Alfred Francis Biery and Alice A. Biery

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Husband Alfred Francis Biery ¹

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           Born: 4 Jul 1867 - Mariasville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
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         Father: Jeremiah S. Biery (1842-Aft 1918) 2 3
         Mother: Louisa Rugh (Abt 1842-1893) 3

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Wife Alice A. Biery ⁴

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           Born: 21 May 1863 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
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         Father: Absalom Biery (1836-1913) 4
         Mother: Sophia C. Giering (1839-      ) 5 6

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Children

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1 F Neva Lois Biery ⁶

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Harold F. Biery ⁶

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         Spouse: Elvira Henry (      -      ) 6

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3 F Esther Irene Biery ⁶

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4 M Lloyd Biery ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - Alfred Francis Biery

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He passed the early years of his life in his native region. The home influences in the midst of which he was reared were of the most fortunate kind and he profited by them. His mother was a woman of unusual intelligence as well as a highly spiritual character, most devoted to her husband and children, whose presence in the home gave to it an atmosphere invaluable in the formation of children's characters. She was also a devout member of the Lutheran church in the home town and so trained her children in a religious attitude of mind that proved invaluable to them. The schooling which Alfred Francis enjoyed was received at the local public institutions, at that time primitive enough. The first school attended by him was held in a simple frame building, with plain benches for seats and carpenter-made desks. His teacher there was Mr. Frank Shannon, who was well known as an educator in those parts. Afterwards he attended the Frogtown school, in the same county, and finally the Lamartine High School situated at Lamartine, Clarion County, where he completed his studies. He was thirteen years of age at the time, and at once set out to shift for himself in the world. His first dollar was earned as a farmer boy, working for Rube Fowls, of Clarion County. From there he went to Oil City and apprenticed himself to a tinner and learned that trade. He followed this for some three years, and then spent a year as a clerk in a livery establishment. He then became an employee in the well known grocery store of A. P. Dale & Company, of Oil City, and remained with that concern for a period of ten years. His next association was with the Saltsman Bros. Brewery Company of Oil City, which he served as a collector for about twelve months, and then worked in the bottling department of the same concern for six years. It should be remarked in this connection that Mr. Biery, save for the first year of his employment, never tasted beer or any other form of intoxicant while there, and that he cast his vote for the Prohibition party at that time. He was then employed as a collector by J. W. Oseneider, of Oil City, for one year and then was placed in charge of the furniture sales department of this company's store, assisting also with their undertaking business. He remained with this concern about seven and a half years, and then first ventured into business on his own account. This enterprise consisted in the purchase of the grocery stock of W. K. Cooper, or what was known as the "Hill Top" store, at New Kensington, Westmoreland County, and this he conducted with the highest kind of success, and it became recognized as one of the most prosperous concerns of its kind in the region.

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General Notes: Wife - Alice A. Biery

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She was educated at the local public schools and at those of Venango County, Pennsylvania, and completed her studies at the Emlenton High School. Then, at the age of eighteen years, she taught school at Beaver City, Pennsylvania. Afterwards she learned the trade of dressmaking and followed the same at Oil City until she married Mr. Biery.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 579.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 580.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 678.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 581.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1119.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 582.