalt) Woomer, both of whom were reared in Blair County. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Crider: Mary, who died when but a few days old; Grace, who is the wife of Howard McKnight and the mother of four children -William, Anna, Isabel and Clara Bell; Ruth, who married Wilbur Peters, of Elizabeth Furnace, and has one child -May; Clara Belle, who died at the age of five years; Alma and Mila, who were twins; Peter, who died at the age of about one year; Harry, who resides at home; Edward, who died at the age of two years; and Margaret Leora. In politics Mr. Crider is identified with the Republican party and has served as auditor of the township for two years. His religious connection is with the Lutheran church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 887-888. BENJAMIN F. CRISSMAN, whose improved farm contains 167 acres of valuable land, situated in Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pa., was born in Sinking Valley, December 16, 1842, and is a son of O. E. and Margaret (Fleck) Crissman. Both parents were born in the same township and both are now deceased, their burial being at Hollidaysburg. Their family consists of the following children: Harry, Benjamin F., Mary, Catherine, Mark, Annie and Adie. Benjamin F. Crissman went to school in boyhood but as soon as old enough began to perform duties on the home farm which increased according to his strength until he was recognized as capable and reliable both in tilling the land and in raising stock. He has been settled on his own farm for the past thirty-five years. He bought the property from the Robinson & Smith Saw Mill Company. At that time it presented a very different appearance from what it does now. There was practically nothing on the place but an old log house and barn. Mr. Crissman very soon had improving under way and although he had some struggle before he had his land fertilized to meet his requirements, each year saw afar advance made. He has handsome and substantial buildings now, including an attractive brick residence and a commodious bank barn. Mr. Crissman was married the first time to Miss Lizzie Robison, who died three years later, leaving one son, Eugene. He was then married to Miss Ella Stewart, and they have five children: Pearl, who is the wife of Roy Harpster; and Homer, Roy, Ada and Mary. He votes the Republican ticket. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 609. H. W. CULP, one of the leading members of the Blair County bar, and a member of the well known law firm of Craig & Culp, of Altoona, Pa., is a native of Sinking Valley, Blair County, Pa., and a son of Samuel Culp, deceased. The father of our subject was a native of Huntington County, Pa., and at an early age came to Blair County, where he was a resident for fifty years. H. W. Culp obtained his educational training at the Indiana State Normal School and Grove City College, then taught school three terms, after which he read law with H. M. Baldridge of Hollidaysburg, and was admitted to the Blair County bar in 1895. He immediately thereafter embarked in the practice of law at Altoona, and one year later formed a partnership with M. M. Morrow of this city, and in 1897 joined the law firm of Craig & Bowers under the name of Craig & Bowers Law Co. Since the death of Mr. Bowers in 1904, the firm has been Craig & Culp, which is recognized as one of the leading law firms of Altoona. They are attorneys for the Merchants Association, and Chamber of Commerce; and are also engaged in practice in all of the courts of the state. Mr. Culp is fraternally a member of the I.O.O.F. and J.O.M. His religious connection is with the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mr. Culp was married in 1902 to Margaret Crawford, and they have three children: Foster; Samuel, and Margaret. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 559. DR. H. LEWIS DAVENPORT, one of the leading and successful practitioners of Altoona. Pa., has been located here in the practice of his profession since February, 1901, and was the first osteopathic physician to locate in this city. He was born in Plymouth, Lucerne County, Pa., in 1875 and was reared there and obtained his early education in the public schools. After graduating from the high school, he spent two years in his father's store at Plymouth, then took up the study of osteopathy at the College of Osteopathy at Wilkesbarre, Pa., graduating in February, 1901. That same month he came to Altoona, and has since been continuously and successfully engaged in the practice of osteopathy, and has won the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens. Besides his practice Dr. Davenport is also actively identified with the Building & Loan Association of Altoona. Dr. Davenport was married in October 1903 to Inez Gardner of Altoona, and they have three children: William, John, and Mary. He is fraternally a Mason, and his religious connection is with the 1st. M. E. Church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 774. H. A. DAVIS, a prominent attorney and one of the leading citizens of Altoona, Pa., has been identified with the legal profession of Blair County, Pa., since 1895, and was born July 4, 1867, in West Township, Huntingdon County, Pa. Mr. Davis was reared in Huntingdon County, and obtained his education at the Stone Valley Academy, at Juniata College, and the West Chester State Normal School, of which he is a graduate and post-graduate. He taught in the public schools of this state and South Dakota, and also taught mathematics in the State Normal School at West Chester, Pa. While a student of law in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, he devoted some time to literary work, and graduated in law from the University of Michigan with the class of 1895, and on December 2, of that year was admitted to the bar. Since then he has been located at Altoona, where he has been actively engaged in professional work, and also has a large practice in all the courts of the state, the District and Circuit Courts of the United States and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Davis is attorney for four corporations, and for the Anti-Saloon League of Altoona and Blair County, as well as for the State Anti-Saloon League. Mr. Davis is a prominent and an active member of the Presbyterian church as well as an elder, to which office he was elected in January, 1899. He had the honor of sitting as a commissioner in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church in 1906 and 1907, where he did some valuable work in the interests of the temperance cause. He has been chairman of the Forward Movement committee of the First Presbyterian church since the organization of that body, and is a very active worker in the Presbyterian Brotherhood, which he served two successive terms as president. Mr. Davis is a member of the Blair County Bar Association, and is one of its board of managers. Fraternally he is a member of the Heptasophs, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Royal Arcanum, the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and the Patriotic Order of Sons of America. On November 4, 1896, Mr. Davis was united in marriage with Miss Roberta S. Clark, of Chambersburg, Pa., and they have two children: Margaret Elizabeth and Janet Wilson Davis. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 545. JAMES H. DAVIS, county treasurer of Blair County, Pa., is not only one of the most efficient and satisfactory but also one of the most popular men now serving in the county's official family. He was born in Clearfield County, Pa., May 23, 1834, and is one of the four surviving children born to his parents, James E. and Rachel (McCammett) Davis, the former of whom died in 1883. James H. Davis is in large degree a self-made man. He attended the district schools in his youth and then began the life of a railroad man, entering this service at the bottom and gaining promotion and for some years before he accepted his present office was a passenger conductor. In this capacity he became widely known. He was first elected county treasurer in 1907, and took charge of the office in 1908 and has continued. Mr. Davis married Miss C. Dasher, a daughter of John Dasher, and they have three daughters: Janetta P., who is the wife of Samuel Watts, of Altoona; and Eleanor L. and Geraldine, both of whom reside at home. Mr. Davis and family are members of the Presbyterian church. They reside at No. 808 Fifth Avenue, Altoona. He belongs to several fraternal organizations, and among these are the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of Malta and the Order of Railroad Conductors. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 601. WILLIAM E. DEAN, proprietor of a general store and one of the substantial business men of Williamsburg, Pa., was born in 1863 in Juniata County, Pa. He was reared and educated in his native county and in 1884 came to Williamsburg and was engaged for some time here as a mechanic. About 1890 he embarked in his present business, in which he has been quite successful. His store has a floor space of 32 by 100 feet and he carries a general line of dry goods and other articles in general demand, his stock being always of good quality. He keeps two clerks constantly employed. In 1884 Mr. Dean was united in marriage with Della Fox, who is a daughter of Henry and Sarah Fox of Yellow Springs. Of this union there have been born one son and one daughter, namely: William, who is a civil engineer, now employed in the Philippines, and Ruth. The religious connection of the family is with the Methodist church. and Mr. Dean is politically identified with the Republican party. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 870-871. C. W. DELANEY, M.D., physician and surgeon at Altoona Pa., with library and office at No. 1320 Ninth Street, is one of the youngest members of an unusually well qualified body of medical men, of which the profession is made up in Blair County. Dr. Delaney was born at Eagle Pass, Texas, in 1883. From the public schools of his native place, C. W. Delaney entered the Southwestern University of Texas and then spent two years in the medical department of the University of Texas, and in the meanwhile took a course in surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and was graduated from the Texas institution and then entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was graduated in 1905. In the same year he came to Altoona, and for eighteen months served as resident physician in the Altoona Hospital, since which time he has been in general practice, but specializes in surgery and diseases of women. He is operating surgeon in obstetrics and gynechology at the Altoona Hospital. Dr. Delaney keeps continually connected by membership with the Blair County and the State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association, keeping thus in close touch with medical matters and both receiving and imparting scientific informaton. Dr. Delaney was married in 1908 to Miss Elda O. Teeter, of Waterside, Bedford County, Pa., and they have one son, Charles W., Jr. Dr. Delaney and wife are members of St. Luke's Episcopal church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 608. AUSTIN B. DELOZIER, president of the Board of Education at Duncansville, Pa., and a well known builder and contractor, is one of the borough's representative citizens. He was born at Claysburg, Blair County, Pa., September 17, 1866, and is a son of Joseph S. and Catherine (Roudebush) Delozier. Joseph S. Delozier has been a lifelong resident of Blair County. His father, Daniel Delozier, came to Blair County from Hagerstown, Md., in boyhood. When he reached man's estate and married, he located in Blair Township, where he lived until his death. There Joseph S. Delozier was reared and engaged in farming until within a few years, when he embarked in a mercantile business at Duncansville, which he continues. He married Catherine Roudebush, who was born in Armstrong County, Pa. Austin B. Delozier is, in the main, a self made man, having learned his trade as soon as released from school and for twenty years has been a large contractor and builder, doing work all over the country. He is a Republican in politics and has been an active citizen both in local and county affairs. Educational interests have particularly interested him and since 1900, he has been a member of the school board, serving either as secretary, treasurer or president. He is also concerned in the Duncansville Building and Loan Association, and for eighteen consecutive years has been one of its directors. Mr. Delozier was married September 19, 1889, to Miss Etta M. States, who was born in Blair County, a daughter of James and Elizabeth States, who reside at McKee's Gap, Blair County. