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Mr. Wertz married, at Donnally Mills, in 1893, Ada, daughter of Isaac Barratt, a farmer of Donnally Mills, Pennsylvania. They have had children: An infant, deceased; Esther Hazel, William Barratt, Amanda Ethel, John Paul, Robert Barnett, Jacob Edward.
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The Ingrams of this record came to Huntingdon county INGRAM from Washington county, Maryland, where John Ingram, a farmer, lived and died, leaving issue.
(II) William, son of John Ingram, was born in Washington county, Maryland, there grew to manhood and married. Later he settled in Huntingdon county on a tract of land in Franklin township, yet known as the Ingram homestead. The original tract contained between six hundred and seven hundred acres which, ere he died, William Ingram largely cleared and improved. He married Mary Johnson, born in Han- cock county, Maryland, a distant relative of President Andrew Johnson.
(III) John, son of William and Mary (Johnson) Ingram, was born in Franklin township, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, in 1805, died at the Ingram homestead in 1874. He inherited the homestead and on it built houses and barns, still standing and in use. He was a Democrat in politics and both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church. He married Mary Ann McCartney, born in Franklin township, 1813, died in 1884, daughter of Robert and Nancy (Orr) McCartney. Nancy Orr's grandparents were early settlers and were captured by In- dians on one of their raids. Robert McCartney was born in Scotland, coming when young to the United States, settling in Franklin township, Huntingdon county, where he owned and cultivated a farm of three hun- dred acres. He was drowned in the Juniata river in 1813, his widow never remarrying. He left two children, Elizabeth, who died unmar- ried, and Mary Ann, wife of John Ingram, mentioned above. Children of John Ingram: I. Elizabeth, married Robert B. Brown and died in Clarion county, Pennsylvania. 2. Amelia, married J. C. Bailey and died in Kansas. 3. Robert, died in Huntingdon county, aged thirty-four years. 4. Lavina, died unmarried, aged forty-eight years. 5. Denton, died in Huntingdon county, a farmer. 6. Nannie Orr, now residing with her brother, J. Warren Ingram. 7. Ella, died aged nineteen years. 8. J. Warren, of whom further.
(IV) J. Warren, youngest child of John and Mary Ann (McCart- ney) Ingram, was born in Spruce Creek valley, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1854. He was educated in the public schools and Pittsburgh Business College, graduating from the latter in 1870. He remained on the home farm as his father's managing assistant until the death of the latter, then bought out the interest of the other heirs
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in one hundred and eighty acres, which he cultivated until 1911, spe- cializing in the breeding of Hereford cattle, Berkshire hogs and Shrop- shire sheep. He was a successful stock breeder and farmer, but in 1911 retired from the farm, moving to Spruce Creek, where he now resides. He was one of the organizers of the Grange Trust Company, of Hunt- ingdon, which he has served as director from its beginning. He is a Democrat in politics, but he never sought or accepted public office. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Ingram married, in December, 1894, Elizabeth, daughter of Albert Wilson, of Blair county, Pennsylvania. They have no issue.
The founder of this branch of the Hazlett family in
HAZLETT Pennsylvania was Joseph Hazlett, who was born in Ireland. When a young man he came to the United States with his two brothers, settling in Pennsylvania. He married and left issue.
(II) William, son of Joseph Hazlett, the emigrant, was born in Pennsylvania in 1782, died March 14. 1843. He was one of the early settlers in the Kishacoquillas valley. Mifflin county, where he was a large landowner and prosperous farmer. Both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church and active workers. He married Ann Wilson. Children: I. Margaret, born 1808, died 1859; married James R. McDowell. 2. Sarah, born 1810, married John McDowell. 3. Joseph, born June 10, 1812, died August 23, 1820. 4. Rev. John. born 1815; was a minister of the Presbyterian church and principal of a seminary near Pittsburgh; married Margaret McCurdy. 5. William Wilson, of whom further. 6. Anna, born in 1820, married John Huey. 7. Maria, twin of Anna, married a Mr. Fleming. 8. Ephraim, born April 15, 1822, died 1889: married Louisa Metz. 9. Rev. Silas, born 1824, the only survivor: is now living at Lake City, Minnesota, a re- tired minister of the Presbyterian church; married Eliza Jane Patton. 10. Jane, born February 14, 1829. died in October, 1845. 11. Emme- line, born 1831, married Henry Steeley and died in the west.
