Isaac Shoemaker Frain and Sarah E. Wallis

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Husband Isaac Shoemaker Frain ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 3 Feb 1834 - Berks Co, PA 2 3
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           Died: 31 Mar 1919 3
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         Father: Henry Frain (1797-1874) 2 3
         Mother: Catherine Shoemaker (Abt 1808-1852) 2 3

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       Marriage: Jun 1886 2

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   Other Spouse: Mary Ann Ziegler (1836-1884) 1 2 3 - 5 Feb 1855 2 3

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Wife Sarah E. Wallis ²

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           Born:  - Cumberland Co, PA
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         Father: Joseph Wallis (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary R. Campbell (      -      ) 2

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   Other Spouse: David A. Moore (Abt 1843-1875) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Isaac Shoemaker Frain

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He was the proprietor of the Fair View stock farm, in Marion township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Until seventeen years of age he remained under the parental roof, during which time he attended the public schools, and assisted his father in the cultivation of the farm. He then served a two-years' apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade under Jacob Hazel, after which he worked as a journeyman one year. On April 1, 1855, he embarked in business on his own account as a contractor and builder, and successfully followed that pursuit until April 1, 1865, when, with the capital he had acquired through his labors, he purchased a farm. The buildings were then dilapidated, and much of the land was at that time uncultivated; but with characteristic energy he began the work of improvement, and came to have one of the finest farms in Centre county, supplied with excellent buildings and all the accessories and conveniences found on a model farm of the period. In addition to the cultivation of the fields, he was extensively and successfully engaged in the raising of thoroughbred stock, making a specialty of Percheron and French coach horses. In his stables were found a Percheron horse, "Royal" (registered as No. 15,862), a French coach horse, "Bison" (No. 190), and another French coach horse, "Ignor" (No. 752). Mr. Frain was president of the first French horse company of Centre county.

He was associated with the Centre County Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of the Patrons of Husbandry, which was organized in 1886, was made president on its organization, served in that capacity eight years, and was re-elected president of said company in 1893. For eight years he was master of the Centre County Pomona Grange No. 13, retiring from that office in 1895, after serving eight years in all. He belonged to Marion Grange No. 223, Patrons of Husbandry; to Howard or Lick Run Lodge No. 312, I. O. O. F.; and to the United Evangelical Church. In his political adherency he was a Democrat.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 636.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 404.

3 John A. M. Ziegler, Ph.D., D.D, Ziegler Genealogy (Huntington Park, CA: Glenn Printing Co., 1935), Pg 27.