took up the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. Abner Griffith. He studied with him for one year and then entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in the spring of 1885. Immediately after graduation he returned to Ebensburg, opened an office, and entered upon the actual practice of his chosen profession, in which he has been more than ordinarily successful. He has built up a lucrative private practice and has the confidence of all his patients. In addition to this, he has been for some time and is at present (1906) physician to the county almhouse and jail, and to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He is recognized as one of the ablest and most proficient of the physicians and surgeons of western Pennsylvania. He is a consistent member of the Congregational church, in which he is a deacon, and is an active member of the Republican party. He has served as school director for sixteen years. He is a member of the following associations and orders: National Medical Association; Pennsylvania State Medical Society; Cambria County Medical Society; Alumni of the University of Pennsy1vania; Summit Lodge, No. 312, Free and Accepted Masons; Portage Chapter, No. 105, Royal Arch Masons; Oriental Commandery, No. 61. Knights Templar of Johnstown; Jaffa Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Altoona, Pennsylvania; Highland Lodge, No. 428, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Ebensburg; Johnstown Lodge, No. 175, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
He married, October 14, 1887, Mary E. Davis, daughter of David and Eleanor (Reese) Davis, and they have children: Marian and Martha, both at home.
JOHN WATSON CRAMER, at present (1906) deputy treasurer of Cambria county Pennsylvania, and who has filled, at various time, many of the public offices of the county with credit to himself and satisfaction to the community, is a member of one of the old families of the county whose earlier members emigrated to this country from England in the pioneer days.
Wilson Cramer, grandfather of John Watson Cramer, was born in New Jersey. His grandfather was a soldier in the war of the revolution. He, himself, was a foundryman by trade and the greater pact of his active life was spent in this occupation. He removed from Cumberland county to Indiana county, and later to Johnstown, where the remainder of his life was spent. He married Roxanna Steelman, who was a descendant of two of the old families of New Jersey, her mother being a member of the May family in whose honor Cape May was named, and both the Steelman and May families were among the pioneer settlers of that section of New Jersey. They had a number of children, among whom was a son, Wilson.
Wilson Cramer, father of John Watson Cramer, was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, February 1, 18e7. He was brought up under the paternal roof, learning the trade of a foundryman, and later engaged in charcoal burning. Shortly before the breaking out of the Civil war he had removed to Scioto county, Ohio, but returned to Pennsylvania in the fall of 1861 in order to enlist in the army, and he remained in the service of the Union until the close of the war, earning well-merited praise for his bravery and endurance. When peace was once more established he took up his residence in Johnstown with his family, and was for some time in the employ of the Cambria Iron Company, but later educated himself for the ministry. He was or-
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