Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated . artzwelder is a member of the ImprovedOrder of Heptasophs, Yough Conclave, , at Connellsville. In politics he is astaunch Democrat and a faithful adherentto the principles of that party. Mr. Swartz-welder is one of Conne
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated . artzwelder is a member of the ImprovedOrder of Heptasophs, Yough Conclave, , at Connellsville. In politics he is astaunch Democrat and a faithful adherentto the principles of that party. Mr. Swartz-welder is one of Connellsvilles popular citi-zens and enjoys the esteem of all. James Collins Patterson, deceased, wasone of the leading and best known citizensof Dunbar township, where he was a suc-cessful farmer and trader. He was bornAugust 6. 1835, and was a son of Williamand Louisa Patterson. He was born inDunbar township, Fayette county, Pennsyl-vania, where he received a common schooleducation. He was reared on the farm inDunbar township on which Lutellus Collinsresides, and was married to Eliza Stoffer,a daughter of Abram and Frances Stoffer, in1855. Abram Stoffer, father of Mrs. Patter-son, was born in 1S10 and died in 1851. beinga native of Westmoreland county, Pennsyl-vania ; from which he moved to Fayette jPJWPpP . * ?<•- ..iu^^Ta^^^m^TwJr^aSiiJp^ijpiijq *TS- ?w V. AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 829 county and resided on a farm adjoining theone on which his daughter resides. Fran-ces Stoffer, the mother of Mrs. Patterson,was born in 1805 and died in 1884. Xine chil-dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stoffer:Christian Stoffer, who resides in Nebraska;William Stoffer, a resident of Xew Haven,Fayette county, Pa.; Eliza, widow of JamesCollins Patterson, of Dunbar township;Mary, widow of John Colston, resides inXew Haven, Pennsylvania; Agnes, de-ceased, was married to Robert Smith andleft a family; Annie, widow of John Ogilvie ;Lucinda, wife of Augustus Atwood, re-sides in
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