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Harvey S Schlemmer
HARVEY S. SCHLEMMER, wholesale dealer in malt liquors, at Rural Valley,
Armstrong county, was born in Jefferson county, Pa., March 30, 1877, son of
Frederick and Mary (Martin) Schlemmer and a grandson of John Schlemmer. The
latter was a native of Germany, and emigrated with his family to America. His
death occurred in Ohio.Frederick Schlemmer, son of John Schlemmer, was born in Germany, and was
ten years old when he accompanied his father to America, the family first
settling at Buffalo, N.Y. From there they moved by team to Jefferson county,
Pa., where Frederick Schlemmer passed the remainder of his life, following
farming as his main occupation. His death occurred in 1901 when he was aged
sixty-eight years. He married Mary Martin, who survives, and they had the
following children: Frederick (died young), Margaret, Elizabeth, Susan,
William, Adam (deceased), Charles, Philip, Maude (deceased), Harvey S., Pearl,
Jane and Clair.Harvey S. Schlemmer attended public school in Jefferson county and assisted
his father on the home farm, afterward being employed for three years on the
construction of public works. In 1904, he embarked in the wholesale liquor
business at Rural Valley and has devoted his attention to this line ever
since, being the only wholesale dealer in the place. He is a stockholder in
the Rural Valley National Bank.Mr. Schlemmer married Elizabeth Barnett, daughter of William Barnett, of
Jefferson county, Pa., and they have had five children, namely: Forest F.,
Olene C. (deceased), Helen V., Von R., and Dale B.. Mr. Schlemmer and his
family attend the Presbyterian Church. He is an active and public-spirited
citizen and is serving as a member of the school board, having been elected to
the same on the Republican ticket. He belongs to the Fraternal Order of
Eagles.Source: Pages 860-861, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by Pam Clark for the Armstrong County Beers Project
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