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On Feb. 1, 1891, Mr. Fries was married to Mary D. Toy, of Armstrong county, Pa. Three children have been born to them: Frank T., who is in charge of the mechanical department of the paper; Margaretta C., and Antonina M. Fraternally Mr. Fries is a mem-
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started a machine shop and foundry of his B. A., the Foresters, and the Sons of Veterans. own at New Kensington, Pa., under the firm Religiously he is a consistent member of the Catholic Church. name of the Nesbitt Foundry & Machine Company, carrying it on for four years, until he sold out. Since 1906 he has lived retired. He was an enterprising man in his active years, and did well on his farm, the value of which has increased until it is now worth $200 an acre. Mr. Nesbitt is well known in this part of the county, and has always been regarded as a valuable citizen.
WILLIAM NESBITT, of Ford City, Armstrong county, who has lived retired for the last ten years, owns a valuable farm in Manor township and was engaged in the ma- chine business as well as farming before his retirement. He has been an energetic worker, and became successful through his own efforts, his industrious and honorable life commanding the esteem of all who have known him. Mr. Nesbitt was born June 21, 1831, in County Antrim, Ireland, eight miles from Belfast, son of David and Elizabeth (Montgomery) Nesbitt, of the same place. The father was a thatcher by occupation. He came to America in 1850, settling at Pitts- burgh, Pa., where he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, his death occurring when he was fifty-four years old, hers at the age of forty-eight. He did various kinds of work after coming to this country, and for some time was employed in the roundhouse of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He and his wife were members of the Presby- terian Church. They had a family of ten children, of whom but two now survive, Wil- liam and his sister Elizabeth, who lives in Pittsburgh.
In November, 1855, Mr. Nesbitt was mar- ried in Pittsburgh to Margaret Darragh, of Scotland, daughter of John Darragh, of Ire- land, a machinist, who came to America and settled in Pittsburgh, where he died. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Nes- bitt: Sarah Ella married David Simpson, a farmer, of East Palestine, Ohio; James David, of Steubenville, Ohio, a machinist by trade, now engaged in the manufacture of ice, married Jessie Spencer; Margaret mar- ried John H. Kuhns, a glass worker, of To- ledo, Ohio; Anna Mary married Michael Mongavin, of Ford City, a molder by trade ; Elizabeth married David Halbach, of Manor- ville, Pa., a molder by trade; William Spratt died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt are members of the United Presbyterian Church. He is a republican in political sentiment.
JOHN RUTHERFORD HIMES, a prom- William Nesbitt went to the common schools in Ireland, after he commenced work attending night school, and he also went to night school in Pittsburgh after coming to this country. He started alone for America at the age of seventeen years, making the voyage on an old sailing vessel, the "Henry Shelton," which crossed the ocean in six weeks and three days, landing at New York City. He proceeded thence to an uncle in Pittsburgh, James Montgomery, and there learned the machinist's trade, serving an ap- prenticeship of three years. For twenty years in all he worked at the trade, during ten years of this period in the employ of McIn- tosh, Hemphill & Co., in Pittsburgh. In 1869 he bought a farm in Manor township, Arm- strong Co., Pa., a tract of seventy-eight acres upon which he continued to make his home for the next thirty years, since which time he has resided principally at Ford City. When inent resident of South Bethlehem, Arm- strong county, has been in the employ of the C. E. Andrews Lumber Company from boy- hood, and is now yard foreman at their estab- lishment in New Bethlehem. He is a member of the fourth generation of his family to live in this part of the county. His great-grand- parents, Christian and Margaret (Nulf) Himes, natives of eastern Pennsylvania, were married there, and in 1808 came to what is now New Bethlehem, Clarion county, locat- ing on a tract of fifty acres. They erected a log house, the first house to be built within what are now the limits of the borough, and there Christian Himes died in 1815, leaving a family of three children, John, Joseph and Susanna. In 1820 his widow married Henry Milliron, and settled in Jefferson county, Pa., where she died in the year 1824. After the death of Christian Himes his children were separated and put to live with strangers. the borough was founded he worked at his John returned to this locality in 1838 and Joseph in 1848, the latter purchasing the old
trade there for six years, from 1884 to 1900, in the employ of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass homestead and engaging in farming ; he died Company, for three years of this time acting there. as foreman of the night turn. In 1902 he John Himes, son of Christian, was the 45
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grandfather of John R. Himes. When he came back to this section, in 1838, he bought a number of acre lots, and settled down to work as a cabinetmaker, following the trade until his death. He married Selvina Space, daughter of Zephaniah and Catherine (Arm- strong) Space, and to them were born chil- dren as follows: George; Mattie, who mar- ried Robert Matson; Mary, who married Henry Fox; Christian; Joseph C .; Theo- philus ; Maria, who married Hugh Traister ; and Alexander C.
