James G. Bohlender and Twila A. Beighlea

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Husband James G. Bohlender ¹

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           Born: 12 Aug 1896 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: Frederick W. Bohlender (1871-      ) 1
         Mother: Mary E. Graham (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1916 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3

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Wife Twila A. Beighlea ^{3 4}

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           Born: 11 Jun 1896
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           Died: Feb 1983 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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         Father: Sherman M. Beighlea (1874-      ) 5
         Mother: Amelda May Beringer (1874-1952) 5 6

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Children

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1 F Phyllis Bohlender ³

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           Born: 1917 3
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         Spouse: Carl Hepner (      -      ) 3

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2 F Helen E. Bohlender ³

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           Born: 1921 3
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General Notes: Husband - James G. Bohlender

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He was educated in the public schools of Grove City and at Grove City College and began his active ca­reer by establishing a general mercantile business at Polk. This enterprise he operated from 1915 until 1923. Moving to Franklin in the latter year, he entered the wholesale confectionery business with J. H. Johns, under the firm name of Bohlender & Johns. Under progressive manage­ment, this firm developed steadily until its business became one of the largest of its kind in the Franklin area.
Although he remained active in the business, Mr. Boh­lender divided his time in later years between his own affairs and the interests of Franklin.
His interest in public affairs dated back to his early years at Polk, where he served as a member of the school board. He was a Republican in politics, exercising a strong influence in his party, and was prominent fraternally as a member of the Free and Accepted Ma­sons, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal Order of Moose. In the Elks he headed the Pennsylvania State organization and held all other offices. In the Masonic Order he was a member of all higher Scottish Rite bodies, including the thirty-second degree of the Consistory. He was also a member of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce and the Franklin Club. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian.

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General Notes: Wife - Twila A. Beighlea

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SSDI: BOHLENDER, TWILA 11 Jun 1896 Feb 1983 86 16323 (Franklin, Venango, PA) (none specified) Pennsylvania 168-32-2715

1 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 75.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 959.

3 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 76.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 361.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 640.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1002.