BIO: Phineas Wesley RUDOLPH, 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 774 & 775.
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  PHINEAS WESLEY RUDOLPH, one of Huston township's sucessful agriculturists and 
leading citizens, residing on his farm of twenty-five acres situated two and 
one-half miles north of Penfield, Clearfield county, Pa., known as Alta Vista 
Garden, also owns two other farms of fifty acres, also located in Huston 
township.  He was born on his father's farm in Henderson township, Jefferson 
county, Pa., October 20, 1861, and is a son of David Rudolph, who was born in 
Westmoreland county, Pa.
  From Westmoreland David Rudolph was taken to Jefferson county by his parents, 
Jacob Rudolph and wife, who spent the rest of their years in that section, Jacob 
Rudolph becoming a well known farmer and lumberman.  David Rudolph moved from 
Jefferson county to DuBois, Pa., where he was foreman for John DuBois for many 
years and his death occurred there at the age of seventy-two years.  During the 
Civil war he served as a member of the 15th Pa. Vol. Cav.  He was married in 
Jefferson county to Anna Maria Smith, who was a daughter of Peter Smith, an old 
and respected resident of Punxatawney.  Nine children were born to David Rudolph 
and his wife, namely:  Smith M., Wheeler, George, Lucy, Jane, Phineas W., 
William, Monroe and Anna.  Lucy married Peter Hallowell and Jane married Frank 
Rudolph.
  Phineas W. Rudolph grew to the age of fifteen years in Jefferson county, where 
he attended the district schools, and grew to manhood at DuBois.  He learned the 
carpenter's trade, working at it for three years, after which he worked in the 
saw mills for John DuBois until 1891, when he came to his present farm, 
purchasing his residence farm from Abel Gresh and the other land from Stephen 
Bunday.  He did not immediately take personal charge of his property, merely 
overseeing it prior to April, 1911, in the meanwhile working as engineer and 
electrician in the mines at Tyler, Pa.  Since the above date he has devoted all 
his attention to his agricultural affairs.
  Mr. Rudolph was married October 18, 1883, to Miss Elizabeth Funk, a daughter 
of Jacob and Louisa Funk.  Mrs. Rudolph was born in Germany and was brought to 
the United States when two years old.  To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph eleven children 
have been born, as follows:  Laura, who died April 12, 1911 (she was the widow 
of George Paine and had one child, Velma); and Walter, Pearl, Howard, James, 
Emma and Adam (twins, the latter deceased), Arthur, Vira, and Pauline W. and 
Maxine (twins, the last named being deceased).  Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph are members 
of the Methodist Episcopal church.  He belongs to the Grange (as also does Mrs. 
Rudolph) and to the P. H. C., at DuBois.  In politics he is a Democrat.  Mr. 
Rudolph recently turned over twenty-five acres of his land to his eldest son.