A History Of The Juniata Valley And Its People Volume 1 PDF Download

Excerpt from A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People, Vol. 2 In 1876 he was elected to the Pennsylvania legislature, and in 1878 re-elected, serving in all four years. He was a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Grand Army of the Republic, holding the principal offices in both, organizations. He was a Democrat in politics and both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church. Doctor Hunter married Sarah A. McClain, born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. January 16, 1848. died in Fulton county, May 24, 1890, daughter of Tames McClain, a farmer of Trough Creek valley, Huntingdon county, a large land owner, and son of Jesse McClain, an early settler of Trough Creek valley. James McClain later moved to Wells Valley in Fulton county, where he died about 1895, leaving three children: Walter, a farmer of Nebraska; Sarah A., married Dr. Robert I. Hunter: and Mary (deceased) married John Stunkard. Children of Dr. Robert Irvin and Sarah A. (McClain) Hunter:1. John Russell, horn in Wells Valley, Fulton county, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1868, graduate of Medico-Chirurgical College. Philadelphia, M. D., 1893, now practicing in Lewistown. He married. September 25. 1895, Mary C. Wishart; two children: John R. and Donald. 2. Mary J., married H. H. Bridenstine and resides in Everett, Pennsylvania. 3. Alice Meta, married Dr. C. A. R. McClain and resides at Mount Union, Pennsylvania. 4. Robert Mc., D. D. S.. now practicing at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; unmarried. 5. William Scott, of whom further. (Ill) Dr. William Scott Hunter, youngest son of Dr. Robert Irvin and Sarah A. (McClain) Hunter, was born in Fulton county. Pennsylvania, August 3. 1881. He prepared in the public schools, and later attended Juniata College. He chose the profession of dentistry, and after a course at Philadelphia Dental College, Philadelphia, was graduated D. D. S., class of 1903. He practiced one year at Saxton, Bedford county, Pennsylvania, then moved to Reedsylle where he is now located in successful practice. He is member of the Masonic order, belonging to Lewistown Lodge, No. 253, Free and Accepted Masons; Lewistown Chapter, No. 186, Royal Arch Bishops' Lewistown Commendary, No. 26, Knights Templar and is also an Odd Fellow. He is a Republican in politics, and both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.