WILLIAM
JAMISON, JR., merchant, post-office Wheeler, was born in Hickory
Township, this county, January 29, 1847. He is a son of William and
Matilda (Kelly) Jamison, natives of Ireland. William immigrated to
Mercer County, Penn., in 1832, and Miss Kelly in 1835. They were
married in June, 1839, and located in Hickory Township, where they
lived until about 1875. The mother died August 19, 1869, and the father
has for the last ten years lived with his son William, being now
eighty-five years old. There were six children born to them: John H.,
Anna B., wife of Wirt W. Fruit, of Jefferson Township; Samuel, William
J., Sarah J., deceased, and George G., deceased. The parents were
members of the United Presbyterian Church, and politically he is a
Democrat. John H. enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, was wounded
June 22, 1864, before Petersburg, Va., from the effects of which he
died June 21, 1864, in the hospital at City Point, Va., and his remains
lie in the National Cemetery there. Our subject graduated at Duff’s
Commerce College, Pittsburgh, Penn., June 24, 1864. He then accepted a
situation with J. W. Ormsby & Co. in 1866, and remained in their
store at Hermitage over two years, afterward keeping books for the same
firm over two years. In 1871 he became a partner with his brother and
Enoch Filer at Pleasant and remained until 1884, when their property
was consumed by fire. He was postmaster there for over twelve years. He
then removed to the borough of Bethel, where he is engaged in a general
mercantile store, and in 1886 was appointed postmaster here. He was
married September 12, 1876, to Frances, daughter of Dr. A. Parsons, of
Springboro, Crawford Co., Penn. They have five children: John P., died
in infancy; Ada F., William B., Samuel H., Anna M. Politically he is a
temperance Democrat, and the family belong to the United Presbyterian
church.
Source: (History of
Mercer County, 1888, page 868) |
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