(III) William Wilson, son of William and Ann (Wilson) Hazlett. was born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1817, died Novem- ber 25, 1856, at his farm in Allensville. He was a farmer all his life, first at the home farm and after marriage, at Allensville, where he
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owned a large and fertile farm. He was a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Presbyterian church; his wife of the Methodist Episco- pal church. He married, February 22, 1853, Margaretta Garver, born at Manor Hill, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1832, died January 28, 1864, daughter of John R. and Elizabeth Garver, old residents of Manor Hill, but both born in Mifflin county. He was a blacksmith by trade and father of a large family. Mrs. Hazlett sur- vived her husband and married (second) Nicholas C. Decker. Children of William Wilson Hazlett: William Wilson (2), of whom further; John Charles, of whom further.
(IV) William Wilson (2), eldest son of William Wilson (I) and Margaretta (Garver) Hazlett, was born at Allensville, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1854. He was educated in the public schools and Kishacoquillas Seminary. He grew to manhood at the home farm and in 1880 formed a partnership with his brother, opening a clothing store on Penn street, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, trading as Hazlett Brothers. The firm continued in successful business until 1898, when they dis- solved, John C. Hazlett retiring, William W. continuing the clothing and gentlemen's furnishing business at the old stand. The business has always been a prosperous one and is firmly established in public favor. Mr. Hazlett is a Republican in politics and a member of the Presby- terian church. He is prominent in the Masonic order, belonging to Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 300, Free and Accepted Masons; Standing Stone Chapter, No. 201, Royal Arch Masons; Huntingdon Comman- dery, No. 65, Knights Templar, and Harrisburg Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, thirty-second degree. He also belongs to Jaffa Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Altoona, Pennsylvania.
(IV) John Charles, youngest son of William Wilson (I) and Mar- garetta (Garver) Hazlett, was born in Allensville, Mifflin county, Penn- sylvania, November 20, 1855. He was educated in the public school, Kishacoquillas Seminary and a private school at Manor Hill. He grew up on the home farm, but in 1880 engaged in the clothing business in Huntingdon with his brother, their store being located on Penn street, where for eighteen years they conducted a successful business as Hazlett Brothers. In 1898 they dissolved, John C. retiring and establishing an exclusive shoe store at No. 402 Penn street, where he conducts a pros-
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perous business. He was one of the organizers of the Union National Bank of Huntingdon; has been a director since its organization, and since about 1908 its honored president. He is a Republican in politics, but has never accepted public office. In religious faith he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. He is prominent in the Masonic order, belonging to Mount Moriah Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Standing Stone Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Huntingdon Comman- dery, Knights Templar, and Harrisburg Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, thirty-second degree. He also belongs to Jaffa Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Altoona.
Mr. Hazlett married, January 20, 1885, Mabel E. Howe, born in Allegany county, New York. Children: I. Cloyd A., born August 7, 1896; now associated in business with his father ; married Glennie Au- gusta French, of Warsaw, New York, and has a son, William Whitney Hazlett. 2. Jay William, born August 10, 1891 ; now in the clothing business in Huntingdon ; married Margaretta Bayer. 3. Sylvia Jane, born November 15, 1892; a student at Washington College, Washing- ton, D. C.
The ancestors of the Schweyer family of Juniata
SCHWEYER county, Pennsylvania, were residents in Pomerania, Europe, as early as the twelfth century. Two brothers, Felix and Conrad Schweyer, joined the army of the Swedish king, Gustave Adolphus, when he landed at Stettin in 1630, on his march into central Europe, in order to take sides against Catholicism in the thirty years' war waged by the Protestants. Felix Schweyer was killed during an assault on the city of Frankfort, on the river Oder. Conrad Schweyer remained with the army until peace was de- clared in 1648 when, instead of returning to his native land, Pomerania, he settled in Biberic, Germany, broken in fortune. His death occurred there in 1672.
(II) Augustus, son of Conrad Schweyer, had three sons, who all married and had families. Their names were: Christopher, Francis (see forward) and Leopold.
(III) Francis, son of Augustus Schweyer, married, and among his children was a son, Nicholas.
(IV) Nicholas, son of Francis Schweyer, sailed for America on
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the ship "Neptune," which left Rotterdam, July 25, 1752, and landed at Philadelphia, October 4, 1752, having consumed more than two months in crossing the Atlantic ocean. He settled at Kutztown, Berks county, Pennsylvania, where he became the owner of a large amount of real estate, was a man of influence in the community, and died in 1801. He was buried on his farm, which adjoined Kutztown. Six sons and two daughters survived him.
