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Hiram
Worley
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biography
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HIRAM WORLEY,
farmer, post-office Mercer, was born March 24, 1848, in Wilmington
Township, the son of Henry and Susannah (Moon) Worley. The father of our
subject was born near Hagerstown, Md., in January, 1809, and came to
Mercer County in 1822, with his mother and stepfather, Jacob Ruthrauff
and Barbara (Tice) Ruthrauff. He learned the millwright’s trade with
James McGrath, working on the famous old Crill mill in Findley Township,
and others in the county. He followed his trade for some years, married
Susannah Moon in 1832, moved to his farm in Wilmington Township, Mercer
County, in 1835, and lived there, clearing up his farm, which was nearly
all woods at that time. In his latter days be devoted his entire time to
farming, and died in August, 1871. His children were: Uriah, Ruth A.,
Mary J., Angeline, Emeline, Seth, enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and
Thirty ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, was wounded at the battle of the
Wilderness, and died in a hospital at Washington one month later; Hannah
J., Hiram, Hugh, Charlotte, Ira, Amanda, Milton, Elmer and Susan. Our
subject was educated in the common schools in his native township, and
was brought up at farm labor. He began learning the carpenter business
in 1868, with James S. Collins, and followed that for twelve years. He
worked nearly six years on pattern work in the machine shop at Mercer,
and one year at Hamlin, Sons & Co., at Greenville. He came to his
present farm of 108 acres in 1878. He was married in 1873 to Mary Crill,
a sister of John T. Crill, whose family is mentioned elsewhere. His
children are: Susan J., Frank G., John H. and Lewis A. He is serving as
supervisor of Cool Spring Township, is a Republican, and his wife is a
member of the Cool Spring Presbyterian Church. Some of the troops
belonging to Col. Hosack’s regiment, while on their way to Erie, in
the War of 1812, encamped for a short time on the farm now owned by Mr.
Worley. Near his house, the site of the, camp, he found two coins, dated
1772 and 1809, which were no doubt lost by some of the soldiers. These
coins are still in his possession.
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 995
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