Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . rgaret (Vought) Coolbaugh, was bornin Bradford county, Pennsylvania, August 25,.1835. He spent the first sixteen years of his lifeon his fathers farm. Early in life he manifesteda love for trade, and went to Pittston, where hewas employed as clerk for a period of two then came to Wilkes-Barre and took a posi-tion with the late Andrew Kessler, in whose em-ploy he remained two years. About this time-Horace Greeley was advising young men to go-west. Acting on this advice, in the fall of 1856Mr. Coolbaug
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . rgaret (Vought) Coolbaugh, was bornin Bradford county, Pennsylvania, August 25,.1835. He spent the first sixteen years of his lifeon his fathers farm. Early in life he manifesteda love for trade, and went to Pittston, where hewas employed as clerk for a period of two then came to Wilkes-Barre and took a posi-tion with the late Andrew Kessler, in whose em-ploy he remained two years. About this time-Horace Greeley was advising young men to go-west. Acting on this advice, in the fall of 1856Mr. Coolbaugh went to Beloit, Rock county,Wisconsin, where he remained until January,i860, occupying responsible positions with theleading mercantile houses. He returned toWilkes-Barre. which at that time was a boroughof about four thousand inhabitants, bounded by-North, South and Canal streets and the that time Ziba Bennett, R. J. Flick, John and Charles F. Reets were among the lead-ing merchants. Mr. Coolbaugh saw an openingfor a cash business and opened the first exclusive-. ^ V///-V/,//7/ - />r// ? .,.>,-/~/r-/l ?//<?//. //
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