(V) George, son of Nicholas Schweyer, died and was buried at St. John's Church, Hamburg, Berks county, Pennsylvania. He married Barbara Rishel, and became the father of five sons.
(VI) George, son of George and Barbara (Rishel) Schweyer, is buried in an unmarked soldier's grave along the Canadian line, in which section of the country he was an active participant in the war of 1812. He married Elizabeth Gearhard, who died in 1810. They had children : George, John, see forward; Susannah, Sophia.
(VII) John, son of George and Elizabeth (Gearhard) Schiweyer, was born in Kutztown, Berks county, Pennsylvania; died, January 15, 1876; was buried in Union cemetery, near Mifflintown, Juniata county, Pennsylvania. He settled in Mifflintown in 1832, purchased consider- able real estate the following year, and from that time was one of the large property holders of that section of the country. He was also ex- tensively engaged in the manufacture of furniture, and every summer shipped numerous boatloads of furniture down the Juniata canal and up and down the Susquehanna, to all the towns along the line, including Harrisburg, Williamsport and Wilkes-Barre. He married, 1832, Eliza- beth Van Gundy, born in Buffalo Valley, Union county, Pennsylvania, a great-granddaughter of Christian Van Gundy, who was engaged in a seven years' lawsuit with Ludwig Derr for the land on which Lewis- burg, Pennsylvania, now stands. They had three children, of whom two died in infancy.
(VIII) Benjamin Franklin, the only child to reach maturity of John and Elizabeth (Van Gundy) Schweyer, was born in Mifflintown, Juniata county, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1838. His education was ac- quired in the public and private schools of Mifflintown, and at an early age he commenced his career as a contributor to the pages of the county papers. In 1870 he became the editor and proprietor of the Juniata Sentinel, a Whig paper, established December 9, 1846, which
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was originally a Whig sheet, but was at the time of Mr. Schweyer's purchase a Republican paper, and he very naturally took up the cause of the Republican party upon becoming the owner. He became the owner in 1873 of the Juniata Republican, a stock paper that was de- fected by President Andrew Johnson's movement. Mr. Schweyer con- solidated the two papers under the name of the Juniata Sentinel and Republican, and continued as owner up to the time of his death, April 7, 1913. It has always been the main Republican paper of Juni- ata county, and has never wavered in its allegiance to the Republican party. While his influence was an important factor to be reckoned witlı, Mr. Schweyer never desired nor accepted public office. He was a mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Reserves during the civil war, and was present at the battle of Antietam. His religious affiliations were with the Pres- byterian church. Mr. Schweyer married, in Fayette township, Juniata county, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1863. Evaline Robison, born in Fer- managh township, Juniata county, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1842, died in 1904. She was the daughter of John and Margaret (Davidson) Robison; granddaughter of Captain David Davidson, a soldier during the American revolution: and a great-granddaughter of Alexander Robison, of Scotch-Irish descent, who was born in the Cumberland valley, Pennsylvania, in 1732, and located as a land owner in what is now Juniata county, in 1767. He was a soldier under Braddock in the expedition against the French and Indians at Fort Pitt, and a soldier under Colonel Bouquet in the expedition against the Pontiac Indian conspiracy in 1764. Mr. and Mrs. Schweyer had children: John Franklin ; Wilberforce, see forward: Annie E., died February 9, 1903 : Elizabeth, deceased ; Mary Evaline, married Andrew C. Ellison, of Mif- flintown ; Isabella, married Albert M. Robinson, of Philadelphia.
(IX) Wilberforce, son of Benjamin Franklin and Evaline ( Robi- son ) Schweyer, was born in Mifflintown, Juniata county, Pennsylvania, April 21, 1865. For a time he went to the public schools of his native township, then became a student at Airy View Academy, Port Royal. Pennsylvania. He next went to the Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, from the law department of which he was graduated in the class of 1889. He was admitted to the bar in the same year, and shortly afterward received an appointment from the Census Bureau. Washington, District of Columbia. He established himself in the prac-
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tice of his profession in Mifflintown, interrupting this in May, 1891, when he went to Winchester, Virginia, and practiced there for about one year. Returning to Mifflintown, his legal work has been connected with that section since that time. For a time he was associated with his father in the editing and proprietorship of the Juniata Sentinel and Republican, and, upon the death of the senior Schweyer, he became the owner and so continues. Mr. Schweyer has filled a number of public offices : he was elected district attorney, 1894-95-96, again in 1909-10- II; county solicitor, 1903-04-05; and borough solicitor, 1905-06-07.
