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BIOGRAPHICAL AND PORTRAIT CYCLOPEDIA

Dr. Slick is one of a family of four children, three boys and one girl: Wellington R., a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the employ of Henry C. Roelof, a hat manufacturer of that city; Harry W., general manager of the Singer Manufacturing company in Johnstown; Fannie S., the wife of John M. Rose, an attorney of Johnstown and an ex-member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and George A.     George A. Slick received his early education in the public schools. On leaving school he entered the employ of the Cambria Iron company as a clerk in the time office, and later as a clerk in the general office, remaining with this company about six years. He then registered as a student in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery at Philadelphia, from which institution he graduated March 8, 1894. He immediately located in Johnstown, where he has since practiced his chosen profession with uniform success. He is a member of the C. N. Pierce Dental society and the Phi Sigma Dental fraternity, and was secretary of the class in which he graduated, and in political affairs supports the principles of the Republican party. In June, 1896, he celebrated his marriage with Miss Stineman, a daughter of the Hon. Jacob C. Stineman, a member of one of the old and representative families of the county, whose sketch will be found elsewhere in this work. JACOB J. STRAYER, son of John P. and Julia Ann (Kleinfelter) Strayer, was born November 6, 1842, in what is now Morrellville, then Conemaugh township, Cambria county. His grandfather, Adam Strayer, was a native of Richland township, this county, where he died. Grandfather Strayer was a farmer. He married and became the parent

of nineteen children. His son, John P. Strayer, named above, was born in Richland township, June 8, 1806, living prior to his death on the old Conemaugh township homestead, now within the limits of Morrellville. He purchased a farm of one hundred and forty-six acres previous to his marriage, paying $1.50 per acre for the tract. This, with the exception of a small field, was in timber. He was among the very early settlers. A potter by trade, he carried on the business of manufacturing stone and earthen-ware until 1854, in conjunction with farming. He also did some work along the line of contract hauling. Politically he was a democrat. He married Julia, a daughter of Henry Kleinfelter, a native of Cambria county. To this marriage twelve children were born, one of whom, Mary, died when two years old. The others are: Catherine, J. J., Annie, who is the widow of Scott McFeaters; Aaron, who resides near where subject now lives; Cyrus, deceased; Henry, lives in Morrellville; Emma, wife of William Patch, lives in Morrellville; Ella; Walter, at home with his sisters Catherine, Elizabeth and Ella.     Mr. Jacob J. Strayer married Mary, a daughter of John Mackell, to whom seven children have been born, viz.: Elsie, born December 16, 1877; Eva May, born June 18, 1879; Gertrude, born June 18, 1881; Milton J., born January 17, 1882; Levala Jeannette, born January 26, 1888; Mary Blanche, born September 6, 1891; Ruby Irene, born August 29, 1893.     Mr. Strayer was educated in the common schools which he attended three months in the year until his sixteenth year. He was reared on his father's farm and learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for a short time, and then contracted for the erection of buildings. Many of the most substantial buildings

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