Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Cease, John R. July 6, 1863

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JOHN R. CEASE is one of the young and successful business men of Pleasant Unity
whose “inhabitants are favorably known for their morals, thrift and material
prosperity.” He is a son of William R. and Caroline (Gettemy) Cease and was born
in Unity township, Westmoreland county, Pa., July 6, 1863. The Cease family was
in Unity township at an earlv day. Rudolph Cease, grandfather, died in 1877.  He
was a democrat, a member of the Reformed church and an honorable man. He reared
a very respectable family of children, one of whom was William R. Cease, father,
who was born in 1835. He is a prosperous farmer of Unity township, owns his
father’s farm and firmly believes in the principles of the Democratic party.

    He married Caroline Gettemy and has reared a family of children. Mrs. Cease
is a member of the Presbyterian church.

    John R. Cease was reared on a farm and attended the common schools. At
nineteen years of age he formed a partnership with J. K. Poorman under the firm
name of Poormun & Cease, and they engaged in the furniture & undertaking
business at Pleasant Unity. 'This firm was in business until January 1, 1886,
when Mr. Cease and his father purchased the interest of Mr. Poorman and the firm
name was changed to that of Cease & Son. The latter firm has continued
successfully in business ever since. Their establishment is well adapted to the
furniture and undertaking business. They have a full assortment of fine and
medium furniture which they sell at popular prices. In connection with their
furniture establishment they have a first-class undertaking and embalming
department in which they keep constantly on hand an ample stock of caskets and
coffins and all kinds of undertaking goods. John R. Cease is a practical
embalmer and gives special attention to that line of their work.

   He was married September 26, 1889, to Mary L. Kemp, daughter of Arthur C.
Kemp of Pleasant Unity.

   Politically Mr. Cease is a democrat. He works zealously in the interests of
his party hut is not an extremist, lie is a member of Unity Council, No. 25,
Chosen Friends and the Knights of Pythias.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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