Mr. Schweyer married, at Lewistown, Pennsylvania, May 28, 1895, Mary Juniata Patton, born in Lewistown, April 9, 1869, daughter of Robert William and Elizabeth Moore (Milliken) Patton, whose other children were: Maria Granville; Joseph Milliken, deceased; and Rob- ert William. Robert William Patton, the elder, was a jeweler by occu- pation. He was treasurer of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, for a time, and served as postmaster at Lewistown, Pennsylvania, for a period of twelve years. He was first sergeant of the Logan Guards of Lewis- town, Pennsylvania, one of the first companies to respond to the call of President Lincoln for troops, arriving in Washington, District of Co- lumbia, April 18, 1861, and was also major of the 13Ist Regiment Penn- sylvania Volunteers. Mr. and Mrs. Schweyer have had children: Eliza- beth Milliken, born March 24, 1896; Benjamin Franklin, June 18, 1897; Evelyn Robison, November 12, 1898; Robert Patton, November 5, 1900. Elizabeth Milliken Schweyer is now attending school in Wash- ington, District of Columbia, while the others attend the public schools at Mifflintown. Mr. Schweyer and his family are members of the Pres- byterian church.
William James McNabb, of Belleville, Mifflin county,
McNABB Pennsylvania, is of the fourth generation of his family in this country, and has displayed the excellent business qualities which made his ancestors successful.
(I) William McNabb, his great-grandfather, came to America from Ireland in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and settled in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, after a voyage of three months' duration. He died in Derry township, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, at the age of about seventy years. He married Margaret Mitchell, who had come
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to America on the same vessel. They had children: Robert; John; William, see forward; James.
(II) William (2), son of William (1) and Margaret (Mitchell) McNabb, was born in Mifflin county. Owing to the early death of his mother, his limited education was acquired in the public schools of that section, which at that time was not settled as it is at present. He was apprenticed to learn the trade of blacksmithing with John Rouls, of Belleville, and when he had completed his apprenticeship, established himself in business, opening his shop on the present site of the Belleville hotel, and continued there very successfully until he abandoned it be- cause of the pressure of other business. His death occurred at the age of seventy years. Mr. McNabb married Nancy Moran, and they had children : Mary Ann, who married Joseph Hoar and has three children ; Henry S., married Margaret Wilson, has three children and resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ; John, see forward: William Wallace, married (first) Elizabeth, daughter of Davis Gibboney, of Blair county, Penn- sylvania, married (second) Nancy, daughter of Frank and Barbara ( Steele) Morgan; Arie, married Washington Nelson, of Belleville, had one child which died; Theodore, died at the age of fifteen years; David Ashton, married Eliza Gilmore.
(III) John, son of William (2) and Nancy ( Moran) McNabb, was born in Belleville, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, in 1822. He was edu- cated in the public schools, and upon the completion of his education, entered upon his business career by filling positions of various kinds con- nected with the mercantile line. In 1873 he decided that he had gained a sufficient amount of experience to establish in business independently, which he accordingly proceeded to do. Results have proved the wisdom of this decision. In 1882 he associated himself in a business partnership with F. H. Culp, and bought out the business of A. F. Gibboney, at Belle- ville; and, in 1885, Mr. Culp sold his interest, and the firm became McNabb & Son, continuing under this style until the death of Mr. McNabb, March 2, 1894. The name of the firm was then changed to read McNabb & Fleming, as it has been known up to the present time. This firm carries on a general mercantile business ; in fact, it is a country department store. Mr. McNabb married Elizabeth, a daughter of James Longwell, who was born in Armagh township. Mifflin county, Pennsyl- vania, of which his father had been one of the early settlers. They had
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children: Nannie Moran, who married James R. Fleming, and has one child, Nellie McNabb; Ellen Grace, deceased; William James, see for- ward.
