. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. B. C, Awkeriuan ton county, where he was married in1888 to Mi&s Jennie Gracey, now de-ceased. Mr. Awkernian came toMount Union in 1903 and has beenin business here since that time. Heis an expert watchmaker, havingbeen in this line of business for aTiumber of years, even prior to com-ing to Mount Union. H. W. MAXWELL H. Wilson Maxwell, one of MountIFnions active hrirdware men, ownerand proprietor of the Maxwell Hard-^vat-e store in the centre of to-wm,. 467was. born at New Germantown, Perrycounty. Pa., ^Jan. 15, 1847, son ofA-ndrew a
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. B. C, Awkeriuan ton county, where he was married in1888 to Mi&s Jennie Gracey, now de-ceased. Mr. Awkernian came toMount Union in 1903 and has beenin business here since that time. Heis an expert watchmaker, havingbeen in this line of business for aTiumber of years, even prior to com-ing to Mount Union. H. W. MAXWELL H. Wilson Maxwell, one of MountIFnions active hrirdware men, ownerand proprietor of the Maxwell Hard-^vat-e store in the centre of to-wm,. 467was. born at New Germantown, Perrycounty. Pa., ^Jan. 15, 1847, son ofA-ndrew and Hannah (Kelly) Max-,\vell. Henry Maxwell, his paternialgrandfather, was a native of Lancas-ter and one of the early settlers ofCumberLind county, having ? bought. land and started the settlement ofthe town now known as Mechanics-burg. Henry . Maxwell afterwardsmoved from thai point and commen-ced the .settlement of Newville,vyhere he died. Andrew Maxwell, fMh-er of Wilson Maxwell, was bornin Cumberland county and was a tan-ner for about 15 .years. He thenrelinquished that business aaid startedfarming. Since 1844 he resided inPerry county, until hi? death. H. Wilson Maxwell attended thecommon schools until he was 17years old, and then he began as anapprentice in the tanning business, occupation he continued forabout 4 years in^ that county, and forover 20 years in Mount Union, a i^or-tioh of the time-being -foreman. In1886 Mr. Maxw^ell embarked in business in Mount Union inthe s
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