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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	503
served as the director of his school district and held other positions of trust. He married Drusanna Cain, daughter of Adam Cain, and to them were born the following children: 1. Leah, born 1849, married M. A. Green and had six children--William, Elmer, Jessie, Hazel, Edna, Earl. 2. Rachel, born 1851, married Israel Rager, and they were the parents of eleven children -- Flora, Minnie, Anna, Emma, Grace, Howard, Ida, Jessie, Roy and two died in infancy. 3. Catherine, born 1856, married Henry Good and their children were: Anna, William, John, Jessie, Rachel, Henry Ellsworth and Nettie. 4. William, born 1861, married Susan J. Davis and had four children, among whom were Waldo, Clarence and Blair. 5 and 6. Elizabeth and Daniel, died in 1858 of fever. Sarah, died in 1868. 8. Alice, died in 1873.     Henry Dunmire, son of Andrew J. and Drusanna (Cain) Dunmire, was reared on his father's farm and received a common school education. October 18, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, First Battalion, United States Infantry, as a private soldier. He was in the following battles: Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Stone River, Chickamauga and Jonesburg. He served three years and was honorably discharged on Lookout Mountain in 1864. He returned home and worked at the trade of carpenter for a short time, but soon was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as car inspector, at which he worked for three years. The next four years he was a fireman. At this time he is in the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Company, as their mechanical engineer. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, and in his church relations is of the United Evangelical church. He belongs to Daniel T. Stinemans Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at South Fork. He has served as school director, councilman and assessor.     Mr. Dunmire married Mary J. Rager, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (German) Rager, in 1866. She was born in Switzerland, coming to this country with her parents when five years of age. They settled in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and later in Jackson township, Cambria county. To Mr. and Mrs. Dunmire were born: 1. Harry W., born March 7, 1867, married Minnie Poling. 2. William L., born September 13, 1868, married Alice Cocaine and had three children--Dorathy, Charles H. and William D., born July 26, 1904. 3. James, born June 14, 1870, married Bertha Wagner and had two children--Brisson S., born March 2, 1895, and Earl F., born September, 1897. 4. John H., born March 27, 1872, married Minnie Plummer, and their children are: Howard C., born February 24, 1892, and John, born January 15, 1903. 5. Carrie, born January 15, 1873, married Harry J. George. 6. Margaret, born November 21, 1875, married Edmund E. Lindsey and they have two children Frederick H., born January 23, 1893, and Alfred, born August 16, 1901. 7. Elsie, born April 27, 1878, married, in 1897, and has a son William H., born April 22, 1902. 8. Mabel L., born September 12, 1882. 9. Ray A., born February 23, 1884. 10. Hershal R., born February 22, 1887. 11. Clyde, born January 26, 1889. One daughter Mary died at the age of four years.     FREDERICK CROYLE, who resides at South Fork, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, is the son of Joseph and Barbara (Myers) Croyle. He was born at Summer Hill, August 27, 1850. He was reared on his father's farm and obtained a common school education. Since 1875, he has been connected in coal mine operations for others. He now has the supervision of the plane, the carpenter and wagon work, and the blacksmithing for these extensive coal mine. Politically he is a supporter

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