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He married, July 1, 1901, Leonora Plummer, of Summer Hill, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Plummer, and they have had three children, two of whom died in infancy, and the third is Raymond C., born May 25, 1905.
HENRY D. BORDER, telegrapher in the employ of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company, and prominently identified with the public af- fairs of Portage, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, is a representative of a family which settled in that state many years ago.
Daniel Border, grandfather of Henry D. Border, was born about 1804. He was a farmer of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, sold his farm there and removed to Paint township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and from there to Davidsville, where he resided until his death. which occurred in 1814. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and a stanch Democrat. He married Elizabeth Gabe, of Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Their children were: 1. John. 2. Fred, born 1832; was twice married, his first wife being a Miss Hoffman. 3. Daniel. 4. Joseph. 5. Catherine, married Jacob Swank, of Johnstown; both lost their lives in the great flood of May 31. 1889. 6. Charlotte, married Henry Woolford. ?. Mar- garet, married William Lohr, deceased. 8. Mary, married Mr. Spang-
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ler. 9. Rebecca, married Isaac Barnhart. 10. Ella, married James Pot- ter.
John Border, eldest child of Daniel and Elizabeth (Gabe) Border, was born in Shelburg. Bedford county, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1830. He was apprenticed to a carpenter, and then followed his trade for a number of years, engaging then in the lumber business in Somerset county, Penn- sylvania. He sold his mill to Mears, White & Company in 1866, he re- maining with them as manager for the following three years, when he removed with his family to Summer Hill township. Here he continued in his business as sawyer until his death, which occurred in September, 1897. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran church, and affiliated with the Democratic and Prohibitionist parties. He married Martha Ripple and they had children: 1. Henry D., the subject of this sketch. 2. Al- bert, born February 3, 1859: drowned at the age of two years. 3. Ida, born December 8. 1860: married John Green of Portage, and had chil- dren : Emily ; Harry; Edwin; Reba; and Theodore. 4. Emma, born February 24, 1863; married U. G. Hess; died. 1901. 5. Emerson W., born March 31, 1865: married Anna Paul, of South Fork. 6. Milton B., born September 27. 1867 ; married Eliza Huffman, and has one child : Edna. 7. Dillie, born December 10, 1869; married Richard Bridge, of Derry, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. S. Elmira, born May 22, 1822 : married Evan D. Davies, and has two children : Thelma and Zula. They reside at Benscreek. 9. Charlotte, born January 16, 1874; married John Wilson and has one child, Maxwell. 10. Anna R., born May 17, 1876; married John Dugan and has three children: Ray. Juanita, and John. 11. Edna, born September 27, 1879 : married John Logan, a den- tist of Johnstown, and has two children : Glen and Martha.
Henry D. Border, eldest child of John and Martha (Ripple) Border, was born in Paint township. Somerset county, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1857. He was educated in the public schools of Cambria county, Pennsyl- vania, and was considered a very earnest student. In 1880 he took up the study of telegraphy and has followed it since that time. He is in the em- ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in the N. Y. tower at Port- age. He is a consistent member of the Lutheran church and of the Pro- hibitionist party. He was elected the first burgess of Portage in 1891, and served a term as councilman, being chosen president of the council, and is now serving his second term as president of same. He received the nom- ination of his party as state senator in 1894, and though he polled a large vote was defeated by the stronger party. He is a member of Lodge No. 312. Free and Accepted Masons, of Ebensburg. He is greatly respected in the community, and is regarded as one of the most public spirited of its citizens.
He married. November 26, 1891, Maud F. Mears, daughter of Jacob Mears, and they have children: 1. Harry, born January 25. 1893 ; died January, 1894. 2. Paul, born January 20, 1895. 3. Ruth, born Febru- ary 18. 1897. 4. Virginia, born Angust 6, 1899. 5. Mirriam, born June 13. 1901. 6. John W., born March 23, 1905 : died April 25, 1906.