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Delozier, the eight survivors being: Arthur L., Harry R., Gertrude E., Mary C., Edith, James G., Elmer and Almeda G. Mr. Delozier and family are members of the Brethren church. He is identified with several fraternal organizations, belonging to the Golden Eagles, at Newry, Pa.; the Order of Junior Mechanics, at East Freedom; the Improved Order of Red Men, at Duncansville; and to Allegheny Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, also at Duncansville. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 767. JOSEPH M. DELOZIER, one of the representative farmers of Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pa., was born at Sinking Valley, Blair County, January 3, 1868, and is a son of David and Susan (Moore) Delozier. Both parents are deceased. They were members of the Presbyterian church. Their family contained the following children: Mary, who married T. T. Hileman; Nellie, who married J. C. Myers; Russell; Unice, deceased, who was the wife of Kail Baird; Jennie, who is the wife of Edward E. Leader; and Joseph M. Joseph M. Delozier attended school with more or less regularity until he was seventeen years of age, since when he has worked continuously on a farm. In 1897 he bought his land from Jonathan Slippey, his father-in-law, and carries on general farming and on account of his success is ranked with the best farmers of the township. He uses improved machinery and follows modern methods, reaching results that are entirely satisfactory. On December 25, 1889, Mr. Delozier was married to Miss Blanche Slippey, a daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Hileman) Slippey, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Slippey were old and well known residents of this township. They had five daughters, namely: Blanche (Mrs. Delozier); Mary, deceased, who was the wife of Morrison Lindsey; Sarah, who is the wife of Frank Mentzer; Rebecca, who is the wife of Irvin Mentzer; and Clara, who is the wife of W. F. Reese. Mr. and Mrs. Delozier have one son and one daughter: Frank, who is his father's assistant, and Cora, who is a student in the Stewart school. The family belongs to the Lutheran church. He has always cast his vote with the Republican party and has been elected to a number of township offices, indicating that he enjoys the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens to a considerable degree. He served as tax collector and auditor for three terms and at present is township assessor. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 877. HENRY CLAY DERN, deceased, formerly one of the proprietors of the Altoona Tribune and an active newspaper man throughout his entire business life, was an influential factor in Republican politics in Blair County for many years. He was born in a little hamlet caled Double Pipe Creek, in Carroll County, Md., and was a son of Isaac and Susan (Koons) Dern. The founder of the Dern family in Maryland came from Germany and his descendants have all been of a sturdy, thrifty, solid type, the class which America welcomes as citizens. The father of the late Henry Clay Dern was born in Maryland, in 1787, served in the War of 1812, and gave encouragement and financial support to the Federal Government early in the days of the Civil War, almost a half century later. For a number of years he was a justice of the peace in Carroll County and there his death occured in 1862, on his seventy-fifth birthday. He married Susan Koons, who died in 1839, leaving six children. Henry Clay Dern made himself useful during boyhood in his father's cooper shop and only occasionally had an opportunity to attend school. Later, however, he had the education of a printing-office, one by no means to be despised, and by the time he had completed his apprenticeship in the offices of the Carroll County Democrat, he had a fair knowledge of many more subjects than he would have found in the curriculum of the country school. It was in 1858 that he came to Altoona but before that he had been engaged in different positions in many of the leading newspaper offices of the country. He frequently recalled that veteran journalist, Col. Murat Halsted, as a reporter on the Cincinnati Commercial, when he was working in the composing room on the same journal. After coming to Altoona Mr. Dern bought a half interest in the Altoona Tribune and was associated in its publication for eighteen years with the late Ephraim B. McCrum, who retired in 1876. Mr. Dern then admitted his nephew, Dr. Hugh Pitcairn, to partnership but this was more or less nominal for some years, as Dr. Pitcairn removed to Harrisburg, Mr. Dern assuming both the editorial and business management. In the course of time a substantial and appropriate building was erected for the publishing business, the newspaper having in the interim added a daily issue to the weekly edition. The Daily Tribune is now one of the foremost morning papers of the city, there being few homes in which it is not a visitor. Mr. Dern continued the active head of this business until his death which occurred September 8, 1903. As a business man he showed enterprise and caution, while as a journalist he was numbered with the most able men of the profession in Central Pennsylvania. He was prominently identified with the Altoona Bank, now the Central Trust Company, was a trustee of the Altoona Hospital, and formerly a director of the Altoona Gas Company. He was also one of the original stockholders and directors of the Altoona Street Car Company, later merged into the Altoona and Logan Valley Electric Railway Company. He was widely known and had he been more ambitious might have filled many high political positions. At times he consented to serve as a member of the city council and on the school board, but the greatest interest of his life, undoubtedly, was the growth and development of the Tribune. Mr. Dern was married August 14, 1856, to Miss Rebecca Witherow, of Perry County, Pa., who died September 24, 1908. Nine children were born to this marriage and one surviving son, Harry C. Dern, is one of the proprietors of the Tribune, is treasurer of the company, and is also interested in the Central Trust Company of Altoona. Henry Clay Dern was a Knight Templar Mason, and was deacon and trustee of the First Presbyterian Church at Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 617-618. HARRY M. DETRICK, who occupies the responsible position of foreman of the stock department of the D. M. Bare Paper Company, at Roaring Spring, Pa., is a leading citizen of this pleasant borough and is a prominent Republican politician. He was born at Loysburg, Bedford County, Pa., March 17, 1861, and is a son of James and Rachael (Johnson) Detrick. James Detrick was a foremost citizen for a number of years in the different places where he made his home in order to attend to various business interests. He was born in Franklin County, Pa., and from there moved to Loysburg, in Bedford County, and for a number of years while living there was manager of the mercantile business of Bare & Spanogle, who also operated a large flour mill at this place. Early in the seventies he accepted the position of station agent at Roaring Spring for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and served in that office for some years. He also was foreman for a long time in the finishing department of the well known paper manufacturing firm of Morrison, Bare & Cass, since merged into the D. M. Bare Paper Company. He served as burgess of Roaring Spring and also as a justice of the peace and was well qualified for every office and position that he either sought or to which he was elected. His death occurred in March, 1908. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was so liberal in his contributions to church support that the erection of the first building for this religious body at Roaring Spring was made possible. Harry M. Detrick was about six years old when his parents came to Roaring Spring and here he attended school until he was seventeen years of age and then entered the employ of the leading firm of the place, the D. M. Bare Paper Company, with which he has remained identified ever since, gradually being advanced in position and responsibility and since 1896 having been foreman of the stock department. With commendable good sense, Mr. Detrick began at the bottom of the ladder and his training in this house has been thorough. Mr. Detrick married Miss Alice Imler, of Roaring Spring. From early manhood he has taken an interest in public affairs and soon identified himself with the Republican party, with the principles of which he has remained in accord until the present. For seven consecutive years he served as a member of the Republican County Committee from Roaring Spring borough and was a delegate to the state convention from Blair County that nominated Governor Pennypacker. For over a quarter of a century he has been an Odd Fellow and is a member of Model Lodge, No. 856, at Roaring Spring. For fifteen years he has served as a member of the borough school board and has been both president and treasurer of this body. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 756-759. A. J. DETWILER, who operates a plant in Huston Township, Blair County, Pa., for the manufacture of various grades of lumber, and also nail keg staves, is one of the leading citizens of Williamsburg, Pa., and was born July 14, 1884, in Woodbury. Township, a son of John and Emma (Enyeart) Detwiler. The father still resides in Woodbury Township, is politically a Democrat, and holds membership with the Brethren church. He married Emma Enyeart, who died in 1900, and they had six children, namely: Laura, wife of Joseph Landis; A. J., subject of this record; Jesse M., Mary, wife of Jonas Baker; George and Emma. A. J. Detwiler was reared in Woodbury Township and obtained his education in the common schools and at Juniata College, where he was in attendance for two years. He then taught school one term in Catherine Township and one term in Woodbury Township, since which time he has been engaged in the manufacture of lumber and nail keg staves. He employs ten men at the plant in Woodbury Township, and about sixty additional men at various other plants and manufactures about fifty car loads of material per month, disposing of the lumber to the railroads and mines, and marketing the staves to the various steel companies. Mr. Detwiler was married October 31, 1907, to Miss Anna Senora Bolton, the second daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Reiff) Bolton, who reside at Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pa. Mrs. Detwiler has two sisters, Stella and Viola. One son and one daughter have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Detwiler, Howard Bolton and Gladys. They are both members of the Church of Brethren. Mr. Detwiler is independent politically. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 862. JAMES RALPH DETWILER, dealer in hardware and farming implements, is a leading business citizen of Williamsburg, Pa., and is also a stockholder, secretary and treasurer of the Juniata Manufacturing Company of this city. He was born January 12, 1876, in Huston Township, Blair County, Pa., and is a son of George and Mary A. (Eastep) Detwiler, and a grandson of Anthony Detwiler. George Detwiler died in April, 1898. His widow survives and makes her home with her children. He was politically a Democrat. George and Mary Detwiler were parents of the following children: Mary J., who is the wife of B. F. Fortner; Franklin P.; Ellen, who is the wife of Henry Showalter; U. G.; Alonzo C.; William C.; Ida; Anna M., who married John Hill; James R.; Cora A., who is the wife of Walter Medaugh; Martha V., who is deceased, was the wife of Cletus Nicodemus; and Bertha, who is the wife of Blaine Palm. James R. Detwiler attended the common schools of the county and after obtaining his education, engaged in farming until 1901, when he embarked in the implement and vehicle business. He also carries a line of hardware and is known through the country as an authority on cream separators. In politics Mr. Detwiler is independent. He served as burgess of Williamsburg from 1906 to 1909. Fraternally he is a member of the Portage Lodge, No. 22o, F. & A. M.; the Orphans' Home Lodge of I.O.O.F., No. 315, of Williamsburg; the M.W. of A., No. 8298, and the P.O.S. of A., both of Williamsburg. His religious connection is with the Lutheran church. On August 9, 1900, Mr. Detwiler married Miss Mary Thompson, who is a daughter of David and Anna M. Thompson, well known residents of Williamsburg, and they have two sons, David Luther, and Ralph Elwood. