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J. B. Dick. One of the well known real estate and insurance men of Butler is James B. Dick, whose offices are in the Douthett Building, 115 South Main Street. He was born in Franklin Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, January 10, 1873. He is the son of John S. and Matilda E. (Hoon) Dick. His father, John S. Dick, was born in Franklin Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, October 29, 1843; he left school and enlisted in the army during the Civil War and served with Company H, Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. He was married on the 28th day of December, 1866, to Matilda E. Hoon, a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Shanor) Hoon. Mr. Hoon was born in 1810 and died January 11, 1900. Mrs. Hoon was born in 1817 and died April 17, 1900. Mr. Hoon was a farmer and carpenter and resided on a small farm near Prospect. There were twelve children in the Hoon family, of whom two died in early life. The oldest daughter, Maria Ann, married Jesse Dutter in November, 1866. Mrs. Dutter died October 1, 1912. Mr. Dutter died in 1900. They have two girls now living near Prospect. Isabella Amanda, second girl, married William Burns, who died about 1890. Mrs. Burns now resides in Covington, Indiana, with her foster daughter; they had no children. Matilda E., third daughter, born March 13, 1843, mother of J. B. Dick, our subject; Mary E., fourth daughter, born November 11, 1847, died March 15, 1925, never married; Sarah, fifth daughter, born June 15, 1852, married Edward Sechler of Princeton, April 17, 1879, have one son, Harry, who resides in New Castle; Olive D., born March 12, 1864, married August 22, 1892, to Orrin Fish, resides in Cleveland and have five, children, all living in or around Cleveland; Edward Louis, oldest boy, a Civil War veteran, born March 13, 1841, served during the entire war until he was wounded shortly before the close of the war, when he lost a limb; he married Lucinda Allen, September 1, 1868; he died June 20, 1921; his widow and six children are now all living in or near New Castle; James Dallas, second son, born August 23, 1845, died December 22, 1922, served several years in the Civil War; after returning from war, married Margaret Shaffer, September 2, 1869; they had one son, Roy, who is now a doctor in Monongahela City; Mrs. Hoon died several years ago; they are both buried at Monongahela City; Levi Samuel, born March 7, 1855, died November 5, 1925; married Mary Lindsay, October 21, 1880; they had three sons, two residing in Butler and one in Oil City; Henry D., born July 16, 1860, died April 29, 1909; married Josephine St. Clair, January 1, 1881; they had two children; the boy, Clinton, died in 1925, whose wife was killed in an accident three or four years before. Mrs. Hoon and her daughter live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After John S. Dick returned from the Civil War he resumed farming and continued in this occupation until he retired in October, 1926, when he sold the farm and moved to Prospect, Pennsylvania. He is a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church and Grand Army of the Republic. To John S. and Matilda E. (Hoon) Dick two children were born, first Frank E. Dick, born June 21, 1868, who now resides in the City of Butler, where he has been in the meat business for about thirty years; he married Susan E. McGrew, daughter of B. J. McGrew, of Prospect, Pennsylvania. To F. E. and Susan E. (McGrew) Dick two children were born, Mildred A., who married David Kennedy, who is a carpenter and resides in the City of Butler; they have three children, Rhoda Eleanor, Gertrude, and Cora Edith; second girl, Alma Pearl, married Clifford Gifford, who now reside in the City of Butler; they have two children, Dorothy and Donna Marie. Second boy of John S. and Matilda E. (Hoon) Dick is James B., the subject of this sketch. John S. Dick was the son of William and Angelina
(Stevenson) Dick. William Dick was a farmer, born in Franklin Township,
July 24, 1821, and died September 26, 1906. His wife, Angelina, was born
in Franklin Township, May 17, 1824, and died March 9, 1910; they are both
buried in the United Presbyterian Cemetery in Prospect, Pennsylvania.
William Dick was one of the organizers of the United Presbyterian Church
of Prospect and an elder until his death. He also served as county
commissioner of Butler County for one term and was a heavy stockholder in
the early days of the Butler Savings and Trust Company. In politics he was
always a Republican. To this union ten children were born: John S., father
of J. B. Dick, our subject; second, Henderson H., a Civil War veteran,
married Jane McCullough. Both are now deceased and buried in Crown Hill
Cemetery in Prospect. Their children were: Harry B., married Lottie Jones,
who died in 1923; Harry, died in 1924; William M., married Jean Boon,
reside in Croze, Virginia, where he is a fruit grower. They have no
children. Ellen J. married John S. Dodds, now reside at Meridian; he
served in the Civil War and is now a retired farmer. To this union twelve
children were born: First two died in infancy; third, Vinton J., married
Bessie Thompson. They have two children, Russell and Vera. They are still
both at home at Zelienople. William Howard married Agnes Doyle. He is
connected with the New York Custom House. They have no children. Jefferson
T., postal employe at Brooklyn, New York, not married; Carl Dodds, now of
New Castle, married Catherine Keefer; they have three children, Warren,
Verna and John L., all of New Castle; Ford C. Dodds married Miss Ketter;
they now reside in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania; they have three children,
all at home; Harry W. Dodds married Pearl Wigton; they reside in Prospect,
Pennsylvania; they have five children; Everett M. Dodds married Verna
Scott; they have no children; reside at Lady William Dick was the son of John and Margaret (McKinnis) Dick, who were born in Ireland, came to this country and settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, then came to Butler County about 1830 and died in 1860. They were the parents of the following children: First, William Dick; second, Nancy Dick, married Jessie Dodds; she was born in 1813 and died in 1869; third, Margaret Dick, born in 1819, died in 1883; she married George Stevenson, who was born in 1815 and died in 1900; fourth, Jane Dick, married Bryson Black, who was born in 1818 and died in 1898; she was born in 1819, died 1884. James B. Dick was educated in the public schools of
Franklin Township, Butler County, and after leaving school drilled wells.
He subsequently was engaged in the milling business, livery and as an
agent for agricultural implements. He then went into the real estate
business in Prospect, Pennsylvania, and on April 20, 1914, he came to
Butler, Pennsylvania, and engaged in real estate. In March, 1918, Mr. Dick
took his son, Homer, into partnership with him, their offices at that time
being located at 223 South Main Street. In May, 1925, they removed to
their present location, 115 South Main Street. Mr. Dick is a Republican. He has served as clerk for the jury commissioners for seven years and belongs to the Knights of Maccabees. Mr. Dick is a Methodist and is a member of the official board of the Methodist Church for the past ten years. Mr. Dick has a wide acquaintance in Butler and the surrounding county and has many friends. History of Butler County, Pennsylvania, Historical Pub. Co., 1927, Pages 763-767. View image of this page of the book online - Free Trial More Butler County History Books Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors. View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file! Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com .
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