Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....PETERMAN, Philip 1831 - living in 1899
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  PHILIP PETERMAN is one of the leading and enterprising business men of Sullivan
  County, Pa., and has for the past two years been successfully engaged in
  merchandising in the village of Nordmont. He is a native of Laporte township,
  that county, his birth occurring February 11, 1870, and is a son of James and
  Hannah J. (Hunter) Peterman.
  
    James Peterman was born and reared in Sugarloaf township, Columbia County,
  Pa., and was a son of Benjamin Peterman, who was a well-to-do farmer of Columbia
  County. James received a common-school education and in early life purchased a
  farm in his native township and carried on agricultural pursuits. In 1861 our
  subject's father was offered a profitable price for his farm; accepting the same
  he moved to Sullivan County and purchased a new and uncultivated tract of land;
  he cleared a portion of his purchase and carried on both farming and lumbering
  with marked success. He passed to the unknown beyond at the age of fifty-nine
  years. He was joined in the bonds of wedlock with Hannah J. Hunter, a daughter
  of John Hunter, a well-to-do and prosperous citizen of Sullivan County. As a
  result of this happy union ten children were born, as follows: Jennie: Carrie;
  Minard; Philip, the subject of this biography; Susie; Shadrach; Glen, who is
  operating the homestead; Alice; Chester; and Harry. Our subject's mother resides
  on the homestead with her son and is surrounded by many friends, who hold her in
  high esteem. Mr. Peterman was well known and took an active interest in local
  politics, giving his support in favor of the principles of the Democratic party.
  He served as supervisor, tax collector, overseer of the poor, and school
  director. Religiously, he and his family were members of the Methodist Church.
  
    Philip Peterman, the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood on his
  father's farm and acquired a liberal education in the public schools of his
  native township. In 1896 he removed to the village of Nordmont and bought out
  the mercantile store of M. W. Botsford. On September 11, 1897, the store was
  destroyed by fire, and, although our subject met with a severe loss, he
  immediately rebuilt and has greatly increased his stock, now owning and
  conducting one of the best general stores in his section of the country. Our
  subject also owned a part interest in the Temperance Hotel, conducted by his
  brother Minard, which was also destroyed by fire. He is now erecting a modern
  hotel, 30 by 40 feet, three stories high, and when completed it will be one of
  the finest hotels in the village. Mr. Peterman is recognized as one of the
  valued members of the community and lends his influence toward all enterprises
  that tend to advance the interests of his adopted village. He is an honest,
  upright citizen, and enjoys the confidence and respect of a host of
  acquaintances. In his political views he upholds the principles of the
  Democratic party, both by acts and ballot. Socially, he is a member of the P. O.
  S. of A., whilst religiously he is a member of the Evangelical Church.
  
  
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  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
  Published by 
  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
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