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WILLIAM S. STONER.
William S. Stoner, of Stoystown Station, is a son of D. H. Stoner, a native of Clinton county, and now proprietor of a store at Mill Hall in that county. He also holds the office of post- master of the place. Mr. Stoner married Margaret, born in Clinton county, daughter of Smith and Jane (Coffery) Mar- shall. and the following children were born to them: William S., mentioned hereinafter; Harriet; Roy M .; Clarence; Jane; and Belle.
William S. Stoner, son of D. H. and Margaret (Marshall) Stoner, was born April 2, 1881, at Mill Hall, Clinton county, and received his education in the common schools of his native county. While attending school he learned telegraphy, and such good use did he make of his time and opportunities that he is now employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as general agent at Stoystown Station.
FRANK W. LIVENGOOD.
Frank W. Livengood, of Gebhart, comes of German an- cestry and is presumably descended from the Rev. Peter Liven- good, a native of the Fatherland, who emigrated to Pennsyl- vania about the middle of the eighteenth century and settled, after some removals, in Elk Lick township, where Jacob S. Livengood, probably a descendant, was born and led the life of a farmer. Archibald Livengood, son of Jacob S. Livengood, was born in 1843 in Elk Lick township, and, like his father,
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has passed his life in devotion to agricultural pursuits. He married Sarah Snyder, born in 1854 in Elk Liek township, and the following children were born to them: Lloyd; Alice; Anna Mae; Vestie; Frank W., see forward; Charles; Carrie; and Sadie.
Frank W. Livengood, son of Archibald and Sarah (Sny- der) Livengood, was born December 20, 1884, in Milford town- ship, and received his education in the common schools of his native place. At the age of nineteen he left school and engaged for a time in farming and mining. In March, 1903, he pur- chased the general store at Gebhart, which he has since con- ducted, also keeping the postoffice.
JACOB N. WALTER.
Jacob N. Walter, of Gebhart, is a son of Jacob Walter, who was born in Milford township and was the descendant of German ancestors. He was all his life engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Mr. Walter married Margaret Snyder, and their family consisted of the following children: John; Allen; Joshua; Sarah; Jason; William; Charles; Cyrus; Pearl; George; Emma ; Ella ; and Jacob N., see forward.
Jacob N. Walter, son of Jacob and Margaret (Snyder) Walter, was born January 5, 1856, in Milford township, and received his education in the common schools of Westmoreland county, which he attended until attaining his majority. He then engaged in farming, which he has made his lifework, de- voting to it his best efforts and achieving a fair measure of success. Mr. Walter married, December 20, 1884, Annie Tay- man, and they are the parents of three children: Ralph H., born February 13, 1886; James H., born July 11, 1888; and Wilber J., born July 15, 1903. Mrs. Walter is a daughter of Augustus Tayman, who was born in Berlin, Germany, and when twenty-four years old emigrated to the United States. He married Charlotte Ulmburg, and their children were: George; Samuel; Henry; Augustus; William; Elmer; and Anna, wife of Jacob N. Walter.
GUSTAVUS J. WASSEEN.
Gustavus J. Wasseen, of Seanor, was born November 7, 1867, at Blekan Ostre, Switzerland, and in 1885 emigrated to the United States, settling in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in mining and later opened a store. In 1900 he moved to Windber, where he continued for a time in mer- cantile business, but finally sold out and built a hotel at Foust- well, of which he has been the proprietor since 1903. He affiliates with Blue Lodge, No. 538, Free and Accepted Masons, of Johns-
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town; with the Scottish Rite Masons, Pittsburg Valley Lodge, and with the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of Mystic Shrine. He is a Republican and a Lutheran. Mr. Wasseen married, in 1892, Sophia Lienhart, and they have one child, Martha, born June 11, 1900.
Mrs. Wasseen is a great-granddaughter of John Lienhart, who came from Switzerland, 1818, and made his home in Phila- delphia, afterward moving to a farm a short distance from the city. In 1821 he accompanied his son to Tioga county, Penn- sylvania, and there passed the remainder of his life, dying at the great age of one hundred and one years.
John Lienhart, son of John Lienhart, the emigrant, was born in 1800, in Switzerland, and was living in the town of Books when, at the age of eighteen, he accompanied his father to the United States. For a number of years he was engaged in the stamping of cloth in Philadelphia, and then moved to Liberty, Tioga county, where he bought a farm, on which he lived for the remainder of his days. In politics he was first a Whig and later a Republican. Mr. Lienhart married Sophia Herring, of Reading, and they were the parents of the follow- ing children: Julia; John; Mary; Charles A., see forward; Lydia; Diana; Casper: Sophia; and Sarah.
