History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, 1887
John Keating Biography
John Keating, the subject of this sketch, was born in Huntingdon county, Pa., December 24, 1804, being the youngest of a family of seven, five sisters and two brothers; all now dead. John was the last survivor. He came with his five sisters to Muninsville, Butler county, and in 1838 or '39 he removed with his family to Emlenton to engage in mercantile business. He formed a partnership with John Vensel in 1846, and erected Richland Furnace in this county, beginning the manufacture of charcoal iron the following year. This he prosecuted successfully for a number of years.
About 1850 he moved with his family and took up his residence at the furnace, where he continued to live till his decease. In 1866 he was elected associate judge as a Democratic candidate, his term expiring 1871. Hon. Hugh Maguire was his colleague.
Judge Keating was conspicuously identified with the industrial interests of Richland township, and his correct and honorable business principles were rewarded by a comfortable income. At his death he was possessed of considerable real estate, much of it having proved valuable oil territory.
In social life Mr. Keating was one of the pleasantest of men; of a kindly, and equable temperament, he always preserved agreeable relations with his fellow-men. He died as he had lived - a consistent Roman Catholic, January 1st, 1881, at the age of seventy-six. His wife, Catharine, daughter of Michael McCullough, deceased, of Pittsburgh, survives him. Of a family of seven children, three, two daughters and a son, Mr. Hugh Keating, of St. Petersburg, are now living.
Source: History of Clarion County; Davis, A. J.; Syracuse, NY; D. Mason and Co., 1887.
|
| FREE Ancestry.com Tools
|
Ancestry.com
FREE Start your Own Family Tree and get access to the largest collection of family history records online.
Family Trees
FREE The largest collection of family trees online.
|
|
| Site Features
|
Quick Search Surname Finder
Enter your surname once to search 20 huge genealogy databases.
Genealogy Search Tips
Learn how to make your ancestor search more productive.
Learn
Learn how to research your family ancestry and find your ancestors.
Share
Register your surnames and find out who else is researching the same family names.
Record
Free genealogy software, forms, charts and templates.
Free Genealogy
Free genealogy resources: charts, lessons, software, databases, look ups, relationship charts, form letters, translation services.
Genealogy Free Trials
Free trials to Ancestry.com databases. Why pay when you can view for free?
|
|
|
