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wife. They have opened a very modern ballroom in Altoona, Pa., where they conduct classes and social dances, using first class orchestras.
    On Feb 21, 1921, Mr. Steiffer was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth M. Kusch, also a native of Germany.
    Mr. Steiffer is a member of the Catholic Church and is a charter member of No. 4, Calgary, Canada, Elks Lodge. He served as a member of the United States Marines in 1907.

    Dr. Milton C. Dunnick, of Nanty Glo, is a leading physician and surgeon of Cambria County. He was born in York County, near Stewartstown, Pa., Nov. 15, 1878, and is a son of Charles M. and Elizabeth Ann (Leib) Dunnick.
    Charles M. Dunnick, deceased, was a native of Fawn Township, York County, Pa., and his wife was also born there. She was the daughter of John Henry Leib, son of Joseph Leib, a prominent pioneer of York County, whose father emigrated to this country from Germany. Charles M. Dunnick died in May 1916, and his wife died in 1913. They are buried in Zion Cemetery, York County, which cemetery was donated by the Leib family. Mr. Dunnick was a carpenter by trade, but during the greater part of his life engaged in general farming and stock raising in York County, having purchased the old Leib homestead of 200 acres. He was a Democrat and for many hears served as tax collector. He and his family were members of the Methodist Church. There were 12 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunnick, as follows: Mary, married William Sanner, lives at Alberdeen, Md.; Cora, lives in York County; Ida M., married Samuel C. Craley, lives at Red Lion, Pa.; John Henry, lives at Red Lion; Dr. J. Nelson, a graduate of Baltimore Medical College, lives at York, Pa.; Perry E., a farmer, lives on the old homestead in York County; Benson L., lives in Harford County, Md.; Dr. Milton C., the subject of this sketch; Florence V., a graduate nurse, lives at Agnew, Cal.; E. Blanche, married Charles Smith, lives at Philadelphia; Franklin E., a farmer, lives in York County; and Dorcas Elizabeth, married Rev. Jackson, a minister of the Methodist Church, lives at North Bend, Pa.
    Milton C. Dunnick attended the public schools of Hopewell Township and in 1898 was graduated from Stewartstown Collegiate Institute. He taught school in York County until 1901, when he entered the Baltimore College of Medicine, from which he received his degree in 1905. He then

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY	971
wife. They have opened a very modern ballroom in Altoona, Pa., where they conduct classes and social dances, using first class orchestras. On Feb 21, 1921, Mr. Steiffer was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth M. Kusch, also a native of Germany. Mr. Steiffer is a member of the Catholic Church and is a charter member of No. 4, Calgary, Canada, Elks Lodge. He served as a member of the United States Marines in 1907. Dr. Milton C. Dunnick, of Nanty Glo, is a leading physician and surgeon of Cambria County. He was born in York County, near Stewartstown, Pa., Nov. 15, 1878, and is a son of Charles M. and Elizabeth Ann (Leib) Dunnick. Charles M. Dunnick, deceased, was a native of Fawn Township, York County, Pa., and his wife was also born there. She was the daughter of John Henry Leib, son of Joseph Leib, a prominent pioneer of York County, whose father emigrated to this country from Germany. Charles M. Dunnick died in May 1916, and his wife died in 1913. They are buried in Zion Cemetery, York County, which cemetery was donated by the Leib family. Mr. Dunnick was a carpenter by trade, but during the greater part of his life engaged in general farming and stock raising in York County, having purchased the old Leib homestead of 200 acres. He was a Democrat and for many hears served as tax collector. He and his family were members of the Methodist Church. There were 12 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunnick, as follows: Mary, married William Sanner, lives at Alberdeen, Md.; Cora, lives in York County; Ida M., married Samuel C. Craley, lives at Red Lion, Pa.; John Henry, lives at Red Lion; Dr. J. Nelson, a graduate of Baltimore Medical College, lives at York, Pa.; Perry E., a farmer, lives on the old homestead in York County; Benson L., lives in Harford County, Md.; Dr. Milton C., the subject of this sketch; Florence V., a graduate nurse, lives at Agnew, Cal.; E. Blanche, married Charles Smith, lives at Philadelphia; Franklin E., a farmer, lives in York County; and Dorcas Elizabeth, married Rev. Jackson, a minister of the Methodist Church, lives at North Bend, Pa. Milton C. Dunnick attended the public schools of Hopewell Township and in 1898 was graduated from Stewartstown Collegiate Institute. He taught school in York County until 1901, when he entered the Baltimore College of Medicine, from which he received his degree in 1905. He then