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William H. Roth |
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WILLIAM H. ROTH, proprietor of the National hotel, was born in 1841 in Buffalo, and came to Venango county in 1863. He began operating for oil on the farm now owned by Mrs. McClintock in Cornplanter township, and has continued in the oil business ever since. He began keeping the Simon house in 1870, which was burned July 4th of that year. In 1871-72 he conducted the Central hotel on Elm street, in 1873-74, kept the Arcade hotel, and in 1874-75, managed the Central hotel. He then connected the Central and National hotels, and kept them until 1879, when the Taylor house was joined, forming what is now the National hotel, which he conducts in a creditable manner. His parents, John G. and Wilhelmina A. (Mast) Roth, were natives of Germany, emigrated to America about 1833, and settled in Buffalo, New York, where the father followed his profession—that of school teacher and musician. They were blessed with twelve children, eleven of whom grew up: Mary, married to John Schriner, and after his death to a Mr. Brown; Catharine, married to John Hanny of Buffalo; Caroline, married to William Danna; Victoria, married to Lawrence Steadhelm; W.H.; John G.; Esther, married to Jacob Lenhart; Amelia, deceased; Louisa, married to Perry Thayer; Charles F., an oil producer in Warren county, and Henry. The father died in 1873, the mother in 1866, both members of the Lutheran church. Our subject is a member of the K. of M., and is a stanch Republican.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc. .
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