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ton. w as born in August, 1852, daughter of John and M ary D.nlton, natives o f Ireland, who came lo Toronto in an early day and there l>asscd the remainder o f thcir lives. M r. Dalton retiring some time before his death. .Mrs. McConnell is still living in Toronto. She and her husband had six children, all o f whotn su rvive: Dr. Jo h n Francis McConnell, of Colorado Springs, C olo.; G eorge; .Iiss Marie Ixiiiise, who lives in C an ada; Florence, w ife o f B. K. Sweeney, o f Denver, C o lo .; I larry C, o f Toronto, Can.ida; and Gladys, o f Colo­ rado Springs, Colo., w ife o f George .Anderson Fow ler. T his fam ily was rcare<l in the faith of the Roman Catholic Q iurcli. John McConnell, grandfather o f George AfcConncll, w as a native o f Ireland. He was engaged as a clerk in Ihe Canadian civil serv­ ice, holding government positions practically all his life. H is w ife was Elizabeth Henncssy. G e o ^ c NfcConnclI obtained an excellent education in Toronto, and after leaving school became employed with his father, with whom he was associated nine years. H e then spent some time in N ew Y o rk and Pliiladelphi.'i, en­ gaged in mercantile pursuits. H e is now gen­ eral manager of the 300-acre c.statc o f Frank E. De Long, at Washingtonville, Montour county (where he has been engaged siiKC 1908), one of the most beautiful country places in this region, which umlcr his carc is undergoing a process o f modern development calculated to expand its possibilities to ,'in e x ­ tent which could only l>e attempted with modem resources. M r. McConnell has not allied him self to any political party. H e is devoted to business, and has been very succes.sful in his present position. On Ju ly 9, 1908. M r. McConnell married 5 ra E. I>c I-ong. sister o f Frank E. De I-ong. U T hey have no children. P E T E R H. V O U G H T. a fam ier o f Fran k­ lin township, Columbia county, was bom in .Montour county, Aug. 8, 18 32, son o f John V'oiighl, J r. John Vought, S r., the grandfather, w as bom in New Jerse y, and coming to Pennsylvania bought a farm on R ig R oaring creek. H e m ar­ ried Hannah Metz, and thcir children w ere: D an iel; H o w ell; Ja m e s; John, J r .; Anna, who married Peter Bodine; Elizabeth, who m ar­ ried John H offm an; and M ary, who married J. V,astinc. Jo h n Vought’s remains were laid to rest in the I.uthcran Church cemetery at Sharp Ridge. John Vought, J r ., married Esther Knittle,

o f Franklin township, and they had two chil­ dren. Simon and Peter H. Throughout his useful life John Vought w as a farm er, oper­ ating in Montour county. H e scn 'cd as a school director and also as poor supervisor, and personally w as a most excellent man. Peter II. Vought remained at home until he w as twenty years o f age. at which time he bought fifty acres o f land in Franklin town­ ship, Columbia county. With this small begin­ ning he commenced farm ing, steadily adding to his holdings until he now owns t,200 acres, all in Franklin township, which he devotes to general fam iing and fruit raising. H e is one of the heaviest landowners in the township. Peter H. Vought marric<l Esther Knittle, but no children were bom to them. M rs. Vought died about 1900 and is buried in the Sharp Ridge Lutheran Church yard. Mr. Vought w as a school director at one time and also served as poor supcr’i.«ior, elected to Iioth offices upon the Democratic ticket. H is suc­ cess in life has been fairly earned by hard work and unceasing economy, and he is nat­ urally held in high respect by all who know him. L U T H E R E Y E R. vice president of the F irst National Bank o f Catawissa, w as bom March 12, 1R46, son o f Rev. W illiam J. Eyer. pastor of the Lutheran congregation at C at­ aw issa from 1838 to 1874. when death cut short a career o f religious and physical activ­ ity in the intere.sts o f his fellow men. H is w ife followed him to the grave in 1876, and they rest side by side in the ccm eteiy at C at­ awissa. Rev. William J. E y e r w as bom Jan. 4 .18 0 3, in Lebanon county, P a., cante to Columbia county at the .age o f thirty-four, and settled in Catawissa in 1838. H is education was obtained in the city o f N ew Y o rk, where he W'as long under the instruction o f R e v. M r. Gciscnhammcr, and before coming to this sec­ tion to (ake charge of the congregations at Catawissa, Bloomsburg and Roaringcreek had served a congregation at Rhinebeck, N . Y .. where his eldest two children were bom . B y his m arriage to Charlotte Havem eyer, M ay 7. 1829. the follow ing children were b o m : F re d ­ erick C .. Sept. 15 . 18 3 0; Susannah C .. Aug. 18, 18 3 4; Catherine, Jan . 2 3. 18 3 8; W illiam . Dec. 7. 18 4 3; M ary. N ov. 8, 18 4 0 : Luther, March 12 . 1846. Of these. Susannah, widow o f Rev. D. M . Henkel, resides in C a ta w issa : Frederick Girisii,an is living retired in Bloom sIm ig : M ary w as the w ife o f George Stevens, toth now deceased; W illiam resides in F lo r ­ ida. where he has an orange grove.