John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.1022

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1022 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY

Company. He has been located at Colver with the Ebensburg Coal Company since June, 1923.
    In 1917 Mr. Aitken was married to Miss Emma Newton, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Parsons) Newton, natives of England, and residents of Marianna, Pa. To Mr. And Mrs. Aitken have been born three sons; Merle, Louis and Wesley.

    George F. Guyer, station agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Spangle, is a member of an honored pioneer family of Pennsylvania. He was born near Woodbury, in Bedford County, Pa., Jan. 4, 1869, and is a son of Jacob S. and Amanda Jane (Feaster) Guyer.
    Jacob S. Guyer was born near Alexandria, Pa., Nov. 29, 1844, and his wife was a native of Bedford County, Pa. Mr. Guyer was a farmer during his entire life and was extensively engaged in stock raising on his farm of 144 acres in Bedford County. He was a Republican and a member of the Brethren Church. He died in 1917 and is buried at New Enterprise, Pa. His first wife, Amanda Jane (Feaster) Guyer, died Aug. 19, 1876, leaving four children: George F., the subject of this sketch; Anna V., married William K. Stern, lives near Roaring Springs, Pa.; Alverda, the widow of A. W. L. Brown, lives at Altoona, Pa.; and William Edward, deceased. My Guyer was later married to Miss Susan E. Taylor, who died Aug. 4, 1897, leaving four children: Charles Elmer, an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, lives at Altoona; Clarence F., lives at Louis, Mo.; Mary Jane, deceased; and Pearl Elizabeth, deceased.
    William Guyer, founder of the Guyer family in western Pennsylvania, emigrated to this country from Germany in 1754 and settled near Chambersbury. He had four sons; George, William, Jacob and Henry. Am\dam Guyer, son of Jacob Guyer and grandfather of George F. Guyer, settled at Morrison Cove, Pa., known in the early days at Pattonville, now Lloysburg. He was a minister and farmer and died in 1872.
    George F. Guyer grew up in Bedford County attended the public schools and Juniata College. He then taught school for eight terms and in May, 1902, entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Patton as a clerk. Eight months later he was appointed agent at Frugality, Pa., and two years later was transferred to Cherry Tree, and from there to Vintondale in 1905. In 1907 Mr. Guyer was appointed extra agent of the

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1022	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY
Company. He has been located at Colver with the Ebensburg Coal Company since June, 1923. In 1917 Mr. Aitken was married to Miss Emma Newton, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Parsons) Newton, natives of England, and residents of Marianna, Pa. To Mr. And Mrs. Aitken have been born three sons; Merle, Louis and Wesley. George F. Guyer, station agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Spangle, is a member of an honored pioneer family of Pennsylvania. He was born near Woodbury, in Bedford County, Pa., Jan. 4, 1869, and is a son of Jacob S. and Amanda Jane (Feaster) Guyer. Jacob S. Guyer was born near Alexandria, Pa., Nov. 29, 1844, and his wife was a native of Bedford County, Pa. Mr. Guyer was a farmer during his entire life and was extensively engaged in stock raising on his farm of 144 acres in Bedford County. He was a Republican and a member of the Brethren Church. He died in 1917 and is buried at New Enterprise, Pa. His first wife, Amanda Jane (Feaster) Guyer, died Aug. 19, 1876, leaving four children: George F., the subject of this sketch; Anna V., married William K. Stern, lives near Roaring Springs, Pa.; Alverda, the widow of A. W. L. Brown, lives at Altoona, Pa.; and William Edward, deceased. My Guyer was later married to Miss Susan E. Taylor, who died Aug. 4, 1897, leaving four children: Charles Elmer, an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, lives at Altoona; Clarence F., lives at Louis, Mo.; Mary Jane, deceased; and Pearl Elizabeth, deceased. William Guyer, founder of the Guyer family in western Pennsylvania, emigrated to this country from Germany in 1754 and settled near Chambersbury. He had four sons; George, William, Jacob and Henry. Am\dam Guyer, son of Jacob Guyer and grandfather of George F. Guyer, settled at Morrison Cove, Pa., known in the early days at Pattonville, now Lloysburg. He was a minister and farmer and died in 1872. George F. Guyer grew up in Bedford County attended the public schools and Juniata College. He then taught school for eight terms and in May, 1902, entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Patton as a clerk. Eight months later he was appointed agent at Frugality, Pa., and two years later was transferred to Cherry Tree, and from there to Vintondale in 1905. In 1907 Mr. Guyer was appointed extra agent of the