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Ambrose M Mateer
AMBROSE M. MATEER, a merchant of Ford City, was born in 1863, in Pine
township, this county, son of Samuel and Eliza (Ambrose) Mateer. The maternal
grandfather, John Ambrose, was born in Pennsylvania, coming of Scotch-Irish
ancestry.Samuel Mateer was extensively engaged in the cattle business in conjunction
with farming. To him and his wife were born children as follows: James E. B.;
John H.; Dr. R.M.; B. F.; Samuel S.; Anna J., married to W. C. Calahan;
Margaret E., to Findley P. Wolf; Elizabeth, to Joseph Banks; Ambrose M.; and
Alexander M.Ambrose M. Mateer attended the public school of his district and Dayton
Academy, following which he taught school for eight years, becoming one of the
well-known educators of his part of Armstrong county. He then embarked in the
mercantile business, which later he removed to Rosston, Pa., remaining there
until 1906. In that year he located at Ford City, buying property upon which
he built his commodious brick store structure, 52 by 82 feet, two stories in
height, the largest and handsomest in Ford City. Here he opened up a general
dry goods, grocery and queensware business, and carried at all times a full
and fresh stock of articles in his different lines. His prices and the quality
of his goods bring him a large and constantly increasing patronage from the
best people of Ford City. Mr. Mateer thoroughly understands his trade, and
knows how to meet acceptably the demands of his customers.In 1893 Mr. Mateer was married to Anna M. Householder, daughter of John
Householder, of Armstrong county. They have three children: John A. (educated
at the Kittanning high school), Marian N. and Edward A. Mr. Mateer belongs to
Blue Lodge No. 244, F. & A. M., Kittanning, and to the B. P.O. Elks lodge
of the same borough.Source: Pages 556-557, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by Connie Mateer for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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