BIOS: - Surnames PAT to RUS: Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Jesse C. Sell, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, File 11 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/ _________________________________________ FRANK G. PATTERSON, who has been engaged in the practice of law at Altoona for the past twenty-three years, has been identified also with large business enterprises here and is numbered with the city's substantial and representative citizens. He was born at Newry, Blair County, Pa., July 26, 1863, and is a son of Thomas and Isabella (McConaghy) Patterson. Both parents of Mr. Patterson were born near Dublin, Ireland, the father in 1814 and the mother in 1820. In 1854 they came to America and shortly afterward Thomas Patterson acquired a farm in Blair County, Pa., which became a very valuable property. Frank G. Patterson was reared on the above farm and attended the country schools, later the Newry village schools, and subsequently took a course in the State Normal School at Millersburg. For some years afterward he gave his attention to teaching school and in the meanwhile commenced the reading of law, and in October, 1886, he was admitted to the Blair County bar. He entered into partnership with Thomas H. Greevy, in April, 1888, under the firm name of Greevy & Patterson, a leading one at Altoona. In 1889 Mr. Patterson displayed unusual business ability in his efforts in the organization of the Altoona, Clearfield & Northern Railroad Company and served as president and general manager of that road. In politics, like his brother, the late John K. Patterson, he is a Republican and is very loyal in his support of friends but is no aspirant for public honors for himself. His place of residence is the Brandt Hotel, while he maintains his offices on the corner of twelfth Avenue and Thirteenth Street, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 818. GEORGE G. PATTERSON, was born in Williamsburg, Pa., 1880. He is a son of Hon. George M. and Mary Roller Patterson, both of whom are of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the subject of this sketch being a direct lineal descendant of the Deans, Rollers and Caldwells, who were among the most prominent of the early pioneer settlers of the upper Juniata Valley. During Mr. Patterson's boyhood, his parents were engaged in farming in Woodbury Township where he attended the public schools for several terms. After teaching in the public schools of the township for a short time, he engaged in the lumber business and general insurance business, and later in the mercantile business in Williamsburg. While thus occupied he prepared himself for the legal profession, and in 1905 entered the law school of Yale University at New Haven, Conn., where he began the study of law. Upon completion of a three years' course of study at the law school and in the office of Marion D. Patterson, Esq., at Hollidaysburg, he was admitted to practice in all of the courts of the state, September 21, 1908. He has since been actively engaged in the practice of the law at Hollidaysburg, where he has met with very gratifying successes. In April, 1910, Mr. Patterson was unanimously elected treasurer of the Blair County Bar Association, to succeed President Judge Thomas J. Baldrige. At the age of twenty-eight years, Mr. Patterson was unanimously elected president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Williamsburg, upon its organization. He has served in that capacity continuously since, having been twice re-elected. The institution has enjoyed unusual prosperity and success and is recognized as one of the best banks in the county. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg, Pa. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 815-816. HON. GEORGE M. PATTERSON, who is engaged in the mercantile business at Williamsburg, Pa., with his two sons, J. C. and G. G. Patterson, was born February 14, 1840, on the corner of Second and Spring Streets, Williamsburg, Pa., and is a son of Thomas S. and Margaret (Dean) Patterson. Thomas S. Patterson was born in 1800, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and was there reared to maturity. His marriage with Margaret Dean, who was also born in Canoe Valley, Huntingdon County, Pa., resulted in the following issue: Mary Amanda; Jane Elizabeth, who died in 1863; George M., our subject; John Dean, who died in 1905; and Robert G., who died in 1906. Both parents were members of the Presbyterian church, and they were buried at Williamsburg, Pa. The father was politically a Whig during his early life, and later a Republican. George M. Patterson was reared in Williamsburg and was educated in the common schools and the Williamsburg Academy. He has followed various lines of business but has chiefly devoted his time to farming and the mercantile business. In 1863 Mr. Patterson enlisted for service in the Civil War, in Co. D, 1st Battalion of the 22nd Pa. Vol. Cav., and rose from the ranks to be sergeant of the company. Mr. Patterson is identified with the Republican party in politics. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives in 1896, his fourth term expiring December 1, 1910. Mr. Patterson is a member of the G. A. R. Post No. 474, at Williamsburg, and affiliates with the Masonic lodges of Juniata and Hollidaysburg. He holds membership with the Presbyterian church. In January, 1869, Mr. Patterson was joined in marriage with Miss Mary R. Roller, who is a daughter of James and Margaret Roller, well known residents of Blair County, Pa. Mrs. Patterson had one sister, Catherine, now deceased, who was the wife of O. J. McCalister; and one brother, Edwin. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Patterson: Mabel, James T., Marion D., J. Carl, George, and Mildred, who is the wife of T. Dean Ross. Mr. Patterson has been a member of the Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphans' School Commission since 1907. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 541. JOHN K. PATTERSON, deceased, formerly a leading member of the Altoona bar, and a citizen who was equally prominent in politics and business in this section, was born at Newry, Blair County, Pa., September 15, 1857, and died in the midst of his usefulness, September 29, 1901, at his home at Altoona. Thomas Patterson, father of the late John K. Patterson, was born in the city of Dublin, Ireland. In 1854 he came to America and in the course of years acquired valuable farming land near Newry, in Blair County, Pa. He married Isabella McConaghy, who was born in Ireland in 1820. They were members of the Presbyterian church at Newry, Thomas Patterson being one of the elders for a number of years. John K. Patterson was reared on the homestead near Newry and attended the village schools and later Hollidaysburg Academy. His first venture into business was in the capacity of fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He faithfully performed the duties of this position for three years although he knew it was but a temporary one, for he was ambitious for a professional career. Being well educated he made up his mind to turn his acquired knowledge to account and began to teach school, in which he was successful and continued thus engaged for six years. By that time he was prepared to begin the study of law and became a student in the office of Attorney N. P. Mervine, at Altoona, being admitted to the bar of Blair County, June 20, 1887. From that time until the close of his active life, Mr. Patterson continued in practice, soon winning a leading position at the county bar. Aside from his profession, Mr. Patterson had numerous business interests and at one time was the largest tax-payer in the city. He was ever an enterprising and public spirited citizen. In early manhood he had identified himself with the Republican party and frequently served as a member of the common and select council of Altoona, but seldom accepted county or state offices, prefering to show loyalty to his party and friends merely as a private citizen. On October 22, 1890, Mr. Patterson was married to Miss Margaret Hegarty, a daughter of Oliver Hegarty, of Altoona. Mrs. Patterson resides in a very attractive home situated at No. 414 Sixth Avenue, Altoona. In the death of Mr. Patterson, the Third Presbyterian church of this city lost a valued member and liberal supporter. He was identified with Portage Lodge No. 220, F. & A. M. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 630. MARION D. PATTERSON, an able attorney and prominent citizen of Hollidaysburg, was born in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He is a son of Honorable George M. and Mary Roller Patterson. The subject of this sketch is of Scotch-Irish ancestry and a direct lineal descendant of Matthew and Rebecca Dean, who figured in one of the latest Indian Massacres of the Upper Juniata Valley. Marion D. Patterson was reared on a farm in Woodbury Township, near Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, and after attending the public schools of Woodbury Township, he taught for six years in the Blair County Schools, until the year 1899, when he engaged in the mercantile business in Williamsburg; disposing of his interests there in 1900, to take up the study of the law in the office of W. Irvin Woodcock, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, where after spending four months at the Dickenson Law School, he completed the law course, and was admitted to the Blair County Bar on March 7th, 1904, and has since been actively engaged in the practice of his profession in Blair County, being a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme and Superior Courts. Mr. Patterson is Referee in Bankruptcy for Blair County, and is Solicitor for several of the boroughs, including Hollidaysburg, Williamsburg and Martinsburg. He has attained prominence in the county through his business integrity and a commendable public spirit, which he has never failed to manifest upon appropriate occasions. He is a member of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, of the Hollidaysburg Club, and the Masonic and other fraternal organizations. Mr. Patterson also owns and operates a 147 acre farm in Woodbury Township, which he devotes to general farming. Twenty acres of this property are in timber, the remainder being well improved and in a high state of cultivation. The farm is fully equipped with modern machinery and Mr. Patterson has devoted considerable time to the study of agriculture. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 963-964. HON. GEORGE W. PATTON, deceased, was born on his father's farm in Woodcock Valley, near McConnellstown, Huntingdon County, Pa., in 1817, a son of John and Rebecca (Simpson) Patton. John Patton, father of Hon. George W. Patton, emigrated from Cumberland County, Pa., after the close of the Revolutionary War, in which he served, and was elected sheriff of Huntingdon County no less than six terms, between 1788 and 1818. He married Rebecca Simpson, who was born in 1777 and died in 1845, and was a daughter of Lieutenant John Simpson and his wife, Margaret Murray, who was a daughter of Captain James Murray, of Lancaster County. George W. Patton was manager of the Blair County Furnace property, which was located about three miles east of Altoona, and subsequently managed the Union Furnace, which was erected at the station now known by that name in Huntingdon County during the time when the Pennsylvania Railroad was being constructed through the Juniata Valley. In 1853 he removed to Altoona, where he became engaged in mercantile pursuits and became one of the leading citizens of that prosperous railroad town, having been elected as the first chief burgess of the borough of Altoona in 1854, and re-elected in 1855. He was appointed postmaster at Altoona by President Lincoln in 1861, which position he held for eight years. He was one of the organizers of the First Lutheran church and prominently identified with many of the institutions of that church. In 1871 he was elected an associate judge of Blair County for a term of five years. Mr. Patton was married in 1845 to Mary Burket, who was born in 1825 and died in 1856, daughter of Peter Burket, a well known citizen of Sinking Valley, Blair County, to whom there were born three sons: T. Blair Patton, general superintendent of the Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon, Pa.; William A. Patton, assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; and J. Howard Patton, president of the Howard Gas Coal Company, of Greensburg, Pa. Mr. Patton married a second time, in 1861, Emma Jane Hawksworth, of Altoona, Pa., who was born in 1834 and died in 1898, to whom two children were born: Mary Virginia, who married Harold A. Freeman, of Philadelphia, and Margaret Murray, who died in 1889 at the age of nineteen years. Mr. Patton moved to Philadelphia in 1876, where he died in 1882. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Pa. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 616. WILLIAM A. PATTON was born at Union Furnace, Huntingdon County, Pa., on October 21, 1849, a son of George W. and Mary (Burket) Patton, the former of whom was born in 1817 and died in 1882 and was a prominent citizen of Blair County. His mother was born in 1825 and died in 1856. Mr. Patton received his education in the schools of Altoona, finishing with a course in the High School. He entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the General Superintendent's office, Altoona, January 11, 1865, was transferred to Philadelphia in December, 1871, and was appointed chief clerk in the office of Mr. A. J. Cassatt, General Manager, on August 1, 1872, and remained with him in that capacity while Mr. Cassatt filled the positions of General Manager, Third vice-president and First vice-president. Upon Mr. Cassatt's resignation as First vice-president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Mr. Patton was transferred to the president's department, and on April 1, 1884, appointed by the board of directors, general assistant. On February 10, 1897, he was appointed assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, acting in the same capacity with the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, West Jersey & Seashore Railroad and Northern Central Railway Companies. On May 24, 1884, he was elected vice-president of the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad Company, and upon the resignation of Mr. A. J. Cassatt to accept the presidency of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Mr. Patton was, on June 14, 1899, elected president, which position he fills in addition to his official connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. On August 30, 1899, he was elected general chairman of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department, Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia. He is also a director of The Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia, a trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital, a member of the board of trustees of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, president Board of Trustees St. John's Orphanage, which was founded by the late John Edgar Thomson for the care and education of daughters of employes of the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. killed in the service, director of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia and a member of the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations of North America, as well as a member of the Valley Forge Park Commission of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution and other organizations. Mr. Patton married in Philadelphia on December 13, 1876, Katharine Jane Linn, a daughter of John Atcheson Linn, a native of Perry County, Pa., and afterwards a well known citizen of Philadelphia. They had one child, John Linn Patton, born October 13, 1883, died October 6, 1900, who at the time of his death was a member of the Sophomore Class (1903), Princeton University. Mr. Patton resides at Radnor, Delaware County, Pa. He has two brothers, T. Blair Patton, of Huntingdon, Pa., and J. Howard Patton, of Greensburg, Pa., and one sister, Mrs. Harold A. Freeman, of St. David's, Pa. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 628-629. HARRY F. PECK, deceased, for many years was one of the public spirited and successful business men of Duncansville, Pa., and was closely identified with the best interests of this section. He was born at Broad Top, Huntingdon County, Pa., June 19, 1866, and died February 10, 1908, at Nevada, Mo., four weeks after he reached there in search of health. His parents were Joseph and Sarah (Carpenter) Peck, who still survive and reside at Duncansville, the former in his seventy-sixth and the latter in her seventy-first year. Harry F. Peck was young when his parents moved to Hollidaysburg from Huntingdon County and there he attended school until he was sixteen years of age, when the family came to Duncansville, where he completed his education. He soon afterward embarked in business and in several different lines was equally successful, accumulating an ample fortune although he died a comparatively young man. He was interested to a considerable degree in the oil industry in Clarion County. At Duncansville he was engaged as a merchant for twenty years and for a short time served as postmaster. For a number of years and until his death, he was also interested in the marble and granite monument business, in partnership with the late John M. Keller, under the firm name of Peck & Keller. On the death of Mr. Keller he became sole proprietor and continued the business. His many interests led to an intimate acquaintance with a large number of his fellow citizens and the universal testimony of those who had known him either in business, official or social life was that his community, in his death, had lost a most worthy man. On September 10, 1889, Mr. Peck was married to Miss Martha M. Diehl, who was born in Juniata Township, Blair County, Pa., a daughter of Isaac and Rosanna (Mock) Diehl. Her father, who is now deceased, was born in Blair County. Her mother, who resides at Duncansville, is a native of Indiana County, Pa. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Peck, both of whom are enjoying excellent educational advantages, the son, Frank J., being a student at Gettysburg College, and the daughter, Sarah R., attending Perkiomen Seminary at Pennsburg, Pa. Mr. Peck was an official in the Lutheran church at Duncansville. In politics he was a Republican and at times consented to serve on the borough school board, filling the positions of both president and treasurer of that body. His fraternal connections were with the Odd Fellows at Hollidaysburg and the Golden Eagles at Duncansville. The family now live at No. 611 Mulberry Street, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 645-646. ROBERT L. PIPER, M. D., a prominent physician and surgeon at Tyrone, Pa., and an interested and useful citizen, was born on the old Piper homestead in Bedford County, Pa., on which his great-grandfather, John Piper, had settled and in which he erected what was known as Piper's Fort, a strong building used as a place of refuge from the Indians. The parents of Dr. Piper were James and Lydia (Fink) Piper. The Piper family is one of the oldest in Bedford County. Three brothers of the name came to this section from Ireland and the great-grandfather settled on the farm in Bedford County, now owned by Samuel Piper, a brother of Dr. Piper, in 1770. Here generations of the family have been born and a number of them have become prominent in different walks of life. The grandfather of Dr. Piper was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a grand-uncle, was a member of the legislature. Dr. Piper is one of the following family of children: Edward, who, for thirty years was connected with the Atchison Railroad, now lives retired at El Paso, Tex.; William Scott, who died at home when aged twenty-six years; Samuel, who lives in Everett, and owns the old farm in Bedford County; Valentine, who is an engineer on the Great Northern Railroad, lives at Minneapolis; Margaret, who is the widow of Dr. Thomas Rhodes, of Saxton, Bedford County; R. L.; and Mary, who is the wife of James H. Craig, of Altoona. Robert L. Piper was graduated from the Collegiate Institute, at York, Pa., in 1886, after which he taught school for two years and then entered Hahnemann College, Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1892 and in the same year located at Tyrone. Here he is in the enjoyment of a large practice and has repeatedly been shown the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. He is a member of the Blair County Medical Society and of the American Institute of Homeopathy and is one of the trustees of the State Homeopathic Society. He is identified also with Tyrone Lodge, F. & A. M., Council, Chapter and Shrine; the Odd Fellows, and the Junior order of A. M. Dr. Piper was married to Miss Maud L. Eberly, who is a daughter of Lee L. Eberley, of York, Pa., and they have two children: Robert L. and Agnes E. The son is a student in the military school at Chester, Pa., and the daughter is a student in a private school at Tyrone, preparing for college. Dr. Piper and family are members of the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a Republican. The attractive family home is situated at No. 1225 Logan Avenue, Tyrone. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 844. WILLIAM M. PIPER, justice of the peace and one of the leading citizens of Duncansville, Pa., which has been his place of residence since 1892, was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., November 17, 1840, and is a son of James and Sarah (Stains) Piper, both of whom were natives of the same county, in which the grandfathers had been among the early settlers. William M. Piper grew to manhood in the vicinity of Yellow Springs, Blair County, Pa., and he obtained his education in the public schools of Catherine Township. He then learned the blacksmith trade at Morrison's Cove, near Williamsburg, and later conducted his own shop at Yellow Springs, in Blair County, both before and after his service in the Civil War. In February, 1864, he enlisted in Co. E, 104th Pa. Vol. Inf., which became a part of the Army of the Potomac. He was assigned to guard duty at Butler's Fort, between the Appomattox and James Rivers, for four months, and was later transferred to the outskirts of Petersburg, Va., and after the surrender of General Lee, was given police duty in the city of Norfolk. He was honorably discharged September 1, 1865. Mr. Piper returned then to Blair County and for some time continued his blacksmith business and then turned his attention to farming and for twenty-two years engaged in agricultural pursuits near Yellow Springs. On February 2, 1862, Mr. Piper was married to Miss Eva J. Sorick, born near Williamsburg, Pa., a daughter of Valentine Sorick, and they have four children: John C., who lives in Frankstown Township; Valentine, who lives at Blairsville, Pa.; William R., who lives in Preston County, West Va.; and Eva J., who is the wife of Robert Knee, of Duncansville. Mr. and Mrs. Piper are members of the English Lutheran church. In politics he is a Republican, although somewhat independent. As a justice of the peace he has been acceptable to his fellow citizens by whom he is regarded with sentiments of esteem. He is a member of James H. Gibney Post, G. A. R., No. 465, at Duncansville, of which he has been commander and is now serving as chaplain. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 646-647. LOUIS PLACK, deceased, was formerly the president of the Altoona Urban Mutual Fire Insurance Company and was also extensively interested in the real estate business and additionally concerned in other larger enterprises at Altoona, Pa. Mr. Plack was born in Germany April 22, 1829. His father was George Plack, who died when he was small, and his mother was left with two young sons to whose rearing and education she devoted herself. When fourteen years old, Louis Plack became apprenticed to a baker, and after serving with him for two years worked four years as a journeyman baker. Equipped with this excellent trade, he was not afraid to face the world, and in 1849 he came to America, and immediately found employment in the city of New York. In 1850 he went to Connecticut and continued work at the bakery trade until 1852, when chance led him to Hollidaysburg, Pa. He engaged there for a short time in the bakery and confectionery business and then came to Altoona, where he established himself as a baker and grocer. In 1862 he also opened up a tannery at Altoona. In 1863 his grocery store was destroyed by fire and he did not resume merchandising until 1871, and then continued but one year, his other interests having accumulated and being of more importance. In 1863 he built a planing and steam saw mill and still later embarked in the real estate business, and this, in the course of years, became one of large volume. In 1904 he became president of the Altoona Urban Mutual Fire Insurance Company, with which he was identified continuously until his death, which occurred September 19, 1908. In 1853 Mr. Plack was married to Miss Elizabeth Wehn, and ten children were born to them, all of whom were afforded educational and other advantages. One son, Bertram V. Plack, is a large coal dealer at Altoona, miner and shipper of the celebrated P black coal and a dealer in all grades of anthracite. His offices and yards are located at No. 1000 Twenty-fourth Avenue, and No. 816 Eighth Street, while his main office is at No. 1030 Green Avenue. Bertram V. Plack served as councilman for his ward in 1907 and 1908. After the death of David Koch, in 1909, he was elected the treasurer of the Altoona Urban Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Bertram V. Plack was born at Altoona, Pa., in 1874, and was educated in the public schools and an institution at Lawrenceville, N. Y., of which he is a graduate. He married Miss Elizabeth Rigg, a daughter of George Rigg, and they have two children: Louise and Carmen. Another son of the late Louis Plack is Louis Plack, Jr., who is connected with the Altoona Motor Car Company, and resides at No. 1302 Tenth Avenue. Other sons are equally prominent, one being an architect of note, and another a minister in the Congregational church. The sterling qualities which enabled the father to honorably advance himself from comparative obscurity to a place among the. capitalists in the city in which he chose his home, have, in large measure, been reflected in his sons. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 596-597. HON. J. LEE PLUMMER, an ex-member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a foremost member of the Blair County bar and a prominent citizen of Hollidaysburg, Pa., was born in Snyder Township, Blair County, Pa., September 20, 1859, and is a son of James S. and Charlotte (Wharton) Plummer. The early members of the Plummer family came from England and the first to be recorded in Pennsylvania was Richard Plummer, who was the great-great-grandfather of J. Lee Plummer. This ancestor settled in Huntingdon County in 1780, and his son, John Plummer, located in Cambria County in 1804. William R. Plummer, son of John and grandfather of J. Lee Plummer, was born in Cambria County in 1812. He was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company during the larger part of his life, and met an accidental death on the road, in 1879, while in the performance of his duty. Of his eleven children, James S. Plummer, father of J. Lee, was born in what is now Blair County, in 1835. James S. Plummer was a leading citizen of Blair County for a number of years. He served as postmaster at Tyrone and resided there until 1880, when he was elected register and recorder of Blair County and then moved to Hollidaysburg. He was subsequently re-elected and served until 1887. At the present writing (1910) he is serving in the office of court crier. He married Charlotte Wharton, a daughter of Alexander Wharton, the latter of whom was born in Ireland. A family of eleven children has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Plummer. J. Lee Plummer was educated in the public schools of Tyrone, and his first experience in business was as a clerk in the Tyrone yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He found his duties congenial, and one year later became a brakeman on a passenger train over the Tyrone Division and remained with the company until 1881, when he moved to Hollidaysburg and became his father's deputy in the office of register and recorder, and in November, 1889, he was elected register and recorder and served continuously until 1896. In that year he was admitted to the bar of Blair County and has a large practice. Mr. Plummer has been a very important factor in county politics for many years and is a Republican leader. From 1884 until 1886, he served as secretary of the Republican County Committee, and as chairman of this important body during 1887 and 1888. In 1902 he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was