BIO: James S. HOYT, 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 420.
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  JAMES S. HOYT, the efficient superintendent of the Clearfield County Poor 
Farm, in Clearfield county, Pa., is widely known and has been a lifelong 
resident of Clearfield county.  He was born in Lawrence township, October 23, 
1860, and is one in a family of three children born to his parents, John S. and 
Maria (Augenbaugh) Hoyt, the former of whom died in 1893 and the latter in 
1883.
  James S. Hoyt spent his early years on a farm and obtained his education in 
the public schools.  His father was a shoemaker by trade but his choice was 
different and he became a carpenter and engaged in work as such for a number of 
years.  He identified himself with the Republican party when he reached manhood 
and has been an active factor ever since and his usefulness has been recognized 
at different times.  Under the administration of the late President McKinley, 
he served as postmaster at Glen Richey, eleven years, and resigned to accept 
the present position of superintendent.  In January, 1909, he assumed the 
duties of superintendent of the Clearfield County Poor Farm, which include the 
care of 155 public charges and the cultivation of 250 acres of land.  In this 
position he has acquitted himself with credit.
  Mr. Hoyt married Miss Anna E. Kephart, a daughter of the late Abraham 
Kephart, and they have ten children.