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engaged in the practice of his profession at Lilly and has met with success.
On Dec. 28, 1920, Mr. Bender was united in marriage with Miss Anne C. Punkett, of Cambria County, the daughter of Patrick and Catherine (Keegan) Punkett, residents of Tunnel Hill, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Punkett have the following children: Alice, a sister, St. Joseph's Convent, Wheeling, W. Va.; Edwin, deceased; Clara, died in 1919; Anne C. Bender; Garret, met an accidental death when 12 years of age; Marie, a graduate of Lock Haven Normal School, teaches school at Gallitzin, Pa.; Celestine and Catherine, both at home. To Thomas W. and Anne C. (Punkett) Bender four children have been born: Joan Mary, born June 29, 1922; Olivia C., born Oct. 9, 1923; Thomas W., Jr., born Jan. 8, 1925, and Anne Louise, born August 18, 1926.
Mr. Bender is a Republican, a member of the Catholic Church, and is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, American Legion, and Delta Theta Phi Fraternity. He has served as school director for six years, as treasurer of the Washington Township school board and as solicitor of council for the borough of Lilly.
Thomas B. Conrad, postmaster of Lilly, is a veteran of the World War and a member of one of the early pioneer families of Cambria County. He was born at Lilly, July 31, 1895, and is a son of Simon J. and Catherine (Burns) Conrad.
Simon J. Conrad was born at Lilly in 1850, the son of James and Susan (Coons) Conrad. James Conrad was born in Conewago, Pa., in 1811, and died in 1879. He settled in Washington Township, Cambria County, in 1849 on the present site of Lilly, which was settled by Thomas Lilly. Mr. Conrad was a mill owner, and his son, Simon J., later operated the mill, which was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1905. To Mr. and Mrs. James Conrad the following children were born: Francis, died in 1920; John, deceased; Julia, married Peter McTamany, deceased; Thomas, died in Missouri; Christina, deceased, was the wife of Henry Freidhoff; Peter, deceased; Mary, deceased; Caroline, deceased; Albert, deceased, Simon J., father of the subject of this sketch; and Margaret, deceased. Simon J. Conrad was married May 21, 1878, to Miss Catherine Burns, the daughter of John and Anna (Murphy) Burns, both natives of Ireland and now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Burns had the following children: Anna, married James Toohey, lives at Mt. Washington, Pa.; Mary,
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