John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.725

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field County, lives at South Fork. Mr. and Mrs. Gramling have two sons: Charles E., born Feb. 4, 1900, married Ellen Crissey of South Fork, and they have a daughter, Vivian; and George Byron, born April 17, 1904, lives at home. Both sons are graduates of South Fork High School.
    Mr. Gramling has been a director of the South Fork Water Company for the past 17 years. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, Sons of Veterans, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta and Woodmen of the World. He has a wide acquaintance throughout the community and is well liked.

    Mr. Truscott, of South Fork, is a successful and well known merchant of Cambria County. He located at South Fork in 1894 and worked in the coal mines. In 1909 he engaged in the grocery, meat and dry goods business at 207 Main Street. In 1918 he erected his present store.
    Mr. Truscott is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Knights of the Mystic Chain. He has many friends throughout Cambria County.

    J. J. Kinney, a well known and highly respected citizen of South Fork, now living retired, is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Tunnel Hill, in Blair County, Oct. 17, 1857, and is the son of Frank and Catherine (Hunter) Kinney.
    Frank Kinney, deceased, was born in County Donegal, Ireland. He was a shoemaker by trade and in 1849 came to this country and settled near Summerhill, Pa. He later removed to Tunnelhill, where he remained until his death in 1901. His wife was also a native of Ireland. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinney the following children were born: J. J., the subject of this sketch; Charles, killed in a railroad accident in 1895; and Francis, lives at South Fork, was married first to Jennie O'Brien, of Summerhill, who died in 1890, leaving two children: Francis John and Mary Catherine, the widow of Frank Sherlock, and they had three children, Catherine Jean, Mary Frances and Frances Josephine. Francis Kinney was married the second time to Rosan Hall, the daughter of Thomas and Caroline Hall.
    J. J. Kinney attended the district schools of Blair County and spent 13 years as a coal miner in the mines at Tunnel Hill. From 1878 until 1892 he was employed in the general store of B. M. Johnson, after which

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY	725
field County, lives at South Fork. Mr. and Mrs. Gramling have two sons: Charles E., born Feb. 4, 1900, married Ellen Crissey of South Fork, and they have a daughter, Vivian; and George Byron, born April 17, 1904, lives at home. Both sons are graduates of South Fork High School. Mr. Gramling has been a director of the South Fork Water Company for the past 17 years. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, Sons of Veterans, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta and Woodmen of the World. He has a wide acquaintance throughout the community and is well liked. Mr. Truscott, of South Fork, is a successful and well known merchant of Cambria County. He located at South Fork in 1894 and worked in the coal mines. In 1909 he engaged in the grocery, meat and dry goods business at 207 Main Street. In 1918 he erected his present store. Mr. Truscott is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Knights of the Mystic Chain. He has many friends throughout Cambria County. J. J. Kinney, a well known and highly respected citizen of South Fork, now living retired, is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Tunnel Hill, in Blair County, Oct. 17, 1857, and is the son of Frank and Catherine (Hunter) Kinney. Frank Kinney, deceased, was born in County Donegal, Ireland. He was a shoemaker by trade and in 1849 came to this country and settled near Summerhill, Pa. He later removed to Tunnelhill, where he remained until his death in 1901. His wife was also a native of Ireland. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinney the following children were born: J. J., the subject of this sketch; Charles, killed in a railroad accident in 1895; and Francis, lives at South Fork, was married first to Jennie O'Brien, of Summerhill, who died in 1890, leaving two children: Francis John and Mary Catherine, the widow of Frank Sherlock, and they had three children, Catherine Jean, Mary Frances and Frances Josephine. Francis Kinney was married the second time to Rosan Hall, the daughter of Thomas and Caroline Hall. J. J. Kinney attended the district schools of Blair County and spent 13 years as a coal miner in the mines at Tunnel Hill. From 1878 until 1892 he was employed in the general store of B. M. Johnson, after which