Charles A. Lienhart. son of John and Sophia (Herring) Lienhart, was born April 4, 1837, in Tioga county, and was engaged in the lumber business there and in Clinton county until 1899. The following year he established a wholesale liquor business in Cross Forks, Clinton county, which he conducted for two years and then retired. From 1876 to 1880 he was postmaster at Stewarton, and served several terms as supervisor and school director of Lydia township, Clinton county. He belongs to Renovo Lodge, F. and A. M., of Renovo, Pennsylvania, and is a Republican and a Lutheran. Mr. Lienhart married Elmira G., daughter of Moses Robinson, and their children were: Helen, born November, 1864; William, born in 1866; Edith, born in 1868; Sophia, born May 9, 1871, wife of Gustavus J. Was- seen; Emma, born in 1872; Grace, born in 1873; Cyrena, born in 1874; Maggie, born in 1876; Leopold, born in 1878; and Fibra, born in 1880.
ROBERT AUGUSTINE.
Robert Augustine, of Somerfield, was born November 26, 1856, in Addison, son of Abraham Augustine, one of the lead- ing farmers and stock-raisers of Addison township. He was a Republican and a member of the Lutheran church of Addison. Abraham Augustine married Katharine, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Wilhelm, of Addison township, and they were the parents of two daughters: 1. Caroline, wife of J. W. Fess-
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ler, Lutheran minister of Manorville, Armstrong county, Penn- sylvania, has three children: Lillie Loy Augustine, wife of A. D. Campbell, of San Jose, California; Victor George, spent five years at the Lutheran College, Gettysburg, three years at the Theological Seminary, Chicago, and presided over the Imtheran church, San Jose, California, for eight years, then went to Leipsic, Germany, for further study, remaining four years, and is now Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Laws and president of Wittenberg College, Massillon, Ohio; Jo Isperiod, wife of Holmes Hileman, of Manorville. 2. Malinda, deceased, was the wife of William Roger, of St. Louis. Mrs. Augustine, mother of the two daughters mentioned above, died, and Mr. Augustine married Margaret, daughter of Henry and Sarah Long, of Addison, and the following children were born to them: Sophia, died at the age of one year and eight days; Catharine, wife of Dr. Thomas J. Jacobs, of Somerfield, has four children: Susie A., Robert A., Margaret and Thomas J., Jr .; Robert, of whom later; Susan, died May 27, 1899, was the wife of William Watson, president of First National Bank of Addison, had two children: Wilma, and Margaret; Ella; Julia. The two last named are at home with their mother, who resides in Addison. The death of Mr. Augustine occurred May 8, 1892.
Robert Augustine, son of Abraham and Margaret (Long) Augustine, was educated in the schools of Newberry and Somer- field and at the Addison Normal School. Like his father, he has devoted himself to agriculture and also to the raising of stock, in which he deals extensively. He is at the present time one of the commissioners of Somerset county. In the sphere of politics he affiliates with the Republicans. He is a member of the Lutheran church of Somerfield.
Mr. Augustine married, August 8, 18SS, Alice Victoria, daughter of John H. and Anna (Barron) Myers, of Somerset, and they are the parents of the following children: Ray G., born Angust 11, 1889; Robert A., born February 16, 1891; Mary Maud, born September 22, 1894; Wilma La Rue, born February 8, 1898; Charles Mitchell, born May 26, 1900; and Myrian My- ers, born November 6, 1903.
LLOYD CONIERS BOYER.
Lloyd Coniers Boyer, of Elk Lick, is a son of Oliver W. Boyer, who was born in 1829 in Hampshire county, Virginia, was brought up on a farm and followed the carpenter's trade. In 1843 he moved to Salisbury, and in 1862 was an enrolling officer of the seventy-third district. In 1875 he was elected county commissioner by the Republicans and has served one term as justice of the peace. Mr. Boyer married, about 1848,
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Isabel, daughter of Samuel Glotfelty, of Salisbury, and their children are: Lloyd Coniers, see forward; Ada C .; Milton; Samuel; Clara ; Etta ; and Anna.