Joseph C. Himes was born June 8, 1846, in New Bethlehem, where he was reared to manhood. He learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed for a time as a journey- man, later embarking in business for himself as a contractor and builder, in which line he continued to the end of his days. He died in October, 1908, in his sixty-third year. Mr. Himes was a prominent and highly esteemed resident of New Bethlehem, and was elected to the office of burgess for two terms, his service in that capacity being highly accept- able. He was a Democrat in politics. Dur- ing the Civil war sympathized with the Union cause, and served as a soldier, enlisting May 7, 1862, in Company C, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and being honorably dis- charged, as corporal, Sept. 11, 1865. He was a member of the M. E. Church and of the Masonic fraternity.
Mr. Himes married Margaret Rutherford, daughter of John and Nancy (Tosh) Ruther- ford, natives of Ireland who came to Amer- ica and were early settlers in what is now Porter township, Clarion Co., Pa., where they cleared and improved a farm upon which they continued to live until their deaths. To Mr. and Mrs. Himes were born six children : John Rutherford; Mattie, deceased; Harry E .; William Edgar ; Mable, wife of Henry S. Weckerley, and E. Roy.
matters, serving two terms as burgess. He is a prominent member of the Knights of the Maccabees, being one of the supreme repre- sentatives of the world in that order, and also belongs to the Sons of Veterans. In political matters he is a Democrat. He holds member- ship in the M. E. Church.
By his first marriage, to Mary Roberts, daughter of David S. and Kate (Null) Ro- berts, of South Bethlehem, Mr. Himes had a family of five children: Walter P., Eva C., Leslie R., Mary Helena and George N. The mother died Aug. 3, 1896. On Jan. 30, 1898, Mr. Himes married Jennie B. Woodward, of New Bethlehem, daughter of Absalom Wood- ward.
SAMUEL BRADY CATHCART, who is ranked among the prominent and progressive farmers of Mahoning township, is a son of Samuel and Margaret J. (McClain) Cath- cart, and grandson of Robert Cathcart.
Robert Cathcart was a native of Ireland, and probably the first settler in the limits of what is now Mahoning township, Armstrong Co., Pa., where he located in or before 1805, under an improvement right. He was first assessed in 1806 with 330 acres, one horse and three cattle, at $320. The Bostonia Coal Mines are now located on this land. His two-story red house, the first frame building in that sec- tion, was for many years one of the very few for many miles around. On March 10, 1810, the commissioners of the county granted him an order for sixteen dollars for killing two pan- thers. He cleared the timber from part of his tract, and erecting necessary buildings in time had a fine homestead, where his death occurred in 1847, at the age of seventy-five years. His wife was Jane Thom, and their children who grew to maturity were: Samuel; James ; John; Clark ; Robert; Mary, who mar- ried James McClain; Jane, who married Archie McSparrin; Isabel, who married Philip Clover; Margaret, who married Perry Web- ster; and Eliza, married to Thomas Mc- Sparrin.
John R. Himes was born July 28, 1868, in New Bethlehem, where he spent his early life and received a public school education. When a youth he entered the employ of the C. E. Andrews Lumber Company, of New Bethle- Samuel Cathcart, son of Robert, was born in what is now Mahoning township Sept. IO, 1805, and there grew to manhood. In 1844 he purchased 100 acres of land now owned by his son Samuel B., cleared most of it and made extensive improvements thereon, and died there July 9, 1892, at the age of eighty-six hem, with which concern he has ever since remained, working his way up gradually but steadily until he attained his present position, that of yard foreman, which he has held since 1897. He has a well-deserved reputa- tion for reliability and good character, and has the confidence of his employers and the years. He was twice married, his first wife respect of all his associates. Since 1889 he being Anna Reed, to which union were born has made his home at South Bethlehem, children as follows: Robert, a member of the where he has taken an active part in public 103d P. V. I. in the Civil war, who died in
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Andersonville prison; James, now of Reyn- oldsville, Pa .; Jane, married to John Anthony ; Catherine, married to George Doverspike; Margaret, married to Francis Furlong; and Matilda. All but James are now deceased. Mr. Cathcart married (second) Mrs. Margar- et J. (McClain) Brown, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Blakeney) McClain, and widow of William Brown, by whom she had two sons, James I. and William S. Brown, both soldiers in the Civil war. James I. Brown was shot through the lungs in the war, but lived to get home; William S. died at Yorktown, Va., of disease contracted in the service. Mrs. Mar- garet (McClain) Cathcart's parents were pio- neer settlers of Mahoning township. By her marriage to Mr. Cathcart she had three chil- dren : Sarah ; Isabel, who married John Leech ; and Samuel B.
