Dr. Joseph W. Shelar, M.D. and Betta Stoner

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Husband Dr. Joseph W. Shelar, M.D. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 Jun 1859 - Niles, Trumbull Co, OH 1
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         Father: J. E. Shelar (1833-      ) 1
         Mother: Celestia McElwee (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 18 Oct 1888 2

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Wife Betta Stoner ^{2 3}

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           Born: 23 Aug 1865 2
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         Father: Solomon B. Stoner (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Hannah Frets (1836-      ) 2 4

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Children

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1 F Camelle Vere Shelar ²

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           Born: 29 Oct 1889 2
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Joseph W. Shelar, M.D.

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He attended the public schools of his native town. His first work was as errand boy in a general store at Niles, Ohio; on leaving this position he attended two terms at high school when, in 1874, he became apprenticed for three years at the printer's case. At the end of his term he went to Warren, Ohio, remained but a short time when he returned home where he became an employe in a nail factory. In 1880 he moved to Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and entered the drug-store of E. J. McElwee as clerk; he continued there for one year when Mr. McElwee started a branch house at Stoner's which Dr. Shelar managed until 1884.
He began the study of medicine in 1882, entered Long Island Hospital college at Brooklyn, New York, in 1883, attended three courses of lectures and was graduated in the class of 1886. He began the practice of medicine in the same year at Stoner's.
Dr. Shelar was a republican in politics and a member of the M. E. church, while his wife was a member of the U. B. church.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 634.

2 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 447.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 635.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 239.