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COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES

Garney and'they have three children, Helen. in his native township, and w as trained to farming from his earliest years. H e b ^ n Harriet and Wallace. that occupation on his own account in the Minnie Bower married W illiam Smith, of Tarrytow n. N. Y ., and they have one child, year 18 8 1, in Catawissa township, where he owns a fine farm o f 1 1 1 acres upon which he Leonora B. Elizabeth Bower married Luther W esley was engaged in general agricultural pursuits Mendenhall, o f Pittsbucgh, and they have two until 1908, at which time he retired and re­ moved to Bloomsbutg. H is nephew, Charles children, Elizabeth and Luther W ., J r. Creasy, now cultivates the farm, for him. M r. Creasy has alw ays been looked upon as F R A N C IS P I E R C E C R E A S Y, now living retired in Bloomsburg, w as for over twenty- one of the intelligent and public-spirited citi­ five years engaged in farming in Catawissa zens of his locality, and he has been prominent township, Columbia county, moving thence to in the Grange movement, with which he is still his present home in igo8. H e w as born M ay connected. Since 1900 he has been a member 5, 1857. in Catawissa township, son of Nathan of the Agricultural Society o f Columbia Creasy and grandson o f William Creasy. His county. W hile living in Catawissa township first ancestors in America came from Germany he sera'cd one term as school director and nine aud settled in New Jersey, coming from there years as auditor, and in every relation o f life to Columbia county. Pa., about one hundred has proved himself a highly desirable member and twenty-five years ago. Some of the of the community. H e has been treasurer of fam ily settled about Miffiin township and en­ the Farm ers’ Mutual Telephone Company since it w as started, in 1906. In politics he is gaged in farming. William Creasy, grandfather o f Francis P., a Democrat, in religious connection a member w as one of the earlier settlers in the Catawissa of the Lutheran Church. On Nov. 24. t88t, Mr. Creasy was united in valley, in Schuylkill county. Pa., and engaged in farming throughout his active life, in his marriage with Catherine Reeder, daughter of Utter years living retired, in C ataw issa; he Joseph and Elizabeth Reeder, and she died owneil a tract of Und in that township. He M ay 14. 1909; she is buried at Catawissa. M r. died in Jan u ary. t886, in his seventy-ninth and M rs. Creasy had no children. year, and is buried at Catawissa. H e and his W IL L IA M H. S N Y D E R, deceased, for­ w ife M ary (G earhart) had one son, Nathan. Nathan Creasy, son o f W illUm, was born mer county superintendent o f schools and in Schuylkill county. Pa., and came wilh his irothonotary o f Columbia county. Pa., w as parents to Catawissa township. ColumbU lorn in Orange township, that county. Nov. county, when a child. H e followed farming, 24, 1840, son o f John and Catharine (W o lf) after his marriage buying the tract which Snyder, o f Berks county. john Snyder was o f German descent and his son Henr>* now occupies, and there he continued to live until his death, which oc­ came as a hoy to Columbia county from his curred in .August, 18 8 1. H e w*as a member native county, Berks. He w as a stonemason of the l.utheran O iurch. and was one of the and plasterer by occupation, and scrs'ed a s con­ well-known and highly respected residents of stable o f Orange townsliip for seventeen years. his district. H is wi^c, wnose maiden name He was commissioned sheriff o f Columbia was Krickliaum (Susanna or Catherine), sur­ count)' in 1852, and again in 1838. serving in vived him. dying in 1883, and they arc buried .all six years. He married Catharine, daughter at Catawissa. M rs. Creasy was bom on the o f Henry W olf, a German school teacher, and farm now owned by her son Henry, and was a they had eleven children, o f whom William daughter o f Henry Krickbaum. who w as o f H. became the most prominent. William H. Snyder attended the Orangeville Gennan extraction. T o Mr. and M rs. Nathan Creasy were born eight children, nam ely: Academy and Greenwood Seminary, and as Alice, who is deceased; William T ., a soon as he had completed his course began to nrominciu resident o f Columbia county: teach school, at the age o f eighteen. H e fo l­ Francis P ierce; Elm ira. M rs. Hess, o f Al- lowed teaching for more than thirteen years, medU, this county; Henry L ., o f CUtawissa reading law during all o f his spare time. In township: Nathan C-, a merchant o f Cata­ 1872 he w.as c lc c t^ to the position o f county wissa : I ^ r a S.. wi fe o f Noah Hclwig, a promi­ superintendent o f schools, served for nine nent farm er o f Catawissa township; and a years, and then refused a further term in order to complete his law course. H e then studied daughter that died in infancy. Francis Pierce Creasy attended public school in the office o f E. R. Ikeler. and was admitted