FRANCIS J. HOOVER. of Hastings, was born September 9, 1867, in Carroll township, and is a son of John H. Hoover and a grandson of Jacob Hoover, who was born in 1811. in Keppelburg. Germany, and in 1836 emigrated to the United States, settling in Carroll township, where he led the life of a farmer. He was a Democrat and a Roman Catholic. Mr. Hoover married Lucy Strazler, and the following children were born to them: Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Stall, of Ebensburg; Catharine, wife of
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Israel Rumbaugh, of Denison, Ohio: Anna Mary, wife of James Mahon, of near Oil City; John H., of whom later; Jacob, married Mary Fox, of Carroll township ; Maria, wife of Thomas Adams, of Johnstown; and Ma- tilda, wife of Clemons Revely, engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The death of Mr. Hoover occurred in 1895.
John H. Hoover, son of Jacob and Lucy (Strazler) Hoover, was born December 19. 1843, in Carroll township, and in 1868 settled on the home- stead, where he has since followed agricultural pursuits. He has served two terms as school director and three terms as supervisor. In politics he is a Democrat and in religion a Roman Catholic. Mr. Hoover married Anna M., daughter of Jerome and Mary (Krug) Kootzman, and they are the parents of the following children: 1. Francis J., of whom later. 2. Sophia, born August 12, 1869, wife of Paul Strittmatter, of Hastings. 3. Jennie, born April 4, 1871, wife of Felix Bradley. 4. Martina, born 1873, single. 5. Lucinda, born 1875, Sister St. Mary Boniface, of the Order of St. Joseph. 6. Amelia, born 1879, wife of Talford Davis, of Ohio. 7. William, born April, 1881. 8. Regina, born 1883, single. 9. Otto, born 1885, single, living at Altoona. 10. Isadora, born 1887, teach- er in Carroll Township school. 11. Clemence, born 1891, student, at home.
Francis J. Hoover, son of John H. and Anna M. (Kootzman) Hoover, was reared on a farm and at the age of twenty-one became a teamster, fol- lowing that calling for eight years. He was then employed for two years by the Sterling Coal Company, after which he engaged in farming for the same length of time. Since 1901 he has conducted a bottling business, supplying the retail trade of Hastings and the surrounding towns. He has served two terms as inspector of election and now holds the office of councilman. For three years in succession he represented his party in county conventions. He supports the Democratic party and is a member of the Roman Catholic church.
Mr. Hoover married, April 23, 1895, Rose E., daughter of Francis and Helena (Woodly) Yeager, and their family consists of the following children : Rose M., born October 16, 1896; Irene, born March. 23, 1898; Gordon F., born February 18, 1899; John B., born November 27, 1900. Francis P., born March 11, 1902: and Madeline P., born October 16. 1905.
THADDEUS A. DELOZIER, of Hastings, was born February 7, 1861, and is a son of James Delozier, and a grandson of Daniel Delozier, a Frenchman, of whose early history little is known. He was a Roman Catholic, and spent the last years of his life with his son James, in Cam- bria county.
James Delozier, son of Daniel Delozier, was born in 1812, in Cambria county, and was a farmer of Elder township, living on the homestead, which he passed his life in cultivating. For several years he served as as- sessor and school director. He was a Republican and a Roman Catholic. Mr. Delozier married Ellen, daughter of John and Mary (Myers) Elder, and they were the parents of the following children: 1. Richard, born March. 1854. married Mary Born, had eight children; Bennet, Laura. Es- tella, Mand, Gertrude, Margaret. Richard and Ella. 2. Benjamin, born July. 1856, married Jane Weakland, had three children: John E., Grace and Golda. 3. Alice, born 1858, wife of Marshall Hoover, had one child. Maxwell. 4. Thaddeus A., of whom later. 5. John, born April, 1863. married Martha Kirkpatrick, no issue. 6. Amanda, born 1865, wife of James Behe, had five children; Bertha, Edmund, Jessie, Glen and an
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unnamed infant. ?. Florence, born 1867, died at the age of seven years. S. Charlotte, born in 1869, wife of Philip Kirkpatrick, had two chil- dren ; Ivia, and one who died in infancy. 9. Ida, born 1871, wife of Mark Weakland. Mr. Delozier, the father, was an active worker until his death, which occurred November 11, 1879.
