James A. Hoon and Rebecca J. Thompson

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Husband James A. Hoon ¹

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           Born: 18 Nov 1848 - American Furnace, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Hoon (1819-1891) 1 2
         Mother: Britta Freer (Abt 1816-1889) 1

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       Marriage: 5 Jul 1877 - Elk City, Clarion Co, PA 3

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Wife Rebecca J. Thompson ³

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           Born: 24 Sep 1855 - Hartford Co, MD
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         Father: William Thompson (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary A. Miller (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Malcom J. Hoon ³

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           Born: 30 Oct 1883 3
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General Notes: Husband - James A. Hoon

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During his youth he attended the log school houses near his childhood home, and at the age of sixteen began his business career as an employee in the Brady's Bend Iron Works. He continued to follow that occupation and farming until twenty-eight years of age, in the meantime making his home with his parents. His first connection with railroading was in the office of the Allegheny Valley railroad at Catfish, Pennsylvania, where he remained for three months and then spent a similar period in the telegraph office at St. Petersburg, Clarion County. As an employee of the Atlantic & Pacific Company, he was stationed at Elk City until 1881, as operator for the Western Union Telegraph Co., and at Knox with the Western Union Telegraph Co., until September, 1883, then went with the Pittsburg & Western railroad at Edinsburg, since changed to Knox. With the same company he was at Kane for five years, and after a year spent in merchandising at Big Run, Jefferson County, he entered the service of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg R. R., working as an extra from December 6, 1889, until 1891. After serving as agent for that company at Ellmont, Pennsylvania, for four years, he was at Curwensville, Clearfield County, for nine months, and was then transferred to Sykesville, where he had charge of the office for four years or more.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1189.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1075.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1190.