Lloyd Coniers Boyer, son of Oliver W. and Isabel (Glot- felty) Boyer, was born February 16, 1850, at Salisbury, where he attended the public school until the age of seventeen. From childhood he lived with his grandfather, Samuel Glotfelty, un- der whose instruction he learned the blacksmith's trade. After finishing his apprenticeship he worked for his grandfather two years as a journeyman. and in 1873 the two formed a partner- ship under the firm name of S. Glotfelty & Company. This connection was maintained until 1883, when Mr. Glotfelty re- tired. selling out to Mr. Boyer, who has since conducted the business alone. He also deals in agricultural implements and vehicles and is a stockholder in the Salisbury National Bank. From 1872 to 1886 he served at different times as town council- man, making in all a period of ten years; for the same length of time held the office of borough treasurer; from 1887 to 1890 served as burgess; for three years was school director, and for one year secretary. Since 1891 he has been a notary public. He belongs to the 1. O. O. F. and is a Republican in politics. Since 1869 he has been a member of the Reformed church.
Mr. Boyer married Sevilla, daughter of Casper Loechel, of Salisbury, and they have been the parents of the following children : Della May, wife of Professor C. E. Dickey, assist- ant county superintendent of Allegheny county; Hattie, de- ceased ; Ernest S., married Ollie, daughter of W. H. Deeter, of Meyersdale; Mary, deceased; and Charlotte, at home.
JOHN LAUCHLAN MARTIN, M. D.
Dr. John Lauchlan Martin, of Markleton, was born July 29, 1878, at Princeton, Indiana, son of Daniel Cargill Martin and grandson of John Martin, who came with his wife from Ire- land and settled on a farm in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, near Newcastle. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were the parents of five sons and two daughters, among the sons being George, Thomas, William, and Daniel Cargill, of whom later.
Daniel Cargill . Martin, son of John Martin, was born at Newcastle and received his education at Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, and Westminster College, New Wilmington. Pennsylvania. The training for his chosen profes- sion was obtained at the Theological Seminary of Pittsburg. Hle is now pastor of the East End Reformed Presbyterian elmrch of that city. Dr. Martin married Lucretia Mott, daugh- ter of Lott and Anna (Roberts) Mackintosh, of Allegheny City, and the following children were born to them : Margaret Belle; Rachel Mary, wife of William C. Bond, of Pittsburg, has one
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child, William; Gertrude Jane, wife of Frederick Findley Rohrer, formerly of Harrisburg, now of Wilkinsburg, con- nected with the Westinghouse Manufacturing Company, of Pittsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer have one child, Donald Fred- erick; John Lauchlan, of whom later; Donald Bruce; James Renwick Mackintosh; William Willard; Paul Mackintosh, who died in infancy.
John Lauchlan Martin, son of Daniel Cargill and Lucretia Mott (Mackintosh) Martin, was educated at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Subsequently he matriculated in the medical department of the Western University of Pennsyl- vania, whence he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. On March 7, 1906, he took charge of the Markleton Sani- tarium at Markleton. In the sphere of politics Dr. Martin is identified with the Republican party. He is a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church.
JACOB ALBRIGHT.
.Jacob Albright, of Meyersdale, is the son of Frank Al- bright, who was born in 1816 in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and was a shoemaker by trade. His wife was Lydia Deal, and they were the parents of the following children: Hattie, Cath- arine, Mealie, all of whom are deceased; Peter; Jacob, men- tioned hereinafter; Eliza; Fannie; and Leopold. The death of Mr. Albright, the father, occurred in 1897 at the good old age of eighty-one.
Jacob Albright, son of Frank and Lydia (Deal) Albright, was born January 27, 1848, in Somerset county, where he was educated in the common schools. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in Company D, Fifty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, for three years or during the war, receiving his discharge April 8, 1865, the day before the surrender at Ap- pomattox.
Mr. Albright married, in 1872, Dorothea, daughter of Jacob and Annie Weymer, and the following children have been born to them: Jacob F .; Henry E .; Hattie, deceased; Charles, also deceased; John; Minnie; Dorothea; and Ettie.
WILLIAM M. WALKER.
William M. Walker, a representative farmer of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was there born in Stony Creek township, September 24, 1831, the son of M. and (Musser) Walker and grandson of Jacob J. Walker, also a native of Somerset county and a farmer by occupation. Abraham Mus- ser, maternal grandfather, was born in Somerset county and was a tanner by trade.
M. Walker, father of William M. Walker, was born in Gar-
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rett, Somerset county, and followed the occupation of a farmer all his active working life. He married Miss Musser.
William M. Walker acquired his education in the Somerset county common schools, and after leaving school turned his at- tention to agricultural pursuits, in which he is now engaged. He conducts a farm in Somerset county, whither he removed from Stony Creek in 1903. He is a capable, industrious farmer and his farm is one of the most highly cultivated and improved in the county. In political affiliations Mr. Walker is a stanch Republican.
