BIO: Myron J. FYOCK, 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 69. __________________________________________________________ MYRON J. FYOCK Huntingdon, Pa. Superintendent Woodcrafters Corporation: He was born at Windber, Somerset County, Pa., June 30, 1889. A son of John J. Fyock, a farmer; he owned two farms; died of typhoid fever, which turned to brain fever, causing his death in 1897, at the age of thirty-six years. He married Ida Deitz. She comes of the Deitz faction which invented and manufactured the famous Deitz lantern. She now resides at Holsopple, Somerset County, Pa. Myron J. Fyock began his schooling at the Berkey school, Somerset County, Pa. and in order to advance his knowledge along technical lines, he attended the New York Technical School in New York City in 1908 and 1909, along the lines of architecture. He early in life was associated with work of this character. His work is found all over a large section of the country. He built several hundred houses for the Hess Bros. Construction Company of Johnstown, Pa., and at Woodvale and Robertsdale in Huntingdon county, built forty houses of different designs; also a church and hotel showing his handicraft along modern lines, and endeavoring to create new and lasting ideas. In the years 1911 and 1912 he was with MacArthur Bros., of New York City, and was sent to Alabama; was there for nine months on a dam and power house at Lock Twelve, on the Cusock River, fifteen miles from Clanton, Ala., this being a $7,000,000 project. As superintendent and manager of the Woodcrafters Corporation, he built this manufacturing plant, of all steel construction, with latest type of wood working machinery adapted to the turning out of florists' supplies, out-door furniture, porch furniture, novelties, caskets, reproductions and specialties; also furniture made to order. He was for two and a half years with the Welfare Department, State Reformatory, Huntingdon, Pa. He superintended the construction of all dry kilns and lumber sheds at this institution and was held responsible for all finished cuts. He is a member of the Church of the Brethren. His wife belongs to the Church of God, Six Mile Run, Huntingdon County, Pa. He is a World War veteran. Enlisted at Somerset, Pa., and was sent to Fort Vancouver, Washington, and assigned to the 309th Aerial Construction Squadron at Fort Vancouver, Washington; was there for fourteen months, on special duties that occupied his attention. He was transferred to construction quartermaster, where he made use of the knowledge he possessed along construction lines. He was made a sergeant overseer; was held there until the first part of February; after the Armistice was signed, was transferred to Camp Meade for discharge, February 13, 1919. He belongs to the Knights of Malta, No. 475, Huntingdon, Pa.; American Legion, Frank Hommon Post, Huntingdon, Pa.; P.O.S. of A., No. 321. He has two brothers, V. Frank, Ehrensfield, Pa., a motorman; John J., Ellicott, Md., a farmer; one sister, Leila, married to Irvin Shaffer, Rummel, Pa., an airbrake inspector. Edna is deceased, died at the age of twenty-four years. Myron J. Fyock was married to Lorna Whited, a daughter of William and Minerva Whited, the mother living, the father deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Fyock have two sons, Myron, Jr., six years of age; William G., ten months; one daughter, Thelma, nine years. Leland is deceased, was two and a half years of age. Mr. Fyock is interested in civic affairs. A Republican, a good citizen, and delights in base ball, his favorite sport.