John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.718

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History of Cambria County, V.2

718 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY

    Mr. Stricker is a Republican, a member of the Evangelical Church, and is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Malta. He is an alert business man and a citizen of high ideas.
    The First National Bank of South Fork was organized in 1903 by W. S. George and George B. Stineman. It carries on a general banking and trust business and is among the reliable banking institutions of Cambria County. It has a capital stock of $50,000, and surplus of $225,000. The officers are: W. I. Stineman, president; George A. Slick, vice president; W. C. Stricker, cashier; and M. R. Hoffman, assistant cashier.

    E. D. Kirkpatrick, widely known chief of police and street commissioner of Spangler, is a native of Cambria County. He was born in Elder Township, July 7, 1868, and is a son of Archibald and Catherine (Hipps) Kirkpatrick.
    Archibald Kirkpatrick, deceased, was born in Carroll Township, Cambria County. He began life as a farmer and owned two well improved farms of 140 acres. He was also extensively engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Kirkpatrick served throughout the Civil war and died in 1913. His wife, who was born at St. Lawrence, Pa., died in 1919, and with her husband is buried at Carrolltown. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, as follows: Anna, the widow of Peter Weilan, lives at Patton; Nettie, married Frank Lantzy, lives in Carroll Township; E. D., the subject of this sketch; Clara, married Isadore Miller, lives at Spangler; Herman, lives in Elder Township; Margaret, married Henry Stultz, lives in Elder Township; and Martha, deceased.
    E. D. Kirkpatrick was reared and educated in Elder Township, and for a number of years engaged in farming on his father's land. In 1898 he came to Spangler and farmed Sheriff Gray's land until 1920. He was appointed chief of police in 1916 for one year, and in 1918 was reappointed. He has since served in this capacity and has been street commissioner since 1915.
    In 1891 Mr. Kirkpatrick was married to Miss Emma McAnulty, the daughter of John and Catherine (Eichenrode) McAnulty, of Cambria County, both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick the following children

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718	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY
Mr. Stricker is a Republican, a member of the Evangelical Church, and is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Malta. He is an alert business man and a citizen of high ideas. The First National Bank of South Fork was organized in 1903 by W. S. George and George B. Stineman. It carries on a general banking and trust business and is among the reliable banking institutions of Cambria County. It has a capital stock of $50,000, and surplus of $225,000. The officers are: W. I. Stineman, president; George A. Slick, vice president; W. C. Stricker, cashier; and M. R. Hoffman, assistant cashier. E. D. Kirkpatrick, widely known chief of police and street commissioner of Spangler, is a native of Cambria County. He was born in Elder Township, July 7, 1868, and is a son of Archibald and Catherine (Hipps) Kirkpatrick. Archibald Kirkpatrick, deceased, was born in Carroll Township, Cambria County. He began life as a farmer and owned two well improved farms of 140 acres. He was also extensively engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Kirkpatrick served throughout the Civil war and died in 1913. His wife, who was born at St. Lawrence, Pa., died in 1919, and with her husband is buried at Carrolltown. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, as follows: Anna, the widow of Peter Weilan, lives at Patton; Nettie, married Frank Lantzy, lives in Carroll Township; E. D., the subject of this sketch; Clara, married Isadore Miller, lives at Spangler; Herman, lives in Elder Township; Margaret, married Henry Stultz, lives in Elder Township; and Martha, deceased. E. D. Kirkpatrick was reared and educated in Elder Township, and for a number of years engaged in farming on his father's land. In 1898 he came to Spangler and farmed Sheriff Gray's land until 1920. He was appointed chief of police in 1916 for one year, and in 1918 was reappointed. He has since served in this capacity and has been street commissioner since 1915. In 1891 Mr. Kirkpatrick was married to Miss Emma McAnulty, the daughter of John and Catherine (Eichenrode) McAnulty, of Cambria County, both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick the following children