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Charles Boone was born in 1801, in Berks county, and was a collier, contracting with the different iron furnaces, for the making of their char- coal. He was a Republican and a Baptist. Mr. Boone married Anna Emihizer of Centre county, and they were the parents of the following children : 1. George, of whom later. 2. Mary, born 1842, wife of George L. Davis, has nine children; William, Grace, Laura, Frank. Clar- ence, Harry, Bertha, Rillia and Warren. 3. William, born 1844, mar- ried Amanda Davis, of Cambria county, had seven children: Anna, Alice, William, Charles, Mattie, Horace and Zillia. 4. Elizabeth, born 1846, wife of Dr. W. S. Ruthrauff, of Mercer county, had two children: Flora and Grace. 5. Susan, born 1848, deceased, wife of Henry W. Bell, of Westmoreland county, had five children : Maud, Edith, Edward, Gertrude and Laura. Mr. Boone died in 1876, in Mercer county.
George Boone, son of Charles and Anna (Emihizer) Boone, re- ceived a common school education and in August, 1861, enlisted in the One Hundredth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, participating in the following battles: Hilton Head, November, 1861; Charlestown, June, 1862 : Secessionville, June 16, 1862; Second Bull Run, August 30, 1862; Chantilly, September 1, 1862; South Mountain, September 14, 1862 ; An- tietam. September 17, 1862; Fredericksburg, January 13, 1863; Camp- bell Station, January 16, 1863 ; Black River, May 17, 1863 ; and siege of Knoxville, 1863. He was then discharged, re-enlisted in the same regi- ment, took a furlough of thirty days, returned home, was married, and re- joined his regiment in time to be present at the following battles: Wilder- ness, May 5, 1864 ; Spottsylvania, May 8 and 18, 1864; North Anna, May 25, 1864; Cold Harbor, June 12, 1864; Petersburg, June 15 to 20, 1864; Weldon Railroad, August. 19, 1864; Hatches Run, October 21, 1864; Fort Steadman, March 26, 1865; fall of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. He was
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discharged July 24. 1865, and returned to Blair county. After a few years he moved to Mercer county, where he was employed in the mines. In 1888 he came to Cambria county, and since 1897 has made his home at Patton. Since 1898 he has held the office of justice of the peace. He served as commander of Lieutenant Peter Taylor Post, No. 633. G. A. R., now disbanded. Like his father, he is a Republican and a Baptist.
Mr. Boone married Mary E .. daughter of David and Elizabeth Scott, of Blair county, and they have been the parents of the following chil- dren : 1. Robert S .. born 1866, married Edith Miller, had four chil- dren : Mary, Irene. Howard and Edna. ?. Anna, born 1868, wife of Harry Myers, had three children ; Elsie, Warren and Celesta. 3. George, horn 1870, killed in Johnstown mine, November 12, 1898. 4. William, born 1812, married Lizzie Grisco, had three children : Zella B., Violet and Vivian. 5. Susan, 'born 1875, wife of John Crook, had three children : Ethel, Mary and John. Mr. Crook was killed by an explosion in the mine in 1901. 6. Clara A., born 18:2, killed in a runaway at Altoona. Sep- tember 7, 1897. . Frank. born 1880, member of Eleventh Company, Artillery Corps, United States Army.
THOMAS J. HUGHES, a valued citizen of Ebensburg, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, for many years superintendent of the Cambria County Almshouse, and who was a brave and active participant in many of the battles of the Civil war, is a descendant of an honored family of Wales.
John T. Hughes, father of Thomas J. Hughes, and the first of the family to come to this country, was born in North Wales in 1820, son of Thomas and Margaret Hughes, natives of Wales, who died in that country. He emigrated to America in 1848, accompanied by his family, which consisted of his wife and one son. He purchased two hundred and fifty acres of wooded land in Cambria township, Cambria county, Penn- sylvania, which he proceeded to clear and convert into farm land. He cleared about two hundred acres of this and put it in a good state of culti- vation, and further improved it by the erection of a substantial and com- modions building. He was a careful and systematic farmer, raised good stock, and made a specialty of breeding fine horses. He was a consistent member of the Congregational church, and was a deacon in that institu- tion. He was a member of Rhizoma Lodge, No. 537, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Wilmore, Cambria county. He married, in North Wales, Anna Williams, also a native of Wales, and had children: 1. Thomas J., of whom later. 2. Margaret, married William Howell, of Cambria township. 3. Lemuel J., a farmer residing on the old home- stead. 4. Mary Ann. deceased. married Thomas D. Jones. a farmer of Munster township, Cambria county. 5. Jane, married Reese Roberts, of Summerhill township, Cambria county. 6. Elias J., a farmer of Johnson county. Iowa. . Isaac J., a farmer in Summerhill township, Cambria county. S. Rebecca. wife of David T. Edwards, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 9. Ezekiel J., died March 6. 1887. at the age of twenty- two years.
