Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Coad, William May 9, 1840

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WILLIAM COAD. Prominent among the most active and enterprising merchants of the
northern part of the county is William Coad, an intelligent citizen and
successful business man of Livermore. He is a son of Henry and Deana (Blackler)
Coad and was born in Derry township, Westmoreland county, Pa., May 9, 1840. His
parents were born and married in England where they resided until 1833, when
they came to this country. They located near Blairsville but on the Westmoreland
county side where they lived for several years and then removed to “Loop Farm,”
two miles from Livermore, where they purchased a good farm of two hundred and
fifty acres on which they resided as long as they lived. The father, Henry Coad,
was born in 1799 and died March 22, 1883, while his mother, Deana (Bluckler)
Coad, was born eight years later and passed away December 19, 1887. They were
the parents of eleven children, of whom seven are living: Ellen, wife of Joseph
Ponds of Indiana county, Pa.; William, Clara C., widow of Graham Miller;
Hadessah, wife of Harvey Powers of Derry township; Frank, residing on the home
farm; Sydney of Bethlehem, Clarion county, Pa.; and George, who lives on the
home farm.

    William Coad attended the common schools of Derry township and on attaining
his majority embarked in the dairy business which he pursued for five years. He
then came to Livermore (1881) and opened a general mercantile store which he
conducted until January, 1889, when he sold an interest in his store to H. B.
Rutledge. Since then they have done a successful business under the firm name of
Coad & Rutledge. They have a commodious store and ware-rooms which are
well-filled with general merchandise of every description. They carry one of the
largest stocks of dry goods, groceries, etc., to be found in the township. In
addition to his mercantile business Mr. Coad owns and manages a dairy farm of
one hundred and fifty acres of land adjoining Livermore. He keeps eighteen cows
and ships his milk to Allegheny city. He is a republican in politics, has served
his township as assessor for one term and school director for several terms and
is always an active laborer in whatever advances the interests of his party. Mr.
Coad is a member of the Presbyterian church.

  He was married in February, 1871, to Mary Ewing, daughter of Robert Ewing of
Conemaugh township, Indiana county, Pa. To this union have been born six
children: Henry Ward, born November, 1871; Robert Ewing, born January, 1874;
Alice S., born June, 1875; William E., born February, 1879; Deana M., born
August, 1885, and one which died in infancy.


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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