Husband George Robinson Berlin 1 2
Born: 5 Nov 1874 - Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1 2
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Father: William Henry Berlin (1851-1905) 2 3 4
Mother: Mary Melissa Robinson (1852- ) 2
Marriage: 25 Jun 1901 5
• Business: Clarion National Bank: Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA.
Wife Maud Wilhelm 1
AKA: Maude Williams 5
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1 F Martha Berlin 5
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Spouse: R. P. Shorts ( - ) 5
2 F Clara L. Berlin 5
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Spouse: B. F. Slater ( - ) 5
3 M William H. Berlin 5
Born: 1912 5
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Spouse: Betty Smith ( - ) 5
General Notes: Husband - George Robinson Berlin
He was educated in the country schools of Beaver and Elk Townships, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and later studied at Clarion State Teachers' College, from which he was graduated. For six years he was a teacher in the public schools of Beaver Township and the Borough of Knox, after which, in July, 1902, he joined the staff of the Clarion County National Bank of Knox, then newly chartered as a national bank. He rose in the service of the institution and in 1914 was appointed cashier. Subsequently he was elected executive vice-president. He had major responsibilities in the management of the Clarion County National Bank for many years and met them with credit to himself and to the institution. Wrote a newspaper commentator:
Not only has the Clarion County National Bank long held an enviable position of service to its community and the surrounding district, but many of the outstanding residents of Knox have, through the bank's long history, served as its officials . . . .
Throughout its long service the bank has shown a steady growth; the original issue of capital stock was $50,000, while today the bank is capitalized at $125,000. The bank's capital surplus has increased from $5,000 to $125,000 in thirty-eight years, with additional reserves for contingencies of $125,000; while cash dividends paid to stockholders have totaled more than half a million dollars. . . .
The Clarion County National Bank occupied a brick building at Main and State streets in Knox, and was erected in 1902.
In addition to his connection with the Clarion County National Bank, George R. Berlin was a director of the Edinburg Oil & Gas Company and the Rural Telephone Company of Knox.
Beginning in 1930 he served as president of the Knox School Board and was also a member of the Borough Council. Mr. Berlin was a Democrat in politics and was affiliated fraternally with the Free and Accepted Masons and the Knights of Pythias. He was vice-president of the Knox Community Club, a member of the Knox Rod and Gun Club and was president of the Board of Trustees of the Knox Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member for many years.
Mr. Berlin's principal hobbies were hunting, fishing.