BIO: S. J. WISE, 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 746 & 747.
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  S. J. WISE, who resides on his valuable tract of forty-five acres, lying two 
and one-half miles south of Curwensville, Pa., in Pike Township, was born on 
this farm, July 8, 1858, and is a son of Michael and Phoebe Ann (Michaels) Wise.
  Michael Wise was born in Center County, Pa., in 1798, and accompanied his 
parents, Conrad and Margaret (Rote) Wise, to Clearfield County.  He remained at 
home until his marriage and then bought land from William Sloppy, in Pike 
Township, on which he continued to reside until the time of his death, October 
10, 1871.  At the time he settled here no improvements had been made and no 
clearing had been done.  With the assistance of his neighbors, timber was cut 
down, logs secured, and a habitable cabin was put up all in one day.  On many 
occasions, later in life, he also gave generous help to other settlers, this 
good feeling being general among the pioneers.  Michael Wise was a reliable man, 
possessed of excellent judgment and frequently he was chosen by his fellow 
citizens for township offices.  He was a stanch Democrat.  Both he and wife were 
worthy members of the Lutheran church and he was one of those who liberally 
contributed to the building of the church edifice at Bloomington.  He married 
Phoebe Ann Michaels, who was born April 5, 1828, and died July 28, 1908, both 
she and husband being buried in the Bloomington Cemetery.  The following 
children were born to them:  Elizabeth, who is the wife of Edward Bloom, of Penn 
township; Lucy, who is deceased, was the wife of L. B. Hile, also deceased; 
Sarah Jane, who is the wife of J. A. Johnston, of DuBois; James C., who married 
Gertrude Solth; Wilhelmina, who is the wife of W. L. Johnston, of DuBois; Aby, 
who is the wife of Thomas Lloyd, of Sykesville, Jefferson County, Pa.; S. J.; 
Lydia, who is the wife of Clement W. Cardon, of Clearfield; Clara, who is the 
wife of Frank Robinson, of Curwensville; Margaret, who is the wife of Vernon 
Bloom, of DuBois; and Lillian, who is the wife of B. B. McClight, of DuBois, Pa.
  S. J. Wise obtained his education in the old Bloomington school in Pike 
township and has always lived on the home farm and occupies the house which his 
father built after leaving the log cabin.  Mr. Wise carries on general farming 
and stock raising to some extent, and has everything so arranged that he and his 
family live in comfort.  On December 13, 1883, Mr. Wise was married to Miss 
Elizabeth Alice Caldwell, a daughter of Reuben and Mary F. Caldwell, and they 
have had three children, the only survivor being the youngest, Reuben C., who 
was born November 3, 1889, and at the time of writing (1911) is traveling in the 
West.  The eldest, Kitty Marilla, who was born April 25, 1884, died April 19, 
1892, and her burial was in the Bloomington Cemetery.  The second daughter, Mary 
Priscilla, who was born December 23, 1887, died April 5, 1905.  She was a 
beautiful girl, beloved by all who knew her and one of the brightest students of 
the DuBois High School.  Mr. Wise casts his vote with the Democrat party but 
takes no very active part in politics and has never consented to hold any 
office.