James Grant Nolph and E. Pearl Thompson

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Husband James Grant Nolph ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 Jun 1870 - Pine Creek Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 1
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         Father: Enos G. Nolph (1837-Aft 1917) 3 4
         Mother: Mary E. Morris (      -1911) 3 4

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       Marriage: 21 Aug 1889 1

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Wife E. Pearl Thompson ^{1 2}

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         Father: Thos. Miles Thompson (1842-1898) 2
         Mother: Jennie M. Jones (1845-1913) 2

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Children

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1 M Ceridwyn L. Nolph ¹

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2 M James Grant Nolph, Jr. ¹

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General Notes: Husband - James Grant Nolph

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He was born in Pinecreek township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools during his boyhood, later taking a course at the Clarion State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1893. For eight years thereafter he taught school in Jefferson, Forest and McKean counties, until he entered the service of the United States government, in the war department, being stationed at Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia. He was in the service six years, following which he was engaged for a year as business manager of Temple College, Philadelphia. He then located at Punxsutawney, where in 1905 he embarked in business as a stationer and paper dealer, in the Beyer building. The scope of the enterprise enlarged gradually, taking in allied lines or other merchandise for which he found general demand, and as his first quarters became restricted he moved to the Winslow block, and in August, 1914, to a commodious store in the Pantall block, about which time the news agency of the town was added to his business. He then had the largest establishment of the kind in that part of the state, his stock including books, stationery, office supplies, newspapers and magazines, cigars and candy, and in addition to retailing, he acted as wholesale agent to many smaller houses in the territory. In 1914 he established another place, at Ridgway, known as the Ridgway News Stand, while his main business in "Punxy" was conducted under the name of J. G. Nolph & Co.
He was one of the founders of the Business Men's Association, and for several years served as its treasurer; he was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Socially he belonged to John W. Jenks Lodge, No. 534, F. & A. M., of Punxsutawney.

1 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 189.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 992.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1078.

4 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 188.