BIO: David P. LOUGHHEAD, 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 377 & 378.
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  DAVID P. LOUGHHEAD, one of the substantial citizens of Bigler Township, 
Clearfield County, Pa., who is the owner of a fine residence at Beulah, Pa., 
and owner and proprietor of a bakery at this place, has other valuable property 
including coal lands in different parts of the county.  He was born April 17, 
1856, in Bradford County, Pa., and is a son of Jefferson and Esther (Palmer) 
Loughhead.
  Jefferson Loughhead was of Scotch ancestry but was born in New York.  In his 
earlier years he was a shoemaker but later studied medicine and became a 
practitioner of the Homeopathic system.  He married Esther Palmer, who was a 
native of Bradford County, Pa., and they had the following children:  David P., 
Charles, John, Clara J., and Frederick J.
  David P. Loughhead had only common school advantages in his youth and is, 
more or less, a self educated and self made man.  He was variously engaged for 
a number of years and came to Bigler Township in 1879.  In 1900 he was 
appointed constable and subsequently was elected to the office in which he 
served until 1907.  He was elected assessor of Bigler Township, on the 
Republican ticket, in 1909 and is serving in this office and also is deputy 
game warden of the State.  In August, 1910, Mr. Loughhead in association with 
his son, started the Beulah Baking Company, at Beulah, Pa., and the enterprise 
has been very successful.  The younger partner, David P. Loughhead, Jr., is a 
practical baker, having learned the trade at Cresson, Pa.  They have one 
assistant and run a daily wagon to the surrounding towns, the output being 300 
loaves of bread a day together with other bakery goods.
  In 1887, Mr. Loughhead was married to Miss Mary J. Miller, a daughter of 
Solomon and Elizabeth (Shepley) Miller, who had other children, namely:  Jacob, 
Caroline, Cyrus, George, Peter, Henry and Emma.  Mr. and Mrs. Loughhead have 
but the one son.  David P,. Jr., who is a very enterprising young business man.  
Mr. Loughhead and family attend the Methodist Episcopal church.  He is 
identified with Lodge No. 669, Odd Fellows, at Glen Hope, Pa.