Thomas J. Hughes, eldest child of John T. and Anna (Williams) Hughes, was born in North Wales, December 27, 1844. His early years were spent on a farm, and he was educated in the public schools of his neighborhood and in the Ebensburg public school. He assisted his father on the farm until 1864, when he enlisted in the Union army. He was enrolled a member of Company D, Fifth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, August 13, 1864, and was honorably discharged from the Federal service
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at Vienna, Virginia, June 30, 1865, at the close of that terrible conflict. He was actively engaged in a number of skirmishes in the Shenandoah Valley against Colonel Mosby, the guerrilla warrior, and was captured by his men and confined in Libby prison, October 5, 1864, and released Feb- ruary 5, 1865, after suffering the hardships and privations known only to the southern prisoners. Upon his return from the war, he again took up his farm occupations and continued these until 1895, when he was elected superintendent of the Cambria County Almshouse, a position which he has filled very acceptably up to the present time (1906). Mr. Hughes was appointed first lieutenant in command of Company H. Fifth Regi- ment, Pennsylvania State Militia, and rendered efficient service in the suppression of the railroad strike of 1877, which completely tied up the railroads and paralyzed business throughout the country. He was sta- tioned at Altoona to prevent the destructive work of the rioters there. He is a man of great executive ability, enterprising and progressive, and ag- gressive when the proper moment for such measures arises. He is a mem- ber of Summit Lodge. No. 312, Free and Accepted Masons, and of John M. Jones Post. No. 556, Grand Army of the Republic. He is associated with the Congregational church, and in politics is a Republican.
Mr. Hughes married (first), August, 1873. Eliza Ellis, of Wilmore, and liad children : John T., who died in August, 1900; May, Edna. Leah, Martha and Mary. Mrs. Hughes died September 9. 1882. Mr. Hughes married (second), December 28, 1884, Miriam Roberts, of Pittsburg, and had one child : Miriam. deceased. Mrs. Hughes died May 2, 1889. Mr. Hughes married (third). December 18. 1890, Wilhelmina Young. of Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hughes discharges the duties of Matron at the Almshouse.
JOHN B. LEHMAN, chief clerk in the office of the county com- missioner, for many years one of the successful educators of this county, and a prominent citizen of Ebensburg. Cambria county. Pennsylvania, is a representative in the fifth generation of a family which settled in Penn- sylvania in the latter half of the eighteenth century.
Christian Lehman, great-great-grandfather of John B. Lehman, and the founder of the family in America. emigrated to this country from Switzerland. prior to 1:53, and settled in the eastern part of Pennsyl- vania. He married and among his children was a son named Christian.
Christian Lehman. son of Christian Lehman, migrated to either Cambria or Somerset county from the eastern part of Pennsylvania, probably from Lancaster county. He married, and among his children was a son named Joseph.
Joseph Lehman, son of Christian Lehman, was born in what is now Richland township. Cambria county, Pennsylvania, in October, 1800. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed this occupation for forty-five years in Somerset county, where he went at the age of eighteen years. He was constable in Conemaugh township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, for a number of years, and he was an enthusiast in military matters, having been captain of a company of militia. The present school system of Paint township. Somerset county, which was adopted in 1861, is large- ly due to the efforts of Joseph Lehman, Peter Berkey, and a few others, who were earnest workers in the cause of education for their district. He was a man of influence in his neighborhood, and was esteemed by all who knew him. In politics he was a Democrat up to the time of Andrew Jackson, when he became associated with the Whig party, and later with the Republicans. Three of his sons took an active part in the Civil war-
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John and Henry of Somerset county, and Samuel of Bedford county. He married Anna Livingston, and they had a large family of children, of whom the following names are on record: John, Samuel, Henry, Joseph Jr., of whom later; Jacob, lives in Somerset county, Pennsylvania; Su- sanna, widow of Samuel Blough, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania ; Eve, mar- ried Gillion Seese, of Somerset county; Fannie, married William Tre- verrow. of Virginia; Anna M., married Daniel Eash, of La Grange coun- ty. Indiana; and Amelia, married Daniel Faust, of Somerset county.
