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Raymond E. Johnson attended the public and high schools of Lincoln- ville and was graduated from Edinboro State Normal School. From 1907 until 1916 he was in the employ of the Erie Lithograph Company and served as assistant secretary and treasurer. The following two years he was on the staff of Ernst & Ernst, certified public accountants of Cleve- land. In 1919 he because associated with the auditing department of the Erie Brake Shoe and Foundry Company, and from 1919 until 1921 was a member of the firm of McCoy, Johnson & Smith. The following year he served as local representative and office manager for Scoville, Wellington & Company, certified public accountants of Boston. In 1923 Mr. Johnson engaged in business alone and since the end of that year has served as vice
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president of the American Accountants Corporation. This is the largest accounting business in Erie and covers territory throughout this section of Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. Their offices are in the Commerce Building.
Mr. Johnson is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is identified with the Erie Yacht Club, Erie Motor Club, Advertising Club, Lions Club, Y. M. C. A., Elks lodge and is a 32nd degree Mason.
George L. McEnteer is a veteran of the World War and a substantial citizen of Erie. He was born at New Bethlehem, Pa., April 24, 1889, and is the son of William John and Ellen (Gallagher) McEnteer.
William John McEnteer was born in Pennsylvania, April 12, 1854, and for many years was a prominent merchant of New Bethlehem, Pa., where he lived. He now resides in Liberty Park, Erie. His wife was born at East Brady, Pa., May 17, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. McEnteer had seven children, as follows: William C., born in January, 1877, lives at Erie; Thomas P., born in January, 1881, lives in Erie; Winifred A., born Oct. 1, 1883, married J. Howard Kelly, lives at Youngstown, Ohio; Boni- face, born in March, 1885, married Thomas T. Quail, lives in Pittsburgh, Pa .; George L., the subject of this sketch; Francis Edward, mention of whom is made below; and Eugene M., born July 19, 1895, income tax col- lector, Erie, is a World War veteran, having served with the medical de- partment, 9th Infantry, 2nd Division, in active service in France.
Francis Edward McEnteer volunteered for service during the Mexi- can trouble, at Kane, Pa., June 23, 1916, and served on the Mexican bor- der with Company E, 16th Pennsylvania National Guard. On July 15, 1917, he was called into the service and sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., and later transferred to the federal service with Company E, 112th Regi- ment. He was killed in action in France, Sept. 27, 1918, on the second day of the Argonne Drive.
George L. McEnteer was reared and educated at Kane, Pa., and after completing his schooling entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Rail- road, in whose employ he remained until his enlistment in the army. He also served on the Mexican Border as a member of Company G, 16th Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard. On July 15, 1917, he was sent to Camp Hancock, Georgia, and served overseas with Company E, 112th Infantry, 28th Division. Mr. McEnteer took part in the following im-
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portant engagements : Second battle of the Marne ; Aisne ; Meuse-Argonne ; and several other minor drives. He was gassed on Aug. 21, 1918, and sent to U. S. Field Hospital No. 110, where he remained for nine days. After returning to his company he was wounded in action, Sept. 26, 1918, being shot in the cheek. He was discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, March 26, 1919, and has since been located in Erie, where he is employed at his trade as an electric welder. Mr. McEnteer's home is at 826 Holland Street.
On Nov. 30, 1917, Mr. McEnteer was married to Miss Nellie G. Par- sons, a native of Marienville, Pa., born Aug. 8, 1889, and the daughter of J. J. and M. (Eldridge) Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons are deceased. He was a Civil War veteran.
Mr. McEnteer has been active in work for the Disabled American Veterans Bureau, and is commander of the Erie chapter. He is a mem- ber of St. Peter's Catholic Cathedral and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Eagles and Moose lodges. Mr. McEnteer is esteemed as a reliable and dependable citizen of his community.
A. P. Saxer, a reliable and successful business man of Erie, who is proprietor of the Saxer Machinery Company, is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Pittsburgh, Sept. 1, 1882, and is the son of A. P. and Catherine (Eichorne) Saxer.
A. P. Saxer, deceased, was a manufacturer during his life. He was born in Alsace-Loraine, April 1, 1849, and died in 1914. His wife was born in Pittsburgh, Sept. 18, 1859, and died in 1908. They are buried in Pittsburgh.
