Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also,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 . (deceased). GeorgeDawson Bryson was educated in the schoolsof North Union township, and engaged infarming on the home place of his father,where he still resides. On January 16, 1879,he married Miss Sarah Woodward, a daugh-ter
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also,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 . (deceased). GeorgeDawson Bryson was educated in the schoolsof North Union township, and engaged infarming on the home place of his father,where he still resides. On January 16, 1879,he married Miss Sarah Woodward, a daugh-ter of Caleb and Nancy (Work) Woodward,of Favette county. They have six children:William, Nancy, Caleb, Arthur, Eliza andMarie. Mr. Bryson and his family are mem-bers of the Presbyterian church at LaurelHill. In politics Mr. Bryson is a Democrat,but in sentiment a Prohibitionist. John H. Junk, a successful farmer, of Fay-ette county, was born September 13, 1844, inDunbar township. His father, Thomas Junk,was born in Fayette county August 19, 1813,and was a prosperous farmer and a memberof the United Presbyterian church. Hisgrandfather, John Junk, who moved to Fay-ette county when a young man from NewJersey, was also a farmer. His great-grand-father was Thomas Junk, who came to Amer-ica from Ireland and located in New Jersey,from which State he moved to Favette conn-. 7 C c^4fc- AXD HISTORICAL IlEFEREXCE OF FAYETTE COUNTY, F49 tv, Pa. The mother of John II. Junk wasNancy Heaslet, daughter of John Heaslet,of Fayette county. She was born June , and is living, at the age of eighty-twoyears. Thomas and Nancy Junk had oneson and four daughters: John, the subjectof this sketch; Sarah Jane, wife of AbramHustead, of Uniontown; Susan H., wife ofT. Hervey Smith, of Fayette count}-; AlaryE., wife of William A. Bryson, a farmer, ofNorth Union township; and Maggie, thewidow of James H. Bryson, who resides inNorth Union township. John H. Junk waseducated in the common schools of the
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