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BIOGRAPHICAL AND PORTRAIT CYCLOPEDIA

in New York city in 1814, and resided in the city of his birth until death closed his career at the early age of twenty-eight years, Mrs. Yeagley being a babe of eight weeks at the death of her father. He married Sarah Furey, a daughter of Wm. Furey, who was a native of Ireland and a man of thorough classical education, and a gentleman of refinement and culture. After the death of James Otter his widow wedded Philip J. Arthur, and she now lives in Indiana county, this State, at the advanced age of seventy-five years.     Mrs. Yeagley came to Johnstown in 1866, and for four years was engaged as a teacher. In 1889 she was appointed to the honorable and responsible position of librarian of the Carnegie Free labrary of that city. TIMOTHY L. HUNT, an old and highly respected citizen of Roxbury, was born in Yorkshire, England, November 14, 1827, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Cleminson) Hunt, natives of England. His parents came to this country in 1830, first locating at Pottsville, this State, but soon coming to Cambria county, where they settled and lived in East Taylor township, about six miles from Johnstown. Henry Hunt and his wife were both members of the Methodist church, and passed their lives on their farm, where he died in 1849, at fifty years of age, and she, surviving him for nearly half a century, passed away in June, 1895, at the advanced age of eighty-six years.     Timothy Hunt lived a life common to the majority of farmers' sons, and attended the early common schools until he was sixteen years of age, when he came of Johnstown and learned the trade of blacksmith with that old-time and well-known firm of Kinley & Gageby. After learning his trade Mr. Hunt

opened a shop, which he has conducted successfully for nearly fifty years, being in a manner now retired from active business. In addition to his blacksmithing business on Haynes street, Johnstown, Mr. Hunt has carried on farming in East Taylor township, where he has owned a good farm for many years. He also owns some valuable property in the borough of Roxbury. He is a republican politically, and served as tax collector, besides holding other township offices before Roxbury was made a borough. A skilled workman, a good neighbor, and a reliable business man Mr. Hunt is highly respected and has a large circle of friends.     On March 14, 1850, Mr. Timothy L. Hunt wedded Eleanor M. Kern of Greensburg, Westmoreland county, and they have three living children, one son and two daughters -- Margaretta E., who married Jeremiah Barnett, a resident of the borough of Roxbury, and a Union soldier of the late Civil War; Kittie A., wife of Julius Hoffman, of Johnstown, and Dr. George, a practicing dentist. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as were also her parents, and her father, Joseph Kern, was born at "Little York," this State, and settled at Greensburg, the county seat of Westmoreland, where he died May 23, 1846, aged seventy-four years. Joseph Kern was a hatter by tade, and carried on hatting at Greensburg for many years before combined capital, improved machinery and specialized piece work drove the individual manufacturer from the market by cheaper but not better work. Mr. Kern was a man of forsight and judgment, and in the early years of Johnstown's history, perceiving its future importance, invested largely in real estate in what is now the Fifth ward, where his son George was the first settler. When

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