BIO: Edgar T. HENRY, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 787.
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  EDGAR T. HENRY, an enterprising citizen and substantial farmer of Lawrence 
township, resides on a fine farm of 125 acres, and was born November 4, 1868, in 
Lumber City, Pa., a son of Matthew and Mary Elizabeth (Straw) Henry, who were 
the parents of nine children.
  Edgar T. Henry was educated in the local schools of Lawrence township and at 
Curwensville, Pa., and then taught school seven terms in Elk county, Pa.  Mr. 
Henry was then identified with the lumber industry and was employed as 
superintendent for J. H. Brennan of St. Mary's for five years, and at the end of 
that time came to his present farm of 125 acres.  Mr. Henry oversees all the 
work on his farm, but employs help to do the work, and has four tenants' 
dwellings on the place, besides two summer resort houses.  There are two general 
orchards, two large barns, and all of the outbuildings are comparatively new.  
Locust Grove is located on his farm, as is also the Driftwood schoolhouse of 
this district, and the Pennsylvania Railroad runs through his farm, stopping 
directly in front of his doorway, thus making it very convenient in getting to 
the city.
  Mr. Henry is politically an independent Democrat, and is now serving his 
fourth year on the Lawrence township school board of which he has been secretary 
for the past three years.  While teaching in Elk county Mr. Henry served as 
auditor of this township for three years.  He is a member of the Grange, and 
attends the Presbyterian church of Curwensville.
  Mr. Henry first married Elvira Goff of Elk county, and his second wife is 
Alice Wood of Clearfield county, Pa.  They have three children:  Audrey; Joseph; 
and Ida May.