. Genealogical and personal history of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. un-ty, daughter of Thomas Keepers, who camefrom Somerset to Connellsville and kept atavern in the early eighteen hundreds. TheKeepers were of German descent. Afterthe death of her husband, Mrs. Mary Enosmoved to Northumberland county, Penn-sylvania. Children of Jonathan Enos, liv-ing in 1900: I. George, of whom Emma E., married Henry Kurtz of Con-nellsville. 3. Dr. Joseph B., of Charleroi,Pennsylvania. 4. Mary E., married J. , whom she survived. 5. EdrarJonathan, born August r, 1865, a blacksmithof Connell
. Genealogical and personal history of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. un-ty, daughter of Thomas Keepers, who camefrom Somerset to Connellsville and kept atavern in the early eighteen hundreds. TheKeepers were of German descent. Afterthe death of her husband, Mrs. Mary Enosmoved to Northumberland county, Penn-sylvania. Children of Jonathan Enos, liv-ing in 1900: I. George, of whom Emma E., married Henry Kurtz of Con-nellsville. 3. Dr. Joseph B., of Charleroi,Pennsylvania. 4. Mary E., married J. , whom she survived. 5. EdrarJonathan, born August r, 1865, a blacksmithof Connellsville ; married, August 24, 1887,Sarah Luella, daughter of Abraham H. andMary ( Dillinger) Sherrick of Pennsville,Pennsylvania; children: George, MaryLucile and Ora Caroline. (Ill) George, eldest son of Jonathan andMary (Keepers) Enos, was born in Con-nellsville, April ir, 184Q, died there Octo-ber 12, 190;. He attended the pul^lic schooland learned the blacksmiths trade with hisfather, with whom he worked for severalyears, finally establishing a shop of his ^jA^Mrru M4. FAYETTE COUNTY 521 Later in life he associated with Henry Wil-helm and contracted the erection of cokeovens. They built a great many all overthe coke regions of Pennsylvania, also inPocahontas and Bramwell, West continued in active business nearly tothe end of his life. He was a Democrat,and served on the city council. He mar-ried Elizabeth Wilhelm, born in East Lib-erty (Pittsburgh, East End), Pennsylvania,1850, died 1884. daughter of John and MaryWilhelm. John Wilhelm was born in Ger-manv, and settled in West Newton, Penn-sylvania with his parents. He marriedthere, and prior to the civil war came toConnellsville, where he built the YoughHouse, and was the proprietor for severalyears. Later he sold out and built a brickhouse on East Main street, where Lytlesdrug store now is, which was consideredthe best house in the town at that time. Hewas a pioneer in the manufacture of fire-brick in this
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