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two years he went to Conemaugh and engaged in the contracting business with W. E. Oakes for six years, the firm being known as Oakes & Stutzman. In 1910 Mr. Stutzman organized the Conemaugh Lumber Company in partnership with Messrs. Oakes, A. E. Geisel, and I. F. Link. He has served as manager and treasurer since the organization of the company. P. A. Lantzy, well known secretary of the Spangler School Board, represents one of the very earliest families of Cambria County. He was born in Barr Township, July 6, 1883, and is a son of John D. and Mary (Miller) Lantzy. John D. Lantzy was born in Carroll Township, Cambria County, June 24, 1855, the son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Bagley) Lantzy. Joseph Lantzy was born in Schuylkill County, Pa., Jan. 13, 1823, the son of Joseph and Ersilla (Bitters) Lantzy. Joseph Lantzy was born in Switzerland in 1780, and in 1817 emigrated to the United States, settling in Luzerne County, Pa. In 1826 he moved to Cambria County and settled near the present site of Spangler. He was a member of the Catholic Church. His son, Joseph, was about four years old when his parents moved to Cambria County. The old Lantzy homestead remained in the family until 1919, when it was sold to the Watkins Coal Company. Joseph Lantzy was married Nov. 30, 1840, to Mary Ann Bagley, and their children were: William A., Susan, John D., father of the subject of this sketch; Simon P., Michael, Anna, Agnes J., and Francis C. |
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