Aaron Nelson Work and Zelda Colkitt
Husband Aaron Nelson Work 1 2 3
Born: 26 Jun 1867 - Indiana Co, PA 2 4 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Aaron A. Work (1806-1892) 2 5 6 7 Mother: Elizabeth G. Spencer (1835- ) 2 5 6 7
Marriage: Jan 1885 or 1888 4 8
Wife Zelda Colkitt 4 8
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John Colkitt ( - ) 8 9 Mother: Mary Hoover ( - ) 8
Children
1 M Wilber L. Work 4
AKA: Wilburg Work 8 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Nora J. Work 4 8
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
3 F Emma D. Work 4 8
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Aaron Nelson Work
Lindsey, PA - a carpenter
He spent his boyhood on the home farm in Canoe township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, not far from Richmond, and until he was fourteen years of age attended the little red schoolhouse near his home. He then began to help his father in the latter's saw-mill and in barn building. In 1894 he left Indiana County and moved with his family to DuBois, where he entered into the employ of John E. DuBois as a carpenter, and remained as such for three years, after which he superintended the construction of several of the largest business houses in the place\emdash the D. L. Corbett dry goods store, working under A. Dorner, Hotel DuBois, working for the hotel company.
In 1900 he began contracting for himself and met with success along this line. He was actively interested in the construction of the leading business structures, schoolhouses and churches, and among the many fine buildings in the borough may be mentioned: Commercial Hotel, Central Y. M. C. A., Presbyterian Parsonage, Senor building, Robinson Furniture Company building, Lowe building, Power and Electric plant, B. & S. Shaft No. 2, Friendship Hose House, in the First Ward, and the Cannon and other residences. He built the stately private residence of A. Gocellis, at Falls Creek, which cost $35,000; and the Normal School building at Dayton, Pennsylvania.
He was vice president of the Falls Creek Planing Mill, which was established in 1904, with Mr. McHarl as president. He maintained his office at his residence, No. 314 E. Webber Street, DuBois.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian church. He was very active in the cause of temperance and was chairman of the Prohibition party at DuBois. He was a director in the Y. M. C. A. and also a director in the Citizens' Loan Association.
General Notes: Wife - Zelda Colkitt
from South Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA
1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 459.
2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 570.
3 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 52.
4 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 53.
5 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458, 474.
6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 980.
7 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 51.
8 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 571.
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J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 981.
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