BIOS: John H. LEIGHTY, Rockwood, Somerset County, PA

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History of Bedford & Somerset Counties, PA; v.3; Bedford County by E.
Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; Lewis Pub. Co.,
NY/Chicago 1906; pg, 231

John H. LEIGHTY.

John H. Leighty, proprietor and manager of the Hotel Merchant, in Rockwood, 
Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was born in Mooreland, Garrett county, Maryland, 
April 26, 1860.  He received his education in the common schools of Fayette 
county, Pennsylvania, and attended these until the age of twenty years.  He then 
learned the trade of brick and stone mason, which was also the occupation of his 
father, and followed that until 1895.  He then turned his attention to the 
butcher business, commencing in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and for the next 
three years was thus occupied.  He then rented a hotel at Ruffsdale, 
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, conduced that for one year, and then removed 
to Cleveland, Ohio, where he opened a saloon, but gave this up after about eight 
months, started a hotel and kept it for two years.  He then removed to Rockwood, 
Somerset county, Pennsylvania, rented the Hotel Merchant, which he is still 
managing with success.  He is genial and courteous to all and is very popular, 
having made many friends since he first took up his residence in the town.  He 
has been twice married.  His second wife was Mary Smith, born in Scotland, June 
23, 1860.