BIO: J. C. STRICKLAND, 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 703 & 704.
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  J. C. STRICKLAND, proprietor of the Park Hotel, a first class hostelry 
situated at Grass Flat, Pa., has been a resident of Clearfield county for 
forty-nine years of his life and is well and widely known.  He was born in 
Dauphin county, Pa., September 28, 1856, and is a son of Jacob and Mary Jane 
(Ault) Strickland.
  Jacob Strickland was born in Dauphin county, Pa., March 28, 1823, and died in 
May, 1897.  He was a shoemaker by trade and followed the same in Dauphin county 
until 1862, when he moved with his family to Clearfield county, settling at 
Humphrey's steam mill, which was the first steam mill built in the county.  At 
that time the country round about was still covered with timber and it was no 
unusual thing to see from eight to ten deer in one day.  Jacob Strickland 
married Mary Jane Ault, who was born in Lancaster county, Pa., and died July 
31, 1910, aged eighty-eight years, eight months and seven days.  To this 
marriage there were seventeen children born, J. C. being the twelfth in order 
of birth.  The other survivors are:  W. H., who conducts a restaurant at 
Burnside, Pa. (was formerly a lumberman); Emma, residing in West Clearfield, 
who is the widow of Albert C. Walters, who was a veteran of the Civil war; 
George, who conducts a tannery at Curwensville, Pa.; and Jacob and Mary, twins.  
The former went to Maryland in 1872-3 and owns about 500 acres of land in 
Cumberland county.  Mary is the wife of A. F. Flegal.
  J. C. Strickland attended school irregularly until he was about fifteen years 
old and then went to work in the timber and has followed work in the woods 
continuously until within the past six years.  In 1881 he commenced to operate 
a saw-mill for the firm of Plack & Glunt, in Cambria county and was connected 
with it until 1905, when he moved to Grass Flat, where he went into the 
restaurant business, in which he was concerned for two years, five months and 
ten days, to be exact, when, in August, 1907, he took possession of the Park 
Hotel, which he had purchased.  This public house was originally built by a Mr. 
Dunlap and was later improved by Mr. Sheffer.  It contains forty rooms and 
under Mr. Strickland's management enjoys a large amount of prosperity, he, as 
host, personally looking after the comfort of his guests and providing a fine 
table.
  Mr. Strickland was married first to Miss Amanda Turner, on July 10, 1881, who 
died without issue in 1901.  She was a daughter of James H. Turner, Esq., of 
Wallaceton.  Mr. Strickland belongs to the order of the Moose at Philipsburg.  
In his political views he is a Republican.