A. P. Saxer spent his boyhood in Pittsburgh and was graduated from high school there in 1899. He then learned the machinist trade and con- tinued in that line until 1906, when he became connected with the Brown & Zertman Machine Company for two years. He then went with the Niles, Bement & Pond Machinery Company of New York and in 1910 be- came associated with the Manning, Maxwell & Moore Machine Company, with whom he remained until 1914. Mr. Saxer organized the Saxer Machinery Company during that year, having come to Erie in 1912. The business is located at 938 West 10th Street.
Mr. Saxer was united in marriage with Miss Gertrude Adams, of Pittsburgh, and to them have been born three children: Virginia, born Jan. 24, 1905, was graduated from Central High School in 1923; Willa,
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born Sept. 28, 1908, a student at Gridley High School; and Albert P., Jr., born Feb. 9, 1913.
Mr. Saxer is a Republican, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Pittsburgh Shrine and Consistory. He is a man of industry and ability who has made a success of his work.
Francis Broughton, retired, is a highly respected citizen of East Springfield, and a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Crawford County, Pa., Aug. 12, 1844, and is the son of Micheal and Sally (Gillian) Broughton.
Michael Broughton was a native of Vermont and his wife was born in Philadelphia. They were early settlers of Crawford County, where Mr. Broughton engaged in general farming. He cleared 50 acres of land, built a log cabin, and besides his farming interests worked at his trade as a mason. To Mr. and Mrs. Broughton, deceased, the following children were born: William and Marietta, both deceased; Eli, a Civil War veteran, de- ceased; Truman, a Civil War veteran, deceased; Jane, deceased; Henry, a Civil War veteran, deceased; Pulaski, a Civil War veteran, deceased ; Fran- cis, the subject of this sketch ; and Addison, a Civil War veteran, deceased.
Francis Broughton was reared and educated in Beaver Township, Crawford County, and when a young man became the owner of 102 acres of land, which he improved. He became a prosperous farmer and stock- man and lived in Crawford County until 1910, when he removed to East Springfield, where he now lives retired.
During the Civil War Mr. Broughton enlisted in Company I, 2nd Penn- sylvania Cavalry, and engaged in many important battles of the war, in- cluding Gettysburg, Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
On Dec. 1, 1867, Mr. Broughton was married to Miss Agnes Miller, a native of Scotland, and the daughter of Andrew and Agnes (McArthur) Miller, who came to this country from Scotland in 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had eight children, as follows: Mary, Jessie, and Alexander, de- ceased ; Mrs. Broughton; John, a Civil War veteran, deceased; Walter, lives at Painesville, Ohio; Charles and Jeanette, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Brough- ton had four children: Jessie, married Wayne Whitford, deceased; Walter, deceased; Ellen, died in infancy ; and Sarah, married Lynn Drury, lives at East Springfield, Pa.
Mr. Broughton is a dependable citizen of Erie County. He is a Re- publican.
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MR. AND MRS. FRANCIS BROUGHTON
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James K. Barker, a dependable and well known citizen of Erie, where he is connected with the General Electric Company as chief clerk, is a member of a pioneer family of Erie County. He was born in this city, Jan. 22, 1889, and is the son of William W. and Evelyn (Staley) Barker.
William W. Baker was a native of Duncannon, Pa., and his wife was born at Harmarville, Pa. He was an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years and died March 1, 1909. His wife lives at 2222 Myrtle Street, with her son, James K. To Mr. and Mrs. Barker were born four children, namely: Mayme, married Charles Kline, lives at Can- ton, Ohio; Joseph, lives in Erie; W. W., married Dorothy Stablein, lives in Erie; and James K., the subject of this sketch.
After completing his schooling in the public schools of Erie, James K. Barker engaged in office work. He has been in the employ of the General Electric Company for a number of years and holds a responsible position.
Mr. Barker was united in marriage with Miss Florence L. Taylor, of Erie, and they have two children: Marian Virginia, born May 7, 1915; and Mildred O., born Jan. 1, 1917.
Mr. Barker is identified with Presque Isle Commandery No. 499, Knights of Malta, and is recorder of the order, having been elected to the office in 1916. He is also past commander of the lodge. He is grand sentinel of the Grand Lodge of the State of Pennsylvania and is the only member in this section of the state holding a grand office, to which he was appointed at Maryland, in May, 1924. During the last two sessions he was a delegate to the Grand Lodge. He is secretary of the Board of Directors of the Malta Temple Association. Mr. Barker is also a member of Presque Isle lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows No. 7.
Milton W. Shreve, of Erie, is an able member of the bar of Penn- sylvania and is now serving his third term in congress as a representa- tive of the 29th Congressional District, which is composed of Erie and Crawford counties. He is a native of Crawford County, born May 3, 1858, and a son of the late Rev. Cyrus and Florella (Nourse) Shreve. His father was a faithful and beloved Baptist clergyman of Crawford County and vicinity for a period of more than half a century.