(IV) William James, son of John and Elizabeth (Longwell) Mc- Nabb, was born in Belleville, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, September 28, 1858. He was educated in the public schools of Belleville, and at a suit- able age engaged in business pursuits. He worked under the supervision of his father until 1885, and his connection with the business is given in detail in the preceding lines. In political matters he is a strong Republi- can, has served as a county committeeman, and is now registrar of the township. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. He married, March 26, 1891, Bettie Laurene, born in Belleville, on the farm of her father, April 8, 1868, a daughter of John W. Wilson. They have had children : 1. James Taylor, born May 5, 1892, died May 31, 1892. 2. John Wilson, born August 13, 1895: was graduated from Belleville high school in the class of 1912, and is now a student in the Pennsyl- vania State College in the class of 1916. He is making a special study of chemistry. 3. Elizabeth Garver, born August 3, 1898, died August I. 1899. 4. William Henry, born June 28, 1900, died March 11, 1906. 5. Joseph Sylvester, born July 18, 1902. 6. James Randolph, born August 7, 1905.
There are turning points in every man's life called oppor-
EWING tunity. Taken advantage of they mean ultimate success. The career of J. B. Ewing is a striking illustration of the latter statement. Diligent and ever alert for his chance of advancement, he has progressed steadily until he is recognized today as one of the fore- most business men of the Juniata Valley. Here he is held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens, who honor him for his native ability and for his fair and straightforward career. He is the owner of a large milling business in this section of the country and also has farming interests here.
A son of John and Mary J. (Bowers) Ewing, John B. Ewing was born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1874. His paternal grand- parents were Anthony B. and Mary Ann (Johnston) Ewing, both of whom were born and reared in Perry county, Pennsylvania. Anthony B. Ewing was a miller in Perry and Juniata counties, and his demise oc- curred at Mount Union, Pennsylvania. He and his wife were the parents
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of eight children, whose names are here entered in respective order of birth: David, James, John, Rachel, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth and An- thony. All of the above are deceased except James, Mary and Elizabeth. Mrs. Ewing is likewise deceased. She and her husband were staunch Methodists in their religious faith, and he was a Democrat in politics.
John Ewing, third son of AAnthony B. and Mary Ann ( Johnston) Ewing, was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1846. He was educated in the public schools of Juniata and Mifflin counties, and as a youth learned the trade of miller under the able tutelage of his father. As a young man he owned a mill at Shirleysburg, in Huntingdon county. and in 1881 he located in Juniata county. He owned and operated mills a Mount Union and Orbisonia at the time when he was summoned to eternal rest, January 11, 1900. In 1868 was celebrated his marriage to Mary J. Bowers, who was born in May, 1851, and who is a daughter of John B. and Susan (Sherlock) Bowers, both of Juniata county. John B. Bowers was for many years a prominent farmer in Juniata county, where his death occurred. He was a son of Samuel and Susan ( Snyder ) Bow- ers, farmers in Perry county. His brothers and sisters were George, Samuel, Solomon, Mary and Lydia. When old age overtook them Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bowers became members of the household of their son Samuel, in Juniata county, where they both died. Susan ( Sherlock ) Ewing was a daughter of William and Mary ( Wallsmith) Sherlock, the former of Scotch-Irish descent, and the latter a native of Juniata county. They both passed to eternal rest at Academia, Pennsylvania. There were three children born to John and Mary J. ( Bowers) Ewing, as fol- lows: James Elmer, of Mount Union; Laura B., the wife of W. J. Welch, of Mount Union: and John B., the immediate subject of this review. The mother of these children survives her honored husband and now maintains her home at Mount Union.
John B. Ewing received a fair public school education in Mifflin and Huntingdon counties. Like his father he grew up in the milling busi- ness, and he has always been identified with that line of enterprise. He and his father erected the Orbisonia Roller Mills in 1900 and he is now sole owner of this extensive business. In recent years he acquired a fine farm of one hundred and fifty acres and on the same he is engaged in diversified agriculture and in the breeding of good draught horses. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Orbisonia and is
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a director in the same. While not actively interested in politics, he is a stalwart supporter of Democratic principles. He fraternizes with Crom- well Lodge, No. 572, Free and Accepted Masons, and in religious mat- ters he and his wife are fervent Baptists.
May 5, 1898, he married Margaret E. Garver, a member of an old pioneer Pennsylvania family, and a daughter of John E. and Anna (Bow- man) Garver. They have had the following children: John Boyd, Anna Garver and George Ellis. The attractive family home is the scene of many interesting social gatherings and it is noted for its genial hospi- tality.
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