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Edwin F Dunlap
EDWIN F. DUNLAP, hardware merchant, and plumbing, tinning and roofing
contractor, at Parker’s Landing, Pa., was born at Lowellville, Mahoning Co.,
Ohio, Aug. 22, 1852, son of Jesse L. and Mary (Johnston) Dunlap.Jesse L. Dunlap and his wife were born in Lawrence county, Pa. He is a
mining engineer and has followed his profession in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana
and Washington, and at present, in his eighty-third year, is living retired
and in comfort at Elma, Washington.Edwn F. Dunlap, was reared in Lawrence and Mercer counties, Pa., and was
educated in the public schools. He learned the plumbing and tinning trades at
Sharon, Pa., and in 1870 went to Illinois and worked as a journeyman in
Chicago, Peoria and Morris until 1877. In that year he came to Parker’s
Landing, Pa., and after continuing three more years at journeyman work
embarked in the tinning business for himself, on a small scale at first, but
soon found opportunity to expand and in 1885 added a hardware, plumbing and
roofing department. He now owns one of the most complete establishments in
this line in the northern part of Armstrong county and possibly in this
section of Pennsylvania. Being a practical and experienced workman he enjoys
patronage not only in this city but in adjacent places and over a large
surrounding territory. Constant employment is afforded to from six to eight
assistants. Mr. Dunlap believes in keeping abreast with the times in
everything pertaining to his business. He enjoys the distinction of being the
oldest merchant in continuous business in his city. Politically a Republican,
he has frequently served in public capacities, twice having been mayor,
several terms a member of the city council, and at present is president of the
school board, of which he has also been secretary.On Oct. 29, 1890, Dr. Dunlap was married to Miss Blanche Cummins, a
daughter of William and Susanna (Christie) Cummins and a granddaughter of
Judge Joseph Cummins, of Butler county; the latter’s wife was Ellen Moore, of
Washington county, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap have had two daughters, Florence
and Gertrude, both of whom are deceased, the former dying at the age of
thirteen years, the latter when nineteen years old. Mr. Dunlap is a member of
Parker Lodge, Royal Arcanum, and Park Lodge, K. O. T. M. He and his wife
attend the First Methodist Church, of which Mrs. Dunlap has been a member
since childhood.Source: Page 970, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed November 1998 by Joyce Sherry for the Armstrong County Beers
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