BIOGRAPHY: William H. STINEMAN, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 178-9
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WILLIAM H. STINEMAN, an enterprising merchant of South Fork, is a son of Joseph 
P. H. and Mary (Berkebile) Stineman, and was born in Adams township on what is 
known as the “old Fulmer farm,” August 30, 1859.
     The father of William H. Stineman is a brother of George B. and Jacob C. 
Stineman, whose ancestral history appears on another page of this work under the 
heading of “The Stineman Family.” His father was born on the Stineman homestead 
in Adams township, learned the art of photography and followed it a number of 
years, went to Bethlehem, this State, and for eighteen years was the agent for 
the Philadelphia & Reading Transfer company. He now resides in Philadelphia. His 
marriage with Mary Berkebile resulted in the birth of three children: Ann, wife 
of Daniel Rorabaugh, of Croyle township, this county; James Monroe, deceased and 
William H. Stineman, at an early age, learned the lesson of self-reliance. He 
was reared until thirteen years of age by his uncle, Jacob C. Stineman, being 
engaged as an errand boy in the iron mills of the latter, at Hollidaysburg. 
Later he went to Johnstown and was employed by the Cambria Iron company, first 
as a helper in the roof shop, and later as a helper on the stamping-machine of 
the Blooming mill. He was soon advanced to the position of slate-boy, his duties 
being to keep account of all the work sent out by this department. After 
remaining in Johnstown several years he went to Pittsburg, and was engaged in 
the establishment of Wilson & Walker for a short time, and then, after one 
year's experience as a railroad brakeman in the employ of the Pennsylvania 
Railroad company, he located at South Fork and took a position as weighmaster at 
the mines of his uncle, Jacob C.
     In 1887 he embarked in the general mercantile business in South Fork, and 
has thus been engaged ever since. He carries a full line of general merchandise, 
and has a large and growing trade. In addition to merchandizing he conducts the 
only restaurant in the town, and manufactures ice-cream for the wholesale and 
retail trade. Fraternally he is a member of South Fork Council, No 74, Jr. O. U. 
A. M., and religiously of the Lutheran church, of which he is a member of the 
council. He adheres to the Republican party as a matter of politics, and has 
served as auditor and councilman of South Fork. December 25, 1884, he married 
Miss Elizabeth M. Walter, a daughter of Justice Henry Walter, of Cambria 
township, this county, and to their union have been born three children: Mary 
Odessa, died in infancy; Earl Walter and Charles Clare.