re-elected to the same body in 1904. In the session of 1905 he was chairman of the Appropriation Committee, the leading committee of the House. In 1905 he was nominated on the Republican ticket for state treasurer, but that was a disastrous year for the Republicans all over the country, and Mr. Plummer was defeated. Mr. Plummer was married in April, 1882, to Miss Mary A. Silknitter, daughter of John Wesley Silknitter, of Huntingdon County. Pa., and they have one son and one daughter: J. Lee, Jr., and Ethel. J. Lee Plummer, Jr., was born December 27, 1889, and is a student in the University of Pennsylvania. Ethel Plummer was born July 27, 1888, and resides with her parents. The pleasant family home is situated at No. 605 Allegheny Street. Mr. Plummer has many fraternal associations. He is a member of Juniata Lodge, No. 282, F. & A. M.; of Mt. Moriah Chapter, No. 166, Royal Arch Masons, and of Mountain Commandery, No. 10, Knights Templar, and to other organizations of a beneficiary nature. With his wife he attends the Methodist Episcopal church. His busy office is situated at No. 509 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 548-551. J. W. PLUMMER, one of the successful business men and highly esteemed citizens of Altoona, Pa., who for the past six years has been engaged in collecting delinquent school taxes, is also interested in buying and selling real estate, and for many years was engaged in general contracting. He was born in Blair County, Pa., in 1845, and is a son of Jesse Plummer, a native of Cambria County, Pa., who came to Blair County about 1850, where he worked at his trade. J. W. Plummer was reared and educated in Blair County, and at the age of sixteen years enlisted for service in the Civil War, in Co. C, 110th Pa. Vol. Inf., and served nearly five years, being mustered out June 25, 1865. He was in the Army of the Potomac, was wounded but once, and was promoted from a private to be sergeant of his company. Upon his return from the war, he spent one year in the employ of the Pa. R. R., as rail recorder in the railroad shops, then went to Illinois, where he worked at carpentering for three years. He later returned to Altoona, where for thirty-two years he was successfully engaged in general contracting, then spent five years in the mercantile business, and for the past six years has been collecting delinquent school taxes in addition to carrying on his real estate business. Mr. Plummer has always taken an active interest in politics, and is now serving his third term as a member of the school board, and was elected to the first select council elected in Altoona. He holds membership with the First United Brethren Church, and is fraternally a Knight Templar Mason. Mr. Plummer was married in 1874 to Kate Kring, now deceased, and they had ten children, all of whom are living. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 588. HOWARD WEBB POWNALL, M. D., physician and surgeon at Tyrone, Pa., medical examiner for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at this point, has been a resident of this city for the past five years, during which time he has become thoroughly identified with its people and interests. He was born at Christiana, Lancaster County, Pa., March 30, 1857, and is a son of Simeon B. and Esther M. (Webb) Pownall. Simeon B. Pownall, father of Dr. Pownall, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., where he died in March, 1904, at the age of seventy-seven years. The Pownall family originated in England and its first representative to cross the Atlantic Ocean to America was George Pownall, a disciple of George Fox, the religious reformer. George Pownall accompanied William Penn, on the ship Friends' Adventure, in 1682, and established himself in Pennsylvania. Other members of the family and of the Quaker faith, soon followed and at a later date one of them is found serving the great State of Massachusetts, in the executive chair. The immediate ancestors of Dr. Pownall appear to have spent their lives in Pennsylvania, his great-grandfather, Levi Pownall, and his grandfather, Joseph Pownall, both having been born in Bucks County. Simeon B. Pownall followed an agricultural life. He married Esther M. Webb, who was born in Chester County, Pa., and died October 23, 1909, aged seventy-nine years. Her parents were Henry and Eliza (Griffith) Webb, natives of Chester County, who moved to Lancaster County after the birth of Mrs. Pownall. They were members of the Friends' church. Two sons and two daughters were born to Simeon B. Pownall and wife, namely: Howard Webb; Joseph Henry, who is connected with the Adams Express Company, at Harrisburg; Mary Elizabeth, who is the wife of M. Kelley Leard, of New Kensington, formerly a member of the Pa. House of Representatives; and Phebe Dickinson, who has been connected for some years with the firm of Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, of Harrisburg. Howard W. Pownall received his early educational training in the public schools of Christiana and the Friends' School at Unionville, Chester County, graduating in the class of 1875. In 1879 he graduated in medicine from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and entered into practice at Atglen, Chester County, where he continued for seven years. In July, 1886, the great Pennsylvania system appointed him medical examiner for its road and has retained his efficient services until the present. On June 1, 1893, Dr. Pownall located at Altoona, coming from there to Tyrone on May 1, 1905. He confines himself closely to his profession. A Republican in politics, he performs every duty of good citizenship without any marked political activity. On November 4, 1880, Dr. Pownall was married to Miss Hannah Louisa Walter, of Christiana, Pa., a daughter of George H. and Hannah B. Walter, and they have three children: Walter, Charles Alan and Catherine. Walter is a civil engineer with the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. He was educated in the Altoona High School, Mercersburg Academy and the Pennsylvania State College. Charles Alan is a passed midshipman in the U. S. Navy. He was educated at the Altoona High School at Mt. Herman, Mass.; and at the U. S. Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md. Both sons are the finest types of young American citizenship, reflecting credit on their ancestry and their country. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 806. CECIL A. PRESTON, superintendent of the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with home and office at Altoona, Pa., has been identified with railroads ever since he was graduated at the Polytechnic College, Philadelphia, in 1872. He was born at Philadelphia, of English parents. They were Edward H. and Margaret Preston. Mr. Preston's rapid and uninterrupted rise from rodman on the Cattaraugus Railway, to the important office he now so ably fills, makes an interesting story to those who recognize the difficulties he had to overcome and the competition he had to meet, at each step of the way. As noted, he entered the service in 1872 and was rodman until June, 1877; transitman and engineer in charge of railroad surveys to 1878 with the Madeira & Mamore Railway, in Brazil, South America; to May, 1880, on surveys with the West Pennsylvania Division Pennsylvania Road; in 1880 transferred to Baltimore, Md., and from September to December, 1880, was assistant supervisor at that point; December, 1880, to April, 1882, assistant supervisor Pennsylvania Road, at York, Pa.; August, 1882, to January, 1890, supervisor Baltimore Division, same road; January, 1890, to April, 1893, assistant engineer, same division; April, 1893, to July, 1900, principal assistant engineer Pennsylvania Road at Williamsport, Pa.; July, 1900, to April 1, 1902, superintendent Elmira & Canandaigua Division Northern Central Railroad, Pennsylvania system; April 1, 1902, to June 1, 1903, superintendent Eastern & Susquehannah Divisions, same road and Philadelphia & Erie Road; and from June 1, 1903 until the present, has been superintendent of the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Road at Altoona. The mere occupancy of this position, evidences his efficiency as a railroad man. Mr. Preston is identified with numerous fraternal and social organizations. He resides at the Logan House, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 866. DAVID K. RAMEY, deceased, for many years one of Altoona's capitalists and one of the largest lumber manufacturers in the State of Pennsylvania, is survived by many of those who witnessed his development from the comparatively humble position of a carpenter's apprentice to a high station in the building trades and labor to that of one of the great captains of industry of modern times. He was born at Tyrone Forge, Blair County, Pa., October 8, 1821, and died at Altoona, March 20, 1904. His parents were Frederick and Martha (Keller) Ramey. Frederick Ramey was born in Alsace-Loraine, then part of France, a son of Francis Ramey, who, it is said, was exiled from his native land on account of speaking the hated German tongue. In 1788 Francis Ramey and his family came to America. In his early years Frederick Ramey worked as a foundryman and such was his occupation at the time his son, David K., was born. Later he bought land in Sinking Valley, Blair County, Pa., where he lived until his death in 1865. He was loyal to his adopted country and served under Commodore Perry, in the War of 1812. In 1807 he married Martha Keller and they had ten children. They were members of the German Lutheran church. David K. Ramey remained on the home farm until he was eighteen years of age when he became apprenticed to the allied trades of carpenter and house builder and worked at the same at Hollidaysburg from 1840 until 1865, in the latter year coming to Altoona. Here he operated a planing mill for nine years, after that being extensively and successfully engaged in the lumber business, which included the purchase of immense timber tracts an different parts of the country and this subsequently led to investments in mines and other properties. For many years his interests were large in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nebraska and Kansas. Ere he reached middle life he was recognized as an able and astute business man. He was much more. With his exceptional business qualifications he combined a large measure of public spirit together with a profound and active religious faith that impelled him to aid both in the upbuilding of civic enterprises and also in the founding and supporting of philanthropic and religious ones. Thus he was interested financially and otherwise in the Altoona electric street car line and other important concerns directly beneficial to the general public; was a stockholder and one of the organizers of the Altoona Iron Company, and also, on occasion, took time out of his busy life to serve on the city council, where his experience and judgment made his advice exceptionally useful. He was one of the first to encourage the establishing of the Altoona Hospital, gave liberally in the beginning and continued until his death to serve on its board of directors. His deep, genuine and conscientious attachment to the Evangelical Lutheran church and to its various branches of educational work, was evidenced in innumerable ways. He was a strong advocate of temperance and throughout life set an example of exemplary living that left a lasting impress. David K. Ramey was married February 22, 1844, to Mrs. Catherine (Learner) White, widow of Gaston White. She died April 28, 1863. The following children were born to this union: Frederick, who now lives retired at No. 1109 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona; Jennie R., who is the widow of Henry B. Huff, and resides at No. 1112 Eighth Avenue, Altoona; Susan, who is the wife of T. Blair Patton, formerly postmaster at Altoona; Samuel S. B., now deceased, who was formerly in the insurance business at Altoona, and is survived by his widow, who resides at No. 2009 W. Chestnut Street, Altoona; Catherine, who is the wife of William W. Wingard, of Altoona; and one that died in infancy. Mr. Ramey's second marriage, in August, 1865, was to Mrs. Anna R. (Knight) Brewer and five children were born to them, namely: Bertha, Lorene, Alice, Annie Rebecca and David W. Bertha is the wife of W. L. Pennock, a well known contractor at Altoona. Lorene is the wife of Lieut. John S. Fair, an officer in the U. S. Army. Alice is the wife of W. L. Nicholson, who is in the insurance business at Altoona. Annie R. is the wife of R. M. Snyder and they reside with her mother. W. L. Nicholson has charge of the insurance affairs concerned with the Ramey estate, while T. B. Patton, now a resident of Huntingdon, Pa., where he is superintendent of the reformatory, is the executive of this large estate. Mrs. Ramey resides in one of the handsome homes for which Altoona is justly noted, it being situated at No. 1216 Twelfth Avenue. The family has been socially prominent for years. They are attendants of the Evangelical Lutheran church at Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 633-634. FREDERICK RAMEY, one of Altoona's substantial retired citizens, for many years was connected with the lumber industry and the material upbuilding of the city. He was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., December 2, 1844, and is the eldest son of the late David K. and Anna R. (Knight) Ramey. The ancestors of Mr. Ramey came to America from Alsace-Loraine as early as 1788 and settled in Pennsylvania. His grandfather, whose name he perpetuates, was a soldier in the War of 1812. His father, whose death occurred in 1904, was, for many years, one of Blair County's men of financial power. Frederick Ramey obtained his education in the public schools. He then learned the carpenter's trade as had his father before him and later he became identified with his father in the many enterprises which he so successfully founded and carried on. Subsequently he retired from active participation in business. During the Civil War, Mr. Ramey served one year in the Federal army. He has always been an interested and earnest citizen but has never sought political honors. Mr. Ramey and his family reside in a handsome home which is situated at No. 1109 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 621-622. HON. JOHN K. RAY, formerly burgess of Tyrone, Pa., and a representative business man of the place, is superintendent of the North Star Tannery of the Elk Tanning Company, a large commercial enterprise of