BIO: Fred PILKINGTON, 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 723 & 724.
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  FRED PILKINGTON, coal operator and senior member of the firm of Pilkington & 
Ellery, operating the Coaldale mines, No. 14, at Grampian, Pa., was born 
November 7, 1866, in England, and the only child living of his father's first 
marriage.  He is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Beckett) Pilkington, who came to 
America from England in 1868, locating at Powelton, Pa., then moved to 
Philipsburg, where Elizabeth Pilkington died.  Thomas Pilkington returned to 
England in 1873 and while there married Mary Hellowell and before they returned 
to America, in 1879, two of their seven children had been born.  Their family 
was as follows:  William, John, Ernest, Joseph, Thomas, Margaret and Esther, and 
of these Joseph is deceased.
  Thomas Pilkington was an experienced coal miner and for twenty years was mine 
foreman for Jackman & Ellsworth.  He then embarked in the hotel business at 
Chester Hill, Clearfield county, Pa., and continued until his death, at the age 
of fifty-nine years, and his burial was at Philipsburg.  His widow resides at 
South Philipsburg.  Mr. Pilkington became an ardent Democrat and was deeply 
interested in public questions and public men.  During the presidential campaign 
preceding his death, he was elected a delegate to receive Hon. William J. Bryan 
and his meeting with the distinguished politician was a proud moment of his 
life.
  Fred Pilkington was educated at Philipsburg and after school he entered the 
coal mines.  In 1896 he became mine foreman for the Morrisdale Coal Company's 
shaft No. 1, at Morrisdale, later at the Royal Mines, at Munson, Pa., for the 
Jones estate, and later was with several other mining companies, and then came 
to Grampian as superintendent of the Coaldale Mining Company.  In 1908, with a 
partner, Mr. Ellery, Mr. Pilkington bought the interests of this company and is 
half owner and superintendent.  He is also interested in the Grampian Supply 
Store at Grampian.
  On September 1, 1897, Mr. Pilkington was married to Miss Carrie B. Shields, a 
daughter of Alexander Shields of Morris township, and they have three children:  
Elizabeth, Ralph and Dorothy.  Mr. Pilkington was reared in the Episcopal 
church.  He is not very active in politics but he takes much interest in the 
Masonic fraternity, of which he is a member.