Amos Steck

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Husband Amos Steck ¹

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           Born: 2 May 1851 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Caleb A. Steck (1820-      ) 2
         Mother: Margaret S. Baughman (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Amos Steck

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He was reared at Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he received his education in the public schools and academy. At fourteen years of age he engaged as a clerk with Wilson Baughman at Greensburg, and such was his business ability that a few years later he became a partner in the book and stationery business with Mr. Baughman, who was later president of the Barclay bank. As clerk and partner Mr. Steck was in the bookstore for over nine years, and during the latter part of that time established his reputation as a first class business man. He continued the bookstore business alone for some years. He started in the real estate business in 1879, and in 1884 took into partnership with him R. A. Hope. In 1886 he went west on several trips with land purchasers, and in 1887 went west on a three months trip to make investments in the southern portion of Kansas, along the line of Indian territory. He made his head-quarters at Arkansas city, where trade being a little dull, he also started a Building and Loan Association-a new thing then-among the members being some cow boys from the territory, and such was its success that the Strong-Ross Banking company offered him the position of assistant cashier, which was accepted and its duties entered upon. He came home to close out his partnership and return, to find that from continued illness filial duties required his presence at home. About six months after his return he dissolved partnership with Mr. Hope, and adding the insurance business to that of real estate, started alone in the Welty corner.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 167.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 168.