Clinton County PA Archives News.....Chatham, Mrs. Ellen (Styers) - Visited by Imposter helping Soldiers Widow's.
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  Valerie ( Johnson ) Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 July 19, 2011, 11:11 am
  
  "The Clinton County Times" .
  Lock Haven, Clinton Co., Pennsylvania
  
  Friday, October 3, 1913
  
  Flemington
  
  Gossipers have had a real busy time lately discussing the stay here of a man 
  who gave his name as J. S. Reese and is said to be from Altoona.  He came here 
  several weeks ago claiming to be a government detective and found lodging with 
  the widow of the late John Chatham, whose maiden name was Ellen Styers.  Mrs. 
  Chatham is drawing a widow's pension.  Reese made the claim to the woman that 
  his business was to look after soldiers' widows and see that they were 
  protected.  He hung his hat on a peg and gave his undivided attention to Mrs. 
  Chatham's affairs and not only saw that she received her stipulated amount from 
  Uncle Sam, but was so intensely interested that he kept right on the job and 
  saw to it that the money was spent and in fact became not only a regular 
  boarder, but assumed command of the household, to the utter disgust of Mrs. 
  Chatham's daughter, who swore out a warrant for the arrest of the cheeky 
  imposter and he is now in the county jail awaiting the action of the court.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  
  Ellen Styers was the daughter of Nicholas & Sarah Styers.  She married John 
  Chatham about 1881.
  
  John Chatham (April 1830 - bef Oct 1913) enlisted as a Private on April 22, 
  1861 in Co. D, 15th Penn Infantry Regiment through August 8, 1861.  He then 
  enlisted as a Private on October 7, 1861 with Co. G, 58th Penn Infantry 
  Regiment.  On November 16, 1864 he was promoted to Full Sergeant.  He was 
  discharged on January 24, 1866.
  
  
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