Joseph J. Lehman, son of Joseph and Anna (Livingston) Lehman, was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1837. He was reared in his native county and adopted farming as his life work. He was an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, a man of in- fluence in local politics, and at various times held a number of the town- ship offices. He was a member of the school board for many years, and was always interested in educational matters. He was an earnest mem- ber of the Lutheran church and a consistent Christian. He removed to Bedford county in 1875, and spent the remainder of his days there, his death occurring March 6, 1880. He married Barbara Seese, born in Som- erset county, Pennsylvania, November 21, 1841, and died there January 18, 1887. She was the daughter of John E. and Hannah (Custer) Seese, both natives of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, but both of Ger- man descent. John E. Seese was born December 15, 1816, and died Au- gust 23, 1892; his wife was born January 7, 1819, and resides in Somer- set county with one of her daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Lehman had children: 1. John B., of whom later. 2. William J., resides in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 3. Samuel B., a resident of Somerset county, Pennsylvania. 4. Joseph A., lives in Belding, Michigan. 5. Norman S., resides in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 6. Henry U., of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 7. Elmer J., lives in Holsapple, Somerset county, Penn- sylvania. 8. Amanda, married Albert J. Mader, of Elton, Cambria county. 9. Charles N., resides in Dale, Cambria county, Pennsylvania. 10. Lizzie, married Conrad Linker. of Dale, Cambria county. 11. Pearl, graduate of Juniata College. is now (1906) teaching in the public schools of Dale, Cambria county, Pennsylvania.
John B. Lehman. eldest child of Joseph J. and Barbara (Scese) Lehman, was born in Paint township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, March 18. 1860. He was brought up at home and acquired his education in the public schools of his native town, and in the normal schools of Davidsville and Scalp Level. He was not yet eighteen years of age when he began his career as a teacher. and for ten consecutive years he taught in the schools of Somerset, Bedford and Cambria counties. This work was attended with a remarkable degree of success, but in the spring of 1888 he abandoned teaching as a profession, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. One year later he took charge of the farm of his father-in-law, Moses B. Miller, in Richland township, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, which he managed until January 1, 1897. At this time he received an appointment as transcribing clerk in the office of the county commissioner of Cambria county. He served continuously in this posi- tion until January 1. 1906, when he was appointed to the position of chief clerk. which office he now fills. Mr. Lehman is methodical and system- atic in his business habits, and he accomplishes the duties of his office to the great satisfaction of all interested in the welfare of the community. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He is a member of the First Pres- byterian church of Ebensburg. He is a member of Highland Lodge. No. 428. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Ebensburg, of
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which he is past grand and present treasurer, and is the representative to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Lehman married, June 4, 1882, Catherine Miller, daughter of Moses B. and Susanna ( Harshberger) Miller, of Richland township, Cam- bria county, Pennsylvania, both of whom are now deceased. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Lehman are: 1. Rev. Algie E., licensed minister of the United Evangelical church, student at Albright College, Myerstown. Pennsylvania. ?. Harvey S. 3. John W., machinist in the employ of the Cambria Steel Company, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 4. Alonzo V. 5. Rosa E. 6. Mabel G. 7 and 8. Edgar and Edna, twins. 9. Miller. 10. Charles.
CHALMERS THOMAS ROBERTS, a prominent citizen of Ebens- burg, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, who has filled a number of the public offices of that town with honor and credit to himself and those through whose efforts he was elected to them, is descended from Welsh and French ancestors.
Hugh Roberts, grandfather of Chalmers Thomas Roberts, was a na- tive of Wales, where he was born in 1754, and he emigrated to the United States about 1784. He was a farmer, residing in Cambria township for many years before his death. He married Elizabeth Rodrigue, born in 1768, in Brittany, near the coast of France, and they had six children: Robert H .. David H., Eliza, Mary, Prudence, Evan H. Hugh Roberts died in 1842: his wife died 1845.
David H. Roberts, second son and child of Hugh and Elizabeth ( Rodrigue ) Roberts, was born August 9, 1800, died 1841. He was said to be the first male child born in Ebensburg. He was a carpenter by trade, and held the office of justice of the peace in Ebensburg for about thirty years. He married, in 1828, Margaret Evans, born December 17, 1799, in Machynlleth, Wales, died 1882, and came to this country with her parents, John and Jane Evans, in 1818. She was one of nine children : Evan, John, Edward, David. Richard, Isaac, Jane, Margaret, and Ann. Mrs. David H. Roberts' maternal grandfather. John Watkins, died in 1792 : her maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Morris, died in 1779; her father died 1847. her mother 1849. David H. and Margaret (Evans) Roberts had six children ; The first child dicd in infancy. 2. Howard J., born in 1830, cashier of the First National Bank, was lost in the great flood at Johnstown. May 31, 1889. 3. Newton I., born 1832, is now a resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 4. Chalmers Thomas, of whom later. 5. Emily, born 1836, married William Tate, Jr., resides in the old hemestead. 6. Dwight, born in 1840, died in 1842.
