schools. Though a Democrat in a strong Republican community, Mr. Wissinger has repeatedly been elected to hold public office, and he has invariably done so to the entire satisfaction of even his opponents. He has served as school director, councilman, assessor and judge of elections. The office of assessor he held for six years, and he was elected councilman and judge of elections in 1904. He is a consistent member of the United Evangelical church of Dale and an earnest worker in its interests. He has been a trustee of the institution for fifteen years, has held the office of superintendent of the Sunday school, and is at present class leader of said congregation. In the fall of the present year he was sent as a delegate to the annual conference held in Du Bois, Pennsylvania; at this conference was elected a delegate to the general conference held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr. Wissinger is a man whose integrity, reliability and progressiveness have often been cited as an example of what a good citizen should be, and he is highly esteemed throughout the city.
He married, May 20, 1880, Barbara Gramling, daughter of George and Sarah Catherine (Paul) Gramling, of Dale, and they have had two children: 1. Elmer F., who is in the employ of his father in the contracting business; he married Sadie Rose, daughter of John D. and Effie J. Rose, of Johnstown. 2. Lydia P., who died in childhood.
EDWARD E. LEVERGOOD, alderman of the Fourth ward in Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, and prominently identified with the public affairs of the town for a number of years, is a member of a family which for some generations has furnished valuable, self-respecting citizens to the country.
Jacob Levergood, grandfather of Edward E. Levergood, married Jane Hayes, and they had children: 1. Peter H., of whom later. 2. Martin Luther, married Elizabeth Parke. 3. William, married Mollie Trant. 4. Jacob C., married Sarah Dull. 5. Susan, married Dr. William Caldwell. 6. Agnes, married John Parke. 7. Mary, married George Fochler. 8. Lucy, unmarried. 9. Emma, married Virgil C. Elder.
Peter H. Levergood, eldest child or Jacob and Jane (Hayes) Levergood, was born June 27, 1836, died October 12, 1889. He was a tanner by occupation, and in 1854 went to the gold fields of California with a party of men from Johnstown. Upon his return he became actively interested in the public affairs of the town, and held the position of city weighmaster for ten years. He married Annie Veil, born March 29, 1846, daughter of Henry Veil, her father was a tanner and also an extensive traveler who had settled at Scalp Level, Cambria county, Pennsylvania. The children of Peter H. and Annie (Veil) Levergood are: 1. Laura, married Edward Young. 2. Charles H., married Cora Hayes. 3. Edward E., of whom later. 4. Maude, married James M. Pugh. 5. Ella, married Herman P. Andersen.
Edward E. Levergood, second son and third child of Peter H. and Annie (Veil) Levergood, was born in Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1873. He attended the public schools of his native town, where he acquired an excellent education. He succeeded his father as weighmaster of the city and held this position for two years, then acted as bookkeeper for the Electric Light Company for six months, and finally accepted a position with Alderman John T. Harris, with whom he remained for four years. He associated himself with John T. Harris in 1898 in the real estate business, and this continued until 1898, when he was elected alderman of the Fourth ward, and has served in that capacity for the past eight years, his predecessor having held office twenty
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