Thaddeus A. Delozier, son of James and Ellen (Elder) Delozier, was reared on a farm, and until 1887 was engaged in the lumber busi- ness. He then moved to Carrolltown, where for the next two years he was employed in drilling wells. In 1891 he took up his abode in Hast- ings, and in 1903 bought out the livery business of Yahner & Warner. which he is still conducting. He has served two terms as constable, and one term as tax collector. He belongs to Lodge No. 102, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Altoona, votes with the Republicans and adheres to the faith of the Roman Catholic church.
Mr. Delozier married, in 1883, Emma, daughter of Augustus and (Glass) Kirkpatrick, and the following are their children: 1. Henry, born June 4, 1883 fireman on Pennsylvania Railroad. 2. Blair, born April 20, 1885, of Altoona. 3. Blanche, born April 21, 1887, at home. 4. Reuben, born March 25. 1889. 5. Thaddeus T., born June 7, 1891. 6 and 7. Albert and Alfred (twins), born September 26, 1893. 8. Earl, born February 2, 1895. 9. Ethel, born February 26, 1897.
MRS. ANNA M. (ADAMS) COYLE, an honored resident of Sum- mit, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, is descended from a family of Penn- sylvania, who trace their descent to Germany.
Ignatius Adams, her grandfather, born about 1766, came to Cam- bria county, Pennsylvania, at the age of eighteen years and settled in Cresson in 1784. Here he took up a large tract of land. He operated the first coal bank in the county, along the old Portage road. He served with honor and bravery in the war of 1812, and his death occurred in 1866, at the advanced age of one hundred years.
Matthew M. Adams, son of Ignatius Adams, was born in Cambria county in 1818. He received a good education in the public schools of Cambria county, and also at Mount St. Mary's College, in Emmittsburg, Maryland. He was engaged in the lumber business, and owned a mill at Cresson, Cambria county. Pennsylvania. He also operated a coal mine, and this he made the chief business interest of his life. He was a member of the Catholic church and of the Democratic party. His death occurred November 23, 1872. He married, in 1851, Mary E. Fels, and they were the parents of eleven: 1 and 2. Died in infancy. 3. Anna M., the subject of this sketch. 4. George, born November 7, 1856; died in 1861. 5. May, twin of George, died in Philadelphia, 1878. She was a member of the order of St. Francis. 6. Job, born November 22, 1858, married in the west. 7. Paul, born May 6, 1860. married Kate Mehan, and had children: Ray, deceased; Margaret ; Lawrence ; and Raymond. S. Matthew M., born 1862, resides in Texas. 9. Bernard, born 1864. 10. Mark C., born 1868; married Norda Parrish, and had one child which died in infancy. 11. Jacob F., born 1871, died 1873.
Anna M. (Adams) Coyle, eldest surviving child of Matthew M. and Mary E. (Fels) Adams, was born May 17, 1854. She received a good common school education. She married, April 26, 1875. William S. Covle, son of Jesse Coyle, of Bardstown, Nelson county, Kentucky. Mr. Coyle was a soldier in the Confederate army during the Civil war, and at its close he came to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and entered the em- ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Later he removed with
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his family to Philadelphia. where they lived for nine years, and then returned to Cresson in 1884. He is still (1906) in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where his services are appreciated at their full value. Ile is a strong Democrat, and takes an active interest in all matters pertaining to the public welfare. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Coyle are: 1. William S., born June 22, 1876, resides with his parents. 2. Helen M., born February 18, 1878, married Francis D. Casanave, junior, and lives in Philadelphia : They have three children : Helen G., Virginia, and Anne.
