BIO: Patrick Thomas SULLIVAN, Clearfield County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja & Sally Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ NOTE: Use this web address to access other bios: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/1picts/swoope/swoope.htm _____________________________________________________________ From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr., Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 466. _____________________________________________________________ PATRICK THOMAS SULLIVAN, of the firm of Luther & Sullivan, conducting the undertaking business under the style of the J. B. Luther Undertaking Co., at DuBois, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, March 27, 1870, and is a son of Michael and Johanna (Rooney) Sullivan, the former of whom died in Ireland in July, 1908, but the latter survives. Of their seven children, Patrick Thomas was the second in order of birth and with a brother, John, and a sister, Delia, were the only ones to come to America. Patrick Thomas Sullivan came to the United States in 1879 with his cousin, Rev. James Brennon, who became the first parish priest at DuBois. Mr. Sullivan came to DuBois in 1881 and made his home with Father Brennon and for twelve years worked in the mines. For ten years more he was employed as a car inspector for the B. R. & P. Railroad, after which he entered the employ of L. E. Weber, undertaker. He took a course in embalming under Prof. Harry Eckles, at Philadelphia and received his practical knowledge of the art under his present partner, J. B. Luther, and received his state embalmer's license in August, 1910. On September 7, 1909, with Mr. Luther, he established the J. B. Luther Undertaking Co. On December 25, 1890, Mr. Sullivan was married to Miss Mary Martin, a daughter of Charles Martin, who came to Clearfield county in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have six children: Johanna Loretta, Charles H., Michael F., Thomas J., Susanna and Patrick W. The family residence is No. 519 W. Washington avenue, DuBois. They are members of St. Catherine's Catholic church. He is identified with the Knights of Columbus and for the past eighteen years has belonged to the C. T. A. For ten years he has served as president of Division No. 1 of the Clearfield County A. O. H., and he belongs also to the Catholic Order of Foresters.