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Plum twsp News
Venango County, Pennsylvania

TODAY’S SKETCH IS NO. 50 IN WHO WAS WHO
DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1959

Today’s Who Was Who in Plum Township sketch of James R. grove is sketch No. 50. The first one appeared on May 9. 1956. Perhaps a summary of facts concerning all 50 ofthese early men might be interesting to readers, and it appears here.

WHO WAS WHO
Of the 50 men who were subjects of the Who Was Who series
by H. W. Strawbridge:
41 were born in the United States 5 were born in a foreign country
4 were born in places now unknown 7 were born prior to 1800
43 were born after 1800 49 were married
49 fathered children 31 had six or more children
18 had less than six children 28 lost children by death before maturity (age 21)
39 claimed farming as their chief occupations 2 were carpenters
3 were merchants 6 had other occupations
1 was a War of 1812 veteran 5 were Civil War veterans
27 were members of churches 4 were regular church attendants,but not members
26 preceded their wives in death 8 died of heart diseases
11 died as the result of strokes 2 were killed in accidents
22 died from causes now unknown 35 lived to be at least 65 years of age

Transcribed by Dr. Harry Sharp
NY & FL
PATROON@peoplepc.com

Disclaimer:there may be errors due to transcription ofinformation from both early and late (current contributors) work.