Chalmers Thomas Roberts, fourth child of David H. and Margaret (Evans) Roberts, was born in Ebensburg, within a short distance of his present residence and place of business, October 18. 1834. He received his education in the old academy of Ebensburg, which stood on the south- west corner of the court house lawn. He learned the trade of repairing watches, and for two years was in the employ of William B. Hudson, go- ing with him to Mount Vernon. Ohio, in 1852, and remaining there about six months. He returned to Ebensburg in 1853, and for several months worked on the Mountaineer, a newspaper published by Albright & Mullen. When Kansas was opened for settlement. in 1854, he went there, remain- ing for about a year, and helped to build the first printing office, which was also the first building in the place, and helped to issue the first paper published in the territory. The Herald of Freedom. This paper was pub- lished in Lawrence, which is now a town of twelve thousand inhabitants.
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Upon his return to Ebensburg, in 1856, he established himself in busi- ness, repairing watches and dealing in jewelry and stationery, and con- tinued in this for more than twenty years. He then commenced a gen- eral store, dealing in books, notions and toys, which for many years has been known as "Roberts' Variety Store." Mr. Roberts is an ardent Re- publican and has been twice endorsed as state senator by Cambria county -1816 and 1880, but failed to receive the district nomination. He has also been burgess twice, and has served as a member of the council a num- ber of times. He has been a life-long member of the First Congrega- tional Church, which is the oldest church in the town, organized in April, 1191 : has been its treasurer for thirty years, and a trustee for thirty-two years. He is a member of the following fraternal organizations for al- most fifty years: Summit Lodge, No. 312, Ancient York Masons ; High- land Lodge, No. 428, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and a charter member of the following: Oriental Commandery, No. 61, Knights Tem- plar, at Johnstown, Pennsylvania ; Captain John M. Jones Post, No. 556, Grand Army of the Republic, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
He married, 1861, Rebecca M. Rogers of Churchtown, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and they have had four children : 1. Mattie, died in 1884. 2. Margaret. married Thomas Siviter, of Pittsburg. 3. Mary. an efficient assistant of her father in his business. 4. Franklin Butler, a successful dentist in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
ROBERT J. BOLSINGER, manager of one of the most practically arranged plumbing and steam-fitting concerns in Cambria county, Penn- sylvania. and of which he and a younger brother are the proprietors, is descended from a family of the early settlers of the state.
Jesse S. Bolsinger, father of Robert J. Bolsinger, was the son of William Bolsinger, who was the roadmaster of the old Portage road for many years, and later had charge of the car shops in the Cambria steel plant, at Johnstown. He was one of the well known mechanics of his day. Jesse S. was but a small boy when his parents moved to Johnstown, and in his early years was engaged with his father and a brother in the drug business in that town. When the Civil war broke out he enlisted in the Union army. Upon his return from the army service, he located in Cherry Tree, where he engaged in the business of tinner. continuing this until 1870, when he removed to Ebensburg, where he has since resided. For a number of years he was also engaged in the plumbing business, but in recent years has retired from active business life. In his political views he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Grand Army of the Republic. He married Irene B. McCormick, daughter of Captain Robert McCormick. an officer in the civil war, and in later years a well-known lumberman. being a member of the St. Lawrence Lumber and Boom Com- pany. Their children were: Walter N., born August 14. 1823. Edgar M., consulting engineer at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Milton H., of Pitts- burg, Pennsylvania. Sarah E., married Edgar Lingle, of New Brighton. Pennsylvania. Robert J., of whom later. Ray C., born February 18. 1884, of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Harry D., of Ebensburg.
Robert J. Bolsinger, son of Jesse S. and Irene B. (McCormick) Bol- singer, was born in Ebensburg, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, October 11. 1818. He was reared at home, and acquired his education in the pub- lie schools of his native town. From his earliest boyhood he was brought up with the idea of assisting his father in the business of the latter, and all his spare time, while he was attending school and during the vacations,
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was spent in that occupation. He thus eaily obtained a thorough praeti- cal and working knowledge of every branch of the plumbing and steam- fitting business. He is considered one of the ablest mechanics in his line in that section of the country. His father retiring from the business in 1903, the active management of the same fell upon the shoulders of Rob- ert J., and in connection with his younger brother, Ray C., he assumed the entire control of the business. The two brothers are enterprising and progressive men, ready to adopt new methods of business and new inven- tions that seem at all practical. They are both skilled mechanics, and are exceedingly popular in the social as well as the business circles of the town. Mr. Bolsinger affiliates with the Democratic party, but is very lib- eral and independent in his views of the political questions of the day. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. He is unmarried.
