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Scottish Rite Mason. He was chairman of the Republican County committee of Cambria county. He located in Johnstown immediately after the flood of May 31, 1889, having previously practiced medicine at West Fairfield and Larimer station.      On June 27, 1889, he celebrated his marriage to Miss Ella P. Gore, a daughter of Thomas Gore. To this union one child has been born, Amanda Mary Taylor.      Dr. Taylor has been eminently successful as a physician by reason of his experience under peculiarly favorable circumstances, aided by his natural ability and skill and kindly disposition. LEWIS A. CRAVER, the popular and obliging proprietor of the Blair House, of Ebensburg, the county seat of Cambria county, is a son of Lewis and Margaret (Wolf) Craver, and was born in Carroll township, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1846.      His grandfather, Stephen Craver, was born and passed his entire life in the confederation of Germany. One of his sons, Lewis Craver, who was the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in the year 1807 at Oeldorf, in the State of Baden, Germany, and in the year 1832 emigrated to the United States. His first location after coming to this country was in Carroll township, where he died in March, 1873. A greater part of his life, however, was spent in Susquehanna township, this county. He was a weaver by trade, but after coming to this country followed agricultural pursuits exclusively.      He was twice married. His first marriage was with Mrs. Hegue (nee Rutler), who bore him three children: Catherine, who joined the benedictine order, has been at St. Mary's, Elk

county, this State, for forty-two years; Augustine resides in Susquehanna township, and Margaret died in early childhood. His second and last marriage was with Margaret Wolf, who became the mother of nine children: Magdalena and Julia Ann both died in infancy, Mary became the wife of Nicholas Seymore, of Clearfield township; Theresa died young; Lewis A. is the subject of this biography; Joseph resides in Hendricks, West Virginia; Cecelia, died at the age of three years, Flora, deceased, was the wife of William Shank; Thomas is a resident of Chest township, this county.      Lewis A Craver and Theresa Hott were united in marriage June 16, 1868. She is the daughter of Augustine Hott, who was born in Baden, Germany, March 24, 1812, and emigrated to America in 1828, when but sixteen years of age. He was employed by Prince Demetrius Gallitzin for a period of six years, and then located upon a farm in Carroll township, where he has since resided, engaged in the tranquil and peaceful pursuits of husbandry. His marital union with Barbara Moke resulted in the birth of eleven children: Mary Ann, the wife of John Cole, of Altoona; Ellen, deceased at the age of thirty-two; Philomena, the consort of George Seymore, of Allegheny township, this county, died February 17, 1896; Augustine, a resident of Carroll township; Mrs. Henry Hertzog, died June 12, 1895; Ann, the wife of F. J. Vaught, of Altoona; Jane, the wife of Nicholas Wyland, of Spangler, this county; James, at home; Lucinda, consort of Anselum Buck, of Conemaugh, this county, and Thomas, a grocer of Altoona.      Mr. and Mrs. Craver are the parents of eight children: Jennie, a graduate of Western Michigan Commercial college at Grand Rapids,

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