George B. DeArment and Eva L. Whiting

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Husband George B. DeArment ^{1 2}

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           Born: 26 May 1853 - Evansburg (later Conneaut Lake), Crawford Co, PA 2
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           Died: 20 May 1917 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 2
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       Marriage: 25 May 1879 3

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Wife Eva L. Whiting ^{1 3}

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         Father: Almon Whiting (1815-      ) 4
         Mother: Caroline W. Doud (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Helen DeArment ³

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2 M J. Howard DeArment ³

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3 M Almon Whitney DeArment ²

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           Born: 25 Jan 1887 - Evansburg (later Conneaut Lake), Crawford Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Hazel Irme Byan (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 29 Dec 1915 3

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General Notes: Husband - George B. DeArment

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Educated in the public schools, he learned blacksmithing under Walter Jackson, at Hammonsburg, Pennsylvania. A few years after he became of age, he worked at his trade in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and at the same time was devoting his genius for invention to devising and improvement of farrier tools. In 1883 he established at Conneaut Lake, a blacksmithy and a wagonmaking shop, an enterprise that he called the Champion Bolt Company, as his real purpose was to manufacture increasing numbers of farrier tools and allied devices, of his own invention. These included nailhead clippers which he invented in 1880; bolt clippers (1893), hoof parers (1894), a variety of horseshoeing tools (1895) and horseshoeing hammers (1896). In 1904 the plant was removed to Meadville at No. 296 Pine Street and the business expanded. In 1911 he admitted as partners, his sons, J. Howard and Almon W. DeArment, they having learned the business while it was located at Conneaut Lake. After his death, the company went into the hands of his widow and the two sons. Mrs. DeArment sold her interests to the sons, who continued as partners until the death of J. Howard DeArment, September 3, 1927. On January 1, 1928, the concern was incorporated as the Champion-DeArment Tool Company with David B. Higby and Homer Manning as associates, and Almon W. DeArment as president. In 1937 William A. and George S. DeArment came into the business. After moving into Meadville the twelve thousand square feet of floor space of the plant on Pine Street became too small and in 1923 a new building was erected at Nos. 1306-16 South Main Street, with fifty-one thousand square feet of floor space. It was this plant that was taken over by the incorporated company of 1928.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1088.

2 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 166.

3 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 167.

4 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1087.