Tyrone. He was born at Philadelphia, Pa., September 28, 1853, and is a son of Daniel P. and Anna (Keim) Ray. Daniel P, Ray was born in New Hampshire and when he was fifteen years of age accompanied his parents to Penna. He became a manufacturer of belts and in 1865 came to Altoona and conducted the tannery that then was located on Ninth Street, near Fairview Cemetery. When the lease expired he did not renew it and on May 15, 1871, discontinued his manufacturing business. He broke the ground for the erection of what is known as the Bald Eagle Tannery at Tyrone, in 1870. On Thanksgiving Day, in the following year, he located at Tyrone, and conducted the above tannery until the time of his death, March 24, 1881. He married Anna Keim, who lived to the age of seventy-two years. They had two sons and two daughters: John K.; Daniel P.; Catherine E., who is the widow of J. William Howe, of Tyrone, Pa., now residing in Erie, Pa.; and Emily K., who is the widow of Charles W. Gray, residing at Ocean Park, Cal. John K. Ray is a graduate of the Philadelphia public schools. He came to Tyrone with his parents and has resided here since 1871. After his father's death, in association with his brother, Daniel P., and the late J. William Howe, his brother-in-law, he conducted the Bald Eagle Tannery until May 1, 1893, when it was merged with the U. S. Leather Company. Daniel P. Ray one year later removed to Olean, N. Y., where he has charge of a tannery. When running on full time the tannery with which Mr. Ray of Tyrone is identified, about fifty men are given employment, the product being sole leather. Mr. Ray is a thoroughly competent man in this line of business with which he has been identified since boyhood. In politics Mr. Ray is a Democrat and he has been a very active and useful citizen. This fact has been recognized and he has frequently been urged to accept public office and served four years as a member of the city council and also as burgess. He owns valuable property and has a beautiful brick residence at No. 814 Washington Avenue, where he and family have resided since April, 1886. Mr. Ray was married September 1, 1876, to Miss Maria Cadwallader, a daughter of Horatio P. and Mary (McClaskey) Cadwallader, of Potter's Mill, Center County, Pa. They have had the following children: John Waldron, deceased; Daniel P.; Horatio C.; Emily, deceased; and Anna. Daniel P. Ray, who is a practicing physician at Johnstown, Pa., is a graduate of Dickenson College, at Carlisle, and of the Johns Hopkins Medical College, of Baltimore, locating at Johnstown August 1, 1908. He was married May 5, 1909, to Miss Mary McQuown, who died January 28, 1910. She was a daughter of Hon. M. L. McQuown, a member of the State Senate from Clearfield County. Horatio C. Ray is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State College. He is a mining engineer and spent four years in work in his profession in the far West and in Mexico. On September 1, 1910, he was appointed professor of metallurgy in the University of Pittsburg, Pa. For many years Mr. Ray has been prominent in Masonry and his membership is as follows: Tyrone Lodge, No. 494, F. & A. M.; Mountain Chapter, No. 189, R. A. M., Altoona; Mountain Council, R. S. M.; Mountain Commandery, No. 10, K. T., Altoona; Harrisburg Consistory and Scottish Rite at Harrisburg; Lulu Temple, Philadelphia, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and the Masonic Veterans. He attends many important conclaves and enjoys the honors and hospitalities very generally accorded this ancient fraternity. He is identified also with Lodge No. 212, Tyrone, B. P. O. E. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 889-890. HARRY REED, superintendent of the Orphans' Home of Blair County, Pa., was for many years engaged in following his trade as a brick and stone mason, and was born in 1857 in Canoe Creek, Blair County, Pa., a son of George and Sarah (Eckert) Reed. George Reed was a native of Lancaster County, Pa., and a son of James Reed, who later in life came to Blair County to live. George Reed was a stone mason by trade, and in politics he was identified with the Republican party. He and his wife were both members of the United Brethren church. They were parents of the following children: James, Caroline, John, Mary Ellen, Harry, George, William, Maggie and Joseph. Harry Reed has always lived in Blair County and after a common school education learned brick and stone masonry, which he followed successfully until March 25, 1910, when he was appointed superintendent of the Orphans' Home by the commissioners of Blair County. In 1889 Mr. Reed was joined in marriage with Miss Ella Rutledge, who is a daughter of Alexander and Sarah Rutledge, of Williamsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Reed are members of the Presbyterian church, politically he is an adherent of the Republican party. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 568-569. P. J. REILLY, whose large business operations in insurance entitles him to being called the leader in this line at Altoona, Pa., is interested also in real estate and is a prominent factor in the commercial life of the city. He was born in County Mayo, Ireland, where he remained until he was twenty-one years of age, coming then to America. After a mercantile business experience of five years, in the city of Philadelphia, Mr. Reilly came to Altoona in 1889. He embarked in the cigar business and carried it on with satisfactory results for fourteen years and then turned his attention to insurance and dealing in realty. He represents fifteen of the leading life, fire, accident, building and liability insurance companies of the world, which have a combined capital of over $600,000,000. He is secretary of the Workingman's and Jefferson Building and Loan Associations, of Altoona and is interested in additional enterprises. He is very active in civic matters and is prominent in Democratic political circles, at different times serving as chairman of the city organization and as state delegate on numerous occasions. He is the able representative from the Third Ward in the city council at the time of writing. In 1886 Mr. Reilly was married to Miss Mary E. Massey, who is a member of one of the old established families of Burlington County, New Jersey, and they have five children, namely: Mary Catherine, who is her father's capable bookkeeper; Reba M.; Thomas C., who is employed in the Second National Bank; James, who is a student in the Altoona High School; and Paul, who is also in school. Mr. Reilly and family are members of St. John's Catholic Church. He is an active and interested member of the Knights of Columbus, and belongs also to the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 933-934. J. P. REILLY, proprietor of the Hotel Walton, which is located at No. 1608-10 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Pa., has been a resident here since 1904, but has always been identified with the hotel business since entering upon his business career. He was born February 21, 1875 at Hollidaysburg, Pa., a son of John and Bridget (Duffey) Reilly, who were both natives of Ireland. The following children were born to the parents of our subject: Anna, who is the wife of W. A. Feank; George; Philip; Margaret, widow of George Zeigler; Cecelia, the wife of John Bailey; Bridget, who married Edward Knepper; Catherine, wife of C. A. Malone; Agnes, who married T. J. Lynch; and J. P., subject of this record. J. P. Reilly spent his boyhood in Hollidaysburg and was there identified with the hotel business previous coming to Altoona. He was married in 1898 to Stella McCabe, a daughter of Edward and Lucinda McCabe of Hollidaysburg, and to them have been born children, Gladys, Maida, and John P. Mr. Reilly is politically a Republican, and is fraternally a member of the F. O. E. and the L. O. O. M. The religious connection of the family is with the Catholic Church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 776-779. ANTHONY REISER, who is proprietor of a meat market at Hollidaysburg, Pa.; deals exclusively in home dressed meats, and has one of the leading markets in the borough. He was born January 10, 1871, in Wurtemberg, Germany, and is a son of Matthias and Kunigadie (Naute) Reiser. His father and mother, who are seventy-five and seventy-one years of age respectively, are both natives and have been lifelong residents of Germany, and are now residing at Wurtemberg. They are the parents of seven children, as follows: Joseph, who is deceased; Sabina, who is the wife of Earnest Doan of Switzerland; Peter, who was overcome by heat in 1903 when thirty-two years of age, was a baker by trade and a resident of New Jersey at the time of his death; Anthony; and three who died in infancy. Anthony Reiser spent his boyhood on the farm in Germany, and when fourteen years began working for John Spanagel, a butcher, with whom he spent two years. He then worked four years at the business in Switzerland, and in 1891 came to America, locating first in Patterson, N. J. Three months later he came to Altoona, Blair County, Pa., and entered the employ of Herman Smith, who owned a market on Fifth Avenue, and then worked one year and ten months for Henry L. Bunker, of Hollidaysburg. In 1893 he embarked in the business for himself at his present location, and for some time operated the business in partnership with John Binder. Mr. Reiser has established an extensive and profitable business and in 1907 erected a fine slaughter house, where he dresses all of his own meat. He also owns his residence on Canal Street, a fine brick building, which was erected in 1897, and is the owner of six residence properties in Gaysport. Mr. Reiser is politically a Democrat and has served as a member of the borough council. He is fraternally a Knight of Columbus, and his religious connection is with St. Michaels Catholic Church. Mr. Reiser was married in 1892 to Josephine Noll, a native of Altoona, Pa., and their union has resulted in the following issue: Frank, who attends college; and Joseph, Edward, Marie, Carl, Herman, Anthony, Paul and James. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 488-491. D. M. REPLOGLE, manufacturer of Magnolia flour and custom and merchant miller and also dealer in general merchandise, is one of the leading and enterprising business men of Drab, Pa. He was born in South Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pa., September 30, 1870, and is a son of Isaac B. and Mary B. (Miller) Replogle. Isaac B. Replogle and wife were both born in Bedford County, and they now reside at New Enterprise. The paternal grandfather was Rev. John B. Replogle, whose father, Daniel Replogle, was born in Germany and was a pioneer settler in Bedford County. Rev. John B. Replogle was a minister in the German Baptist church, in which his son Isaac B. was a deacon and of which his grandson, D. M., is a member. D. M. Replogle was reared to man's estate in South Woodbury Township and there attended the public schools. Prior to his marriage he followed farming on the home place and afterward engaged in the same industry for himself until the fall of 1900, when he came to Blair County and started his milling enterprise, and opened his store on April 1, 1907, and in the same year was appointed postmaster at Drab. He is one of the town's busy and public spirited men and is interested in everything that promises to build up this section which he has chosen for his home. Mr. Replogle was married to Miss Mary J. Greenwalt, a daughter of the late Samuel Greenwalt, a former prominent resident of Woodbury Township. Mr. and Mrs. Replogle have had six children, as follows: Charon S., Earl D., Vera M., Bertha M., Ada F., and Nancy M. Mr. Replogle gives political support to the Democratic party. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 863. GEORGE W. REPLOGLE, who has been a resident of Roaring Springs, Pa., since the spring of 1907, was for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits in Middle Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pa., and was born there August 10, 1848, a son of John B. and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Replogle. Daniel Replogle, grandfather of subject, was one of the early settlers of Middle Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pa., which was the birth place of John B. Replogle, father of subject. John B. Replogle was a farmer by occupation, and a life long resident of Bedford County, Pa. His wife, who was Elizabeth Brumbaugh in maiden life, was a native of Huntingdon County, Pa. George W. Replogle was reared to maturity in Bedford County, and was educated in the district schools of his native township. He was for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits in Middle Woodbury Township, but in the spring of 1907 came to Roaring Springs, Blair County, where he is held in high esteem and enjoys the confidence of his fellow men. Mr. Replogle was first united in marriage with Mary Cramer, and of this union were born five children, but four of whom are still living: Lizzie, the wife of Ira Bechtel, of Taylor Township; James, a resident of Pittsburg, Pa.; Hulda, who married Charles Guyer and resides in southern Idaho; and Hiram, a resident of Middle Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pa. Mr. Replogle formed a second union with Sarah Brown, by whom he became the father of four children, namely: Clara, a teacher in the schools of Roaring Springs; Howard, who resides in Bedford County, Pa.; Abraham, who lives in Roaring Springs; and George, who is a resident of Bedford County. Mr. Replogle is identified with the Democratic party in politics and his religious connection is with the Brethren church of which he has been a deacon for many years. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 793. H. B. REPLOGLE, M. D., physician and surgeon at Altoona, Pa., with convenient office quarters at No. 612 Fourth Street, was born at Woodbury, Bedford County, Pa., in 1881, and came to Altoona in July, 1907. Dr. Replogle devotes his entire attention to his practice which is a large and substantial one. He was educated in the public schools and also by private tutors and pursued his medical studies in Hahnemann Medical College at Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1906. He spent one year gaining most valuable practical experience in the Metropolitan and Bellevue Hospitals, in New York, and six months were devoted to the Opthalmic Hospital, after which the well prepared young physician came to Altoona. He engages in a general practice but makes something of a specialty of diseases of the eye, nose and throat and has been particularly successful in this line. He is examining physician for several fraternal organizations. He is a member of the Blair County Homeopathic Society and the State organization and the North American Institute of Homeopathy and keeps thoroughly abreast with the times in his science. Dr. Replogle was married October 15, 1907, to Miss Cora Lee, a daughter of W. S. Lee, of Altoona, and they have one daughter, Elizabeth Marguerite. Dr. and Mrs. Replogle are members of the Baptist church. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 883. EMORY E. RHODES, postmaster at Royer, Blair County, Pa., was born in this town, January 30, 1871, and is a son of James and Evaline (Gunnett) Rhodes. The Rhodes family is an old settled one in Woodbury Township and the parents of Emory E. were active in the Methodist Episcopal church. They had six children, namely: Emory E., Minnie; wife of Charles Sweeny; Harry; Etta, wife of John Horton; Norman and Harvey. Emory E. Rhodes obtained his education in the Royer schools. His first work was done for Royer business men, F. R. Schmucker & Co,, with whom he remained for eight years, then John Manning and still later he was with the Pittsburg Limestone Company. Mr. Rhodes then went into business for himself and for the first two months had a partner, since when he has been alone and since 1897 has been postmaster. In politics he is independent. He attends the Methodist Episcopal church. His fraternal relations are with the Masons and Odd Fellows, belonging to Juniata Lodge, No. 282, F. & A. M., and to the Odd Fellows at Williamsburg. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 871-872. JOHN M. RHODES, a well known farmer and stock-raiser and also a competent veterinary surgeon, with a large practice, has been a resident of Barbara, Pa., since 1878, and owns 165 acres of valuable land situated in Huston Township, Blair County, Pa. He is a native of Huston Township, born February 11, 1840, and is a son of Abraham D. and Eliza (McGraw) Rhodes. Abraham D. Rhodes was born in Huston Township and was a lifelong resident of Blair County. His father, Daniel Rhodes, was born in Pennsylvania and at a very early day located in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, and later moved from there to Huston Township. He was a veterinarian and his son, Abraham D. also engaged in its practice and in natural succession, the latter's son, John M., inherited the tastes and skill which led to his beginning his practice in veterinary science when he was only fifteen years old. Abraham D. Rhodes married Eliza McGraw, who was also born in Huston Township; and of their children there are three survivors: John M.; Jane, who is the wife of Daniel Hoover, of Huston Township; and Anna, who resides at Hollidaysburg. Abraham D. Rhodes was a Republican in his political views and was a leading member of the Reformed church. John M. Rhodes has always had his home within the boundaries of Huston Township and since leaving his school books has been actively and continuously interested in agricultural matters. To the cultivation and improvement of his large farm he has devoted time and intelligent care, while stock-raising has been an important feature. He is a fine judge of stock and for eighteen years was general agent for the Union Horse Insurance Company, being well qualified for the same on account of his years in the horse business as dealer and shipper, and also on account of his professional knowledge. Mr. Rhodes was an early settler in the village of Barbara and it was mainly through his efforts that this place was made a post-office, and he served ten years as the first postmaster. He has been active in many directions and is one of the township's most public spirited men. In politics he is a Republican. For six years he served as secretary of the school board and has always advocated measures looking to the improvement of the township schools. Mr. Rhodes was married to Miss Barbara Fouse, who was born in Huston Township, a daughter of Adam Fouse, a former well known citizen, and they have had three children: Adam, who is deceased; Sarah J., who is the wife of David Barnet, of Martinsburg; and John, who is a resident of Barbara, Pa. Mr. Rhodes is a member of the Reformed church at Drab, Pa., and was a member of the building committee when the present church building was erected some years ago. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 878-879. SAMUEL S. RHODES, a representative agriculturist, stock buyer and shipper residing near Curry Station, Blair County, Pa., on a valuable farm of 130 acres, which he purchased in 1894, was born January 14, 1857, in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, and is a son of Daniel G. and Annie (Shriver) Rhodes. Daniel G. Rhodes was a lifelong resident of North Woodbury Township, in which his father, Frederick Rhodes, was a very early settler. Daniel G. Rhodes pursued agricultural activities successfully and so ordered his life that he was looked upon by his fellow citizens with respect and esteem. His death occurred in 1889. In politics he was a Democrat, while in his religious connection he was an earnest member of the Church of the Brethren. Samuel S. Rhodes grew to manhood on his father's farm and attended the public schools of North Woodbury Township and later the Martinsburg High School, after which he taught four terms of school very acceptably, in his native township. He has always taken a deep interest in educational matters and has served three years as a member of the township school board. He devotes his fine farm to crop raising, stock raising and dairying, all these activities being carried on in a careful, intelligent way that insures satisfactory results. He is numbered with the best farmers of his township. Mr. Rhodes married Miss Martha Brown, who was born also in North Woodbury Township, a daughter of the late Daniel Brown. Eight children were born to this marriage, namely: Clarence B., Milton B., Harry B., Melvin B., Samie B., Mary B., Martha and Daniel. Of these Daniel is deceased. Samie B. is the wife of Andrew Brumbaugh and they reside near Martinsburg, Pa., Mary B. is the wife of Hiram Replogle and they live in Bedford County. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes are members of the Church of the Brethren. They are well known people in the township and are noted for their hospitality. In politics, Mr. Rhodes is a Democrat but occasionally follows the dictates of his own judgment and votes independently. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 903-904. MAX RIEBENACK, late comptroller of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Sometimes it happens in political life, that a hitherto unknown and apparently untrained man is suddenly brought to the front through a certain train of circumstances, and, in the exigencies of the times, is entrusted with large interests. It is never thus in railroad affairs. Through knowledge of every detail each step forward is made and this knowledge must be acquired in a practical way. Thus, when a man rises from the comparatively humble position of office clerk to the vastly important one of comptroller of a great railroad system, there is no doubt but that his native ability has been unusual and that his knowledge of railroad affairs is unassailable. This is notably the case with Max Riebenack, who was comptroller of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from February 1, 1905, to May 14, 1910. His life record contains much that is interesting and encouraging. Max Riebenack was born October 12, 1844, and was a son of Roman and Josephine (Fleschutz) Riebenack. He was nineteen years of age when he entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as clerk to the military agent stationed at Altoona, Pa. In June, 1864, he was transferred to Philadelphia, and he remained in the agent's office until 1866, when he was made corresponding clerk and cashier to the general passenger and ticket agent, and in 1869 was promoted to the position of chief clerk of foreign tickets. In April, 1872, he was appointed assistant auditor of passenger receipts, and on April 1, 1880, was promoted to the position of auditor of passenger receipts. His promotion continued, and on October 12, 1881, he was given further responsibility by being appointed assistant comptroller. On November 1, 1889, he resigned the former position in order to devote himself entirely to the duties of assistant comptroller, and on February 1, 1905 he was advanced to the position of comptroller. The various companies with which he was thus identified are: the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company, West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company, Northern Central Railway Company, Long Island Railroad Company, Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company and the auxiliary companies. Mr. Riebenack was closely identified with the Pennsylvania Railroad voluntary relief department, also the Pennsylvania's employes' saving fund and the Pennsylvania Railroad pension department, having, through his interest and activity brought success to all of these enterprises. A large measure of their practical benefit to those interested is directly due to him. He was a member of the advisory committee of the relief department by appointment of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and was chairman of the supervisory committee of the same department. On January 1, 1900, when the pension department was organized, he was appointed by the board of directors of the various affiliated companies as one of the members of the board of officers of that department, and was selected as secretary as a tribute to his thorough knowledge of these matters which he had investigated, having studied pension systems of his own and foreign lands. Mr. Riebenack has been connected with the most important railroad organizations of the whole country, and his ability, thorough and practical knowledge and his executive ability were fully recognized. He was president of the Association of American Railway Accountants during 1889-1891, and to him the association is indebted in no small degree for its present high standing. One of the objects of this association is to secure uniformity in railroad accounts, and in this connection he was appointed in 1894, chairman of a special committee of three to confer with the statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission on questions in regard to operating expenses, and in 1895 he was reappointed on account of his great and available fund of knowledge on this subject. Mr. Riebenack was an authority on railway accounting matters, and frequently contributed to railroad publications on this subject. When the International Railway Congress was held at Washington, D. C., in 1905, he was a representative of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and his address before this technical body on "Railway Provident Institutions in English-Speaking Countries," was a thorough and complete exposition of the various plans which these railroads are carrying on and seeking to perfect for the betterment of railroad employes. Mr. Riebenack was a prominent Mason, being a representative from his lodge to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and chairman of the Committee on Finance of that body, and was also a director and treasurer of the Union League, Philadelphia, for many years, serving that organization with his usual zeal and interest, and only relinquished the office on May 10, 1910, a few days before his death having decided to resign from a number of his activities, in order to relieve himself of the numerous responsibilities which demanded his attention. Mr. Riebenack was married December 9, 1869, to Miss Eleanor Gertrude Simpson, a daughter of Thomas M. Simpson, of Philadelphia, and died, after a comparatively short illness, at his summer residence at Atlantic City, N. J. His illness began in December, 1909, with pneumonia, which caused an attack of heart trouble in February, 1910, from which he partially recovered, and until April 23, 1910, visited his office at Broad Street Station every day. He subsequently decided to go to Atlantic City for the benefit of the sea air and finally passed away in the presence of his family on May 14, 1910. There are three surviving children: Eleanor, Josephine, William Beard and Edwin Earl. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 703-707. DAVID ALLEN RIGGLE, who carries on general farming on the old home place in Antis Township, has been a life long resident of Blair County, Pa., and was born January 15, 1837, on the place where he now lives, a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Smith) Riggle. Henry Riggle and his father came from Maryland and were the first of the family to locate in Blair County, Pa. He purchased the farm on which our subject lives from Daniel Domer, who had not cleared any of the land, but had built a cabin upon it. This farm, which consisted of 122 acres, was cleared by Henry Riggle and placed in a state of cultivation. Henry Riggle first married a Miss Buttonburg, by whom he had three sons, all of whom died in infancy. His second marriage was with Elizabeth Smith, a daughter of John Smith, who lived in Logan Township on the farm where Frank Black now lives. Seven daughters and six sons were born to Henry and Elizabeth Riggle: Matilda, deceased wife of Simpson Manley, also deceased; Mary Ann, the wife of David Manley of Antis Township; John Amos, died aged four years; David Allen; Sarah Jane, the widow of John Calvert of Altoona; Alexander, was residing in the brick house at Asbury Church at the time of his death; Martin, died in the army during the Civil War; Lucinda, the wife of John C. Smith of Homer's Gap; Amanda, lives with her sister, Mrs. John Smith; Joseph, lives in Fairview, Blair County; Luther, was a resident of Bellwood, died at the age of 35 years; and Savannah, deceased wife of Lloyd Burkholder of Blair's Furnace. David A. Riggle has always lived on his present farm and now sleeps in the room in which he was born. He spent about eight years on the upper farm, which is also on this place, and at the early age of 12 years began handling the team on the home work. Mr. Riggle subsequently sold the farm at a good price, to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from whom he now rents the land, and also looks after the company's water rights. Mr. Riggle also owns a farm of 54 acres below Salem Church and has recently set out a young orchard. He has also operated a saw-mill and threshing machine for the past six years, and is very hale and active for one of his years. On January 25, 1858, Mr. Riggle married Louisa A. Myers, who was born on a farm near Birmingham, Huntingdon County, and is a daughter of Martin and Anna (Ganoe) Myers. Nine children were born of this union, namely: Isa Dora is the wife of Joseph Glasgow of Blandburg, Cambria County, Pa.; Ida May, deceased wife of David Burkett, resided near Everett, Pa.; Ira Martin, died aged 20 years; Idella, married Joseph Conrad of Antis Township; Ina Kate, who married William Doyle, lives on the home place; Ithiel Henry, died aged four years; Iberry Asa, died aged two and a half years; Imer Josiah, lives in Kansas; and Iota, who lives at home. Although Mr. and Mrs. Riggle have been married for more than a half of a century, they did not celebrate their golden wedding, and the names of the nine children born to them all begin with an I. Mr. Riggle is politically a Republican, and has served in the various township offices. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 886. FRANKLIN D. RITCHEY, a well known resident of Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pa., who owns valuable real estate at Hollidaysburg, has been engaged in farming almost all his mature life. He was born May 25, 1872, and is a son of John C. and Melissa A. Ritchey. The father of Mr. Ritchey was a carpenter by trade and was well known all through Bedford County, Pa. His death occurred in December, 1909. His surviving children are: Amanda, who married William Stoudnour, of Fulton County, Pa.; Stella, who married William Pepple, of Bedford County; James, who lives in Bedford County; Carrie, who married Jacob Wallace, of Altoona; Rhyne, who married George Zimmers, of Hollidaysburg; and Franklin D. John C. Ritchey was identified with the Republican party and was a member of the order of Odd Fellows at Lloydsburg, Pa. Both he and wife were members of the Reformed church from youth. Franklin D. Ritchey married Miss Rebecca Zimmers, a daughter of George W. and Anna Zimmers, of Bedford County, and they have two children: Jacob Clyde and Edith Melissa. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchey are members of the Reformed Church at Hollidaysburg. He casts his vote with the Republican party and he is fraternally identified with the Odd Fellows at Hollidaysburg. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 788-789. PROF. J. K. RITCHEY, principal of the Roaring Spring High School, at Roaring Spring, Pa., has devoted his life to educational work and in his field of endeavor is one of the best known men in Blair County. He was born at Everett, Bedford County, Pa., January 3, 1866, and is a son of Isaac W. Ritchey, who is a resident of Yellow Creek, Bedford County, Pa. J. K. Ritchey was in his ninth year when his parents removed to New Enterprise, Bedford County, and there he was reared, securing his early educational training in the public schools of that place. Subsequently he attended the Pennsylvania State Normal School at Millersville, where he was graduated in 1892, having practically paid his own way without assistance, having commenced to teach school when only eighteen years of age, with this end in view. Having decided to devote himself to educational work, Mr. Ritchey entered upon his career with an enthusiasm which has never departed. He has met with cordial recognition and has filled many important positions. For a time he was principal of the public schools of Loysburg, Pa., for three years was principal of the Woodbury schools and then came to the Roaring Spring High School in 1896. He takes a very active interest in all educational institute work and for eighteen years has conducted summer Normal schools of his own and during this time has had over 400 successful teachers among his students. These instructive summer courses have been held at Roaring Spring, Woodbury and Loysburg, Pa., and have been largely attended. He has ably filled public positions on numerous occasions. He served several terms as a member of the permanent certificate examining board, under appointment of Hon. Nathan C. Schaffer, superintendent of public instruction, in Blair County, and for a time was chairman of the board. Prof. Ritchey keeps in touch with his old college comrades by his membership and interest in the Millersville Alumni Association. and is chairman of the Blair County board. He has a host of personal friends and admirers and possesses every qualification for the office of county superintendent of schools, for which he is a candidate. Prof. Ritchey was married to Miss Ida M. Wright, who was born at Pleasantville, Bedford County, Pa., a daughter of Penrose Wright, a resident of Roaring Spring. They reside in this borough, but Prof. Ritchey owns and manages a valuable farm of 146 acres, which lies in Taylor Township. He is a member of the Lutheran church and for a number of years has been superintendent of the Sunday-school. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 695. LEWIS P. ROBERTS, who deals extensively in real estate and general insurance, is one of the representative and highly respected business men of Juniata, Pa., and was born January 25, 1857, in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa., his parents being Lewis Roberts, Esq., and Catherine Roberts. Both parents were born in Wales and were brought to America when they were quite young. L. P. Roberts was reared and educated in the public schools and at the age of sixteen learned the machinist trade under the firm of Gartley & Fox,, in Minersville, at which he served at various places as a journeyman. In 1887 he was engaged as foreman of the Pennsylvania Diamond Drill Works at Birdsboro, Pa., where he remained for five years when he moved to Juniata, where he had secured employment as a gang foreman in the Juniata shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Shops. Here he was employed in different departments until the first day of July, 1904, when he resigned from the service of the company, and he then bought out the fire insurance and steam ship business of the oldest agency in Altoona, Messrs. Keer and Barcley. One year later he disposed of this agency to locate in the real estate and general insurance business in Juniata, where he was the first to establish a real estate and insurance business, and has been eminently successful in conducting the same. He deals largely in fire insurance, and has erected a large number of dwelling houses - a total of sixty-six to the end of 1910. Mr. Roberts was one of the first residents of Juniata and was elected as one of the first school directors, where he served for seven years; four years of this time he was president of the board. He also served on the borough, of which he was president for one term. He is fraternally a Mason and a member of Union Lodge, No. 479, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pa., and the I. O. O. F., Bellview Lodge, No. 497, of Juniata, Pa.; also Lodge No. 132, of Heptasophs, of Altoona, Pa. In 1880 Mr. Roberts married Amanda E. Crone, of Minersville, Pa., and to them have been born three children: Catherine, who is the wife of George Clayton Spurr, who is secretary of the Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. C. A., of Sunbury, Pa.; Lewis D. Roberts, who is in partnership with his father (he married Elda Stuckey, of Roaring Springs, Pa.); and Bertha May, who is married to Charles Edward Smith, of Juniata, Pa., employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Altoona as chief draughtsman of the Altoona Machine Shops. The religious connection of the family is with the Methodist Episcopal church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 673-674. ALBERT C. ROBESON, who is operating his mother's farm of l00 acres, situated in Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pa., was born at Canoe Creek, in Frankstown Township, December 17, 1881, and is a son of John C. and Ida (Riddle) Robeson. The late John C. Robeson was a well known resident of Frankstown Township and was born in Blair County. His main business was lumbering and he operated a saw-mill. His death occurred February 22, 1888. His widow resides at Hollidaysburg. They had three children: Albert C. and Julia and Susan, both daughters residing with their mother. The grandfathers were Samuel Robeson and Joseph Riddle. Albert C. Robeson was educated at Hollidaysburg and after leaving school he spent one year on his mother's farm and then worked for two years as a blacksmith for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In 1904 he took charge of the farm and has met with success in its cultivation. On May 19, 1903, Mr. Robeson was married to Miss Catherine Trindel, a daughter of John and Margaret (Semore) Trindel. The Trindel family came to Blair from Cambria County in 1868, and they reside on their farm. They had the following children: May, who is the wife of John Mathews; Anna, who is the wife of Samuel Shaffer; Catherine, who is the wife of Albert C. Robeson; Millie, who is the wife of Chester Smith; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Frank McCauley; and Grace, Margaret, Harvey, Alice, Gertrude and Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Robeson have one son, John Crawford, who was born April 30, 1906. Mrs. Robeson was reared in the Catholic faith. Mr. Robeson, like his late father and mother, is a member of the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a Republican. He is an industrious, capable and enterprising young man and is universally respected in his neighborhood. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 737. SAMUEL ROBESON, a well known dairyman residing on his farm of twenty-two acres, situated in Allegheny Township, near Robeson's Corners, Blair County, Pa., was born at Altoona, Pa., December 28, 1840, and is a son of David and Susan (Moore) Robeson. David Robeson was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., a son of Andrew Robeson, who was of Scotch extraction and an early settler in Huntingdon County. David Robeson lived in Blair County for many years and was a justice of the peace in Allegheny Township. He married Susan Moore, who was born in Blair County, and two of their children survive: Samuel and Juniata, the latter of whom is the wife of John Loudon, of Altoona. In his boyhood Samuel Robeson accompanied his parents to Woodbury Township, and from there, in 1852, to Allegheny Township. Here he grew to manhood, attending the township schools and then devoting himself mainly to dairying, his land being particularly well adapted to this industry. For twelve years he was foreman for his brother John C. Robeson, who operated a saw mill. Mr. Robeson married Miss Adeline Williams, who was born in Blair County and is a daughter of William Williams, a former well known resident of this section. They have had seven children: Jennie, who is the wife of John Vipond, and they have five children - Ada, Edgar, Paul, Edith and Elizabeth, of Blair Township; Catherine, who is the wife of A. Lingafelt, of Hollidaysburg; David, who has two children - Thomas and John; William W., who has one child, Fannie Pearl; and Fannie, all of whom live in Allegheny Township; and Mary and Sarah, both of whom are deceased. In his political views, Mr. Robeson is a Republican. He is well known all over Blair County and is equally familiar with its people and localities. Any one who spent as many years as he did hauling logs over the mountains in early days, is entitled to speak authoritatively of the wonderful changes which have taken place in Blair County in an ordinary life time. He was the first party to haul a monument into the cemetery at Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 683-684. JOHN B. ROBESON, an enterprising citizen of Williamsburg, Pa., is engaged in operating a fine farm of 107 acres in Catherine Township, Blair County, and with the exception of two years spent in railroading, has been a life-long resident of this county. He was born January 21, 1855, in Altoona, Pa., and is a son of D. M. and Mary Ann (Colyer) Robeson, who were well known agriculturists of this county. The father was born on a farm, where the borough of Altoona is located, a son of William Robeson. His union with Mary Ann Colyer, who was a daughter of John Colyer, resulted in the following issue: John B., subject of this record; Sarah, who married George Fonner; Howard S.; and Amanda, who is the wife of David Morningstar. The family held membership with the Lutheran church. John B. Robeson attended the common schools of Catherine Township and with the exception of two years, when he worked on the railroad, has always lived on his present farm, which he bought from his father in 1899. Here he carries on farming in a general way, and raises stock sufficient for his own use, but makes his home in Williamsburg. In 1876 Mr. Robeson married Maggie E. Forest, a daughter of Jacob and Jane (Soulsby) Forest, the former a native of Lancaster County, Pa., and the latter of England. She was one of the following children born to her parents: John; Samuel; Albert; Jennie, who married Jacob Goodwin; and Ellen, who is the wife of Elmer McGill. Mr. and Mrs. Robeson are parents of the following children: Anna Bell, is the wife of Alfred Hicks; Gertrude, married Homer Patterson; Bessie, married Warren McDowell; Charles; Sylvester; Lawrence; Rhoda; Edna; Beulah; and Maxwell. The religious connection of the family is with the Lutheran church. In politics Mr. Robeson takes an active interest in the Republican party. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 827. DR. CLAIR E. ROBISON, one of the leading medical practitioners of Altoona, Pa., has been a resident of this city for the past six years, and was born in Hollidaysburg, Pa., a son of Elmer H. Robison. His father, who died about 1894, was one of the prominent citizens of Hollidaysburg, and although engaged in agricultural pursuits, was also extensively interested in various business enterprises of Blair County. Doctor Robison received his early education in the common schools of Blair County, and his academic course at Juniata College, after which he entered Jefferson Medical College, from which he graduated with the class of 1903, and has since been located at Altoona, in the general practice of medicine. He is a member of the Blair County, the Pennsylvania State, and American Medical Societies, and is a member of the medical staff of Mercy Hospital of Altoona. Doctor Robison is a valued member of the Altoona Board of Health, being president of that body during the year 1909, and is local medical examiner for the following insurance companies: the Pennsylvania Mutual Life, of Philadelphia; The Canadian Mutual; Fraternal Mystic Circle; the Workman's Circle of New York; and the Union Central. He holds membership with the University Club of Altoona, is a Knight Templar, Chapter and Master Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Fraternal Mystic Circle. Doctor Robison was married in 1905 to Miss Gladys B. McCauley of Salem, Virginia. Their children are Beverly and Jack Robison. In religious faith Doctor Robison is a Lutheran, being an active member of Grace Church, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 755-756. JOSEPH H. RODKEY, owner and proprietor of a general store at Frankstown, Pa., where he has been established since 1906, was born at Millerstown, Bedford County, Pa., May 27, 1861, and is a son of John H. and Ann (Mundorff) Rodkey. John H. Rodkey was a general merchant at Frankstown for twenty-eight years and for a long period was postmaster. He now lives retired. In politics he is a Republican. Both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They had eleven children born to them and of these the following survive: W. E.; John T.; Mary, who is the wife of J. F. Walls; Joseph H.; Juniata, who is the wife of George M. Smith; Anna, who is deceased; Blair S.; Rosamond, wife of William Clapper; Minnie, who is the wife of Ezra Martin; and George M. Joseph H. Rodkey was educated in the public schools. His first employer was Andrew Hileman, a merchant of Frankstown, and he worked seven months for him, and later four months for Christ Hileman and nine months for John Hileman. At the end of this time he was made manager of a store for Slippy & Harpster and after that was with Rodkey & Harper for one year. He then went to Hollidaysburg and was employed in a store there for eight months, after which he learned the miller's trade in the flour mill of Wood, Morrell & Co., where he remained for eleven years, during the last five years of this time being head miller. On account of failing health he then changed his occupation, going out on the road and selling bed springs, of which he was the manufacturer. Then he turned his attention to truck farming, purchasing eleven acres of land near Frankstown and continued in that business until he embarked in his present enterprise at Frankstown. In March, 1880, Mr. Rodkey was married to Miss Mary E. Carls, a daughter of William and Susan (Bickle) Carls, old settlers of this section. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Carls were: Mary E.; Jennie, wife of David Cartwright; and Ida, who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Rodkey have had three children: W. Homer; Ethel Belle, who died at the age of four years; and J. Herbert. Mr. Rodkey and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically he is a Republican and he has served both as township clerk and township auditor. For twenty-seven years he has been an Odd Fellow and belongs to Waneta Lodge. No. 1142, at Hollidaysburg, and Progressive Encampment, No. 105. He is one of the representative men of this section. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 726. M. ARISTIDE RODRIGUE M. D., deceased. When one of the old landmark homesteads of Hollidaysburg, Pa., shall have been transformed in the near future, and converted into a center of scientific medical research, with every modern equipment, including a complete medical reference library for physicians, a dispensary, a lecture room for charitable purposes and first aid to the wounded with a ladies' auxiliary to the Red Cross in America, there will have been founded an enduring monument to one of Blair County's most notable men, which will be also a testimonial of his children's love and devotion. In the Town where a decade of his professional life was passed there still remain those who recall the rare qualities of Dr. Rodrigue both as man and physician, and those also who are familiar with many details of his career as physician and friend of Prince and Priest Demetrius Gallitzen, he sustaining these relations until the death of the latter in 1841. These also remember his career still later as peacemaker and co-worker with the chief executives of Kansas, in its stormy ante-bellum days, when as the Government appointed president of the town of Lecompton, he ably fulfilled the arduous task, being prevented from the carrying out of admirable policies only by the cruel exigences of a great political upheaval. In Kansas he was a family friend and visitor of Mr. Alfred Boone, of Westport, Mo., direct descendant (grandson, or, I think, grandnephew) of Daniel Boone, the famous Kentucky pioneer, often driving from Lecompton to Westport - a distance of fifty-three miles. Dr. Rodrigue was born August 24, 1810, at Philadelphia, Pa., and died in Kansas, in the midst of his usefulness, 1857. His parents were Jaques Andre and Jeanne Francoise (D'Orlie) Rodrigue, who fled from France during the great French revolution, taking refuge in San Domingo. From this place another flight was necessary, owing to an insurrection of the slaves, they escaping with their lives only through the faithfulness and devotion of five family servants. They finally reached Philadelphia, Pa., and there in peaceful days, their two sons and two daughters were born, William, Aristide, Aline and Eveline. The subject of this sketch was educated in his native city of Philadelphia, and at an unusually early age was graduated from the Philadelphia University, entering into the practice of medicine with an enthusiasm that never faltered and with the approbation of his instructors, who were proud of his brilliant talents. In his search for a congenial field for professional labor he found and selected Sunbury, Pa. and there on February 14th, 1835, he was married to Miss Anne Caroline Bellas, who was the cherished daughter of Hugh Bellas, of Sunbury and his wife, Esther Van Buskirk Anthony, her father at that time being a prominent attorney-at-law at that place. This lady survived many sad experiences, including the death of husband, two sons and two daughters. She herself passed away at Woodbridge, N. J., in April, 1888. Her remains with those of her loved ones, rest in the family vault in Hazlewood Cemetery, near Rahway, N. J. Dr. Rodrigue and wife were the parents of nine children, - namely: Andrew, Esther Aline, Hugh Bellas, Ann Caroline, Aristide, Adala Henrietta, Clara Virginia, Charles William, and Florence Victoire. The record of this family is, in brief, as follows: Andrew born December 22d, 1835, was graduated at Fordham College, N. Y. and was later admitted to the bar and appointed postmaster at Lecompton, Kansas. While acting in that capacity he was assassinated, at the age of twenty-three years, within a few months after his father's death. Esther Aline, born August 8th, 1837, was educated at Philadelphia and died in 1891, married Charles Mygatt - after his death of many years later married John K. Gilbert, Esq. who survives. Hugh Bellas was born September 17th, 1839. He served in the Civil War as a member of Company C (Flag or Color Co.) 47th Regiment, P. V. I. He is now a member of Post 3, G. A. R. of Pittsburg, Pa. married Elizabeth Dougherty of that city, whose father was also a Veteran of the Civil War. Caroline, born July 19th, 1841, with rare genius and energy assisted her father from early girlhood in Hollidaysburg and Lecompton; also her mother and sisters at the outbreak of the Civil War, dying as a Sister of Mercy in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1882. Aristide, born January 18th, 1843, was a physician, a graduate of Georgetown Medical College. He died leaving (by wife Jennie) a daughter, Clara Florence, and a son, Aristide (third), who made his home with his paternal grandmother at her residence, "Bellasylva," in Woodbridge, N. J. Familiarly known as "Harry" he was educated at Burlington, Chester Military Academy, and Stevens Institute. After the death of his father he married and resided in Washington, D. C. He was a Volunteer for the Spanish-American War and served in the Phillipines. Entering as a private Company C, 45th U. S. Vol. Inf., he later became Sergeant, in Company C, 1st Regt., U. S. Engineers. Receiving an honorable discharge, he accepted service the following day as 2nd lieutenant of Company C, 1st Regt. U. S. Engineers. He was mustered out and returned to the Pacific Coast disabled from the effects of a wound, and a victim of malarial and typhoid fevers, followed by tuberculosis, and subsequently died in New York, September 19th, 1910 at the age of forty-one years and eleven months, leaving a son, Aristide (fourth of the name in direct descent), who resides in Georgetown, D. C. Adala Henrietta, born August 24th, 1845, died in infancy at Ebensburg, Pa. Clara Virginia, was born at Ebensburg, Pa., October 4th, 1847. Charles William, born in Hollidaysburg, Pa., December 2nd, 1849, died there in infancy, and was interred in the family vault at Ebensburg, Pa. Florence Victoire, born in Hollidaysburg, Pa., January 25th, 1854, married Prof. FitzGerald Tisdale of New York, December 23rd, 1885, and resides there. After his marriage Dr. Rodrigue lived successively at Sunbury, Pittsburg and Ebensburg prior to 1846, in which year he came to Hollidaysburg, Pa. Here from 1851 until 1856 he and his wife occupied what was known as the Williams homestead on Mulberry near Front Street. The ground was acquired in 1831 and later was built upon and owned by William Williams and three ladies of the name of Williams, who deeded it in turn to William Williams and his wife. This is the property which Mrs. Ruthven one of the two surviving daughters of Dr. Rodrigue has purchased with the intention of converting it into a fitting memorial of her father. This lady who has traveled far and wide and enjoyed social distinction in many lands, has chosen in preference to any other place, for this purpose, the old homestead which to her is hallowed ground because of her revered father's presence here during her infancy. Coming from her winter home in Florida after a journey round the world for her health in 1896, she took up her residence in this old homestead July 5th, 1910. Her subsequent purpose with respect to it is expressed in the following communication in answer to queries from friends and kindly published by the editors of the leading newspapers of Hollidaysburg and Altoona. Of the former town is a gentleman whose life I am told had been saved in infancy by Dr. Rodrigue and who on that account had been named for him by grateful parents, Mr. A. R. Traugh and is gratefully appreciated in his turn as a highly esteemed editor (of the Standard) and friend. "Here in Hollidaysburg my father and mother came in their youth and devotion, living and suffering the usual vicissitudes of all who live and strive to build up this rare and generously endowed country; yet, in a great measure, struggling with the hardships of undevelopment. Unbroken roads, heavy snow drifts, mountains to circle or surmount, with or without food day and night, was the task in those days, 1840-46, for the physician, which, even to a young man, was a menace to health and success. My father, then scarcely forty years of age, loved his profession and held it sacred, even above his life and family, if necessity called. That he held a deep and sincere place in the hearts and memories of his patients, we, who are left, rejoice to see testified how many have kept him in remembrance, for it was his joy and pleasure to give relief to poor and wealthy alike. Far and near, in remote places difficult to reach, no matter what the hour day or night, he was always willing and prompt to respond to the call of suffering. I am glad to find the old home still within the bounds of renovation, and purpose residing here, hoping my married sister and brother, the only remaining members of the family, may unite their homes with mine. My intention is eventually to complete a medical library of reference for physicians, with a board of trustees, and who, together with others throughout the State, may meet here for consultation - a dispensary and also a ladies' auxiliary to the Red Cross of America, a lecture room for charitable purposes, and first aid to the wounded." This interesting pamphlet is dated August 31, 1910. The writer of the above, formerly Clara Virginia Rodrigue, was married May 15, 1883, to James Alexander Ruthven, a resident of New York, where he died November 22, 1889. He was a son of James Ruthven and wife who resided forty-four (44) years in West 23d Street. He was a graduate of Columbia College and the Yale Law School, and occupied a prominent professional and social position in New York. A daughter by a previous marriage survives Mr. Ruthven, making her home in England with her two sons. Before leaving Hollidaysburg for Kansas, Dr. Rodrigue had been one of the founders of the Blair County Medical Society and its first vice-president. Peculiar conditions existed in Kansas in 1856, but it was as a man of civilization and of peace that Dr. Rodrigue went there for his recovery of health. How desirable it would have been could he have lived to a serene old age, but for many years afterward neither safety nor serenity was assured there to any public man. Mrs. Ruthven in recalling her family's history, remarks that three members of her father's family died between the ages of forty and forty-seven years, each one having known the horrors of war, either through active participation or in its effects. Her eldest brother, Andrew, while serving the government as postmaster fell a victim to the factional disturbances at Lecompton, Kansas, two younger brothers served later in the Civil War and a nephew in the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars, as stated. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 512-516. EDWARD N. ROOT, who has been actively engaged in the fire insurance business at Bellwood, Pa., since 1907, is a representative of several of the leading old line companies, and was previously for many years in the service of the Bell's Gap Railroad. He was born October 7, 1852, in Antis Township, Blair county, Pa., and is a son of John M. and Mary Ann (Nelson) Root. Lemuel Root, great-grandfather of subject was a native and for many years a resident of the New England States and served in the Revolutionary war, after which he came to Blair County, Pa. He settled in Antis township, where he owned a large farm, on which he built a log cabin, and here spent his declining years, dying at the advanced age of 93 years. The gun which he carried in the Revolutionary war has been passed to the eldest son from generation to generation, and is now possessed by Lemuel Root, a second cousin of our subject and a son of Jacob Root, who was a son of Lemuel Root. John Root, grandfather of our subject, was born on the old homestead place in Antis township, then Huntingdon County, and after his second marriage moved to Ohio, where he owned considerable land near Gallion. He met an accidental death at the age of 68 years, being run over by a corn wagon. John M. Root, father of Edward N., was born on the old home place and lived there practically all his life, returning here about one year after the family moved to Ohio. He was of English descent. After his marriage he left the home farm and during the greater part of his life followed the lumber business, and subsequently became the owner of a farm near Elizabeth Furnace. He spent the latter years of his active career in the service of the railroad acting as first night watchman for several years previous to entering the lumber business. In the spring of 1865 he enlisted for service in the war, in Company E., Sixth Penna. Cavalry, and served until its close. He then returned to lumbering for a time, after which he again went into the railroad business and continued with the company until seventy years of age, when he was entered on the company's retired list and so remained until his death seven years later. John M. Root first married Mary Ann Nelson, who was born in Antis township, a daughter of James Nelson, who was of Scotch parentage. Of this union were born five children: Edward N.; Lemuel A., a resident of Bellwood; Luther, who died at Port Huron, Mich.; James, who died in infancy; and Mary Margaret (Mrs. Glasgow) who died in Bellwood. Mrs. Root died November 12, 1865, and was buried in Antis Cemetery. Mr. Root formed a second union December 31, 1867, with Mrs. Lydia H. West, and to them were born one son, John Preston Root, who resides in Ohio. Mr. Root died March 1, 1904, at Bellwood, and his second wife died July 20, 1902. Edward N. Root grew to man's estate in Antis township, and after completing his education taught some eighteen terms in Clearfield, Center and Blair Counties, his last school being a subscription school. On March 29, 1879, he moved to what was then known as Bell's Mills, and on August 3, 1882 entered the railroad service. He was continuously in the service of the railroad until May 30, 1907, and was identified with the Bell's Gap Railroad as ticket and freight agent and weigh master at Bellwood, and continued as such until transferred to the Middle Division. At that time (Dec. 1888) a joint agency was established with the P. & N. W. R. R., after which he served as coal clerk until the time of his retirement from the service in May, 1907. He has since that time been actively engaged in the fire insurance business, representing several of the leading old line companies. Mr. Root is a Democrat in politics, although inclined to be independent. For the past sixteen years he has been a member of the school board, and was a member of that body when the town was formed into a borough. He has been treasurer of the local fire company since its organization,, August 18, 1891. Mr. Root is fraternally a member of the I. O. O. F., the Royal Arcanum, the K. O. T. M. and the Sons of Veterans. On December 26, 1876, Mr. Root married Mary Eleanor Iddings, who was born in the vicinity of Unionville, Center County, Pa., April 5, 1853, and died March 6, 1907. She was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Allen) Iddings, who were people of affluence and the owners of several valuable farms. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Root, namely: Joseph Eugene, born September 21, 1879, who graduated from Bellwood High School in 1898, and from the Pennsylvania State College in 1907, in the course of Civil Engineering, and is now an instructor in the University of Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Elsie Selma Richter of Cumberland, Md.; Margaret Elizabeth, born November 16, 1881, who graduated from the Bellwood High School in 1898 and from the Millersville State Normal in 1902, taking a later course in 1905, and who is now teaching in the public schools at Camden, N. J.; Alice Lydia, born June 22, 1884, who is the wife of George E. Wentz (they residing with Mr. Root); and Ruth Isabella, born October 23, 1893, who is now a senior in the Bellwood High School. The religious connection of the family 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. 650-653. SAMUEL M. ROSS, M. D., deceased, for years was an eminent man of medicine at Altoona, Pa., attending to a large private practice, serving as a member of the staff of the city hospital and being special surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In every way he was a worthy and useful citizen, but hee accepted no public offices nor engaged in any business enterprises which would claim the time and attention he felt should be given entirely to his beloved profession. Dr. Ross was born in Indiana County, Pa., November 9, 1821, and was a son of John and Eleanor (McKnight) Ross. John Ross was born in Perry County, Pa. The family is of Scotch extraction. He moved from his native county to Indiana County in 1800, where he lived until 1846, dying when aged seventy years. He was twice married, his second wife being the mother of the late Dr. Samuel M. Ross and seven other children, all of whom have passed away. Samuel M. Ross was afforded excellent educational advantages for his day, being sent to the Indiana Academy and later the Canonsburg Academy, which was a noted institution at that time and was patronized by students from all over the state. He prepared for college with his half-brother, the late Dr. John D. Ross, and then entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which he was graduated March 9, 1850. He settled at Darlington, in Beaver County, in 1852, where he resided for sixteen years, after which he spent a few years at Greenville, in Mercer County, from which place he came to Altoona in the spring of 1875. His medical practice in this city covered a period of twenty-two years. He was identified with the medical organizations of the Nation, State and county and became one of the most thoroughly trusted and valued physicians and surgeons of this section, his skill being sought and his advice treasured over a wide territory. His death occurred at Altoona on September 13, 1897. He was a member and an elder in the Second Presbyterian Church. In his political views he was a Republican. Dr. Samuel M. Ross was married December 23, 1852, to Miss Sarah C. Spear, a daughter of William Spear, a prominent citizen of Blair County, and four children were born to them, namely: William S., Margaret M., Fannie F. and John Louis. The last named died September 20, 1974. Mrs. Ross died after a short illness on August 26, 1910, at her residence, No. 1218 Twelfth Avenue. William Spear Ross, the eldest of the above family, became a physician and has built up a very large practice as a specialist on the eye, ear, nose and throat, maintaining his well equipped office in the family home residence. He read medicine with his father and then entered the medical department of the University of Wooster, having previously attended Thiel College, and in March, 1876, was graduated with his medical degree. In the following year he took a post-graduate course at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and a supplementary course at the Wills' Eye and Ear Infirmary in that city. Like his late father, he is a member of the county and State Medical Associations. He married Miss Emma Weir and they have two children. Dr. and Mrs. Ross reside at No. 1216 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 670. T. DEAN ROSS, who has been postmaster of Williamsburg, Pa., since August 4, 1909, is one of the enterprising business men of the borough and was born here May 11, 1877, a son of Charles and Mary (Patterson) Ross. The family was established in Blair County by Dr. John D. Ross, grandfather of our subject, who came here in 1832. Charles and Mary Ross were both born and reared in Williamsburg, and were members of the Presbyterian church. The father was a Republican in politics. Our subject is the only surviving child born of their union, one daughter having died in infancy, and one died when twenty-four years of age. T. Dean Ross attended the common schools of Williamsburg and the Pa. State Normal School at Bock [Lock] Haven, of which he is a graduate, then taught one year at Belville, Mifflin County, O., and was principal of the public school of Williamsburg for one year. He then spent three years in the employ of the Carnegie Steel Company, was engaged in the confectionery business three years, and since August 4, 1909, has had charge of the postoffice at Williamsburg. Mr. Ross is politically a Republican, and was for three years one of the committeemen from this district. He is affiliated with the Orphans' Home Lodge of the 1. O. O. F., of Williamsburg, and the Masonic Lodge of Hollidaysburg. On June 30, 1907, Mr. Ross was united in marriage with Mildred M. Patterson, who is a daughter of George M. Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Ross are members of the Presbyterian church. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 683. D. M. ROUDABUSH, M. D., who has spent almost the entire period of his professional life at Altoona, Pa., where he is in the enjoyment of a very satisfactory practice, was born at St. Clairsville, Bedford County, Pa., June 27, 1880. Dr. Roudabush was educated at St. Clairsville and the Lockhaven Normal School and afterward taught school for eight terms in Bedford and Blair Counties. In the meanwhile he was completing his preparatory reading and then entered Hahnemann Medical College, at Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1906. He then took up his residence at Bedford Springs, a summer resort and remained there in practice during the three months of the season, after which he came to Altoona. He is a member of the Blair County and the Pennsylvania State Homeopathic Medical Societies, occasionally contributes to their literature and keeps closely in touch with all scientific work along medical and surgical lines. He is also owner and proprietor of the Altoona Sanitarium, which treats by the Swaine remedies, the drug and liquor habits. This Sanitarium is located at 1516 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona. Dr. Roudabush was married in 1906, to Miss Pearl Warsing, of Hopewell, Bedford County, Pa., and they have one son, Luther. They are members of the First Reformed Church at Altoona. He is a Mason, and Odd Fellow, belongs also to the order of Forresters and to the patriotic organization, the Sons of Veterans. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. p. 735. JOHN B. ROYER, one of the substantial and enterprising farmers of Woodbury Township, and owner of the old Royer homestead of 200 acres, was born in 1856, on his present farm, and is a son of Samuel K. and Elizabeth (Bossler) Royer. Jacob and Mary (Keagy) Royer, paternal grandparents of our subject, came to Blair County in 1814, from Franklin County, Pa. The maternal grandparents were Jacob and Polly Daughenbaugh Bossler. Samuel K. Royer, father of our subject, was also born on the old Royer homestead in Woodbury Township, and the mother was born also in this township. They were the parents of the following children: Catherine, who is the widow of John Smith; Mary, who is deceased; Martin; Jane, who first married J. D. Aurandt, now deceased, and later Edward Feight; Franklin; Anna, who is the wife of James Miller; Delilah, who married D. S. Hoover; John B.; Jacob; Melissa, who is the wife of E. E. Snively; and Samuel Calvin. The father was a Republican. Both parents were members of the Church of God. John B. Royer was reared on the home farm and attended the district schools of the township. He early in life began working on the farm, then spent seven years engaged in threshing, after which he embarked in the mercantile business at Yellow Springs, where he continued for two years. For eight years he was proprietor of a hotel at Altoona, Pa., and since 1898 has been following farming on the Royer homestead, which he purchased after his father's death. In politics Mr. Royer is a Republican, and has served as supervisor, and was committeeman for eight years. His religious connection is with the Church of God. Mr. Royer first married Clara Daniels, who died in 1891, and his second union was with Dora Bateman. No children were born of either union. Mrs. Royer is also a member of the Church of God. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, pp. 676-677. FRANK M. RUSSELL, a prominent farmer and dairyman, whose eighty-two acres of valuable land are situated in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pa., near Martinsburg, was born in Bedford County, Pa., December 10, 1869, and is a son of Jacob and Rebecca (Miller) Russell, and a grandson of Andrew Miller, who was an old settler in Bedford County. The father of Mr. Russell is deceased, but his mother survives and resides with a married daughter, Mrs. Henry J. Myers, in North Woodbury Township. The following children were born to Jacob and Rebecca Russell: Andrew, residing near Hollidaysburg; Frank M.; Emma F., living in Blair County, wife of John K. Wisler; Anna J., wife of Henry J. Myers, of North Woodbury Township; Jacob D., residing at Martinsburg; Mary, wife of Charles H. Detwiler, of Bedford County; Sarah, wife of Howard Kagarise, of Bedford County; Clara, wife of John Nicodemus, of North Woodbury Township; and Jennie, wife of Jason Brumbaugh, of Taylor Township. Frank M. Russell was about thirteen years old when his parents moved from Bedford to Blair County, settling in North Woodbury Township. Here he has lived ever since, making farming and dairying his business. Exercising good judgment and combining it with industry, Mr. Russell has made himself one of the township's successful business men. On January 11, 1894, Mr. Russell was married to Miss Amanda Brumbaugh, a native of Blair County and a daughter of George H. Brumbaugh, of Clover Creek, and they have three children: Elsie B., Mary B. and Elizabeth A. Mr. Russell and family are members of the Church of the Brethren at Clover Creek, and he is a deacon in the same. In politics he is a Democrat. Sell, Jesse C., Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911, p. 689.