GEORGE A. KINKEAD, who was a well known citizen of Ebens- burg, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, and prominent in the insurance world, was a representative in the third generation of his family in Amer- ica, they having come originally from Ireland.
David Kinkead, grandfather of George A. Kinkead, and founder of this family in America, was born in Ireland, emigrated to this country some time in the early part of 1776, and settled near Wilmington, Delaware. He enlisted as a soldier in the revolutionary army, and was in active service throughout the war. At the conclusion of the war he removed to Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and spent the remainder of his life there. After the death of their parents the children removed to Peters- burg, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. One of the sons was Harrison, of whom later; another, George, was a lock keeper on the old Pennsyl- vania canal and lived in Centre county.
Harrison Kinkead, son of David Kinkead, was born in Milesburg, Centre county, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1813. He learned the trade of a saddler and harness maker, and came to Ebensburg in 1835, where he resided until his death, October 20, 1891. He was a strong Democrat in politics, and served one term as associate judge of Cambria county, and for many years prior to his death was a justice of the peace. In religion he was a Presbyterian, being one of the founders of the church of that denomination in Ebensburg, and a ruling elder from its organization until his death. He was the father of eleven children: 1. George A., of whom later. 2. James Nixon, died in Baltimore, Maryland, April 23, 1878. 3. Maria Louisa. 4. Pamelia Jane, married A. Y. Jones, of Renova, Clinton county, Pennsylvania. 5. Susan H. 6. David H., resided in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 7. Martha Ellen, who died at the age of four years. 8. Mary Elizabeth, died in infancy. 9. Anna Olivia, married Fergus C. Lloyd, of Ebensburg. 10 and 11. William B. and Edwin L., twins, died in infancy.
George A. Kinkead, eldest son of Harrison Kinkead, was born in Ebensburg. Cambria county, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1837. and died De- cember 1, 1902. He was educated in the common schools of his native town. and upon attaining a suitable age, entered upon a business life. He held clerkships in various stores, being in the employ of A. A. Barker & Son for a period of seventeen years. In 1877 he engaged in the insur- ance business, in which he met with immediate success, and which he followed until his death. In politics he was an uncompromising Repub- lican, held the office of school director for several years, and was elected auditor of Cambria county for two terms. He was a member of the Pres- byterian church, being for many years and up to the time of his death a
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ruling elder in that institution. He was also a member of Summit Lodge, No. 312, Free and Accepted Masons, and was its secretary for thirty-three consecutive years.
He married, March 11, 1862, Deborah Evans, who survives him, and they had three children: 1. S. Stewart, born July 4, 1865, received a common school education, and on July 1, 1885, took a position in the Gautier steel department of the Cambria Iron Company, at Johnstown. He served in various clerical positions until 1896, when he became deputy register and recorder of Cambria county. He served six years in this position and then was appointed deputy prothonotary, an office which he still fills. He is a member of the following organizations: Summit Lodge, No. 312, Free and Accepted Masons; Portage Chapter, No. 195, Royal Arch Masons; Oriental Commandery, No. 61, Knights Templar ; Jaffa Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Lin- ton Lodge, No. 451, Knights of Pythias; and Johnstown Lodge, No. 175, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. 2. George D., born Jan- uary 1, 1869, attended the public schools of Ebensburg and was em- ployed for some years as clerk in the Gautier steel department of the Cambria Iron Company. He removed to Ebensburg in November, 1902, and connected himself with his father and brother Oscar in their in- surance business. Since the death of their father, the two brothers have conducted the business under the firm name of George A. Kinkead's Sons. He is a member of Linton Lodge, No. 451, Knights of Pythias. He married. November 24, 1896, Ella Bougher, and they have four children : Ruth Deborah, George A., Beulah Grace and James Fred- erick. 3. Oscar A., born September 21, 1871, attended the public schools, and then entered into his father's office, and has since been in the in- surance business, as above stated. He is a member of Summit Lodge, No. 312, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Portage Chapter, No. 195, Royal Arch Masons. He married, October 10, 1901, Minerva Spencer, and they have two children: Margaret Spencer and Edwin Fillmore.
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