MICHAEL SLATTERY. of Cresson. Cambria county, Pennsyl- vania, was born in England. November 1:, 1854, son of John Slattery and wife. The father was born in county Kerry, in 1827, and married Mary Sullivan, who was born in the county Cork, Ireland, in 1827. There were born to them six children: 1. Michael (subject). 2. Thomas, born January 15, 1856, died May 6, 1861. 3. John C., born April 29, 1858, married Mary Lee. 4. Daniel. born January 10, 1861, died No- vember 18. 1904. 5. William T., born May 5, 1863, died March 15, 1814. 6. May A., born January 11, 1866, single and at home. The father went from Ireland to England in 1852 and there married, coming to America in 1855, settling at Gallitzen, where he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company and remained with it until the year previous to his death, which was in 1876. His brother Patrick came from Ireland about the same time he came to this country, and died the same year. Politically the subject's father was a Democrat, and in religion a Catholic.
The subject began work for the railroad company as a laborer. Sep- tember 1. 1868, and October 1, 1874, was promoted to foreman of track, which position he now holds. He is a Democrat, and has been school director for six years in Cresson township. He is a member of the Emerald Beneficial Association, No. 113. In religion he is of the Cath- olic faith.
He married Agnes Pfeister, August 19, 1877, and they have four children: 1. John L., born September 11, 1882; received his education at the public schools and at St. Vincent's College at Loretto, Pennsyl- vania ; he is now taking a course in medicine at the Medico-Chirurgical College at Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. 2. Mary J., born August 20, 1885. single : a music teacher at Cresson, Pennsylvania. 3. Thomas R., born September 28. 1888, now taking a course in pharmacy. 4. Agnes, born October 31, 1892.
MRS. ANNA (McDERMOT) HINES. Mrs. Anna MeDermot- Hines, of Cresson. Cambria county, Pennsylvania, was born in 1850, in Cresson township. Cambria county. She is the daughter of William and Susan (Troxal) MeDermot. She married James Hines, of Cresson. February, 1873, and they were the parents of seven children as follows: 1. Alfred. born November. 1873, married Clara McGuire, and they have three children: Ethel. Catherine and Paul. 2. Raymond. born Novem- ber. 1875. single and at home. 3. Bernetta, born October, 1879. mar- ried Charles Stell, and has one child. Camelia. 4. Susan, born March. 1881. married Silas D. O'Harra. 5. Algernon. born 1885. now a tele- graph operator at Ebensburg. Pennsylvania. 6. Joseph. born August, 1887. at home. 7. Elizabeth, born April. 1890.
Mrs. Hines' father. William McDermot, was born July, 1814. and married Susan Troxal. daughter of Jacob and Susan (Glass) Troxal,
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May. 1844, and were the parents of the following children : Francis, Catherine, Alfred, Harriet, William, all of whom died in childhood. 6. Mary, born September, 1845, died November, 1865. 7. Anna ( subject ). 8. Susan, born 1854, died May, 1903, married Robert Stevens. 9. Vin- cient, born January. 1856, single. 10. Ferdinanda, born 1862, married Lucinda Deitrick and has six children: Grace. Genneve. Florence, Vir- ginia, Francis, and Charles. William McDermot. the father, was a carpenter by trade, and worked at this in connection with farming. From 1840 to 1842 he followed contracting and building at Ebensburg. In 1847 he settled on his farm, where he remained until his death in 1881. Hle was supervisor of Washington township (now Cresson) in 1851 and 1853. Politically he was a Democrat, and in religion a Catholic.
