Henry W. Null and Mary E. McIlwain

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Husband Henry W. Null ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Jan 1854 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Andrew Jackson Null (1822-1866) 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Lucinda Robinson (      -1890) 4 6 7

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       Marriage: 1884 2 4

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   Other Spouse: Mary Adelaide McLaughlin (      -      ) 4 - 1904 2 4

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Wife Mary E. McIlwain ^{2 4}

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           Born:  - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 1887 2 4
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         Father: Robert J. McIlwain (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Martha [Unk] (      -      ) 2 4

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Children

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1 F Mary R. Null ⁴

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         Spouse: C. A. Murphy (      -      ) 2

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2 U [Unk] Null ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Henry W. Null

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He resided at home until he attained the age of nineteen years, in the meantime obtaining a common school education. When seventeen years old he began teaching in the district school and continued the same for two years. He then came to West Newton and secured a position in the dry goods store of N. B. Sproat, and was subsequently employed for many years in the department store of S. C. Weimer. In 1895 he embarked in the shoe business in the Elliott building on the corner of Main and Second streets, West Newton. This enterprise proved a financial success, and the steady growth of the business necessitated his removal to more commodious quarters, and accordingly in the fall of 1901 he erected a building of his own, to which he removed. In addition to the duties devolving upon him in the management of his retail establishment he served as a director of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. He was a member of the school board of West Newton, and he also filled several other minor township offices. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church, and an advocate and strong supporter of Republican principles.

He remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of nineteen years, and in the meantime received his education in the local public school. His life was in many respects typical of that of the average farmer's boy of that time and region, and when seventeen years of age he began teaching in the district schools and continued the same for two seasons. At the age of nineteen he came to West Newton, Pennsylvania, where he entered the employment of N. D. Sproat and worked for some time in his dry goods store. He then entered the employ of S. C. Weimer and worked in that gentleman's department store for many years. During this entire period, however, he was possessed of a strong ambition to engage in business on his own account and this he was able to realize in the year 1895 when he had saved up enough capital to enable him to establish himself in the shoe business. The new establishment occupied the corner of Main and Second streets, West Newton, and from the outset proved a complete success. The business soon outgrew its original accommodations, and Mr. Null found it necessary to remove it to more adequate quarters. Accordingly, in the autumn of 1901, he erected a building of his own, which was one of the largest and most handsome business blocks in West Newton. Here he removed his rapidly developing establishment. Besides his own private business, Mr. Null is associated with many important financial concerns in West Newton and the surrounding region and was a director of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. He was also very active in public affairs and held many local offices, particularly that of member of the School Board of West Newton, in which capacity he rendered service to the community for a period of over sixteen years. He was an active member of the United Presbyterian church, and in politics was a Republican, being a staunch supporter of the principles of that party.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 258.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 429.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 366.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 259.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 73, 428, 746.

6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 94.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 73, 429.