He married, December 27, 1874, Ada Dunmeyer, who was born March 1, 1856, in Somerset county, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are the parents of the following named chil- dren: Charles O., born October 14, 1877; Orpha G., born No- vember 3, 1885, and resides at home; and Mina R., born Sep- tember 28, 1893, also lives at home with her parents.
BENTON YOUNKIN.
Benton Younkin, a practical and progressive farmer of Somerset county, residing at Rockwood, Somerset county, Penn- sylvania, is a native of that county, born August 24, 1855, a de- scendant of a German ancestry.
David Younkin, father of Benton Younkin, was also a native of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, born in 1813. He learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed in connection with farming, and by giving close attention to these two lines of work was enabled to provide his family with a comfortable home. His wife, whose maiden name was Maria born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1815, bore him nine chil- dren, as follows: Lucinda; Anna Elder; Gustave Evans, de- ceased; Elias P .; Louisa; Josephine; Fremont; Benton, men- tioned hereinafter; and Allen, deceased.
Benton Younkin attended the common schools of Somerset county until twenty-one years of age, thus obtaining a prac- tical knowledge of the rudimentary branches of study. During his early life he assisted his father in the manifold duties of the farm, thus gaining a clear insight into the details of farm- ing, and later he continued along the same lines on his own ac- count. He has been very successful in his undertaking, and his property is among the finest and most productive in the locality in which he resides. He served as district supervisor of Milford township for a number of years, performing his duties with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. He is a Democrat in politics.
Mr. Younkin married, January 30, 1883, Miss E. Witte, who was born in Millersburg, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, Feb- ruary 9, 1857, daughter of William and Martha (Ankney) Witte,
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who were the parents of six other children, namely: George; William; Edward; Silas; Martha; and Minerva. William Witte, father of Mrs. Younkin, was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and was a prospector for coal. The ancestors of his family came from Germany at a very early day and set- tled in Somerset county, where their descendants are to be found at the present time. The following children were the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Younkin: Elsie G., born in 1883, wife of George Moore, who is engaged in the lumber business; Tillie M., born April 3, 1885; David E., born July 3, 1890; Edward R., born September 14, 1892; R., born May 16, 1897. The four latter named reside at home with their parents.
SIMON P. WEIMER.
Simon P. Weimer, of Rockwood, is a grandson of Henry Weimer, who in early life was a schoolmaster and later was engaged in shoemaking. His wife was Stahl. Henry Weimer died in 1881 in Cambria county.
Jeremiah Weimer, son of Henry and (Stahl) Weimer, was born December, 1827, in Brothers Valley town- ship, and in 1853 moved to Milford township, settling on the George Phillipi farm. He had received a common school edu- cation and possessed a knowledge of the carpenter's trade, which he followed in connection with farming. His political affiliations were with the Republicans. He was one of the found- ers of the Lutheran church of New Centerville. Mr. Weimer married Elizabeth, born in 1826 in Middle Creek township, near Barron's church, daughter of George Barron, a farmer, who was a Republican in politics and a Lutheran in religious be- lief. Mr. and Mrs. Weimer were the parents of the following children : Austin, deceased; Simon P., see forward; Calvin B., of Los Angeles, California; Cora G., of Connellsville; Jere- miah A., merchant at Friedens, Pennsylvania; and Marcellus, deceased. Mr. Weimer died September, 1883, and his wife passed away in 1889 .. She was a member of the same church as her husband.
Simon P. Weimer, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Bar- ron) Weimer, was born August 14, 1852, at Barkley's Mills, Somerset county, and received a common school education. His occupation in life has been that of a farmer and stock-raiser. He is a Republican and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Weimer married, March 4, 1875, Mary K. Countryman, and two children have been born to them: Nora G., born October 24, 1878, in Milford township, died January 10. 1890; and Edward J., born May 17, 1883, in Milford township. At the age of fifteen he went to learn the carpenter's trade and three years
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later engaged in business as a contractor and builder. In the spring of 1905 his father accepted him as a partner in the man- agement of the farm, and he has since given his attention to agriculture. His boyhood was marked by a noteworthy inci- dent. Having accidentally fallen into Glade run, which flows through his father's farm and was at that time somewhat swollen, his life was saved by a faithful dog, who plunged into the stream and brought him safe to shore, afterward returning for the boy's hat, which had been left floating in the water. It is not difficult to imagine the feelings of affection with which the dog was ever after regarded by the lad whose life he had saved. Mrs. Weimer is a daughter of Jacob B. and Lydia (Shaulis) Countryman, the latter the daughter of David Shaulis. Mr. Countryman's early years were spent in teaching and later he became a farmer. He served one term as high sheriff of Somerset county.
