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Bertram L Willard
BERTRAM L. WILLARD, closely associated with the building interests of
Armstrong county as a contractor and builder, and one of the public-spirited
citizens of Kittanning, was born in this city, April 26, 1875, son of Smith
and Elizabeth Willard.Smith Willard had three children: Bertram L.; Pearl, wife of W. G.
Stephens; and Alma, wife of R. J. Kennedy.Bertram L. Willard was educated at the Kittanning public schools, and when
only seventeen years old was apprenticed to the carpenter�s trade. After
finishing his apprenticeship he worked as a journeyman for a period of twelve
years, during this time being employed by various contractors, and thus
familiarizing himself with every detail of the work and becoming qualified to
go into business for himself. This he did in 1907, and has met with marked
success. He is also an expert patternmaker, and specializes on making patterns
for small castings in his shop. Progressive and modern in all his methods, he
has carried them through to successful completion. Fraternally he belongs to
Blue Lodge No. 244, F. & A. M.; Orient Chapter, No. 247, R. A. M., and has
taken the Consistory degrees. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows, being a past
grand in that order, as he has filled all the chairs. In addition he is a
member of the grand lodge, representing his local lodge in that body. His
religious connections are with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is
a consistent member.Source: Page 929, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed November 1998 by Jeffrey Bish for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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