OBIT: James W. ENDSLEY, 1945, Somerset, Somerset County, PA

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JAMES W. ENDSLEY

Ex-State Senator James W. Endsley Dead at Age of 88

  Hon. James William Endsley, 88, for many years most prominent businessman and 
citizen of Somerfield Borough, died at 11:45 p.m., Dec. 20, in the Somerset 
Community Hospital where he had been a patient since Dec. 3, suffering from a 
fractured hip due to a fall in his home in Somerset.
  He was born September 15, 1857, in Somerfield, a son of William Gilbert and 
Julianne (Watson) Endsley and was preceded in death by a brother and two 
sisters.
  After completing a public school course he fitted himself for the teaching 
profession, but after one term in Fayette County, he decided to engage in the 
mercantile business with his father.  He also engaged in the lumber and coal 
mining business and operated a hub and spoke factory for many years, and was one 
of the organizers and directors of the Somerfield National Bank.
  A staunch Republican, Mr. Endsley served as the first burgess of Somerfield 
and was also a borough councilman and school director for many years.
  From 1905 to 1909 he served two terms as a member of the Pennsylvania General 
Assembly, and later served one term as State Senator for the Somerset-Bedford-
Fulton tri-county district.
  A life-long member of the Methodist church he devoted many years to Sunday 
school work.
  In 1880 Mr. Endsley was united in marriage with Miss Mary Connelly, only 
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Connelly.  Mrs. Endsley was the organizer 
and first regent of Great Crossings Chapter, Daughters of the American 
Revolution and was prominent in the work of the local chapter and the National 
D.A.R. Society.
  To Mr. and Mrs. Endsley three children were born, namely: Edna Mae who was 
married to Lucius Evans White, and was killed in an automobile accident in 
Washington, D.C., some years ago; Gilbert Frey Endsley of Somerset, and Mary 
Julianne Endsley Springer, who died several years ago.
  Surviving are his son, Gilbert, mentioned above, and seven grandchildren.
  Following the death of Mrs. Endsley and the inundation of the town of 
Somerfield by the Yough dam, Mr. Endsley and his grand-daughter, Maryanna 
Springer moved to Somerset and resided on West Patriot St. until the aged man 
met with the accident which caused his death.
  Funeral services were held in the Rishebarger Funeral Home in Addison, last 
Sunday at 2 p.m., with Rev. James Bird of the Addison M. E. Church officiating, 
followed by interment in the Addison Cemetery, where the remains of other 
members of the Endsley family repose. 
  The pallbearers were Scott Holliday, Fred Thomas, Frank Miller, Charles Criss, 
Edgar E. Augustine and Frank C. Wright.

Meyersdale Republican, January 3, 1946