FRANK M. WEIMER.
Frank M. Weimer, a well known and highly respected resi- dent of Somerset, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was born August 16, 1861, a son of Francis and Maria (Stahl) Weimer.
Frederick Weimer ( grandfather) was born in Lower Tur- keyfoot, Somerset county, in 1803, and was by trade a black- smith, an occupation which he followed during his entire active working life. He was a Democrat in his political affiliations. He married Elizabeth Spiker and their children were: John, Frederick, Francis, Rosa and Elizabeth. His first wife died and he married for his second wife Polly Barron, and his third wife was Peggy Brew, who bore him two children: Emma and Amanda.
Francis Weimer (father) was born in 1833. He also fol- lowed the trade of blacksmith. In politics he was a Democrat. His wife, Maria Stahl, was born in 1831 in Berlin, Somerset county. Their children: Alice; Cyrus, deceased; Lottie; Frank M .; Mary ; Alex; Nancy ; William, deceased.
Frank M. Weimer obtained his education in the common schools of his native place and early in life commenced upon an independent career, learning the trade of blacksmith with his father, which he followed until 1899. He then sold out his blacksmithing business and purchased the farm of Daniel Col- man. situated four miles east of Somerset, Pennsylvania. Mr: Weimer has achieved excellent success in his career as a farmer, and he affords an excellent example of what industry, perseverance and energy will do toward assisting one to reach a high degree of success. When he decided upon the career of a farmer he did not own a cent. He borrowed money to make his first payment on his purchase, and through his close appli-
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cation to duties was enabled to meet the succeeding payments when they fell due. In politics he has been a lifelong Demo- crat.
Frank M. Weimer married, September 8, 1885, Miss Emma J. Colman, born February 6, 1864, in Somerset county, and who died June 12, 1903. Their children: Walter, born February 21, 1888; Robert, June 29, 1891; Isabel, October 29, 1892; Julia, September 8, 1893; Jennie, October 29, 1897, died March 12, 1899; and Franklin, August 12, 1901, died September 12, 1901.
HARRY E. BAUMAN.
Harry E. Bauman, a representative business man of Som- erset, Pennsylvania, is a descendant of a family of Swiss origin. The line of ancestry is traced through John Bauman (great- grandfather), who devoted his time and attention to agricultural pursuits; to William Bauman (grandfather), who was born in Berkley Mills, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and was a car- penter and barn builder by trade; to A. W. Bauman (father), a native of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, born January 27, 1858, who is now engaged in the brokerage business in Somer- set. He is a Republican in politics. He married, November 16, 1877, Mary Bittner, daughter of Josiah and Christina (Lepley) Bittner, and their children are as follows: Eva G., wife of A. Colburn; William G .; Harry E .; and Edna P. Bau- man.
Harry E. Bauman was born in Garrett, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1882. He attended the common schools of his native county, completing his studies at the age of six- teen, and then engaged in the bakery business, which he has followed ever since. He is the owner of one bakery and con- ducts two stores, carrying on a wholesale and retail trade, and in addition to the baking business he manufactures ice cream, which he also disposes of at wholesale and retail. He gives close attention to every detail, is thorough and painstaking in the preparation of his goods and, therefore, merits the success which has attended his efforts. Since attaining his majority he has cast his vote for the candidates of the Republican party. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 387, of Somerset, also of the Modern Woodmen of the World. Mr. Bauman is unmarried.
CHARLES S. KIFER.
Charles S. Kifer, of Listie, who is now serving in the ca- pacity of traveling salesman, is a native of the town in which he now resides, born May 10, 1870, a son of Michael and Mary (Saylor) Kifer, who were the parents of eight children. Michael Kifer (father) was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, at-
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tended the common schools adjacent to his home, and is a Repub- lican in politics. His wife, Mary (Saylor) Kifer, was a daugh- ter of Samuel and Caroline Saylor.
Charles S. Kifer attended the common schools of Somerset until fourteen years of age, thereby acquiring a practical educa- tion, which qualified him for the active duties and responsibili- ties of life. He then served an apprenticeship at the trade of plumbing, becoming a thorough and expert workman, and fol- lowed the same for five years. The following six years he gave his entire time to agricultural pursuits, and at the ex- piration of this period of time engaged in the merchandise business in the town of Listie, disposing of the same after a period of two years. He then accepted a position as travel- ing salesman, in which capacity he is serving at the present time. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, to whom he has given his allegiance since attaining his ma- jority.
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