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 759-760. MICHAEL K. DETWILER, who is a manufacturer of various kinds of handles, resides on a tract of one acre in Woodbury. Township, Blair County, Pa., and was born in this township, February 25, 1861, a son of Joseph and Nancy (Keifer) Detwiler. His paternal grandfather was Peter Detwiler, who came here from Lancaster County, and his maternal grandfather was Henry Keifer, who was of German descent. Joseph Detwiler, father of our subject, was a farmer and mechanic, and both parents were members of the Dunkard church. The father was politically identified with the Democratic party. Joseph and Nancy Detwiler were parents of the following children: Elizabeth, who is the wife of William Hale; Andrew; William; John; Joseph; Michael K.; Samuel; Jacob; Sarah, who married Reuben Hetrick; Martha, who married Samuel Faust; and Rose, who married Samuel Hoover. Michael K. Detwiler was educated in the district schools of Woodbury Township, and at the age of thirteen years was engaged in making handles, and has followed that line of business in connection with farming or carpentering all of his life. He makes a specialty of manufacturing quarry handles, and carries on the business on the one-acre tract in Woodbury Township, where he lives. Mr. Detwiler is politically a Democrat, and attends the Dunkard church. On January 26, 1899, Mr. Detwiler was united in marriage with Harriet Brumbaugh, a daughter of John and Catherine (Dilling) Brumbaugh, and a sister of John H. Brumbaugh. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Detwiler: May, Paul, Anna, and Raymond. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 673. DANIEL P. DICK, a general farmer and highly respected citizen of Taylor Township, Blair County, Pa., is also a survivor of the great Civil War, in which he bore an active part for many months. He was born in Taylor Township, May 24, 1837, and is a son of Daniel and Catherine (Pote) Dick. Daniel Dick, father of Daniel P., was a son of Harman Dick, who was born in Germany and when he emigrated to America, came directly to Blair County, Pa., settling in Taylor Township. Daniel Dick followed farming all his life, his death occurring many years ago. He married Catherine Pote, whose father, Michael Pote, was born in Germany and came to the American colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, in which he took part, serving under General Washington. Of the children born to Daniel and Catherine Dick, three survive, namely: Elizabeth, who is the widow of Levi Neterer, who resides in Elkhart County, Ind.; Catherine, who is the wife of Martin S. Wareham, of Taylor Township; and Daniel P. Daniel P. Dick attended school and worked on the farm during boyhood, passing his time happily and usefully and then became his father's main helper and continued to cultivate the home acres until 1864, when he decided to enter the army and do his part in suppressing the rebellion that threatened to disrupt the Union. He enlisted on August 27, 1864, in Co. C, 205th Pa. Vol. Inf., which became a part of the 9th Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and before he secured his honorable discharge in June, 1865, had participated in many fiercely contested battles. He took part in the struggle at Fort Steadman and went all through the siege of Petersburg and was an individual part of General Grant's victorious army that received the surrender of General Lee on that memorable day at Appomattox. It was a wonderful experience to safely pass through, although it is doubtful whether he or any of his brave comrades would care to repeat it. Mr. Dick returned then to Taylor Township and on February 2, 1866, was married to Miss Susan Garber, a daughter of the late John B. Garber, of Taylor Township, and nine children were born to them, as follows: Ulysses Grant, who resides at McKee, Pa.; Melchia, who is now deceased; Irene, who resides in Taylor Township; Hattie, who is the wife of Rev. David Adams, a minister of the Dunkard faith now living at Johnstown, Pa.; Ezra, who lives at McKee, Pa.; Ella D., who is the wife of A. Ellis, of Taylor Township; Franklin, who lives in Bedford County; Edna, who is the wife of Clinton Croft, who lives at Roaring Spring; and James, who is a resident of Taylor Township. Mr. Dick and family reside on his farm of ten acres, situated in Taylor Township. He is a Republican in his political opinions. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 797-798. JOHN DICKSON, farmer and fruit grower, resides on his forty-five acres of valuable land which is situated near Sinking Valley, in Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pa. He was born May 27, 1846, and is a son of David and Maria (Erman) Dickson. He is one of a family of eight children, the others being: Sarah, who is deceased, was the wife of John Mutersbaugh; Samuel and George, both of whom are deceased; Margaret, who is the widow of James Templeton, of Tyrone Township; David, who resides in Essex County, N. Y.; Mathew, who lives at Des Moines, Ia.; and Adam L. who is employed in the Tyrone Paper Mills. John Dickson married Miss Anna Parks, of Hares Valley, Huntingdon County, Pa., and seven children have been born to them, namely: Ada, who is the wife of John Calderwood, of Sinking Valley; Susie, who is the wife of Sidney Bridenbaugh, of Tyrone, Pa.; and David W., John, Samuel Foster and Victor, all of whom are at home, and William Guy, who died aged 15 months. Mr. Dickson and family are members of the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a Republican. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 793. JOHN C. DIEHL, who conducts a general blacksmith shop at Blue Knob, Blair County, Pa., was born August 28, 1864, in Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pa., and is a son of Aaron and Catherine (Imler) Diehl, and a grandson of Daniel Diehl, who was one of the early settlers of Greenfield Township. Aaron Diehl and his wife were both natives of Greenfield Township and he died here in February, 1910. In early life he learned carpentering and cabinet making, and later followed same in connection with general repairing and farming. In politics he was a Democrat, and served as assessor and as a member of the school board of Juniata Township. Of the children born of his union with Catherine Imler, the following are still living: Maria, who is the wife of William Mosel of Greenfield Township; John C., who is a resident of Juniata Township; G. Calvin, who resides in Greenfield Township; Della, who married J. C. Bowser of Greenfield Township; and Alfred N., and Howard, both of whom live in Greenfield Township. Aaron Diehl and wife were members of the German Reformed church. John C. Diehl grew to manhood in Greenfield Township and after attending the district schools, taught one term in this township. He was for twenty years engaged in the lumber industry, and operated saw mills, but has for some time been conducting a general blacksmith shop near Blue Knob. Mr. Diehl is an expert mechanic, with a natural talent for mechanical pursuits, and is well known in this locality for his skill in that line. Personally he enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. Mr. Diehl was married May 28, 1889, to Leona Walter, who was born in Greenfield Township, a daughter of Henry Walter, and they have the following children: Elmer Harvey, and Alice, all residents of Juniata Township. Mr. Diehl is politically identified with the Democratic party and has served eight consecutive years as Justice of the Peace, and also served six years as a member and secretary of the school board of this township. He is fraternally a member of the P.O.S. of A. of Blue Knob, and is a member and elder of the Reformed church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 779. EMANUEL DIEHL, a prosperous farmer and respected citizen of Juniata Township, Blair County, Pa., has resided on his present farm of 60 acres since the spring of 1862, and was born January 13, 1838, in Bedford County, Pa., a son of Philip and Julia A. (Ritchey) Diehl. Philip Diehl was born June 18, 1802, in Bedford County, Pa., and died there July 22, 1873. He was a son of John Diehl and a grandson of Samuel Diehl, both of whom were also residents of Bedford County. The mother of our subject was also a native of Pennsylvania. Emanuel Diehl grew to maturity in his native county and there attended the public schools. He has always followed general farming and in 1862 came to Blair County and located on his present farm of 60 acres in Juniata Township, where he has lived continuously since that time. Mr. Diehl is a man of enterprise and public spirit and is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. He is politically a Republican and has served a number of years as a director of the school board, of which body he was also secretary three years, and also served a number of years as auditor of Juniata Township. He is fraternally a member of the Poplar Run Grange and the Patrons of Husbandry. In 1863 Mr. Diehl married Fannie Corl, a native of Blair County and a sister of Ambrose Corl of this county, and of their union were born the following children: Emma E., married Joseph M. Hazlett of Indiana County, Pa.; A. Ross, a resident of Allegan County, Michigan; Levi H., resides in Alabama; James C., who now owns the home farm in Juniata Township; Lena, married George E. Wilt of Duncansville, Pa.; and one other now deceased. Mrs. Diehl passed out of this life April 1, 1903. She was a member of the Reformed church, as are all the other members of the family. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 829-830. GEORGE D. DILLING, a well known and highly respected resident of Huston Township, was born in this township December 28, 1829, and here resides on his valuable farm of 200 acres, which is devoted to general agriculture. He is a son of Casper Dilling, who was born in Huston Township, this county, after his father (also named Casper) had come here from Germany. The Dilling family is one of the early and prominent ones of this part of Blair County. George D. Dilling has been a life-long resident of Huston Township and has witnessed many wonderful changes in local conditions. New methods of farming have come into vogue, owing to the introduction of machinery, and many comforts and conveniences have been brought within the reach of residents in the agricultural districts, which once were entirely confined to the dwellers in the cities. Mr. Dilling has always led an abstemious and busy life and has survived many of his old neighbors. His land is probably as valuable, acre for acre, as any in Huston Township. He is a member of the Church of the Brethren, at Martinsburg. Some time ago he and his brother and sister, while residing together, were attacked in the house by three footpads. Both being remarkably stout men they put up a vigorous resistance. While they were fighting the sister succeeded in getting out doors and ringing the dinner bell, which frightened the robbers away, though not until they had given Mr. Dilling quite a bad beating. In spite of this incident he is today a strong and stout man for his age, being as well preserved as many a one much younger than himself. He has always manifested the German characteristics of thrift and industry, united with a sterling honesty in his dealings with his fellow men that has made him widely respected and esteemed. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 921. SAMUEL H. DILLING, secretary of the board of road supervisors of North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pa., and a prosperous farmer of this section, was born April i9, 1861, in North Woodbury Township and is a son of John H. and Susan (Hoover) Dilling. John H. Dilling was born in Blair County, in what is now North Woodbury Township, a son of Henry Dilling, and a grandson of Casper Dilling, who was the founder of the family in Blair County. Casper Dilling was born in Germany, came to the American colonies prior to the Revolutionary War And. subsequently joined the Patriot Army and was with Gen. Washington and his suffering soldiers during the notable winter at Valley Forge. He probably served through the entire war and afterward came to what is now Blair County and later settled at Rebecca Furnace. The early records frequently mention the Dillings, for the family has been one of the leading and representative ones of this county. John H. Dilling died in July, 1894. He had held many of the local offices and was a leading member of the German Baptist church. He married Susan Hoover, who was born in Bedford and of their children the following survive: Susan, who is the widow of David Sell, of Bedford County; Sarah, who is the wife of Daniel S. Baker, of North Woodbury Township; Samuel H.; Lucinda, who is the wife of J. B. Brumbaugh, of Juniata Pa.; Harriet, who is the wife of Harry Longenecker, of Woodbury Township. Samuel H. Dilling was reared on his father's farm near Fredericksburg and obtained a good public school education. From his youth up he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits and devotes his ninety-five acres of valuable land to farming and stock=raising. He is one of the township's representative men, ever ready to do his duty and taking an interest in the general welfare. In politics, like his late father, he is a Democrat. He served three years as tax collector of North Woodbury Township end afterward was elected to his present office. Mr. Dilling was married first to Miss Harriet Brumbaugh; a daughter of the late Andrew Brumbaugh, formerly of Huntingdon County, Pa. She is survived by one son, Abner B. Mr. Dilling was married the second time to Miss Elizabeth J. Zook, who is a daughter of Frederick H. Zook, of Bedford County, and they have four children: J. Fred, Bessie M., Hattie V. and Edgar O. Mr. Dilling and wife are members of the German Baptist church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 573-574. AUGUSTUS V. DIVELY, a leading member of the Altoona bar and the senior in the prominent law firm of Dively & Dively, was born in Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pa., June 17, 1848, and is a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Fickes) Dively. The Dively family is one of the very old ones of Central Pennsylvania and the grandfather gained distinction in the Revolutionary War. After its close he settled in York County, Pa., and in 1783 moved to Greenfield Township, Blair County, and the land he there acquired has remained a possession of his descendants ever since. On that land, Michael Dively, father of Augustus V., was born in 1800, and lived there until his death in 1870. He married Elizabeth Fickes, a daughter of Valentine Fickes, who belonged to an old family of Bedford County. Augustus V. Dively enjoyed many advantages in his pursuit of an education, attending both the Juniata Collegiate Institute and the Michigan State University. He prepared for the law under Attorney Essington Hammond of Blair County, and then took a law course at Ann Arbor, Mich., gaining his admission to the bar in April, 1873. He became a partner in law practice with S. M. Woodcock at Altoona, later was with James Flannigan and still later was asociated with J. S. Leisenring. Subsequently he associated his son, Edwin L. Dively, with him, and since then the style has been Dively & Dively, while the combination of years of experience with youthful energy brought to the bar of Blair County a firm that has been strong and succesful before the courts, practicing in all the courts of the state and enjoying high standing with both bench and bar. On May 16, 1870, Augustus V. Dively was married to Miss Mary E. Shoenfelt, whose father was Henry Shoenfelt, a resident of Sharpsburg. Of their four children, two survive. The family residence is situated at No. 1324 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona. Occasionally Mr. Dively has been identified with successful business enterprises at Altoona and for years he has been more or less active in public affairs. In his political affiliation he is a Democrat. With his family he belongs to the Reformed church, in which he has served as a deacon. Edwin L. Dively, the junior member of the law firm of Dively & Dively, at Altoona, is a graduate of the Dickinson Law School, and he has been admitted to the bars of both Cumberland and Blair Counties. He married Miss Ray Chanes. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 501-502. MORGAN DIVELY, deceased, for many years was one of the representative men of Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pa., a man of sterling character, honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellow men, a kind and obliging neighbor and a devoted and considerate husband and father. Mr. Dively was born in Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pa., March 9, 1839, and died on his farm in the same township, July 5, 1906. His parents were Frederick and Barbara (Duncan) Dively. Frederick Dively was born in Greenfield Township, a son of George Dively, who was one of the early settlers in this region and was the founder of a large and highly respected family, one that is connected with much that is important in Greenfield Township. Morgan Dively attended the district schools in boyhood but as soon as he was old enough and strong enough, he took his place among the family wage earners and worked on the farm and also in the woods. For a number of years he was engaged in the lumber business and at one time conducted a saw-mill on his farm. He owned eighty-four acres of valuable land, which his widow retains and occupies. He was a man of peaceful inclinations but when he felt it to be his duty, he enlisted for service in the Civil War, and faced the dangers and endured the hardships of a soldier's life for almost a year. He cast his vote with the Republican party but it was from principle, not with any desire for office. He was a man of Christian life, a member of the Reformed church and his example was beneficial to his community. On May 6, 1861, Mr. Dively was married to Miss Elizabeth Lingenfelter, who was born in Greenfield Township, July 18, 1842, and is a daughter of George and Barbara (Claar) Lingenfelter, and a granddaughter of Jacob Lingenfelter, who came to Greenfield Township from Germany. The Lingenfelter family is a large and very substantial one of this section. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dively, namely: Mary C., who is the widow of Jacob M. Bowser, resides at Hollidaysburg; Stephen S., who lives in Greenfield Township; Lucy, who is the wife of H. E. Stine, of Altoona; Laura, who resides in Greenfield Township; Charles T., who is a resident of Altoona, is a survivor of the Spanish-American War and saw service in the Philippine Islands; and Alton L. and Logan G., who reside with their mother on the homestead. Mrs. Dively is well known in the township and has a wide circle of friends. She is a member of the Church of the Brethren. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 836. JOHN DIXON, postmaster at Mine, Pa., and station agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Oreminea, Blair County, is a very popular official and is widely known through this section. He was born August q, 1868, and is a son of John and Mary (Detwiler) Dixon. John Dixon the elder was born in Scotland and came from there to America in 1836, and for a number of years was superintendent of the No. a iron ore mine in Huston Township, Blair County, operated by the Cambria Iron Company. He was an experienced mine man and filled a responsible position with the company. His death occurred in 1886. He married Mary Detwiler, who was born in Blair County, and three children were born to them, namely: John, Susan and James, all of whom reside at Mine. John Dixon of the above family, was reared and attended school in Huston Township. When twenty years of age he became a clerk for the well known firm of Wood, Morrell & Co., in their general store at Mine, and remained there for five years. In 1893 he accepted the position of station agent for the Pennsylvania road at Oreminea. In 1896 he also became agent for the Woodbury Land Company at Mine, retiring from this office on October 1, 1909. Since February 14, 1896, he has been postmaster, and is also agent for the Adams Express Company. He has served three terms as school director of Huston Township, being secretary of the board for two years, and has also served for three years as tax collector. In politics he is a Democrat. On July 4, 1894, Mr. Dixon was married to Miss Bessie White, who was born in England, a daughter of John and Jane White, the former of whom is now deceased. Both the mother of Mrs. Dixon and the mother of Mr. Dixon, reside at Mine. Five children have been born to the above marriage, namely: John L., Grace P., Mary J., Clarence R. and Bruce W. Mr. Dixon is a member of the Orphans' Home Lodge, Odd Fellows, at Williamsburg; of Juniata Lodge, F. & A. M. and Mount Moriah Chapter, at Hollidaysburg. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 939-940. CHARLES LOWERY DOUGLASS, foreman of the car repair shops of the P. & N. W. Railroad, at Bellwood, Pa., has been a lifelong resident of Blair County, and was born in Antis Township, June 22, 1855. His parents were John and Abeline (Livingstone) Douglass. John Douglass was born in what is now Tyrone Township, Blair County, but which was then Huntingdon County, Pa. He located in Antis Township in 1841, and his business was farming and lumbering. He owned a small farm of eleven acres and was living on it at the time of his death. He was a son of John Douglass, who was born in Ireland and was in early manhood when he came to this section of Pennsylvania, locating first in Sinking Valley and later removing to Loveland. John Douglass, father of Charles L., married Abeline Livingstone, who was born in Bedford County, Pa., and is a resident of Bellwood. Her father went out as a soldier in the War of 1812 and never returned. Of the children born to John Douglass and wife there are five survivors, namely: Jane, who is the wife of Joseph Cherry, of Carolina County, Md.; Charles L.; Mary, who is the wife of William Williamson, of Antis Township; Susanna, who is the widow of William Carothers, of Bellwood; and James, who resides with his mother at Bellwood. Charles Lowrey Douglass obtained his education in the public schools of Antis Township. For thirty-eight years he has been identified with the P. & N. W. Railroad, beginning as a brakeman in the Middle Division, working then as a blacksmith in the Altoona shops, and advancing steadily from one position to a higher one. For thirty years he has been in the repair shops and for twenty of these has been foreman. Mr. Douglass not only has the practical knowledge and dexterity required in such a position as his, but he possesses also the large measure of executive ability that enables him to handle a large body of men without friction, at the same time securing the best results for the company. Mr. Douglass was married August 27, 1874, to Miss Margaret Boyer, who was born in Berks County, Pa., and is a daughter of Lewis Boyer, who came to Antis Township when Mrs. Douglass was five years old. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass have two children, Francis Eldridge and Bertha Alice. The former is with the Erie Railroad and is located at Lima, O. He married Addie Estep and they have two children, Robert and Bertha. The daughter of Mr. Douglass is the wife of F. C. Nohewald, of Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Douglass is a member of the German Baptist church. Nominally he is a Republican but is inclined to cast his vote very frequently as his judgment dictates. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 879-880. ROBERT W. DOWNING, an enterprising farmer of Blair County, Pa., resides on a fine farm of 168 acres in Frankstown Township, and was born in June, 1850, in Clarion County, Pa., a son of John and Hannah P. (Wilson) Downing. His father was employed in various lines of business, having engaged in farming and in dealing extensively in stock, and also conducted a hotel and lumber yard. Both parents died and were buried in Half Moon Township, Center County, Pa. They were members of the Society of Friends. The father was politically a Republican. The following children were born to the parents of our subject: Julia, Griffith, Rebecca, Robert W., Emanuel and Hulda. Robert W. Downing obtained his educational training in the local schools of his home district and at the age of fifteen began his career in the business world. He has always followed farming and for some years also engaged in lumbering during the winter months. Mr. Downing is one of the progressive and public spirited citizens of the township, and has been residing on his present farm since 1907. In 1870 Mr. Downing was joined in marriage a with Lavina McMunigal, who is a daughter of Henry and Rachel (Melcher) McMunigal, and the following children were born to them. Delbert O., who is engaged in farming in Center County, Pa., married Lena Hoover and has six children: Eva, who is the wife of Joshua Nearhoof, of Altoona, Pa.; Belinda; Sankey, who resides in Missouri, is a stationary engineer, but was formerly a fireman on the railroad; and Henry Norton. Henry McMunigal, the father of Mrs. Downing, is now in his eighty-seventh year, and resides with our subject. He was twice married, his second wife, who was Margaret Cevenia, of Kansas, also being deceased. No children were born of the second union. Mr. Downing is politically a Republican, and has served three terms as road supervisor of this township. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 723. CHARLES S. DOWNS, who has been the efficient electrician of the borough of Altoona, Pa., since 1899, comes of one of the old established and prominent families of Blair County. He was born in 1878 in Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pa., and is a son of Wesley Downs and a grandson of Daniel Downs, a farmer by occupation, who settled in this county in about 1825. The father of our subject was a blacksmith by trade, and was born in 1850 in Blair County, and died there in 1904. Charles S. Downs was reared and educated in Altoona and early in life began learning the electrical business with the Pennsylvania Railroad, in whose employ he spent two years. He then was employed by the city one year, after which he worked six months for the Gamewell Company, and since 1899 has been electrician of the borough of Altoona. He is a member of the Association of Municipal Electricians and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and is also affiliated with the Eagles. His religious connection is with the Trinity Reformed Church. September 1, 1903, Mr. Downs was joined in marriage with Mary E. Housley, of Altoona, Pa., and of their union has been born one son, Charles Housley Downs. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 830. CHARLES B. DUDLEY, deceased, who formerly was chief chemist for the Pennsylvania Railroad, was one of Altoona's honored and valued citizens. His scientific reputation reached other lands and from foreign countries as well as from his own he received testimonials as to his efficiency as testing engineer. He was also a veteran of the great Civil War. He was born July 14, 1842, at Oxford, Chenango County, N. Y., of New Hampshire and Connecticut parentage. Up to his twentieth year, Mr. Dudley's time had been mainly spent at school and academy during the winter season and at farm work during the summers. In 1862 he enlisted as a private soldier in the 11411 N. Y. Vol. Inf., and during the next three years, until severely wounded in the battle of Opequan Creek, Va., September 19, 1864, he took part in the battles and severe marches of his regiment. Receiving his honorable discharge in 1865, the young soldier entered Oxford Academy and Collegiate Institute, and from there, in the fall of 1867, Yale College, where he was graduated in 1871, with the degree of A. B. In the fall of 1872, he entered tie Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College, having been engaged in the interim in newspaper work in New Haven, where he was graduated in 1874, with the degree of Ph. D. The next college year was spent as assistant to Dr. George F. Barker, at the University of Pennsylvania, and during this time he attracted some attention through the accuracy of his translations of some technical papers from the German. In 1875 he became teacher of the sciences in Riverview Military Academy, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., but he remained in that position for but one month and in November, 1875, he was tendered and accepted the position of chemist of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Altoona, a position he so admirably filled for thirty-five years. Before passing on to note the honors that were accorded Dr. Dudley in the passage of this long period, some notice might be taken of the prevailing conditions in this special line at the time of his acceptance of so much responsibility. When he began his work at Altoona no railroad had a chemist as a regular employee and at that time the whole subject of the relation between scientific knowledge and its practical use by railroads was in a very chaotic state. The study of the valuable properties of metals and other materials used in construction had but been begun. Dr. Dudley's study of steel rails made in the early eighties added largely to the knowledge to the quality of steel which may be depended upon to give the best service, made as it was with thorough technical knowledge of the subject. Dr. Dudley, in addition to his other services, was responsible for the chemical part of the specifications as to the vast amount of material employed by his railroad and was at the head of a thoroughly equipped laboratory. His studies and investigations had to do with such matters also as car lighting, steam heating, disinfectants, tests of paints, bearing metals, coals, water supplies both for boiler use and for drinking and of explosives, in the latter case resulting in special laws being formulated for the transportation of the same. He had a varied experience in the testing of materials and no name carried with it more weight in this line in scientific circles than that of Charles B. Dudley. Dr. Dudley was vice president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and twice president of the American Chemical Society and was president of the American Society for Testing Materials, from its inception until his death. He had membership in such noted scientific bodies as the English, French and German Chemical Societies, of the Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain, and of the Verein Deutcher Eisenhuttenleute. He belonged also to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Mining Engineers, the Mechanical Engineers and the Electrical Engineers. In 1886 he was sent abroad by his company to study oil burning on locomotives in Russia; in 1900 he was sent as a delegate to the International Railway Congress in Paris, and in 1909 he was chosen president of the congress of the International Association for Testing Material, which convened at Copenhagen. He was in distinguished company and more than held his own with representatives from China, Japan, Italy, Roumania, France, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and England. While at Copenhagen on this mission, Dr. and Mrs. Dudley had an opportunity to hear Dr. Cook lecture on the Arctic regions. Notwithstanding the great demands made on his time and strength by his scientific duties and many connections, Dr. Dudley was never unmindful of his duties as a good citizen and had many investments at Altoona and was director in the Second National Bank. He was chairman of the Altoona Mechanics' Library, and the wide character of his acquaintance may be seen in his membership with the Union League of Philadelphia, the Cosmos Club of Washington, and the Engineers' Club of New York. Dr. Dudley pased away December 21, 1909. He married in April, 1906, Mary Virginia Crawford, of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 567-568. RICHARD N. DURBOROW, who has been continuously identified with the Pennsylvania Railroad system for the past thirty years and now fills the important office of superintendent of the motive power of the Eastern Pennsylvania Division, with home and office at Altoona, Pa., was born at Philadelphia, April 10, 1860. He was one of a family of nine children born to his parents, who were Charles B. and Jane Elizabeth Durborow. His father was a native of Philadelphia and was a merchant in that city. His mother was born at Savannah, Georgia. Richard N. Durborow was educated at Cheltenham Academy, attending from September, 1872, until June, 1874, and at the Maryland Military Institute, which he attended from June, 1876 to 1877. He entered the railway service on February 24, 1879, and served until September 2, 1880, as apprentice machinist, West Philadelphia Machine Shops, Pennsylvania Road; from September 2, 1880, to August 1, 1883, machinist apprentice in the Altoona shops; from August 1, 1883, to March 1, 1890, in the draughting room, at Altoona; from March 1, 1890, to October 1, 1892, inspector West Philadelphia Car Shops; from October 1, 1892, to November 18, 1895, assistant general foreman, same shops; from November 18, 1895, to March 1, 1896, acting master mechanic, same shops; from March 1, 1896, to May 15, 1900, master mechanic; same shops; from May 15, 1900, to August 1, 1900, superintendent of motive power, P.B.& W. Railroad; from August 1, 1900, to October 1, 1901, superintendent of motive power, B.& A.V. Division and on October 1, 1901, was made superintendent of motive power of the Eastern Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania Road. Efficiency of service and fidelity to the great interests concerned have been the foundations on which Mr. Durborow has built success in his chosen work. Mr. Durborow was united in marriage on August 24, 1887, to Miss Helen McCormick a daughter of Blaine McCormick. They reside at No. 1215 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 964-965. EDWARD BELL DYSART, proprietor of a general store at Tipton, Pa., is also extensively engaged in dairying, and has always resided on the old home place, which is located in Antis Township, about a quarter of a mile from Tipton, and is the owner of two farms adjoining the home place; also owner of Tipton and surrounding farms. He was born February 17, 1844, in Antis Township, Blair County, Pa., and is a son of William Patterson and Elizabeth (Bell) Dysart. Alexander Dysart, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Ireland, his old ancestral home being at Karnamady, near Londonderry. In the neighborhood of 1780 he came to America. He was one of the early settlers of Sinking Valley, Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pa., and traded there some time with the Indians. He became the owner of several farms in Sinking Valley, and served three terms in the Legislature from Huntingdon County, which is now known as Blair County. He died in 1850. He married Eleanor Patterson, a daughter of Col. John Patterson, who fought in the War of the Revolution, and was killed in battle near Philadelphia. Her mother was a Dysart, and after the death of Col. Patterson, her mother married a Dysart, who was a brother of Alexander Dysart, grandfather of our subject. The Pattersons settled and farmed in the region east of Huntingdon, along the river, where some of their descendents still live. William Patterson Dysart, father of Edward Bell, was born and reared in Sinking Valley, Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pa., and in early manhood clerked around in the iron works. He finally built an iron works where Fred Bland now resides in about 1826, and in about 1832, after selling the iron works to Mr. McCamant, moved to the farm which our subject now owns. He built a home and otherwise improved the farm, which his father had owned, and also became the owner of several other tracts of land. He conducted a store on the home place and in 1850 built a store at Tipton, and operated this continuously until his death in 1870. He was buried in private burying grounds on the home place. He was a member of the Baptist church, of which he was a deacon for many years, and was politically a Whig, and later a Republican. William P. Dysart married Elizabeth Bell, a daughter of Edward Bell, and a representative of one of the prominent old families of this vicinity. Of their union were born ten children: Anna Mary, deceased wife of Fleming Holliday, was a resident of Philadelphia at the time of her death; Ellen, married Asbury Stewart, and was residing with our subject at the time of her death; Alexander, deceased, was a resident of Antis Township; Sarah, who died in 1909, in Antis Township, was an army nurse during the Civil War; Eliza Bell, is the wife of Dewitt C. Taylor of Tyrone; Margaret, lives with her brother, subject of this record; Edward Bell, subject; Florence, who lives with a sister in Tyrone, Pa., was a home missionary for many years; Catherine, married Franklin W. Stewart of Huntingdon, Pa.; and William Patterson, Jr., deceased, was for many years employed by the railroad. He was employed in the offices at Philadelphia when stricken with his fatal illness, but died on the home place near Tipton. Edward Bell Dysart has always lived on the home farm, and since boyhood has worked in the store, which he now owns. His education was obtained in the local schools of the township and at Pennsylvania State College, where he spent two and a half years. Mr. Dysart manages the work on the home place, which now consists of about 1,000 acres, and also owns and manages two adjoining farms. He for many years made a specialty of raising short horn cattle, but is now extensively engaged in dairying, in connection with general farming. Mr. Dysart also has property interests in Altoona, and is a stockholder in the First National Bank at Tyrone, Pa. He is a citizen of enterprise and public spirit, and is recognized as one of the substantial and influential farmers of the township. A few years ago Mr. Dysart visited his grandfather's ancestral home near Londonderry, Ireland, the old place having recently changed hands, and he also visited Italy and France. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 888-889. JAMES H. DYSART, deceased, in former years one of Altoona's foremost citizens, a successful merchant and a man of high moral and philanthropic aims, was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., January 7, 1832, son of Joseph and Mary Ann Dysart. He was educated at Millwood Academy and at Jefferson College, Canonsburg. Physically frail, as the result of a fall in childhood, he was intended for a profession, but on arriving at manhood his own personal inclinations led him to seek other channels of occupation. However, he followed the profession of teacher to some extent. Mr. Dysart was married March 25, 1856, to Miss Martha A. Beyer, a daughter of Aaron and Lydia Beyer, of Blair County, and having been appointed ticket and freight agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Altoona, he immediately took up his residence in this city. After holding the above mentioned position, the duties of which he performed with energy and ability, for eight years, he resigned it in 1864 to enter into business for himself as coal miner and shipper, in association with William C. Keller purchasing the business of Cooper & Co. at Lilly's Station, Cambria County, Pa. Five years later Mr. Daniel Laughman succeeded Mr. Keller as a member of the firm and with him Mr. Dysart continued the business for twelve years. Mr. Dysart was blessed with a cheerful, optimistic nature, backed by courage and determination, and although he suffered many business reverses, he never allowed himself to be discouraged, but after every loss, renewed the fight with increased vigor and in the end conquered, a gratifying success which doubtless would have been still more complete had he been spared to reach more advanced years. In the fall of 1879, however, he was seized with the illness that terminated his life, and after some months of suffering he passed peacefully away on March 21, 1881. His chief regret at being called away so soon - next to that at parting with his beloved wife - was that he was thus prevented from carrying out in full measure the plans he had formed for the promotion of the public good and in the interests of philanthropy. Much, however, had been accomplished by him in this direction - to such an extent that he was universally regarded in the community as an unselfish public benefactor, and it was a common saying among the citizens that "there was only one Dysart." A strong light is thrown on the moral and religious side of his character in an obituary published in the Presbyterian on the occasion of his death, which we here quote "In the death of Mr. Dysart our city loses one of its best known, most respected, and valuable citizens, one whose public and private life was above either reproach or suspicion; a man of decided and positive convictions upon all important and vital questions, fearless in his defense of right, untiring and uncompromising in his warfare against that which he believed to be wrong, he was the faithful and generous friend of every honest poor man. His great heart was tender and loving, easily touched by and prompt to respond to the wants and sorrows of others. None ever appealed to him in vain when it was within his power to help, and, like job, 'the cause which he knew not he searched out.' Without the semblance of pride or ostentation, he constantly scattered blessings in the pathway of many. Like his blessed Master, he 'went about doing good.' But the crowning glory of this good man's character lay in his devotion to Christ and his church. Twenty-two years of his life were spent in earnest Christian service. He united with the First Presbyterian Church of Altoona in 1859. In 1862 he was elected and ordained a ruling elder. In the organization of the Second Church of Altoona, Mr. Dysart felt it to be his duty to give his time and means to the new enterprise. How faithfully he labored, and how generously he responded to every call for help in any and every way, is well known to the more than seven hundred members gathered into that church during the period of his connection with it, many of whom trace their connection, under God, to his direct and personal effort in their behalf. He continued a member of that church and of the session from the time of its organization till within a few weeks of his death, when he withdrew and again connected himself with the First Church." The above is a well deserved tribute to Mr. Dysart's character. Mrs. Dysart still survives her husband and is among the most highly respected residents of Altoona, making her home at No. 1110 Twelfth Avenue. Her parents, who have been already mentioned, were old residents of the county, widely known and esteemed, and celebrated their Golden Wedding January 12, 1881. Mrs. Dysart is passing her declining years in ease and comfort, and in a quiet, unostentatious manner lends her aid and influence to many a worthy cause. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 561-562. W. B. DYSART, proprietor of an extensive hardware, tinning and plumbing establishment at Bellwood, Pa., has resided here for the past 21 years and is one of the representative business men of the borough. He was born October 2, 1854, at Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County, Pa., and is a son of John and Susan (McKinstry) Dysart, both now deceased. The father died when W. B. Dysart was 18 months old, and the mother later came to Bellwood. W. B. Dysart was reared at Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County, Pa., and attended the local schools there. He clerked for some twelve years in a general store in his home town and after coming to Bellwood, established himself in the hardware business in a small way. He has added to his store from time to time and now carries a full line of hardware, besides doing a general tinning and plumbing business. Mr. Dysart is politically a Democrat and has served on the town council and on the school board a number of years. He is fraternally a Mason and an Odd Fellow. Mr. Dysart was married in 1876 to Clara Linn, who was born in Perry County, Pa., but reared in Mifflin County. They have had the following children: Charles, who died in youth, William A., a resident of Bellwood, who married Fay Carse and they have two children - Helen, and an unnamed daughter; Russell B., who lives at Sunbury, Pa.; John, who died aged fourteen years; Ralph, who lives in Bellwood; and Charles, who died young. The family holds membership in the M. E. church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 830. CHARLES W. ECKENLAUB, who deals extensively in real estate, general insurance, surety bonds, loans, mortgages, etc., is one of the rising young business men of Altoona, Pa., and was born here in 1884, a son of M. A. Eckenlaub, a well known business man of this city. Charles W. Eckenlaub has always lived in Altoona, and after attending the public schools until 14 years of age, entered the Second National Bank of this city as messenger boy. He continued in the services of this concern for 11 years and was acting as teller, when he decided to engage in business for himself and on March 1, 1910, established his present business. Mr. Eckenlaub holds membership with the St. John's Catholic Church of Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 744. ROBERT D. ELDER, proprietor of the R. D. Elder. Lumber Company, and one of the leading contractors and builders of Juniata, Blair County, Pa., was born July a, 1866, in Cambria County, Pa., and is a son of John C. and Julia (Dillon) Elder. His father is a resident of Colorado, and although now in his eighty-first year, is still hale and active, with the appearance of a much younger man. The mother of our subject was born near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., and was a sister of A. J. Dillon, who was one of the pioneers of Altoona. Robert D. Elder was about one year old when his parents removed from Cambria County, Pa.; to Indiana County, and was there reared and educated. He went west with his parents when about eighteen years of age, and spent the greater part of the next eleven years in Colorado. He then returned to the east and located in Altoona, Pa., where he resided six years and during four years of that time was an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. For the past seven years Mr. Elder has been identified with the business interests of Juniata, where he first followed general contracting for a time. Two or three years after coming here he drifted into the lumber business, and first established a small lumber yard where he now lives. This he operated until March 16, 1908, when he purchased the Anchor Lumber Company, who were successors to the old Parker Brothers Lumber Company. Mr. Elder has an extensive lumber yard, and also carries paper, hardware, etc., and is one of the, principal contractors and builders in Juniata and East Altoona. He has built a large percentage of the residences in Juniata and East Altoona, besides many barns and other buildings, and has furnished the material for many more of which he was not the contractor. Mr. Elder was united in marriage with Agnes J. Ling of Indiana County, Pa., and of their union have been born six children: Philip L., who is a carpenter; Benjamin L.; Roberta J.; William Bryan; Charles A. and Robert, who died aged four years. In politics Mr. Elder is a Democrat, although inclined to be independent, and in 1896 was a delegate to the Colorado State Convention. He is a member of the Juniata Borough Council, and was the first Democrat ever elected to that. office in this borough. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and the M.W.A., of Altoona, having been a member of the latter for sixteen years. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 541-542. WILLIAM M. ELDON, M.D., a leading physician and surgeon of Roaring Spring, who has been engaged in the practice of his profession here since 1894, was born in Adams County, Pa., November 23, 1859. His father, John W. Eldon, is now deceased, but the venerable mother still survives and resides at Carlisle, Pa. William M. Eldon had only public school advantages. In early manhood he prepared for the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, from which he later was graduated, and subsequently became a student at Jefferson Medical College, where he was graduated in 1888. He began practice at Philadelphia, but in a few years came to Blair County and selected Roaring Spring as his home and has continued here ever since. He gives the larger part of his attention to his practice, which is very large, but he has made some investments and is a director in the Roaring Spring Bank. Dr. Eldon married Miss Anna Bare, the youngest daughter of Hon. D. M. Bare, of Roaring Spring, and they have one daughter, Sarah. Dr. and Mrs. Eldon attend the Methodist Episcopal church. He belongs to the Blair County Medical Society and the American Medical Association. In large measure, Dr. Eldon is a self made man but he never has regretted the discipline of earlier years when, through his unassisted efforts, he provided for his professional education. He is held in the highest esteem both as a physician and as a citizen. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 801. JOSIAH F. ELLSWORTH, a retired farmer and millwright, and a much respected citizen of Williamsburg, Pa., was born July 18, 1827, in Cumberland Valley, Cumberland County, Pa., and is a son of Thomas and Margaret (Gibson) Ellsworth. The family was founded in America in 1763, when Arthur Ellsworth and two brothers came from Wales and settled in the New England States. