John C. Hastings and [Unk] Nichol

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Husband John C. Hastings ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1818 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: 16 Apr 1888 3
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         Father: Enoch Hastings (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Mary Goulden (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Hannah Paul (      -Aft 1893) 1 2 - 1852 3

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Wife [Unk] Nichol

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         Father: James Nichol (      -      ) 3
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General Notes: Husband - John C. Hastings

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He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, and received his education at the local schools. He commenced life a poor boy, and when but eight years of age began to work in Jonathan Martin's fulling mill, but later was em-ployed on the National pike under this same Martin, who was one of the contractors. He learned the carpenter's trade with Joshua Martin, a
brother of the previously mentioned Martin, and followed the trade until 1848, when he was appointed clerk in the postoffice under Jonathan Leet. In 1850 he opened on his own account a grocery store, where Brady's jewelry store later stood, and in 1860 formed a partnership with R. F. Strean, in hardware and agricultural implements. He bought Strean's interest in 1869, and in 1871 he removed the hardware business to the store which his son, William P., later kept. In 1878 he associated his son with him, which alliance continued until his death. He was originally a Democrat, but in 1856 became a Republican; in religion he was a member of the Christian Church.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 276, 355.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1150.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 276.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 482.