Rev. Cyrus Shreve was born in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, July 23, 1825. He was a grandson of Richard and Margaret Shreve and descended, more remotely, from English nobility. In 1798 the great grandparents named came from Burlington, N. J., and settled at the head of Oil Creek Lake, now Lake Canadohta. Their son
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Israel, the grandfather of Milton W., was born in 1794 and married Eliza- beth Bloomfield, daughter of Thomas Bloomfield, and a companion of Richard Shreve, a Revolutionary soldier and such a prominent man gen- erally that Bloomfield Township was named in his honor. Israel Shreve died in 1866 and his wife in 1880.
In the fall of 1851, when 26 years of age, Cyrus Shreve preached his first sermon and two years later assumed his first pastorate as a Baptist clergyman, his charges being at Bloomfield and Rockdale. On Sept. 10, 1853, he was ordained to the ministry and the following year returned to Bloomfield and in 1855 was instrumental in erecting the church which stands there today. In 1857 he resigned his pastorate there and for six years was in charge of churches at Chapmanville and Cherrytree, and then because of ill health withdrew from his ministerial work and re- turned to his farm in Bloomfield. Later he returned to the ministry and his last charge of nine years was at Centerville. Reverend Shreve died July 3, 1908. He was married Jan. 1, 1856, to Miss Florella Nourse, whose parents were natives of Vermont. They had two sons: Milton W., the subject of this sketch; and Dr. O. M. Shreve, a physician.
Milton W. Shreve obtained his preparatory education at Edinboro State Normal School, for two years afterward was a student at Alle- gheny College, Meadville, and later was graduated from Bucknell Uni- versity in 1884. He read law, was admitted to both the state and the United States courts and has since been a prominent figure in both legal and public affairs. His practice, which of late years has been largely in business channels, has brought him financial interests in various finan- cial and industrial concerns. He is a director in the People's Bank of Erie and in several manufactories.
In 1899 Mr. Shreve was elected district attorney of Erie County, and in 1900 served as chairman of the Republican County Committee. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1906 and re- elected in 1908, serving in both sessions as a member of the committee on appropriations, in 1909 being honored by being chosen as chairman of the committee on mines and mining, and upon the death of Hon. John M. Cox was made speaker. He was elected to congress in 1920 and re- elected in 1922 and 1924. He is a member of the Appropriations Commit- tee and sub-chairman of the committee handling appropriations for De- partments of State, Justice, Commerce and Labor.
Mr. Shreve is a member of the Erie Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, and the Country and Shrine clubs. In Masonry he is Past Eminent Commander of Mount Olivet Commandery, K. T., and Past Poten- tate of Zem Zem Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
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The Electric Materials Company, North East. This is a Pennsyl- vania corporation organized early in 1915, for the manufacture of copper, bronze, brass and steel products used principally in electric equipment.
The plant originally consisted of three manufacturing buildings and power plant, but has been increased from time to time until on Jan. 1, 1925, it consisted of a power plant, double the size of the original, a foundry, rolling mill, forge shop, two machine shops and a two story office building.
THE ELECTRIC MATERIALS COMPANY'S PLANT, NORTH EAST, PA.
The original Board of Directors consisted of George E. Pierce, F. B. Moorhead, A. S. Cooke, George N. Mackay, H. F. Eaton and O. C. Hirtzel. The officers were: George E. Pierce, president; F. B. Moorhead, vice presi- dent; N. P. Fuller, secretary; H. F. Eaton, chief engineer; and O. C. Hirtzel, treasurer.
The capital stock was originally $100,000.00, which was subsequently increased in 1917 to $150,000.00 and in 1920 to $250,000.00, fully paid in cash. The company has enjoyed a successful career from the beginning and is at this time employing approximately one hundred and fifty men and uses about three million pounds of copper per year.
William F. Schaller, mortician, is among the representative citizens of Erie, where he has spent his entire life. He was born Oct. 2, 1883, and is the son of John and Catherine (Spahn) Schaller.
John Schaller was a native of Buffalo, N. Y., born in 1850. His wife was a native of the same place and was born in 1852. He was an early settler of Erie, where he was associated with the Erie Elevator Company as foreman. He died in 1899 and his wife died in 1920. They
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were members of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Schaller the following children were born: John, lives in Erie; Elizabeth, lives in Erie; Catherine Shaffer, deceased; Bertha Halfast, lives in Erie; May Baldridge, lives in Erie; Lewis, lives in Erie; William F., the subject of this sketch; Vincent, lives in Erie; and Samuel, lives in Erie.
