Clearfield County PA Archives - Photos: WILKINSON, John and Wife Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ellis Michaels, , Oct 2008 Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ ________________________________________________ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/wilkinson-john-wife.txt Photo may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/wilkinson-john-wife.jpg John Wilkinson and his wife, leading citizen of Clearfield County photo scanned from Roland D. Swoopes "Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, PA and Representative Citizens", published 1911, page 648 JOHN H. WILKINSON, who owns twenty-eight acres of land in Bigler Township, Clearfield County, where he is developing a valuable coal mine, is a well known and highly respected citizen of this section. He was born in England, October 8, 1860, and is a son of John and Alice (Limb) Wilkinson. The parents of Mr. Wilkinson were born in England and after coming to the United States, located at Osceola, Clearfield County, where the mother still resides, the father being now deceased. They had the following children: Mary, who is the wife of James McCrossin; Annie; John H.; Salina, who is the wife of Thomas Mays; Eliza, who is the wife of John Madison; Florence, wife of Mr. Edmunds; and Herbert. John H. Wilkinson attended the common schools only and began work in the coal mines when young and coal mining has been his business ever since. On his own land he had developed one mine and is opening up a second one and gives employment to six men. His prospects are encouraging, his coal being of excellent quality and the vein seemingly inexhaustible. In 1883 Mr. Wilkinson was married to Miss Martha Cowfer, a daughter of David Cowfer, of Center County, and she has the following brothers and sisters: Mary, Jane, George, Irvin, Rachel, Wall, William and May. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson the following children have been born: Rosella, who is the wife of John P. Martin; Florence, who is the wife of Philip Henry; and Frank, Grace, George, Earl, Harry, Martha and Howard. In politics Mr. Wilkinson is a Republican. He is a member of the fraternal order of Odd Fellows and belongs to the lodge at Houtzdale.