Samuel B. Cathcart was born in Mahoning township March 31, 1856, and was reared on his father's homestead there. He remained here until 1890, when he purchased the farm of seventy-eight acres adjoining where he now resides, and as he now owns the old homestead his holdings cover 174 acres of land. Mr. Cathcart is an up-to-date farmer and his en- ergy and untiring effort have made him a most prosperous one. He employs all modern meth- ods in the conduct of his farm and his prod- uct ranks among the best in the county. A public-spirited citizen, his sterling qualities and upright character have won him the admira- tion of his community, and he has been called to the position of road supervisor of his town- ship, in which he served for five years, and has also served as overseer of the poor and as school director. In politics he votes the Re- publican ticket.
On June 6, 1879, Mr. Cathcart married Mary C., daughter of George and Elizabeth (Serene) Houser, of Wayne township, Arm- strong county, and they have eight children : Maud L., wife of J. P. Hetrick; Charles M., who married Alice Anthony ; Laura B., who is married to Merle Barnett ; John C., who mar- ried Nora Hepler; Henry L., who married Phoebe Hepler ; Jennie E., wife of Scott Rear- ick; Lawrence W., and Mary Anabel. Mr. and Mrs. Cathcart are members of the M. E. of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Church of Oakland, of which he is a trustee.
EDWARD M. SHAUL, merchant and postmaster at Manorville, Armstrong county, was born Feb. 21, 1868, in Madison township, this county, son of Andrew and Mary (Tru- by) Shaul, and grandson of John Shaul.
strong county, probably settling here in 1800. He married Margaret McCoy and they had four sons: Isaac, Peter, Joseph and Andrew.
Andrew Shaul was born Jan. 1, 1816, along Crooked creek, in Armstrong county, Pa., the youngest son of John and Margaret Shaul. When but thirteen years of age he left home to seek his fortune in the outside world, find- ing his way into the pine regions and engaging in the lumber business along the Clarion river. For four years he followed the life of a river- man, pushing keelboats, transporting freight and supplies up the Allegheny and Clarion rivers to points in the lumber country. The trips were long and laborsome, the boatmen being obliged at the Armstrong, Reynolds and Portland dams to unload their cargoes, and carry both them and the boats over the dams, reload, and resume their journey.
Andrew Shaul built the first hotel on the Brookville and Olean turnpike road after it was completed, locating it near Sigel, Jeffer- son county, and conducting it for several years. Following that he formed a partner- ship with Joseph Irwin, and they went into business at Spring Creek, on the Clarion riv- er. Later Mr. Shaul alone operated two saw- mills and a boatyard at Clear Creek, and pur- sued his business as far down the river as Cincinnati. He was one of the owners of the "Allegheny Clipper," one of the first steam- boats that went up the Allegheny.
For a time Mr. Shaul was also engaged in the oil business, but did not continue it long, in June, 1859, taking up his residence on his farm at the mouth of Red Bank creek, which he had purchased from Richard Reynolds. There he resided, interested in agricultural pursuits, until he embarked in the mercantile business at East Brady. In 1882 he moved to Manorville and became one of that town's leading business men and successful mer- chants, retiring in 1902. His long and useful life came to a peaceful close at his home in Manorville Aug. 5. 1909, following an illness of a month's duration, the infirmities incident to old age being the cause of his death. He was interred in the Kittanning cemetery. For sixty-two years he had been a faithful member
Andrew Shaul married Mary Magdalena Truby, who was born in Jefferson county, and (second) Mrs. Mary F. Williams, of East Brady, the latter dying April 20, 1910. Eight of his children are deceased. the following surviving : Edward M., of Manorville; Joseph and James, of Springdale; Thomas, of Oil John Shaul was one of the pioneers of Arm- City; Curtis, of Pittsburgh; and Harry, of
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Shelocta, Pa. He left forty grandchildren and years taught school in Armstrong county. For thirty-one great-grandchildren.
Edward M. Shaul attended public school at East Brady, in Clarion county, and later the Manorville schools, subsequently having two years of instruction at the Clarion Seminary, after which he engaged in the mercantile busi- ness at Manorville, with his father. Follow- ing the latter's retirement he continued in busi- ness alone. In July, 1903, he was first ap- pointed postmaster at that place, and is now serving under his second appointment.
