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734 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY

and meat business at Sidman for four years. In 1920 he established his present business, erecting his store building on land purchased from the Pennsylvania Railroad. He has a large trade throughout Cambria County and employs five men.
    On June 29, 1909, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Margaret E. Frampton, the daughter of S. P. and Lucretia Frampton, residents of Sidman. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller three daughters have been born, Owen, born March 8, 1919, and died Sept. 2, 1920; Wilma Irene, born April 7, 1922, and Mae Jean, born March 5, 1926. They also have an adopted daughter, Virginia Dare Thomas. Mrs. Miller died March 5, 1926, and is buried in the Elton Cemetery.
    Mr. Miller is a Republican and has served as a member of the school board since 1920. He is an elder in the Lutheran Church. Mr. Miller has various business interests throughout Cambria County and is a director of the Peoples Deposit Bank at Beaverdale, Pa.

    Richard Fleck, secretary and manager of the Elton Lumber and Supply Company, is a successful business man and highly esteemed citizen of Cambria County. He was born at Wilmore, Pa., Feb. 6, 1882, and is the son of John V. and Mary (Stanton) Fleck.
    John V. Fleck, deceased, was a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Jennerstown, in Somerset County, and spent practically his entire life at Wilmore, where he taught school. He died in 1894, and his widow resides at Wilmore. She is a native of Bedford County, Pa. To Mr. and Mrs. Fleck 12 children were born, as follows: George W., lives in Johnstown; Joseph and Catherine, both deceased; Maggie, married William Wilson, lives at South Fork; Pearl, married R. F. Berkebile, lives at Echo, pa.; John, lives at Pittsburgh; William, deceased; Richard, the subject of this sketch; James; Nellie and Charles, both deceased; and A. V., lives at Pittsburgh.
    Richard Fleck attended the public schools of Wilmore and worked at the carpenter trade for five years. He spent the following five years as a trainman in the employ of the South Fork branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, after which he became associated with the Pennsylvania Lumber Company and South Fork Lumber Company. He served as superintendent of construction for these concerns for three years, and then engaged in general construction work for himself. Mr. Fleck as been

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734	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY
and meat business at Sidman for four years. In 1920 he established his present business, erecting his store building on land purchased from the Pennsylvania Railroad. He has a large trade throughout Cambria County and employs five men. On June 29, 1909, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Margaret E. Frampton, the daughter of S. P. and Lucretia Frampton, residents of Sidman. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller three daughters have been born, Owen, born March 8, 1919, and died Sept. 2, 1920; Wilma Irene, born April 7, 1922, and Mae Jean, born March 5, 1926. They also have an adopted daughter, Virginia Dare Thomas. Mrs. Miller died March 5, 1926, and is buried in the Elton Cemetery. Mr. Miller is a Republican and has served as a member of the school board since 1920. He is an elder in the Lutheran Church. Mr. Miller has various business interests throughout Cambria County and is a director of the Peoples Deposit Bank at Beaverdale, Pa. Richard Fleck, secretary and manager of the Elton Lumber and Supply Company, is a successful business man and highly esteemed citizen of Cambria County. He was born at Wilmore, Pa., Feb. 6, 1882, and is the son of John V. and Mary (Stanton) Fleck. John V. Fleck, deceased, was a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Jennerstown, in Somerset County, and spent practically his entire life at Wilmore, where he taught school. He died in 1894, and his widow resides at Wilmore. She is a native of Bedford County, Pa. To Mr. and Mrs. Fleck 12 children were born, as follows: George W., lives in Johnstown; Joseph and Catherine, both deceased; Maggie, married William Wilson, lives at South Fork; Pearl, married R. F. Berkebile, lives at Echo, pa.; John, lives at Pittsburgh; William, deceased; Richard, the subject of this sketch; James; Nellie and Charles, both deceased; and A. V., lives at Pittsburgh. Richard Fleck attended the public schools of Wilmore and worked at the carpenter trade for five years. He spent the following five years as a trainman in the employ of the South Fork branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, after which he became associated with the Pennsylvania Lumber Company and South Fork Lumber Company. He served as superintendent of construction for these concerns for three years, and then engaged in general construction work for himself. Mr. Fleck as been