The subject's grandfather was Simon MeDermot, born in Hunting- don county, Pennsylvania, March. 1688, and married Mary Weakland, born 1781, died in 1870. They were the parents of eleven children: 1. John, born 1812, died 1847. married Sarah Warthen. 2. James, born June, 1813, died 1865. married Mary Bovine. 3. William. 4. Augustine, born 1816, married Frances Stovel. 5. Mary, born 1818, married Peter Piper. 6. Charles, born 1820 ; he was a major in the regular army. 7. Bar- nabas. born 1822, married Catherine Todd. 8. Michael. 9. Catherine, died in childhood. 10. Francis, born 1828. died 1902, married Margaret Malov. 11. Elizabeth, born 1832, married Arthur Storm, and died 1861. The father of these children was a sturdy farmer of Huntingdon county, and there reared his family, removing to Cambria county in his old age and died at Summit in 1852; his wife in 1870.
Mrs. Hines' great-grandfather on the paternal side came from Ire- land when seventeen years of age, and settled in Lancaster City, where he worked at the blacksmith's trade. Later he moved to Huntingdon county and took up land on Shaffer creek and became a farmer, remain- ing there until an old man. and then moved to Cambria county. His children were: James, Michael, John. Arthur, William, Simon, Henry, Bernard. The father died in 1860.
ZANNA B. BURKET, of Cresson, Pennsylvania, was born Decem- ber 4. 1879, at Mitchells Mills, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, son of Samuel C. and Maria (Workinger) Burket.
The father was a native of Indiana county. He followed farming near Mitchells Mills for a number of years, then sold his farm and en- gaged in the livery business at Mitchells Mills which he followed for a number of years, and then sold and purchased letters patent for a lifting jack, which he retailed in connection with a medicine for animals, which he compounded for several years. He next moved to Altoona, Pennsyl- vania, and engaged in the livery business again, operating three years. Politically he was a Liberal, and held many places of public trust, in- (luding the officers of constable at Altoona. two terms : was on the police force: was agent for the Humane Society for three years: was tax col- lector at Altoona two years; and is now engaged on the stock exchange at Altoona. He married Maria Workinger, of Indiana county, and thev are the parents of ten children: 1 and 2. Charles and Milton. died in infancy. 3. Linnie, born 1865, married Harry K. Apple, and had three children : Naomi, Ruth and Genevieve. 4. Mattie, born 1867, married Frank McLeod, and have three children: Mary, Frank and Garnett. 5. Lloyd, born 1869. married Elizabeth and they have four children, and reside in Ohio. 6. Edmund, born 1871. married Lizzie Trout. and have one child: 7. J. Chalmer, born 1873, single, and re-
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sides in Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. 8. Zanna B. (subject). 9. Pearl, born 1881. married Bruce Brant, and they have one child, Edward. 10. Ellen, born 1883. single.
Zanna B. Burket, the subject of this notice, was educated in the pub- lic schools of Altoona, and learned the printer's trade, at which he worked for five years on the Altoona ( Pennsylvania) Gazette, and then took a course at the Anderson Business College in bookkeeping, stenog- raphy and typewriting. He was then employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Altoona for three years; then entered the employ of the Webster Coal and Coke Company of Cresson. with whom he re- mained three years. He next erected a large building designed for a residence and store, together with a bakery, and engaged in the whole- sale and retail business which he still follows. Mr. Burket is a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows order at Cresson Lodge, No. 472. He is a mem- ber of the Baptist church. and is an Independent in politics.
He was married to Miss Keturah B. Corbin, born January, 1879, the daughter of Stephen B. and Rebecca ( Ebright) Corbin. November ~, 1898. They are the parents of five children; 1. Howard E .. born May 10, 1899. 2. Ruth, born February 8, 1900. 3. Samuel, born March 8, 1903. 4. Zanna B., born May 9, 1904. 5. Robert, born July 4, 1905.
