Husband Judge John B. Head 1 2
Born: 4 Apr 1855 - Latrobe, Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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Father: William S. Head (1823-1896) 2 3
Mother: Sarah A. Coulter ( -Aft 1906) 1 2
Marriage: 2 May 1877 1 2
Wife Naomi Jones 1 2
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Father: Morris Jones ( - ) 1 2
Mother: Margaret Tiernan ( - ) 2
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1 M Morris Head 2
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2 F Stella Head 2
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Spouse: Maj. Henry W. Coulter ( - ) 4
3 F Elizabeth Head 5 6
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Spouse: Ralph Eccles Jamison (1887- ) 5 6
Marr: 10 Oct 1912 6 7
4 F Sarah Head 2
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5 M Paul Head 2
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General Notes: Husband - Judge John B. Head
His early education was received at the local public schools in which he was prepared for college. He then attended St. Mary's College at Emmitsburg, Maryland, and was graduated from that institution with the class of 1873, when only eighteen years of age. Returning from Maryland to his native town, he joined his father in the latter's banking business, the style of which became William S. Head & Son. He remained thus occupied for about five years and then, in 1878, began the study of the law, having determined to adopt this as his profession. He pursued his studies in the law in the office of A. A. Stewart to such good purpose that in 1880 he was admitted to the bar of Westmoreland county and became a partner of the Hon. H. P. Laird, under the style of Laird & Head. This association continued for one year, and was then dissolved, Mr. Head becoming the junior member of the well known firm of Moorhead & Head, his partner being James S. Moorhead. Mr. Head's grasp of the essential principles of the law and his remarkable powers as an advocate soon gained for him a high place in legal circles and much of the important civil litigation of Western Pennsylvania was intrusted to his care. In the year 1905 he was nominated by the State Convention as a candidate for the Superior Court of the State and in the election following was chosen for that high office. He was reelected in 1915, upon the expiration of his first term.
Aside from his professional activities, Judge Head's tastes were distinctly literary, and he was a profound student of history, philosophy, poetry and the higher types of fiction. In spite of the versatility of his talents it is probable that Judge Head will be longest remembered for his eloquence as a public speaker, particularly for the scores of patriotic addresses in the interests of the Red Cross, the Liberty Loans and other war activities of the great war. As an extemporaneous speaker he had few equals in western Pennsylvania.