On July 24, 1889, Mr. Shaul was married to Mary A. Peters, daughter of Harry Peters, ger, now a prosperous business man of Zanes- and they have three children: Andrew F., Beulah V. and Jenifer E. Mr. Shaul and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of the board of stewards. For a number of years he has been associated with the Odd Fellows.
JOHN L. GEORGE, a prosperous farmer of Gilpin township, was born in Burrell town- ship, Armstrong Co., Pa., Oct. 5, 1859, being a son of John George and grandson of Leon- ard George.
Leonard George came from Westmoreland county, Pa., to Armstrong county about 1830, settling in Burrell township, where he bought a farm which he operated until his death, dy- ing on his homestead. His remains are bur- ied at the Brick Church in Burrell township. The maiden name of his wife was Barbara Gongaware, and she bore him children as fol- lows: Jacob died in Plum Creek township; Philip died in Gilpin township; Peter died in Plum Creek township; John lives in Leech- burg; Samuel died at Leechburg; Joseph lives in Indiana county, Pa .; William died in Bur- rell township; Lewis is living in Plum Creek township. Jacob, Philip, Peter and Lewis all served as soldiers during the Civil war.
John George, father of John L. George, was born in Burrell township April 10, 1832, and in early life was a farmer, but later became a stonemason, working in Leechburg. He now lives retired. He married Barbara J. Shaf- fer, daughter of John and Barbara (Sowers) Shaffer, and she passed away in May, 1909, and is buried in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. John George were the parents of the fol- lowing children: Margaret, wife of James Morrow; John L .; Albert E .; William L .; Isaac E .; Herman M .; Edward E., deceased ; and Helfrick K., deceased.
John L. George attended the schools of Bethel and Plum Creek townships, and Leech- burg and Elderton Academies, and for nine
eight terms he was teaching in Gilpin town- ship, and one term in Plum Creek township. In 1882 he began farming. Setting to work to improve his property, he has developed a very fine farm, which he devotes to fruit growing and stock raising, having met with remarkable success in these lines.
On Sept. 13, 1882, Mr. George married Lydia A. Klingensmith, daughter of Peter and Sarah A. (Shuster) Klingensmith. Mr. and Mrs. George have no children of their own, but they reared a nephew, Ivan W. Ellenber-
ville, O. In politics Mr. George is a Demo- crat, and has served very acceptably as tax collector, school director for six years, during which time he was president of the board, and justice of the peace in Gilpin township for five years. For years he has been a consistent member of the Forks Lutheran Church, and served on the building committees when the new parsonage and churches were erected. He has been a member of the church council for twenty-five years. For twenty-two years he has been a teacher in the Sunday school, and for fourteen of these years was superin- tendent, being well fitted to instruct the young and present Biblical subjects in the way to impress them upon their minds.
JOHN ALBERT BOYER, senior member of the furniture and undertaking firm of J. A. & W. J. Boyer, of Rural Valley, was born in Cowanshannock township, Armstrong coun- ty, Aug. 13, 1856, son of Noah and Sarah Ann (Patterson) Boyer.
Peter Boyer, his great-grandfather, born in Germany, became a pioneer of Plum Creek township, Armstrong Co., Pa., where he se- cured land which he developed into a good farm. He died there. He had three sons, John, Jacob and George.
John Boyer, son of Peter, was an early set- tler of Cowanshannock township, locating in the vicinity of Sauster's Mills, where he devel- oped a farm which is now the property of Christopher Shelter, and died upon it. He married Mary Beer, and their children were: Eliza, who married John Peterman; Noah; William; John A .; Sarah, who married A. J. McIntosh; Susanna, who married Christopher Shetter; Clark; Mary Ann; Alice A., who married H. T. Hawkins; and Archibald.
Noah Boyer was born in Cowanshannock township in 1834, and was there reared to manhood's estate, becoming an intelligent farmer. After his marriage he located in
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Plum Creek township, where he developed a Katherine Zuver, of Armstrong county, daugh- portion of a farm of eighty-two acres, and died upon his property in 1878, in his forty- fifth year. His wife, Sarah Ann Patterson, was a daughter of John T. and Catherine (Schreckengost) Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Boyer had six children : John A .; William J .; Her parents were Joseph and Catherine Josiah J .; Emma, who married William Es- pey ; Robert C .; and Mary C., who is deceased.
John Albert Boyer was brought up on his father's farm and sent to the local schools. Beginning life as a farmer, he followed that occupation on the homestead until 1892, when he came to Rural Valley and established his present business. This is the oldest estab- old. lished house of its kind in Rural Valley, as well as the most reliable.