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a lineal descendant of this Arthur Ellsworth, and was a member of the celebrated Boston Tea Party of American history, which occurred December 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, and he served through the Revolutionary War. Five children were born to Thomas and Margaret Ellsworth: Margaret E. Coan, John W., Charles B., Josiah F., and Harriet. Josiah F. Ellsworth was reared in Cumberland and Blair Counties, Pa., where he obtained his education in the common schools. At the age of seventeen years he was bound out for four years to J. S. Shull, of Blair County, with whom he learned the trade of a millwright, and has doubtless built more first-class flour mills than any other one man in the state, and built sixty roller mills within a period of thirteen years. Mr. Ellsworth also followed farming for many years and besides his town property is the owner of a fine farm of 213 acres on Clover Creek, and is one of the directors of the First National Bank of Williamsburg. Politically he is a Prohibitionist, although formerly a Republican. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, of which he has been ruling elder for twenty years. He belongs to Juniata Lodge No. 282, F.& A.M. In March, 1851, Mr. Ellsworth married Miss Mary J. Irvin, who was a daughter of Thomas and Catherine Irvin of Williamsburg, and they had the following children: Elmer E.; Grier M.; and Carrie S., who is the wife of Charles Ramey. Mrs. Ellsworth died July 6, 1871, and Mr. Ellsworth was married, second, January 7, 1873, to Elizabeth P. Biddle, who passed out of this life, December 6, 1907. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 590-593. MARTIN L. EMFIELD, who is owner, with his brother Emanuel, of the Logan Mills, in Logan Township, Blair County, Pa., was born December 26, 1861, near his present place, and is a son of John and Mary (Cree) Emfield. John Emfield came to Blair County with his brother, Peter Emfield, who was a carpenter by trade, and built many of the barns and some of the houses through this section of the county. John was a miller by trade and after locating here engaged in farming. and milling, and subsequently purchased a place near Hillside, and there operated the Pottsgrove Mill for some time. He died here in 1886 and was buried at the Antis Cemetery, as was his wife, who died in 1888. Six children were born to John and Mary Emfield: David, who is a resident of Roanoke, Va.; Jennie, who is the wife of D. P. Funk, of Juniata; Julia, who is the widow of J. T. Wilt, of Juniata; Emanuel; Elizabeth, who is the widow of L. C. Hagerty of Juniata; and Martin L. Martin L. Emfield was reared and educated in Blair County, and has been employed at various trades in different parts of the country. He was engaged in the barber business at Juniata for seventeen years, and in 1905 he and his brother Emanuel purchased the Coleman Mill, and changed its name to the Logan Mills. The mill is run by water and gasoline power, and feed, buckwheat and cornmeal are ground. It was established in the early fifties by James Coleman, being previously known for many years as the Coleman Mills. It was later conducted successively by G. A. Gardner, a man named Turner, a Mr. Chambers, and a Mr. Forney, the last named operating it previous to its purchase by our subject. Martin L. Emfield was married May 31, 1898, to Miss Lillian Johnston, who was a native of Clinton County, and a daughter of Robert Johnston, and she comes of one of the old established families of Clinton County. In politics Mr. Emfield is a Republican, and he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. at Juniata. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 496-497. FRANS ENGSTROM, city engineer of Altoona, Pa., and a native of Stockholm, Sweden, was born in 1851, and was reared and educated in his native city. In 1881 Mr. Engstrom came to the United States and located in Pittsburg, Pa., where he was for many years connected with the Pa. Railroad lines west of Pittsburg, and also engaged in engineering work for Pittsburg, for which city he built the Highland Reservoir, capacity 125 million gallons. He then spent three years in the employ of the Carnegie Steel Company, for whom he built at West Homestead, the largest car axle plant in the world, and was afterward in the employ of the American Bridge Company three years. About three years ago, Mr. Engstrom came to Altoona to fill an unexpired term as city engineer, and at the end of that term was re-elected to that office. He is also engineer for the International Steel Tie Company. In 1884 Mr. Engstrom was joined in marriage with Bertha Lindstrom, also a native of Stockholm, Sweden, and to them have been born nine children, of whom the following survive: Thor a., a student at Carnegie Technical Schools of Pittsburg; Dora M., who is the wife of Wayne E. Booher of Altoona; Birger W.; and Gertrude. Mr. Engstrom has been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1892, and a past officer of Engineers' Society of W. Pennsylvania and is a member of the University Club, and also is affiliated with the Knights Templar and the Shrine of Pittsburg, and the Elks and Moose, of Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 601-602. THE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, of Tyrone, Pa., was organized in November, 1902, by its present cashier, Frank M. Waring, who had been, for eleven years previous to that time, associated as a clerk and cashier with another banking institution at Tyrone. Mr. Waring saw the opening for a third bank in the borough, and he felt that he had the friends to draw upon for its capitalization and whose influence in the community would insure it the support necessary to its success, and with this assurance he resigned the position he then held and within one week had all of the $60,000 capital subscribed. Within the same month, November, 1902, the capital was paid in and the charter, No. 6499, was secured, and the bank opened for business. The officers chosen at the organization were Col. E. J. Pruner, president; A. M. Brown, vice president; and Frank M. Waring, cashier. Col. Pruner had demonstrated his ability as a financier by amassing a fortune for himself and was well fitted to head a financial institution, and proved his ability by serving the bank as its president until his death, in 1904, when A. M. Brown was elected his successor and William Fuoss was elected vice president, succeeding Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown is a successful lumberman, whose keen business ability and genial disposition qualify him admirably for the position of a bank president, and Mr. Fuoss, whose success in the milling business, is a matter of common knowledge in the community, is also well fitted to assist in directing the bank's successful and increasing business. Mr. Waring, the cashier, has been in the banking business from boyhood and has directed the affairs of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Tyrone as its active executive head, since its incorporation. This bank at present has a capital of $60,000, and a surplus of $20,000, and pays a semi-annual dividend of three per cent or of six per cent annually on its stock, which is closely held. More than $20,000 in dividends has been already paid to its shareholders. The Farmers and Merchants National Bank commands the confidence of its many patrons and the entire banking community, and it has demonstrated the wisdom of its founders and is a real active factor in the business and financial life of this section and its future is secured by the conservative management of the following board of directors: A. M. Brown, president; William Fuoss, vice president; Frank M. Waring, secretary; and S. Pierce Gray, George W. Strong and George W. Bridenbaugh. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 925-926. FRED CLARK FARRAND, D.O., a leading practitioner of the curative system of Osteopathy, located at Tyrone, Pa., was born at Westfield, N. Y., March 1, 1885, and is a son of Nathaniel W. and Florence (Vader) Farrand. Nathaniel W. Farrand, father of Dr. Farrand, is manager of the Husted Milling Company, at Buffalo, N. Y., which is now the family home. Four children, two of them older than Dr. Farrand, make up the family, the three sisters being: Jennie, who is the wife of Samuel V. Barton, of Pittsburg, Pa.; and Mabel L., and Mildred E., both residing with their parents. Fred C. Farrand received his early education in the schools of Geneva, N. Y. and later completed his High School course at Buffalo, in 1903. Many circumstances, including reading and personal experience, led him to enter upon the study of osteopathy with the intention of making its practice his life work, and in 1903 he became a student in the Union College of Osteopathy at Wheeling, W. Va., where he was graduated January 15, 1907. For some months he engaged in practice at Pittsburg but on February 6, 1908, became a resident of Tyrone, establishing his offices in the First National Bank Building. He has built up a large and lucrative practice and has met with remarkable success in some cases of long standing as well as those of more ordinary type. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Society and is secretary of the Blair County Osteopathic Society. Dr. Farrand married Miss Jessie B. McKinney, a daughter of John G. and Adelaide B. McKinney, and they have one son, Wayne Gray Farrand. Dr. and Mrs. Farrand are members of the First Presbyterian Church. He is identified fraternally with Allegheny Gateway Lodge, No. 187, Odd Fellows, and Sinking Spring Lodge No. 127, Knights of Pythias, Tyrone. He is not active politically but is interested in all public matters where, in a professional way, he can be useful or add to the general welfare by good and intelligent citizenship. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 842. JOHN FAY, M.D., deceased, once Blair County's acknowledged most eminent man of medicine, able as a physician and skilled as a surgeon, spent the greater part of his long, useful, beneficent life in the city of Altoona, Pa., where his death occurred December 6, 1907, he almost rounding out his seventy-seventh year. He was born at Williamsburg, Blair County, Pa., December 14, 1830, and was one of a family of six sons born to his parents, who were Joseph and Catherine Fay. John Fay obtained his early education in the local schools. Later he prepared for Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia with a physician at Williamsburg, and in 1855, his name was inscribed as a graduate of that institution, on a list that reaches far back and includes many illustrious names in the practice of medicine. He had scarcely entered upon the physician's life ere the Civil War was precipitated, and with the instincts of the healer, he was anxious to enter into the great struggle which he foresaw would not be of short duration. On August 16, 1862, he entered the army as assistant surgeon of the 125th Pa. Vol. Inf., and continued at the post of duty, whether on the field or in hospital or fever camp, until he was honorably discharged on account of being prostrated by typhoid fever, in October, 1862. He continued his association with old comrades as a member of the S. C. Potts Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Altoona, and enjoyed their respect and esteem. In 1870 Dr. Fay established himself in practice at Altoona, entering into partnership at that time with Dr. J. M. Gemmill, under the firm name of Gemmill & Fay. He then had fifteen years of successful medical practice behind him and was already looked upon as a leader in his profession. The above partnership lasted for a few years and after the retirement of Dr. Gemmill, Dr. Fay continued alone, at this time being appointed physician and surgeon of the Pennsylvania Railroad, one he continued to fill until the close of his life. In every branch of medical science, Dr. Fay was at home, his natural abilities supplementing his knowledge and experience. His prominence was emphasized on many occasions by election to responsible administrative offices in medical organizations and in scientific bodies. He was greatly interested when the establishing of a city hospital became a public question and so active was he in all preliminary measures with this great charity in view, that when the hospital became a fact, his superior qualifications were universally recognized and he was elected its chief of staff and remained in this responsible position during the continuance of his life. On the wall of the main hall of this institution, the interested visitor may read this tablet: "In grateful memory of Dr. John Fay, Chief of Staff." This memorial tablet was erected in 1907 by the medical staff of the hospital with imposing and impressive ceremonies which included the unveiling of the tablet of bronze by a daughter of the physician whose memory was so honored. Dr. Fay was a member of the following medical organizations: [sic] Just one year prior to his decease he celebrated the anniversary of his entrance into practice, he being almost the Nestor of the profession in Altoona at that time. For a number of years he maintained his office in the Pennsylvania Railroad Building. Dr. Fay married Miss Catherine Royer, who, with their three children, Henry, Robert H. and Ella, survives. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 883-884. WILLIAM H. FEATHER, general farmer, residing in Taylor Township, Blair County, Pa., has spent thirty-four years of his life here and is well and favorably known all through this section. Mr. Feather was born in Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pa., January 21, 1849, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Barley) Feather. His parents were both natives of Bedford County, where their parents had settled at a very early date. William H. Feather grew up on his father's farm and attended school in the neighborhood, not, however, enjoying the privileges that children of the present day have given them. He may be said to have been a lifelong farmer, his business always having been along agricultural lines. In 1876 he moved from Bedford to Blair County, settling in Taylor Township, where he has lived until the present. Mr. Feather has identified himself with neither political party but casts his vote according to his judgment. On November 26, 1878, Mr. Feather was married to Miss Ellen Stern, who was born in Taylor Township, a daughter of Jacob Stern, now deceased. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Feather, namely: Cora R., who is the wife of John Kanode, of Taylor Township; Mary, Roy Irvin and Jacob H., all three of whom live in Taylor Township; and Daniel and Emma, both of whom are deceased. Mr. Feather has witnessed many changes in the country since he first came to Taylor Township and many of them undoubtedly are improvements. Perhaps one of the greatest conveniences is the speedy and regular delivery of mail, the letters and papers for himself and family being delivered from Roaring Spring. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 775-776. FRANKLIN K. FICKES, M.D., a leading physician and surgeon at Tyrone, Pa., whose medical experience covers twenty-nine years, nineteen of these having been passed in this city, was born November 4, 1854, in Bedford County, Pa., a son of John and Rebecca (Weisel) Fickes. John Fickes was born in what was then Union Township, Bedford County, Pa., in 1806. It was one of the larger townships and was later divided into three, the part in which he was born and lived now bearing the name of Queen Township. His father was of German extraction, but was born in America, but his mother was of Spanish blood. They lived and died in Bedford County. John Fickes located on a farm following his marriage and continued there until his death, which occurred in his eighty-sixth year. He was a supporter of the Republican party from its organization. He married Rebecca Weisel, who was born in 1812, in Bedford County, a daughter of John Weisel, a native of Germany. She lived to be eighty-eight years of age and was the mother of fifteen children, all of whom survive except three. The eldest, John, is deceased. Richard is a retired carpenter, living at Sandusky, O. Daniel, who died in Montana in 1907, was a carpenter by trade. Rachel is the wife of Henry Beegle and they live on a farm in Bedford County. William is a retired farmer and lives on the old homestead. Henry follows the carpenter trade at Altoona. Jacob was drowned when a child of three years. Emma is the wife of John Dibert of Claysburg, Blair County. Anna is the wife of Joseph Sill, a farmer of Bedford County. Sarah is the wife of Levi Hettzel, a carpenter, and they reside at Nelson, Nebr. Thomas is also in business in Nebraska. Maria is the wife of Michael Stuft, a resident of Kalispen, Mont. Abram is a carpenter, following his trade in the city of Chicago. Franklin K. was the fourteenth born in the above family. Lucinda, the youngest, is the wife of Franklin Mock, and they live at Kalispen, Mont. The parents of the above family were members of the German Reformed church. Franklin K. Fickes was educated in the public schools and at Martinsburg Academy, after which he taught school for five years, in the meanwhile having directed his studies along the lines of medicine and was thus well prepared for entrance at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in Baltimore, Md. He was creditably graduated in the class of 1881, and in the following years located at Warrior's Mark, in Bedford County, where he remained until 1891, coming then to Tyrone. He is a member of the Tyrone Medical Club, and enjoys a large and substantial practice which has been built up on professional ability. Dr. Fickes was married in 1884 to Miss Ella May Kieffer, a daughter of Joseph Kieffer, of Warrior's Mark, and they have had five children, namely: Ralph and Forest, both of whom are deceased; Virginia Ray, who is engaged in the practice of medicine at Philadelphia, and is a graduate of the Women's Medical College of that city, after which she practiced one year at Tyrone: Victor, who resides at home; and Charles, who is in the employ of the Motor Transportation Company of Clearfield. Dr. Fickes is an Independent Republican in his views on public questions. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 785-786. R. R. FIDER, general merchant at East Sharpsburg, Pa., and a representative business man of this, his native place, was born February 16, 1853, and is a son of Matthew and Dora (Albus) Fider. Matthew Fider and wife were born in Germany. He was a tailor by trade and during his many years of residence at East Sharpsburg, engaged in this business which he built up into a very satisfactory one. His death occurred November 21, 1880. He gave his political support to the Democratic party. R. R. Fider was educated in the schools of East Sharpsburg. For a number of years before embarking in the mercantile line he was in a butchering business and dealt quite extensively also in live stock. He conducts the leading general mercantile store of the borough and carries a large and well assorted stock. At different times he has been approached with tenders of responsible public offices and has served Taylor Township as assessor, tax collector, judge of elections and on the school board, in all of these positions exercising the good judgment which has served to make his private enterprises successful. Mr. Fider is a 32nd degree Mason and belongs to Woodbury Lodge No. 856, F.& A.M., at Roaring Spring; to Jaffa Temple at Altoona; to Model Lodge, Odd Fellows, at Roaring Spring and also to the Encampment; and to the Knights of the Golden Eagle, at Martinsburg. Mr. Fider was married March 10, 1886, to Miss Julia Martin, a native of Blair County, Pa. In politics, he is a Democrat. He is an active citizen in all that pertains to the substantial development of his community and is a liberal contributor to all worthy charities. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 731. A. K. FIGART, justice of the peace for over forty-five years in the town of Frankstown, Pa., who now lives more or less retired from all but official activity, is one of the leading and substantial citizens of this place. He was born in Sinking Valley, Pa. November 25, 1825, and is a son of William and Sarah (Kantner) Figart. He was the fifth born in his parents' family of eight children and is one of the two survivors, the other being a sister, Ellen, who is the wife of John Stiver. Although educational advantages were not so easily secured when Mr. Figart was a boy, as at present, he obtained a fair knowledge of books before he was considered too old to attend school. He worked for a time on his father's farm and then learned the blacksmith's trade, one which he followed for forty years. In the meanwhile he acquired real estate and owns a blacksmith shop and two residence properties. In 1846 Mr. Figart was married to Miss Mary Cruse, who died March 10, 1903. She was a daughter of John and Mary Cruse, old settlers in Frankstown Township, whose other children were: Frederick, John, William and Sidney. Five daughters and three sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Figart, namely: Mary Ellen, who is deceased, was the wife of William Ling; Elizabeth, who is deceased, was the wife of George W. Kemberling; Edward Forest; Lloyd; Alice, who is deceased; Woods Dorsey, who is deceased; Ora Ann, who lives with her father; and Mollie, who is the widow of William A. Crole. Judge Figart is a member of the Baptist church. In politics he is a Republican and in earlier years was a Whig. He has served as school director and as countable and has held the office of justice of the peace probably as long a continuous period as any other justice in Blair County. His long life has been mainly spent amidst familiar surroundings and probably no other citizen of Blair County is better posted on local matters or can relate more interesting stories pertaining to the events which actually make up the history of a community. He is held in the highest esteem by his fellow citizens. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 886-887. WILLIAM ROBISON FINDLEY, M. D., deceased, one of the earliest and one of the most eminent physicians of Altoona, Pa., was born at Lewistown, Pa., October 12, 1811, and was a son of Joseph and Martha (Robison) Findley. The family is of Scotch-Irish extraction and was founded in America as early as 1740. William Robison Findley was given many educational advantages. receiving instruction in the classics from Rev. James S. Woods, and in mathematics from Dr. James Telfer, both noted educators of that time. Later he read medicine with Dr. Edmund Burke Patterson, of Lewistown, and from under his care entered the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his degree. In 1831 he began his practice of medicine, selecting villages which seemed to offer good fields for professional work, his first choice being Manor Hill, in Huntingdon County, and later Williamsburg and Frankstown, Blair County. When Dr. Findley came to Altoona in October, 1858, its business men boasted of its population of 4,000 and did not hesitate to predict that it would contain 7,000 individuals at some time within the period covered by their natural lives. The present city, with its population of between 40,000 and 50,000, its teeming marts of trade, its magnificent business structures and almost palatial homes, its great transportation facilities, its temples of religion and its beautiful school buildings - none of the optimists of 1858, even in their wildest dreams ever imagined it. In this promising little town Dr. Findley established himself permanently and he lived to see much of the growth above indicated and bore no small part in bringing about many of the conditions which now prevail. Particularly was he interested in the progress and development of medical knowledge and was one of the organizers and an officer in the Union Medical Society which drew its membership from Blair and adjacent counties. He was one of the promoters of the Altoona Hospital. In early days he was a Whig and later a Republican. For many years he was active in Masonry and attained a high degree in the fraternity. He was associated with the leading men of the city and county in many public ways. Dr. Findley was married January 12, 1837, to Miss Elizabeth Fleming, and they reared a family of children, of which the following is a brief mention: Two of the sons - William M. and Thomas F. - became physicians. Another son, James Woods Findley, was for many years cashier of the Union Bank (as now named) and was also largely interested in building and loan associations, being treasurer of several. He was also prominent in church work as a member of the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church, serving many years therein as trustee. The two surviving children are Alexander T. and Mary E., the latter of whom resides at Hagarstown, Md. Alexander T. Findley, above mentioned, was born at Frankstown, Pa., September 4, 1846, and after completing his school attendance learned the machinist's trade, at which he has worked since 1868, being connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad shops. His church relations are with the Second Presbyterian Church of Altoona, Pa. He married Miss Lavinia G. Wallace and their comfortable home is situated at No. 1223 Eighth Avenue, Altoona. In politics Mr. Findley is a Republican. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 848-849.