BIO: Balsar HULLIHEN, 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, pages 718 & 719.
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  BALSAR HULLIHEN, one of the highly respected citizens of Bell township, now 
living retired at McGee's Mills, is probably one of the oldest millers in the 
county, having operated a grist mill at this place continuously for thirty-four 
years.  He was born at New Lisbon, O., August 19, 1838, and is a son of Anthony 
and Susan Anna (Linderberry) Hullihen.
  Anthony Hullihen was born in Pennsylvania and accompanied the family to Ohio 
but later located at Clearfield, Pa., moved from there to Indiana county and 
from there to Bell township, Clerafield county, at each location following the 
blacksmith trade.  His death occurred in Bell township, at the age of seventy-
four years.  He married Susan Anna Linderberry, who was born in Germany but 
lived at the time of marriage, in Ohio.  She died in 1868, aged fifty-four 
years.  Three of their children survive, namely:  Balsar; Mathias, who was a 
soldier in the Civil war, now lives in Greenwood township; and Conrad, who also 
is a farmer in that township.  Grandfather Hullihen was a native of Ireland.  He 
was drowned in the Susquehanna river, near Williamsport, Pa.
  Balsar Hullihen worked during early manhood at lumbering, and also learned the 
milling business.  In 1864 he enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering 
Co. F, 58th Pa. Vol. Inf., 3rd Brig., 3rd Div., 24th Army Corps, under the 
command of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler.  He served out his term of enlistment and 
was honorably discharged at Staunton, Va.  Mr. Hullihen returned to Pennsylvania 
and located first at Bower, and then moved to Blair county, where he operated a 
hotel for two years and moved then to Three Springs, in Huntingdon county and 
came from there, in 1878, to McGee's Mills.  Here he was engaged as a miller in 
the McGee Grist Mills, for more than thirty continuous years.  He is one of the 
best known men in Bell township and on numerous occasions has been elected to 
responsible township offices, in both Bell and Greenwood townships.
  Mr. Hullihen married Miss Mary C. Young, who was born in Indiana county, Pa., 
August 30, 1848, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Catherine (Hauck) Young, and they 
have five children and eight grandchildren, as follows:  Elmer E., who lives at 
home and is in the railroad service; Ermine, who is the wife of James Ross, of 
Colorado, and they have one child:  Esther Dora, who is the wife of L. J. Jones, 
of Punxatawney, Pa., and they have two children; Frederick N., who lives at 
Punxatawney, married Mollie Davis and they have five children; and Martha M., 
who resides with her parents.  Mr. Hullihen is one of the charter members of the 
G. A. R. Post at McGee's Mills.  He belongs to the order of Eagles.  In politics 
he is a Republican.