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J.W. George
J. W. GEORGE, miller and electrician for the Elder�s Ridge and West
Lebanon Telephone Company, was born Aug. 29, 1868, in South Bend township,
Armstrong Co., Pa. His parents were Jacob and Mary Jane (Crawford) George.Jacob George was born in Pennsylvania, and spent his life in his native
state. He was well known in Armstrong county, for he was a skilled mechanic
and followed the carpenter�s trade, and there are a number of substantial
residences in this section which attest his good workmanship and honest
methods. He was a quiet, unassuming man, one who performed every duty well and
was respected and esteemed by those who knew him. He was a member of the
German Reformed Church at Zion�s Valley. He married Mary Jane Crawford,
whose father, William Crawford, was born in Ireland, and located a half mile
from the birthplace of his grandson, J. W. George, in south Bend township.
Jacob George died in 1897, having survived his wife. Three sons and one
daughter were born to them, two of the family still surviving: J. W. and W.
C., the latter being a well-known architect at Pittsburgh.J. W. George attended the common schools. Becoming interested in
electricity, he made a business of electrical work, and now fills the position
of wire chief for the Elder�s Ridge and West Lebanon Telephone Company,
constructing and repairing the wires on the line they operate. He is
considered a very capable man in this line. During the winter season he also
operates a feed mill, at Olivet, Pa., which has the capacity to grind two
hundred bushels of feed daily, and he supplies the local trade. His mill is
well equipped and is operated by steam.In politics Mr. George is a Democrat. He is a member of the Presbyterian
Church at Elder�s Ridge.Source: Page 954, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed December 1998 by Kathy Zagorac for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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