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Anderson Frank Boyer
ANDERSON FRANK BOYER, formerly of Wickboro, Armstrong county, where he was
established in business as a dealer in meats, is now a resident of New
Kensington, Pa. He was born July 25, 1879, near Blanco, Armstrong county, son
of John J. and Margaret (Rearick) Boyer, and is a grandson of Peter Boyer, an
early pioneer and hunter of this section. Peter Boyer’s wife was named Sarah.John J. Boyer was born in Armstrong county, and died in 1883, at the age of
twenty-eight years. He was a farmer and merchant of Cowanshannock, this
county. In politics he was a Republican, and in religious connection he and
his wife were members of the Reformed Church. She died in 1882, aged
twenty-six years. They were the parents of three children, namely: Lottie, who
died when fifteen years old; Anderson Frank; and Thomas Jackson, of West
Kittanning, Pennsylvania.Anderson Frank Boyer was only three years old when his parents died, and
until he reached the age of thirteen he was brought up in the family of his
uncle, Jackson Rearick. He was, engaged at teaming and farm work until his
marriage, after which he located in Indiana county, Pa., following the meat
business there for two years. Returning to Armstrong county he settled in
Kittanning and was variously employed until he opened a grocery store in
association with Mr. Ritchie, to whom sold out his interest after two or three
years. He then, in May, 1911 engaged in the meat business for himself,
at Wickboro, where he had a neat and well equipped establishment. He did well
from the start, acquiring a good patronage by honorable methods and
satisfactory service and holding his customers by his reliability and sincere
desire to cater to their tastes. He was a respected as well as prosperous
member of the community until his removal to New Kensington, where he is
employed by the Prudential Insurance Company.On Aug. I0, I904, Mr. Boyer married Verna Blose, of Rockville, Armstrong
county, daughter of Edward F. and Salina Blose. They have two children,
namely: Edward Carl and Juanita Fay. Mr. Boyer is a member of the Improved
Order of Red Men, belonging, to Lodge No. 487.Source: Page 760, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed February 1999 by Doris Rizza for the Armstrong County Beers
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