John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.1163

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HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY 1163

Creek, Pa.; S. A., the subject of this sketch; William, deceased; and Alice, married J. I. Gailey, lives in Johnstown.
    S. A. Campbell received his education in the schools of Burnside Township and for a few years engaged in farming with his father. He then learned the carpenter trade, and in 1907 removed to Nanty Glo. Three years later he purchased the draying business of Herman Crouse, which he successfully conducted until 1920, when it was sold to H. J. Conrad. In 1911 Mr. Campbell was elected constable on the Republican ticket and held that office until 1915, when he was elected justice of the peace. He served in that office continuously until Jan. 4, 1926. In 1925 he was a candidate for sheriff of Cambria County. He is active in business circles in Nanty Glo and is a director in the Merchants and Miners Bank.
    On Dec. 16, 1909, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Mamie Crouse, the daughter of Herman and Caroline (Wagner) Crouse, residents of Nanty Glo. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been born 11 children: Alice, William, Irvin, Roy, Martha, Dean, Milton, Milan, Evelyn, Zeitha, and Doris, all at home.
    Mr. Williams is a Republican, a member of the Baptist Church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and sons of Veterans, Cherry Tree.

    Alfred Bennetts is an enterprising and progressive business man of Nanty Glo, where he is proprietor of the Grand Theatre. He was born in Cornwall, England, March 25, 1879, and is the son of Henry and Mary Jane (Osborne) Bennetts.
    Both Henry and Mary jane (Osborne) Bennetts were natives of England, where they spent their entire lives. They are deceased and are buried at St. Dennis, Cornwall. There are 14 children in the Bennetts family, as follows: John and James, who live in England; Julia, the widow of William Truscott, lives in England; Henry, deceased; George, lives in Nanty Glo; William, lives in England; Alfred, the subject of this sketch; Horace, deceased; Mary, deceased; Cecil, a World war veteran, lives at Butte, Mont.; and four children died in infancy.
    Alfred Bennetts was reared and educated in England and in 1897 came to the United States and settled in Michigan, where he worked in the iron ore mines. Two years later he went to Chesterfield, Pa., and later to Ramey, where he was employed in the coal mines of the Berwin-White

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY	1163
Creek, Pa.; S. A., the subject of this sketch; William, deceased; and Alice, married J. I. Gailey, lives in Johnstown. S. A. Campbell received his education in the schools of Burnside Township and for a few years engaged in farming with his father. He then learned the carpenter trade, and in 1907 removed to Nanty Glo. Three years later he purchased the draying business of Herman Crouse, which he successfully conducted until 1920, when it was sold to H. J. Conrad. In 1911 Mr. Campbell was elected constable on the Republican ticket and held that office until 1915, when he was elected justice of the peace. He served in that office continuously until Jan. 4, 1926. In 1925 he was a candidate for sheriff of Cambria County. He is active in business circles in Nanty Glo and is a director in the Merchants and Miners Bank. On Dec. 16, 1909, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Mamie Crouse, the daughter of Herman and Caroline (Wagner) Crouse, residents of Nanty Glo. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been born 11 children: Alice, William, Irvin, Roy, Martha, Dean, Milton, Milan, Evelyn, Zeitha, and Doris, all at home. Mr. Williams is a Republican, a member of the Baptist Church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and sons of Veterans, Cherry Tree. Alfred Bennetts is an enterprising and progressive business man of Nanty Glo, where he is proprietor of the Grand Theatre. He was born in Cornwall, England, March 25, 1879, and is the son of Henry and Mary Jane (Osborne) Bennetts. Both Henry and Mary jane (Osborne) Bennetts were natives of England, where they spent their entire lives. They are deceased and are buried at St. Dennis, Cornwall. There are 14 children in the Bennetts family, as follows: John and James, who live in England; Julia, the widow of William Truscott, lives in England; Henry, deceased; George, lives in Nanty Glo; William, lives in England; Alfred, the subject of this sketch; Horace, deceased; Mary, deceased; Cecil, a World war veteran, lives at Butte, Mont.; and four children died in infancy. Alfred Bennetts was reared and educated in England and in 1897 came to the United States and settled in Michigan, where he worked in the iron ore mines. Two years later he went to Chesterfield, Pa., and later to Ramey, where he was employed in the coal mines of the Berwin-White