BIOS: Andrew WOY, Somerset, Somerset County, PA

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History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania; Bedford County by E. 
Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; v.3, Pub. The Lewis 
Publishing Company, New York/Chicago 1906, ppg. 532/3

Andrew WOY.
Andrew Woy, a resident of Somerset, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was there 
born October 26, 1838, the son of John Woy.
Andrew Woy obtained his educational training in the common schools of his native 
place.  After leaving the schoolroom he was engaged for ten years, in 
partnership with his brother, in the conduct of a sawmill.  He is by occupation 
a farmer and owns a well located farm in Somerset township.  This farm is well 
laid out and is finely cultivated.  In his political relations he is a 
Prohibitionist.
He married, November 29, 1867, in Stony Creek township, Catherine Walker, born 
March 21, 1847.  The following named children are the issue of this marriage: 
Edmond S., born October 14, 1868, married Ida Swank, a daughter of William and 
Catherine (Kimindill) Swank, and they have children as follows: Catherine, Earl, 
Edna, Hobert, Myrtle; Margaret, born October 13, 1870, resides in Pittsburg; 
Mary, born December 25, 1873, married Charles Cook, a son of Jones and Emma 
(Stutzman) Cook, and they have one child, Emily Catherine; Charles, born April 
13, 1875, married Carrie Young, daughter of William and ______(Queller) Young, 
and they have two children, Ernest and Lloyd; Elizabeth, born August 19, 1878, 
married Irvin Rhodes, son of Alex and Mary (Staffert) Rhodes, and they had no 
children; Mr. Rhodes died in 1900; Rose E., married Edgar Fogle, son of George 
Fogle, and they have one child, Lydia; Harry W., born September 5, 1881, married 
Mary Emmert, daughter of Oliver and Minnie (Smith) Emmert; they have no 
children; Jacob F., born May 22, 1887, is unmarried and resides at home.