Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County Pennsylvania, p.465

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the office of the auditor of the Cumberland Valley railroad. He remained in this office until March 13, 1887, when he resigned and accepted a position as clerk in the office of the superintendent of the West Penn division of the Pennsylvania railroad in Allegheny city. He filled this position until January 1, 1893, when he was made chief clerk of the Cambria and Clearfield railroad at Cresson, which position he occupies at the present time. He is a member of the Acacia Lodge, No. 355, F. and A. M., Blairsville, Pa.
    On March 27, 1879, he was wedded to Miss Emma C., a daughter of Martin Ludwig, of Chambersburg, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and to this marital relation two children have been born: Vera Louise, born March 8, 1885, and Earl Barclay, born March 20, 1895.

DR. JOHN B. NOONAN, a prominent and successful physician of Patton, this county, is a son of Jeremiah and Eliza (Kaylor) Noonan, and was born in Munster township, this county, October 21, 1849. Jeremiah Noonan (father) was born in county Limerick, Ireland, about 1807, whence he emigrated to America in 1825. He located on a farm in Munster township, and followed the pursuits of a farmer all his life. In politics he adhered to the principles of the Democratic party, and in religion was a member of the Roman Catholic church. He died on the farm, March 17, 1872, at the age of sixty-five years. His union with Miss Eliza Kaylor, a daughter of Peter Kaylor, a farmer of Munster township, resulted in the birth of ten children, five sons and five daughters: Mary Ann, the wife of David Watt, of Altoona, Pennsylvania; Agnes, who lives in Altoona; Elizabeth, deceased; James, deceased; John B.; Joseph, deceased; Ella, deceased, who was the wife of John Sutton, of Clearfield township, this county; Jesse, of Altoona; Eliza, the wife of Charles O'Brien, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Stanislaus, of Altoona.
John B. Noonan was reared on the homestead farm, and educated in St. Francis' College, Loretto, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1869. On leaving college he taught school until 1871, when he began the study of medicine. He first entered the office of Dr. Jamison, of Loretto, Pennsylvania, and later read in the office and under the direction of Dr. Sloan, of Chest Springs, this county. In the spring of 1874 he entered the Cincinnati State Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated the same year. He immediately located in Chest Springs, where he opened an office and practiced his profession for six months, when he removed to St. Lawrence, this county, remaining there until 1885. In the latter year he returned to Chest Springs, where, besides practicing his chosen profession, he was also interested in the Exchange hotel. In September, 1892, he removed to Patton, where he has since resided. He is a careful and conscientious practitioner of medicine, and has a large and appreciative clientele. He has also made a specialty of the study and practice of obstetrics, in which branch of medical science he has attained remarkable success. He is also especially successful in the treatment of children's diseases.
    In politics Dr. Noonan is a democrat, and is one of the substantial and ardent supporters of the principles of that party. He is a consistent and prominent member of the Roman Catholic church.
    On October 19, 1875, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Agnes, a daughter of Redmond Melton, and the union has resulted in the birth of nine children: Laura, deceased; Laura Agnes, Mary Gertrude, James Jeremiah, John Melton; Walter, deceased; Thomas Redmond, Alice, and Ruth.

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