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History of Cambria County, V.2

920 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY

Dorothy and Gerald, Jr.; William Alexander, born in 1893, was killed in the mines in 1919; George Brown, born in 1900, died in 1910; Richard, born Nov. 24, 1898, was killed in t he mines in 1922; Stuart, Harold, Margaret, Marion, Jack, and Russell, all at home; and Frank, born Aug. 5, 1916, died in infancy.
    Mr. Brown is a member of the Evangelical Church, Masonic Lodge, Williamsport Consistory, Shrine and Temple, Altoona; Acasia Club, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Brown and his family reside in Portage, where their new home was built in 1921. It is of Queen Anne architecture and is one of the most beautiful homes in this section of the county.



    Frank A. Turgeon, Jr., is a veteran of the World war and a well known young business man of Johnstown. He was born at Lanfair, Cambria County, Nov. 30, 1898, and is the son of Frank and Celeste (Davis) Turgeon.
    Frank A. Turgeon, Jr., attended the public schools of Braddock and Beaverdale, Pa., and was graduated from the New York Institute of Photography and the White School of Artistic Photography, of New York City, and studied photography under Fitz Clarence Slee, a noted English artist of New York City. He enlisted for service in the World war in 1917 and was assigned to the Signal Corps. He was stationed at various camps for 18 months, during which time he was engaged in the photographic line. Upon his return to Johnstown he opened a studio here in 1921. In 1925 the Turgeon-Costlow Studios were established at 416 Lincoln Street.
    On Jan. 14, 1922, Mr. Turgeon was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Costlow, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Walsh) Costlow, residents of Lovett, Pa.


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