SAMUEL H. FYOCK, closely identified with the coal interests of Dale borough, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, was born on the old Fyock homestead, in Conemaugh township, October 21, 1866, and is the son of Abraham and Nancy (Varner) Frock. (See sketch of Abraham Fyock.) His early years were spent on the farm in Conemaugh township, and he acquired his education in the public schools of the county. The first position he held in his business career was that of helper in the coal mines at South Fork and Mineral Point, and he worked in the mines during the winter and on the farm during the summer for some years. He came to Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, in 1893, and found employment in the Horner mine. Soon afterward he purchased the Harrison mineral estate and began operating mines on his own responsibility. In these enterprises he was very successful, and he is now (1906) the leading spirit in the operation of the Fyock mines. He purchased a mine from W. L. Horner, in July, 1906, and is also operating, this successfully. He is a man who keeps well abreast of the times in all directions, and has taken a great interest in educational matters serving as school director in Stony Creek township. He has devoted much time and attention to religious matters, and was at one time preacher in the German Baptist church. At present he preaches in the Progressive Brethren church, besides being superintendent of the home department of the Sunday school of the Somerset Street Brethren church.
Mr. Fyock married. June 28, 1893, Catherine Gillman, born January1 5, 1872, daughter of Jacob and Susannah (Custer) Gillman, who were the parents of: Jacob, born March 16, 1852; Sarah, May 3, 1853; William, December 3, 1854; John, April 12, 1856; Frederick, January 15, 1858; Sophia, July 17, 1859; Peter, March 22, 1861; Philip C., December 21, 1863; Anna, March 2l, 1865; Lewis, April 18, ____; Susannah, May 13. 1868; Harry, October 16, 1870; Catherine, January 15, 1872; George Washington, October 17, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Fyock had children, Verna, born November 1, 1894; Elma, February 1, 1897; Cloyd, April 9, 1899, died April 11, of the same year; Dwight A., born January 29, 1904; Esther, born November 13, 1906.
JAMES W. FYOCK, one of the well known businessmen of Walnut Grove, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, proprietor of a general store, is the son of Abraham and Nancy (Warner) Fyock. (See sketch of Abraham Fyock.) He was born in Conemaugh township, on the Frock homestead, August 10, 1879.
His early years were spent partly in the township of his birth and partly in Walnut Grove, where he received an excellent education in the public schools. Upon the completion of his school life, at the age of fifteen years, he sought and found employment in the coal mines owned by his brother Samuel H., and remained in his employ for a period of seven years. He then accepted a position with the Johnstown Passenger Railway Company, and at the expiration of two years entered the employ of the Singer Sewing Machine Company as salesman, retaining, this position until January 1, 1906, when he established himself in business in Walnut Grove, in the general mercantile line, and has been very successful in this undertaking. His place of business is located at No. 1012 Bedford street, where he bought out E. E. Simmons. His stock is a varied one, embracing groceries, feed, dry goods, boots and shoes, and all the numberless articles which make up a well conducted general store in a suburban district. In the short time that he has been thus engaged, he has largely increased the receipts of the business and it is on a most
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