John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.883

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a high grade line of men's clothing, furnishings and shoes. In 1925 he established a branch store at Cherry Tree, in partnership with H.M. Drass, who had been associated in business with him for six years. Mr. Holtz is a director of the First National Bank of Hastings and is secretary of the Northern Cambria County Business Men's Association.
    On Aug. 27, 1912, Mr. Holtz was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Cronauer of Hastings, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Miller) Cronauer. The former is deceased and the latter residents at Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Holtz have six children: Anna Helen, P.O., Jr., Mary Elizabeth, Monica Joan, Theresa Jane, and Frederick Arthur.
    Mr. Holtz is a Democrat, a member of the Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

    Dr. Frank U. Ferguson, one of the well known physicians and surgeons of Cambria County, who has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession at Gallitzin for the past 36 years, is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born in Indiana County, Dec. 12, 1864, and is a representative of a wealthy family of Scottish origin which since the Colonial period has been resident in Pennsylvania, having been founded in Indiana County by James Ferguson, who was born in 1746, and is known to have been a supporter of the cause of the colonists in their struggle for independence.
    James Ferguson, son of James Ferguson, the founder, was born Feb. 17, 1781, on the homestead in Indiana County, and was a blacksmith by trade, having a shop on his farm near Blairsville. His favorite recreation was the chase, in which he excelled, being a noted fox and deer hunter. Mr. Ferguson married Margaret Devinney, born in 1793, and they were the parents of the following children: Elliott, born in 1812; Aaron, born in 1813; James, born in 1815; William, born in 1817; Jane, born in 1819; Elizabeth, born in 1821, wife of James Pedicord; Eli, born in 1824, a physician; Devinney, born in 1826; John, born in 1828; David, born in 1834; Joseph, born in 1836; and Margaret, born in 1838, wife of Thompson Dodson.
    John Ferguson, son of James and Margaret (Devinney) Ferguson, was born May 12, 1828, and passed his life as a farmer in Indiana County, near Blairsville. He served the township of Blacklick in all of its offices, and in politics was first a Whig and later a Republican. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married Sabilla, born in 1845,

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY	883
a high grade line of men's clothing, furnishings and shoes. In 1925 he established a branch store at Cherry Tree, in partnership with H.M. Drass, who had been associated in business with him for six years. Mr. Holtz is a director of the First National Bank of Hastings and is secretary of the Northern Cambria County Business Men's Association. On Aug. 27, 1912, Mr. Holtz was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Cronauer of Hastings, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Miller) Cronauer. The former is deceased and the latter residents at Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Holtz have six children: Anna Helen, P.O., Jr., Mary Elizabeth, Monica Joan, Theresa Jane, and Frederick Arthur. Mr. Holtz is a Democrat, a member of the Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Dr. Frank U. Ferguson, one of the well known physicians and surgeons of Cambria County, who has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession at Gallitzin for the past 36 years, is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born in Indiana County, Dec. 12, 1864, and is a representative of a wealthy family of Scottish origin which since the Colonial period has been resident in Pennsylvania, having been founded in Indiana County by James Ferguson, who was born in 1746, and is known to have been a supporter of the cause of the colonists in their struggle for independence. James Ferguson, son of James Ferguson, the founder, was born Feb. 17, 1781, on the homestead in Indiana County, and was a blacksmith by trade, having a shop on his farm near Blairsville. His favorite recreation was the chase, in which he excelled, being a noted fox and deer hunter. Mr. Ferguson married Margaret Devinney, born in 1793, and they were the parents of the following children: Elliott, born in 1812; Aaron, born in 1813; James, born in 1815; William, born in 1817; Jane, born in 1819; Elizabeth, born in 1821, wife of James Pedicord; Eli, born in 1824, a physician; Devinney, born in 1826; John, born in 1828; David, born in 1834; Joseph, born in 1836; and Margaret, born in 1838, wife of Thompson Dodson. John Ferguson, son of James and Margaret (Devinney) Ferguson, was born May 12, 1828, and passed his life as a farmer in Indiana County, near Blairsville. He served the township of Blacklick in all of its offices, and in politics was first a Whig and later a Republican. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married Sabilla, born in 1845,