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ff 86 Years of Useful, Active Life Edwin Deal Passes Another Milestone. Father of 16 Children, All of Whom Are Living. in assisting his father in clearing and cultivating the land in their possession, and in attending to the sawmill and helping in the shop. By this time Mr. Deal had acquired great skill in his work and commenced the business of millwright and builder in his own right.

He purchased a complete set of woodworking tools, fitted them with handles of his own manufacture, as was the custom of those days, and undertook his first contract. This was the building of a mill for Moses Yoder the first overshot water wheel in the township, all previously built having been of the under "flutter wheel" February 7, 1850, Mr. Deal was united in marriage with Nancy Lepley. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrg.

Daniel Lepley and was bom February 8, 1832, and died August 16, 1902. She was a woman of strong character and very many excellent qualities. Mrs. Deal was greatly beloved and esteemed, for her. many charities and kindly disposition and her death was deeply deplored.

She and her husband led an exceptionally happy married life for the period of fifty-two years. They had a family of sixteen children, all of whom are now living. They are as follows: Herman, of -Meyersdale; William of Meyersdale Louisa of Confluence; Bertha (Burnwbrth): style. About 1850 he built for Daniel Lepley two mills a sawmill and a Matilda (Cook), of "Meyersdale; Daniel, Cumberland; Ezra, Cumber gristmill and these were considered This New Styled, Square Posted Iron Bed in Vernis Mar- (t- C( tin or White Enamel Bed It is. a Beauty and as Good as it is Pretty.

land; Almira (Pfahler), Meyersdale; Levi, Grove City; Charles, West Virginia; Anna Elizabeth (Boylfes), Pittsburg; Simon, Cumberland; Nancy Agnes, at Ellen (Conrad), Meyersdale; Clara (Ford), Kentucky; Calvin, Meyersdale; Harvey, Meyersdale. There are 42 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. models of their kind. After his marriage, he became the manager of these mills and remained in this' capacity for a number of years. Subsequently Mr.

Deal bought the farm and mill properties in Larimer township, and later acquired other farni and timber lands until he owned about nine hundred acres, some of which is still in his possession. Mr. Deal resided on the farm he had acquired, and personally conducted the WILL SALE FURNITURE DEALERS Corner Centre North MEYERSDALE PENN'A. For Rent. One seven-room dwelling on Olinger street, with bath and closet." House heated with hot air furnace.

MEYERSDALE PLANING MILL. mill operations until 1888, when he removed to Meyersdale, Somerset Republican "Ads" Pay Bis. county, Pennsylvania. There he erected a gristmill and several dwell aesv ing houses, in one of which, an attractive brick "residence on Center street, he now lives, having practically retired from active participation in his business affairs. Mr.

Deal has been a lifelong member of the Lutheran church, in which he was baptized at the age of eight days, 5 EDWIN DEAL. and has consistently devoted much For many years at every flag raising 'or barn raising in Greenville town i 9 time and effort to the furtherance of the church interests. He has held various offices In' the church, including those of deacon and elder in the county church, and since his residence in Meyersdale has served as elder continuously. His children, with their respective families, are communicants at the same church, as was his wife during her life. Politically Mr.

Deal was for many years a staunch Democrat, but for the past twenty years he has given his allegiance to the Prohibition party as being more in accord with the principles to which he adhered throughout his long and useful life. He has always been firm in the belief in -total abstinence from all intoxicants and and attributes his long life and excellent health to this cause. He served Larimer township as school director and as justice of the peace. Monday, October 11, 1909, Mr. Edwin Deal, one of Meyersdale's oldest and most highly respected citizens, celebrated his 86th birthday anniyersary.

He is in remarkably good health, and spent part of the day down town, as is his usual custom. Mr. Deal is the father of sixteen children all of whom are living. His wife died seven years ago, after fifty-two years of happy married life! His daughter, Nancy Agnes, is home, devoting her life to keeping up a comfortable home for her father. Mr.

Deal's life has been a most active one. He has erected over 30 mills, using the overshot water wheels, has built a number of barns and erected several houses. His father and grandfather were millwrights and exceptionally skilled workers in wood. His grandfather, Peter Deal, built the Engle'mill, near Salisbury, which is the oldest mill in Somerset county. ship, Mr.

Edwin Deal was in charge of the work, and the same was largely true in adjoining townships and part of Garrett county, Maryland. He built the Deal Mill in this city and repaired the old Meyers Mill a number of times. Edwin Deal, third son and seventh child of Jacob and Susanna (Engle) Deal, was born on the farm of his father in Greenville township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, October 11, This farm adjoined that of his grandfather, Peter Deal, and it was here that all the children of this family were born. His education was as complete as the tinie and the schools of the district afforded, and at an early age he displayed marked aptitude in handling tools of all descriptions. Until he was twenty-one years of age, his life was spent 1, MR.

AND MRS. EDWIN DEAL AND CHILDREN. First Row (Standing, left to right) Ezra, Charles, Clara (Mrs. D. P.

Ford); Daniel, Ida (Mrs. E. E. Conrad); Levi, Louisa (Mrs. W.

H. Reiber); Calvin, Anna (Mrs. E.J. Boyles); Herman. Second Row (Sitting, left to right) Simon, William, Nancy Agnes, Edwin (Father); Matilda (Mrs.

J. M. Cook); Mrs." Edwin, (Mother); Harvey, Elmira (Mrs. H. Pfahler).

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