BIO: John Y. RAFFERTY, 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 623 & 624.
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  JOHN Y. RAFFERTY, justice of the peace at Grampian, Pa., auditor of the 
borough and a general merchant here, is a native of this place, born January 31, 
1876, and is a son of John B. and Bridget (Casey) Rafferty.
  John B. Rafferty was born in Penn Township, a son of Thomas and Martha (Young) 
Rafferty, who were pioneers in Clearfield County, he being a native of Ireland 
and she of Clearfield County.  John B. Rafferty was an early merchant and was a 
justice of the peace at Grampian, when the place was still known as Pennsville.  
He was a member of the Catholic church.  His death occurred April 20, 1877.  He 
married Bridget Casey, who died January 1, 1889, and both were buried in the 
Catholic cemetery at Grampian.
  John Y. Rafferty is in partnership in the mercantile business, with his 
brother, James L. Rafferty, the firm name being Rafferty Brothers.  They were 
educated at Grampian and St. Francis College at Loretto.  John Y. Rafferty 
married Miss Jane McKeown, a daughter of James McKeown, of Penn Township, and 
they have five children:  Janetta, John, Francis, Mary and Beatrice.  They are 
members of the Catholic church.  Mr. Rafferty was elected a justice of the 
peace, on the Democratic ticket, to serve from 1910 until 1915.  He owns a one-
third interest in the John B. Rafferty Hunting Club and an estate of 182 acres, 
situated in Penn township, Clearfield county.
  James L. Rafferty was born at Grampian, Pa., October 11, 1874.  He married 
Miss Ella McKeown, a daughter of James McKeown and a twin sister of the wife of 
John Y. Rafferty.  Mr. and Mrs. Rafferty have six children:  Ernestine, Inez, 
Genevieve, Paul Arthur and Leonard.  Mr. and Mrs. Rafferty are members of the 
Catholic church.  He is a Democrat in politics and is serving as a member of the 
borough council.  His business interests are identical with those of his younger 
brother.