BIO: Edmund D. BOOK, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 26. __________________________________________________________ E. D. BOOK Shade Valley, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Farmer: E. D. Book was born in Hill Valley, Huntingdon Co., Pa., July 28, 1870. A son of Samuel Book, a farmer, who owned a farm of 220 acres. The farm came into the possession of the subject of this sketch. Samuel Book married Mary Widney, both deceased; the father died in 1923, at the age of eighty-two years, and the mother dying in 1919, at the age of seventy-three years. The farm previously belonged to Samuel Book's father, and it is the homestead. E. D. Book has been a farmer all his life; was a school director. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Waterloo, Juniata Co., Pa.; his wife also when living. He has been an inspector on the election board. A Republican. He has two brothers: William, of Blain Perry Co., a miller; Dr. O. S. W. Book, who was married to Esther Neistrom of Galesburg, Ill; two sisters. Elva is married to O. B. Jeffries, Altoona, Pa. Two sisters are deceased; Annie, six years of age, and Ella, three years. E. D. Book was married to Anna Rodgers, who died Sept. 25, 1923, with a peculiar disease, which was baffling to physicians, from which the blood hardens in the veins. Three sons: Harry, married to Mary Jenkins, Doylesburg, Franklin Co., Pa.; Lehman, married to Thelma Neidigh, Perry Co., Pa., farmers; Lawrence, at home; one daughter, Eva, married to Bruce Burge, a trucker. E. D. Book has made a success in this, his chosen work. Note: E. D. Book is listed as Eddy Book, son of Samuel and Mary Book, in the 1880 Huntingdon County, census. The 1900 Huntingdon county census shows Edmund D. and Anna M. Book.