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BIOGRAPHICAL AND PORTRAIT CYCLOPEDIA

past grand chief of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Supreme Castle of the United States. As an organizer in this branch of the order he has few equals, having introduced the order in four counties, besides organizing some thirty-four castles. Colonel Blauch is a representative member of the Order of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, whose teachings, if they could find expression in the daily acts of all men, would put a new color into life and a new light on the face of humanity." JAMES B. McMANAMY is a son of William and Sarah (Gray) McManamy, and was born in White township, this county, on November 15, 1856.     His grandfather was James McManamy, who was a native of the north of Ireland, and a worthy representative of that wonderful Scotch-Irish race which has given so many distinguished names to American history. Seeking to better his condition, and secure better privileges than were obtainable in his native country, he emigrated to America when a young man. He first located in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1831, then removed to Ohio, where he lost his wife and helpmate, and his home was broken up. His later years were spent with his son, the father of the subject of this record, and he died in January, 1868, at the age of sixty-seven years. His religious affiliations were always with the Presbyterian church. His marriage resulted in the birth of three sons--John, William, and James.     William McManamy, father, was born in Ohio in October, 1831, and came to Cambria county on March 17, 1856, and purchased a small farm in White township, and has lived there ever since, engaged in farming and lum-

bering. Prior to locating in White township, he had followed canal boating, chiefly on the Juniata canal. He commenced his career on the canal when but a boy, and by his fidelity to every trust reposed in him was promoted from time to time until he was made captain of a boat. The line of boats of which he had charge ran from Hollidaysburg to Philadelphia, by way of Havre de Grace, Maryland.     He married Sarah Gray, a daughter of William Gray, of White township, and to this marriage were born four sons and five daughters, as follows: James B., subject; Alice, wife of James Dunn, of Fallen Timber, this county; Cordelia, wife of George Brown, of Dysart, this county; Sarah, widow of Cyrus Holland; Howard, a sawyer and lumberman, of the State of Michigan; John, a railroad engineer, who is located at Grand Rapids, Michigan; Minnie, the wife of George Van Scoyoc, a farmer of near Glasgow, this county; Frank, also an engineer, living at Grand Rapids.     James B. McManamy was reared on the farm of his father, attending the common schools until sixteen years of age, when he engaged in lumbering in this county for four years. In 1878 he went to Michigan, and followed the same line of business for a period of nine years, a part of the time as foreman. In 1887 he returned to the county of his birth, and as he had previously learned the trade of a carpenter, and shown his ability as a skilled workman, he soon secured the position of boss carpenter for the Clearfield & Cresson Coal company, at Frugality, a position he has held to the present time. In addition to the above he has been engaged in the grocery business, and in 1894 was appointed post-master at Van Ormer.     Fraternally he is a member of Champion Castle, No. 415, Knights of the Golden Eagle,

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