Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Headley, Amos B.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Bristol Township


AMOS B. HEADLEY farmer, P.O. Tullytown, is among the 
descendants of the early pioneers of Bucks county. He was 
born in Bristol township March 30, 1842, and is a son of 
Thomas and Elizabeth (Brown) Headley, who were natives of 
Pennsylvania, and of English origin.  His father was a 
miller by occupation.  He built and owned a large saw-mill 
and was engaged in the lumber business in Bristol township 
many years.  This mill was destroyed by fire and never 
rebuilt.  He at the same time owned the mill now owned by 
Amos B., which the latter bought in 1868.  Thomas Headley is 
retired from active labor and lives in Bristol borough.  
Amos B. was the third in a family of four children.  He was 
reared on the farm, attending the public schools at the same 
time, and also attended college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.  
Early in life he worked with his father in the mill, and his 
first business was that of a merchant miller, combined with 
that of a saw-mill, which occupied him from 1865 to 1880, 
since which time he has been engaged in farming.  He owns a 
neat and substantial residence in Tullytown, where he 
resides.  He was married December 10, 1868, to Miss Emma T., 
daughter of Isaac and Sarah Ann (Hendrickson) Ivins.  Her 
parents were of English origin, and now reside in Bristol 
borough, her father having retired from business.  The union 
of Mr. and Mrs. Headley has been blessed with two children.  
Irene and Edith.  They attend the Friends' meeting.  In 
politics Mr. Headley is a republican.  He once served as 
jury commissioner of Bucks county.