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the German Reformed church of the city of Altoona. He is a member of Juniata Lodge, No. 282, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Improved Order of Heptasophs of Hollidaysburg, Blair county. He is a man of business enterprise and sagacity, possessing good judgment and being prudent in management.     On May 13,1885, W. Frank Walls wedded Kate Weller, a daughter of John Weller, of Frankstown township, Blair county. Mr. and Mrs. Walls have four children: John E., James K., Irwin E., and Samuel K.     The Walls family is of Irish origin, and settled in one section of Huntingdon county at an early day. Mr. Walls' grandfather was a farmer of near Alexandria, Huntingdon county. His children were: Enoch, and one that died in childhood. Enoch Walls received a good common-school education, and has always followed farming. He now resides near Frankstown, Blair county, where he owns a farm of one hundred and sixty-three acres of productive land, and makes a specialty of truck farming. He started poor, but has made a competency, and earned the respect of those who know him. He is a republican in politics, and a member of the German Reformed church of Altoona. He is also a prominent Odd Fellow. Mr. Walls served as an emergency soldier when Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. Straightforward, plain and peaceful, he has lived an honest and honorable life.     He married Dorothea Isenbery, whose father, Abraham Isenbery, was a resident of Huntingdon county. To their union were born two sons and four daughters: Susan M., wife of William Van Allman, of Roaring Springs, this State; Nannie C., married John A. Rodkey, of Hollidaysburg; Carrie E., who died in childhood; W. Frank; Jacob M., a

farmer; and Lizzie F., wife of a Mr. Stewart, of the city of Altoona. ALOYSIUS T. STRITTMATTER, an energetic business man and a member of the successful planing-mill firm of Strittmatter Bros., of Hastings, is a son of Peter and Maria (Long) Strittmatter, and was born at Carrolltown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1859. His paternal grandfather, Andrew Strittmatter, was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and came to Pennsylvania, afterwards removing to Carroll township, and after renting land for some time, bought a small tract of woodland, which he cleared up into a good farm. Subsequently he purchased more land, and at the time of his death owned a large and well-improved farm. He was a prominent and successful farmer, an active and influential whig, and for many years filled different township offices. He was a member of the Catholic church. He married a Miss Myers, a native of Baden, Germany, and to their union were born six sons and three daughters: Francis, a farmer and carpenter, now deceased; Mary, wife of John Elias, of Carroll township; Fannie, wedded John Kirsch, of Nicktown; Peter and Paul, twins; and Augustine and Joseph, twins, the former of whom resides on the home farm four miles south of Carrolltown, and the latter went south and died of yellow fewer. Peter Strittmatter learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed in connection with contracting until 1888, when he removed to his present farm near Patton, which he purchased in 1863. This farm contains one hundred and fifteen acres of good land underlaid with coal, and shortly after removing to it he purchased a second farm of one hundred acres, which is also underlaid with coal. Owing to the rise

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