William F. Schaller attended the public and high schools of Erie, after which he entered the employ of W. J. Quinn, funeral director. Four years later he became associated with D. S. Hanley, county coroner, and after two years became a student at the Pittsburgh College of Embalm- ing. After completing this course of study Mr. Schaller was connected with Flannery Brothers, undertakers of Pittsburgh, for ten years, and in 1921 returned to Erie, where he established his present business at 820 East Avenue. On April 1, 1925, he moved to 1038 West Eighth Street where he has a model funeral home. He is widely known in the community.
Mr. Schaller was united in marriage with Miss Eileen Crowley, of Erie, the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Cauley) Crowley. Mr. Crowley, who now resides at Turtle Point, Pa. was for many years a successful farmer. His wife is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Schaller have been born two children: John, born Dec. 1, 1918; and Paul E., born Oct. 6, 1921.
Mr. Schaller is a Republican, a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, the Elks lodge, the Eagles, and the Loyal Order of Moose. He is past president of the Erie Morticians Association.
Frank K. Ras is an enterprising and progressive business man of Erie, where he is proprietor of the Erie Auto Metal Works. He was born in Austria, and is the son of Frank and Sophia (Lennik) Ras.
Frank Ras died in Austria at the age of 38 years. He served in the army and was later employed by the government and held the office of road master. His wife is also deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Ras had five chil- dren: Andrew, lives at Schenectady, N. Y .; Joseph; John; Anna; and Frank K., twin brother of Anna, and subject of this sketch.
At the age of 20 years Frank K. Ras came to this country and settled in Schenectady, N. Y. He was later located in Detroit and Pittsburgh and during the World War removed to Erie, where he was employed by the General Electric Company. He later returned to Detroit and in 1921 again came to Erie. Mr. Ras is an expert mechanic and in July, 1922,
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established the Erie Auto Metal Works. He does general repair work as well as automobile painting. His shop is at 919 East Ninth Street.
In 1918 Mr. Ras was married to Miss Geneva Banki, of Erie, and they have five children: Francis, born in 1919; John, born in 1920; Sophia, died in infancy ; Julia, born April 25, 1922; and Frank, born Sept. 15, 1924.
Mr. Ras is a Democrat, a member of the Catholic church and belongs to the Chamber of Commerce.
John L. Jordan, a well known merchant of Erie, engaged in the grocery and meat business, is a native of Pittsburgh. He was born Aug. 10, 1884, and is the son of Joseph and Mary (Kreb) Jordan.
Joseph Jordan was born in Pittsburgh, in 1854, and died there in 1907. He was a florist. His wife, a native of Louisville, Ky., now lives in Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan were the parents of seven children.
John L. Jordan was reared and educated in Pittsburgh and has al- ways been interested in mercantile pursuits. After serving as manager of the Donahue Company, Pittsburgh, he was transferred to Erie to repre- sent this firm as manager, in which capacity he served three years. Since September, 1924, he has conducted his place of business at 1310 Turnpike Street. He handles a good grade of merchandise and has already a well established trade.
On July 30, 1906, Mr. Jordan was united in marriage with Miss Lud- wina Nock, of Pittsburgh, and the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Nock. Mr. Nock is deceased and his wife resides with the Jordan family. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan have a daughter, Dolores.
Politically Mr. Jordan is a Democrat. He is a member of the Catholic church and belongs to the Elks lodge, Kiwanis club, and the Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. J. K. Morris, a well known optometrist of Erie, who is success- fully engaged in the practice of his profession in the Commerce Building, was born at Salisbury, Md., Dec. 2, 1884, and is a son of Jacob A. and Martha (Kent) Morris.
Jacob A. Morris was born in Wicomico County, Md., Nov. 21, 1849, and his wife was born there on Aug. 16, 1859. He engaged in the saw mill and lumber business until 1900 when his mills were destroyed by fire, and the loss of which was not covered by insurance. Mr. and Mrs.
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Morris now live on a small farm in Maryland. Dr. J. K., the subject of this sketch is their only child.
Dr. J. K. Morris received his education in the public schools of Salis- bury, Md., and after his graduation from an academy at Dover, Del., in 1902, he entered Jefferson Medical College, where he received his degree. His interne work was done in a New York city hospital, after which he spent six months in the Willis Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. Doctor Morris was later connected with the Castle Optical Company of Philadelphia and from there went to Buffalo, N. Y., where he studied under Dr. E. H. Hubble, one of the foremost eye specialists in this country. In January, 1909, he located in Erie, where he has a well established practice.