ANDREW P. STORM, of Summit, Pennsylvania, who is the watch- man at the Cresson Spring at Cresson, was born May 1, 1846, the son of Patrick A. and Mary ( Parish) Storm. The father was born February 21. 1804, in Blair county. Pennsylvania. The subject's maternal grand- father was Joshua Parish, of Bedford county, the same state. Patrick Storm married Mary Parish, born May 18, 1810, and was the mother of eight children as follows: 1. James B., born June 5. 1834. married Harriet Conrad. of Buffalo, and had five children: Sherman, Mary, War- ren, George and Anna. 2. Ann E., born May 26, 1836, single. 3. Lucy A., born April 7. 1838. died September 10, 1838. 4. Frances G., born August 6. 1839. died October 2. 1842. 5. Catherine C., born Decem- ber 20, 1841. married Jesse Diamond, and their children are: Andrew ; Mary, wife of George Farbaugh : George and Anna. 6. William A., born October 31. 1843, married Catherine McKenner, of Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania. and had two children. James, and Mrs. McCarthy of Latrobe. Pennsylvania. wife of Andrew Mccarthy. ?. Andrew P. (subject). S. Michael, born May 8, 1849; by his first marriage were born-George, Esther and Blanche: and by the second. Margaret, Matilda, Edward, Grover and Ella. deceased.
The father was a potter by trade, but after his marriage he pur- chased a farm and lived on the same until his family had grown up. He then sold and removed to Wilmore, where he died in 1881. His wife died in 1879. He served Munster township as collector and supervisor many terms. It is said of him that "his word was as good as his bond." Politically he was a Democrat, and in his religion a strict Catholic. Joshua. the father of Patrick. was of Swiss origin. and but little is known of him by this generation. He settled in Bedford county. Pennsylvania. and his other children were, George. Peter, Elizabeth and Mary.
Andrew P. Storm (subject) was reared on the farm, and when eighteen years of age learned the puddling trade in Buffalo. He also fol- lowed lumbering for five years, and was then employed by the Cresson Spring Company as watchman over its property at Cresson, which position he still holds. He purchased the property near Summit where he now resides. August 10, 1883, of Michael Storm. Mr. Storm is a Democrat,
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and was school director for eleven years and refused to serve any longer. He is a member of the Catholic church. He married Elizabeth R., daugh- ter of John Sherdan and wife, of Clearfield township, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of the following children: 1. Harriet, born November 21, 1881, married Sherry Jones, of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, and they have two children. 2. Mary, born September 23, 1883. married A. Slater, of Cresson, Pennsylvania. 3. Johanna, born March 15. 1886. 4. Albert, born November 1, 1886, is still at home. 3. Michael, born May 22, 1894.
The subject's brother James, now deceased, enlisted in the old Forty- fourth New York regiment, known as the Ellsworth's Avengers, and served three years as color bearer, through many a hard fought battle. He was thrice wounded, but recovered and returned to his home at Buf- falo, where he died March 27, 1899.
FRANCIS J. BURGOON, train dispatcher for the C. & C. division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, residing at Cresson, Cambria county, Penn- sylvania. was born at Sonman, Cambria county, May 22, 1853, son of Joseph and Ellen (McHugh) Burgoon. The father is the son of Robert Burgoon, a native of Blair county, Pennsylvania, born in 1:26. He reared a large family, and followed farming all of his life. He died in 1864, aged eighty-eight years.
The subject's father, Joseph Burgoon, was a farmer in Cambria county and also followed lumbering. He died at the age of eighty-one years. In politics he was first a Whig and then a Republican. He held the office of secretary of the school board for Washington township for twelve years, and was a noted violinist, furnishing the music for many of the early day dancing parties and dancing schools held at the old Washington House at Plane No. 2, during the old Portage days. He had the honor of accompanying the celebrated Hungarian patriot Kos- suth on his tour. He was a member of the Highlands Regiment, raised in time of the Mexican war in Cambria county, but which was never called into service. His wife died in 1902, at the age of eighty years, at Altoona, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Wilmore, as was her hus- band. Her maiden name was Ellen McHugh, daughter of Matthew and the granddaughter of Captain McGuire.
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