In 1883 Mr. Boyer married Ida Elizabeth, a daughter of Adam Wagle, of Rural Valley, and they have children as follows: Edwin G .; Emma B., who married Ira Harmon; Josiah W .; Dessie P .; Lawrence W .; and William Paul, the latter being deceased.
Mr. Boyer is a member of the Reformed Church of Rural Valley, of which he was a deacon from 1907 until 1913, when the church disbanded. He was a member of the council of Rural Valley for two years and has also been a school director. His political ideas make him a Progressive, and at the same time he is a strong advocate of Prohibition.
A family of eleven children was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Householder, eight sons GEORGE HOUSEHOLDER (deceased) was for many years one of the thrifty and well-to-do farmers of Bethel township, Arm- strong county, and the farm upon which he made his home for over half a century is still occupied by his widow and two of his sons. and three daughters, namely: John, who is deceased, married Lizzie Shotts and they had seven children, Howard, Laura, Elmer, Paul, Mary, Frank and Mabel, all living; Margaret is unmarried ; William married Matilda McKinney and they have three children, Vio- let, Henry W. and Roy; George married Mr. Householder was born May 24, 1828, in Westmoreland county, Pa., and passed his early life there, coming to Armstrong county with his parents, John and Elizabeth ( Serene) Householder, the latter of French descent. After his marriage he settled in Bethel town- ship, Armstrong county, on the farm where he ever afterward made his home, dying there Nov. 4, 1910. The property consists of 146 acres, and is one of the most valuable farms of its size in the county, not only because of its natural resources, which are excellent, but because of the intelligent and thorough cul- tivation which has developed these resources Florence Grey and had nine children, Bessie, Johnson E. Dale, Catherine, Eddie, Samuel, William, Maud, and two that died in infancy, James and George; Catherine is unmarried : Reuben died when two years old; Samuel married Ellen Boyd and they have five chil- dren, Myrtle, Blanch, Arthur, Harry and Godie P .; Thomas J. lives at the old home ; Miles married Mrs. Nannie (West) Bowers (they have no children) ; Elizabeth is next in the family; Joseph Z. is engaged with his brother Thomas in the management of the old farm, where they raise general crops. This family is associated with the Presby- to the utmost. There are few places in the terian Church, the Appleby Manor Memorial county that have been kept up better, no detail Church in Manor township.
of the farm work being overlooked that would add to the value or the appearance of the estate.
ter of Jacob and Catherine (Claypool) Zuver, the former coming from Mercer county, Pa., and settling in Bethel township, Armstrong county. Mrs. Zuver was born and reared on the Claypool homestead in Bethel township. (Ourey) Claypool, her father coming alone to this country from England and settling in what is now Bethel (then Allegheny town- ship, Armstrong Co., Pa., at an early day; he became an important man in that locality. He lived to be eighty-seven years old, his wife dying long before him, when about sixty years
In an old history of Armstrong county we find that a blockhouse called the Claypoole blockhouse was built by one James Claypoole near the river bank about eighty rods below Fort Run. It is not known now just when it was built, but it must have been between 1790 and 1796. His wife, Lavina Claypoole, died in the latter year, and was buried a few rods from the graves of the three men killed by the Indians at Bloody run, so called from this unfortunate incident; the Indians had tied a duck to attract the attention of the white men, who were ambushed, and all three fell in the creek.
S. H. KAMERER, a farmer of Fairview township. Butler Co., Pa., and engaged as
On Jan. 28, 1858, Mr. Householder married an oil producer of Brady's Bend township,
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Armstrong county, was born June 25, 1853, a son of Daniel L. Kamerer.
. 18II, and his wife in Pennsylvania in 1824. He was a marble cutter, learning his trade in Peter Kamerer, grandfather of S. H. Kam- erer, was born in 1788, and died in 1860. He moved from Westmoreland county, Pa., to Armstrong county in the year 1805. Scioto county, Ohio. For over fifty years he was engaged in business in various cities and towns, in 1865 settling at Cowansville, Pa., where he established a marble and gran- Daniel L. Kamerer, son of Peter, and father of S. H. Kamerer, was born July 23, ISII, and died in 1896 at the home of S. H. Kamerer, aged eighty-five years. His widow, who bore the maiden name of Anna H. Dau- ite business, to which his son succeeded. His death occurred in 1892, his wife passing away in 1904. William Davidson was a man of strong convictions, and during the war espoused the anti-slavery movement, so that benspeck, survived until 1905, when she when the Republican party was organized he passed away at the age of ninety-three. They became one of its enthusiastic members. were laid to rest in White Oak cemetery, which is located on a portion of their home- stead.
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