. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. f the oldresidents of Mount Union, was bornin Sihade Gap, Aug. 2G, 1850, son ofDavid and Haunah (l^ai:-) Peterson remained in that sec-tion until sibout 1867. wihen he remov-ed to Gei-many Valley and took upfarming. While a young man, how-ever, he follGwed agricultural jtur-Huits in the steps of rnis fatlher. resiided on the Harper farmfor 2 years and here it wiaisi that hisfather died in 1869. The Petensonfamily, however, lived in Aughwiekimtil 1870. Mr. Peterson attendedhe public schoolis of the townshiu,al
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. f the oldresidents of Mount Union, was bornin Sihade Gap, Aug. 2G, 1850, son ofDavid and Haunah (l^ai:-) Peterson remained in that sec-tion until sibout 1867. wihen he remov-ed to Gei-many Valley and took upfarming. While a young man, how-ever, he follGwed agricultural jtur-Huits in the steps of rnis fatlher. resiided on the Harper farmfor 2 years and here it wiaisi that hisfather died in 1869. The Petensonfamily, however, lived in Aughwiekimtil 1870. Mr. Peterson attendedhe public schoolis of the townshiu,also Milnwood Academy, equippinghimself for teaching. Tihe summer of1872 he sipoat in Illinois. Mr. Peter-son taught for o years in MountInion Borough. All told he taught for11 ys-; s. He came to Mount Unioncii-i;t 187. He w£3 married to Eliza-beth Buckley in August, 1875. For anumber of years he has been employ-ed on the railroad;. Several yearsAvere spent islso in Mifflin county justeast of Mount Union. He is the fath-er of 11 children, one deceavsed. 678. Wtilker Peterson Tihosie surviving are;-Grace, Mrs. Ed-ward Palmer of Ceiiterville. Ind.;Gecrge W., ol Connecticut; Roy ofPhiladelphia; Frank of Swisisvale;M3ud. Mrs. A. A. Cunningham of townClcyd. Arthur and Scott of Center-ville, Tnd.; .John and Alma at home. EDWARD F. BROWN. Edward F. Brown was born in Ad-ams county, September 18. a boy the family moved toYork county. Thence they went toMaryland and finally back to Yorkcounty. From York they removed to 679
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