On Dec. 27, 1907, Doctor Morris was married at Philadelphia, to Miss Nellie M. Hern, of Laurel, Del., and the daughter of Frank M. and Wil- helmina (Scott) Hern. Doctor and Mrs. Morris have a son, Francis Kent.
Doctor Morris is identified with the Elks lodge, Knights of Pythias and the Erie Maennerchor.
Jacob A. Young, proprietor of the Erie Cleaning & Dyeing Company, ranks among the substantial business men of the city. He was born at Locust Summit, Cumberland County, Pa., May 4, 1883, and is the son of Valentine and Mary Young.
In 1891 the Young family established their residence in Erie, where Mr. Young engaged in the grocery business. He died in 1906 and his wife died in 1924. They were the parents of five children: Valentine; John G., one of Erie's leading bakers; Jacob A., the subject of this sketch ; Barbara; and Catherine.
The Erie Cleaning & Dyeing Company was established by Mr. Young in 1905 at 31 South Park Row, and has developed into one of the thriving business enterprises of the city. Two service trucks are in operation and 15 people are employed by the plant. A new building, with modern equip- ment, is being erected at 302-8 East Sixth Street. Mr. Young also owns and operates three gasolene filling stations, which are known as Young's Filling Stations. This business was established in 1921 and the stations are located at 18th and Ash Streets, 8th and Myrtle Streets, and Sixth and German Streets.
Mr. Young was married to Miss Bessie Weindorf, the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Weindorf, both deceased. They have a son, John Jacob, who was born Oct. 13, 1913. He is a student at St. Mary's School.
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Mr. Young is a Democrat, a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and belongs to the Knights of Columbus and the Elks lodge. He is widely known and is one of the capable and far sighted business men of Erie.
T. P. Dunn is among the successful and prominent young attorneys of Erie. He was born here, Oct. 26, 1896, and is the son of Dr. Ira J. and Addie E. (Phillips) Dunn.
The Dunn family is one of the old western Pennsylvania families, having settled in Crawford County in the early part of the 18th century. The Phillips family are also pioneer settlers of that county. Dr. Ira J. Dunn is a widely known eye and ear specialist and has an extensive prac- tice in Erie. A biography of Doctor Dunn appears in this history. Four children were born to Doctor and Mrs. Dunn: T. P., the subject of this sketch; Dr. F. Lowell, Omaha, Neb .; Suzanne, a social worker for the Associated Charities, Erie; and Florence, who conducts a concert bureau in Erie.
T. P. Dunn was reared in Erie and educated in the public schools of this city, and also attended Grove House School, London, Eng. He was graduated from high school in Erie in 1915, spent two years at Haver- ford College, and was graduated from the University of Chicago in 1919 with the degree of B. S. He then entered Harvard Law School and in 1922 received the degree of L.L.B. Mr. Dunn was admitted to the bar in 1923 and immediately became associated in the practice of law with S. Y. Rossiter, Erie.
Mr. Dunn is a Republican, a member of the Park Presbyterian Church and belongs to the University and Erie clubs and Elks lodge. He is un- married.
F. Howard Thorne. Among the younger generation of Erie's suc- cessful business men is F. Howard Thorne, local manager of the Argus Manufacturing Company. A son of William B. and Caroline L. Thorne, he was born in Pittsburgh, Dec. 3, 1889.
William B. Thorne is a substantial business man of Williamsport, Pa., where he is engaged in the manufacturing line. His wife is deceased. They had two children: F. Howard, the subject of this sketch; and William B., Jr.
After attending the public schools of Pittsburgh, F. Howard Thorne was graduated from Wilmington Military Academy and the University
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of Pittsburgh in 1918. For the past several years he has been connected with the Argus Manufacturing Company, and previous to this owned a furniture store in Erie, which was known as the F. Howard & Company. The Erie branch of the Argus Manufacturing Company was established in 1923 and Mr. Thorne is local manager. They are manufacturers of high grade paints and are nationally known.
On May 24, 1910, Mr. Thorne was united in marriage with Miss Edna L. Lanich, of Dublin, Ind., and they have two children: George L., born Aug. 1, 1915; and Howard Earl, born Nov. 18, 1917.
Mr. Thorne is identified with the Methodist church and is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, being Master of Arms. He is intensely in- terested in all Pythian activities and is a substantial member of his com- munity.
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