Zambabel Chapter, No. 162, Royal Arch Masons, of Pittsburg; Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, Syria Temple, Mystic Shrine, Pittsburg; and William Penn Council, Royal Arcanum, of Indiana.
Mr. Kline was married August 3, 1891, to Sarah, daughter of James Morley, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. By this union one son was born, James Morley Kline, born May 3, 1892.
WILLIAM GEORGE WASHINGTON HEADRICK, who for the past twenty-five years has been an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and for thirty-one years has been in the continuous employ of this company, is a representative of the third generation of his family in this country. He is of English, Irish and Scotch descent.
John Headrick, grandfather of William George Washington Headrick, and the first member of the Headrick family to come to this country, was born in England. His first location for a place of residence was in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained but a short time, removing from there to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and from thence to Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania. There he established himself in the hotel business on the Island, where he conducted a hotel which was the finest of its kind in Johnstown. After a number of years he retired from this line of business and purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in West Taylor township, near Conemaugh. His son William took this farm off his hands at the expiration of several years and he returned to the hotel, which he conducted in a very popular manner until his death at the age of sixty-seven years. It was exceedingly well patronized, and seemed the natural stopping place for emigrants who were seeking homes in this locality or in the western states. John Headrick married Margaret McConnell, and they had children: 1. William J., see forward. 2. John, married ------- Kenny of Johnstown, died in Homewood, Pennsylvania. 3. Belle, married David Bee, of Kernsville, Pennsylvania. 4. George, was in active service during the Civil war; resides in Homewood, Pennsylvania, and married Eliza Pitcairn. 5. David, married ----- Gochmour. 6. Jane, married Harry Forkler and resides in Homewood, Pennsylvania. 7. Charles C., of Conemaugh borough, married Mollie Surgeon. 8. Mary, married (first) John Noble, who lost his life in the mines. Married (second) Rev. ------- Price, and resides in the western part of the state. 9. James, of Homewood, Pennsylvania, married Mary Exstine. 10. Kate, married William Snowden, of Conemaugh.
William J. Headrick, eldest child of John and Margaret (McConnell Headrick, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1831. He was but a few years of age when he removed with his parents to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and his preliminary education was acquired in the schools on the Island, and was completed in Dickinson College, Carlisle. He displayed great musical ability, received excellent instruction on the violin, and became an expert in playing on that instrument. He was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade with "Judge" Heasley, of Johnstown, and followed this occupation until within ten years of his death, which occurred November, 1891. In addition to this he cultivated a farm very successfully. He gave his political support to the Democratic party, and served as justice of the peace in East Taylor township for a number of years. He and his wife were devout Presbyterians, and are buried in the Headrick cemetery, on the old Headrick farm, in East Taylor township, the land for this purpose having been donated by John Headrick, the
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