Biographical Sketch of William P. CLOUD (1904); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** "Historical Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania", Vol. 2, edited by Gil- bert Cope and Henry Graham Ashmead, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1904, page 487. "WILLIAM P. CLOUD, a prosperous farmer of Chester county, Pennsylvania, is a representative of an old family, and a native of the county in which he resides, having been born August 29, 1851 in East Marlborough township. He is a son of Pusey and Hannah (Gatchel) Cloud, who lived on the old Cloud homestead, which was the birthplace of their son, William P. Cloud. "Mr. Cloud was brought up and educated in East Marlborough, coming to West Marlborough in 1883. In 1887 he purchased form George Pyle the farm which is now his home. In addition to the management of his estate he is inter- ested in finance, being one of the directors of the Avondale Bank. He enjoys in a high degree the esteem and confidence of his neighbors, and has held various local offices, among them those of school director, treasurer of the school board and supervisor. "Mr. Cloud married Carrie P., born November 26, 1857, near Unionville, East Marlborough township, Chester county, daughter of Enos and Hannah (Wollaston) Wickersham. Mr. and Mrs. Cloud are the parents of three chil- dren: Hannah M., born December 24, 1882; Elsie K., born May 26, 1885; and Emma W., born July 21, 1889."