BIO: Isaiah JURY, 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 769.
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  ISAIAH JURY,* a representative citizen of Girard township, residing on his 
well improved farm of fifty-three acres, which lies twelve miles northeast of 
the borough of Clearfield, was born in this township in 1850 and is a son of 
John F. and Elizabeth (Griffins) Jury.  John F. Jury was also born in Clearfield 
county and followed an agricultural life until his death in 1906.
  Isaiah Jury obtained his education in the schools of his native township, 
after which he turned his attention to farming and stockraising and has carried 
on these industries ever since, keeping thoroughly abreast with the times in 
agricultural progress and following methods which he has found eminently 
successful.  He is a man with broad and enlightened views and has interested 
himself very largely in the advancement of the public schools and has served 
many years on the township school board, of which he has been president since 
1908.  He has also served in the office of overseer of the poor.
  Mr. Jury was married June 3, 1873, to Miss Mary Shaw, of Wallacetown, Pa.  She 
is a lady of education and culture and for thirteen terms was a school teacher.  
Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jury, namely:  Inez, who is 
teaching school at Shawsville, and has been thus engaged for seven terms; 
Winnifred, who has taught for four terms, being now engaged at the Congress Hill 
school; Archie, who assists his father (married Miss A. Maines, of Shiloh, 
Bradford township); and Clemmens I., who died June 13, 1882.  Mr. Jury and 
family are members of the U. B. church at Shiloh.