ing very successfully at the present time. He enlisted in the fall of 1864 in the Two Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and though this regiment was never actually engaged with the enemy, its discipline and good character were such that it was selected to be the first to carry the stars and stripes into the city of Richmond after the surrender of Lee. Mr. Brallier was honorably discharged front the army July 1, 1865. In all the various places in which he has resided since his manhood, Mr. Brallier has always displayed particular interest in furthering the cause of education, and has invariably held the office of school director. He is an active member of the German Baptist Brethren church, in which he has held the office of deacon since 1872. Mr. Brallier is noted and highly respected for his liberal, kind-hearted views, and his readiness to assist whenever a plan is broached which has for its object the improvement and advancement of the interests of the borough, and his interest in educational matters is particularly noteworthy.
Mr. Brallier, on October 16, 1867, married Susie Wareham, a daughter of Silas and Catherine (Lloyd) Wareham. Silas is still living, and is in his eighty-eighth year. He was for many years engaged in the milling business, but for the past thirty years has not undertaken any active work. His wife, Catherine, was a daughter of Henry Lloyd, of Welsh descent. Her mother was of French origin.
JACOB SHANK, one of the older residents of Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, who was identified with the commercial and agricultural interests of the county for many years, and who is now living retired from business affairs in Dale borough, traces his ancestry to Germany.
Jacob Shank, grandfather of Jacob Shank, was a farmer by occupation and the proprietor of considerable land in Indiana county, Pennsylvania. He married Jemima , and had children: 1. Lewis, married Anna Lehman. 2. William, see forward. 3. Charles. 4. George. 5. Jacob. 6. Mary, married Jacob Wissinger.
William Shank, second son and child of Jacob and Jemima Shank, was born in Adams township, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, about 1807, died about 1860. He was engaged in farming operations all his life, and acquired a tract of land of fifty acres, which he cleared of timber and cultivated very successfully. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and an earnest worker in that denomination. He married Sarah Wissinger and had children: 1. John, married Rachel Costlow. 2. Barbara, married Daniel Stull. 3. Esther, married Frederick Emigh. 4. Lewis, married Laura Stull. 5. Jacob, see forward. 6. Samuel, married Susan Miller. 7. Sarah, married Adam J. Fulmer. 8. Rachel, died in early youth.
Jacob Shank, third son and fifth child of William and Sarah (Wissinger) Shank, was born in Adams township, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1838. His early years were spent on the farm of his father, and he acquired a fairly good education for those days in the public schools of the district. He was very young when his father died, but as he had assisted him in the management of the farm, he had a good practical working knowledge of farm work, and soon had all matters under complete control, and the farm in a continued state of fine cultivation. By his excellent management he was enabled to add neighboring parcels of land, and the size of the original farm was considerably increased. In addition to general farming he also engaged in stock raising, and this proved an additional and valuable source of income, so that,
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