Husband Hon. Henry S. Blatt 1 2 3 4
Born: 26 Aug 1845 - French Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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Father: Jonas Blatt ( - ) 3 5
Mother: Hannah Grove ( - ) 5 6
Marriage: 1863 7
• Additional Image: Henry S. Blatt.
• Business: The hardware store of Henry S. Blatt: Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA.
Wife Hannah M. McClure 2 5 7
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Father: James McClure ( -1845) 8
Mother: Hannah Gamble (Abt 1812-1905) 9
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1 M Charles H. Blatt 7
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Spouse: Lydia Parks ( - ) 10
2 M James J. Blatt 7
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3 F Elfrida Blatt 7
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Spouse: S. D. Parker ( - ) 7
4 M William R. Blatt 7
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5 F Catherine "Kate" Blatt 7 10
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Died: Aft 1908
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Spouse: James F. Hainer ( -Bef 1908) 10
6 M Frank Blatt 7
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Henry S. Blatt
He was educated at the common schools and at the New Lebanon Academy. He taught one term of country school. He learned the trade of a carriage maker, which he followed until 1871, when he engaged in the hardware business at Sandy Lake. He was elected to the Legislature in 1874, and served with credit. He was elected a justice of the peace at the age of twenty-two years, and served as school director for more than fifteen years. He was burgess of Sandy Lake, and a member of the council one term. He was a member of the A. F. M., I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., K. L. of H., and he and wife were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In politics he was an active and enthusiastic Republican.
He received his education in the public schools at Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, and at New Lebanon Academy. He learned the trade of a carriage-maker, which he followed for seven years, then engaged in the hardware business at Sandy Lake. In 1891 he established the business of the H. S. Blatt Hardware Company, incorporated, at Ellwood City. He met with great success and soon branched into other fields of business. In 1900 he organized the Ellwood City National Bank, with a capital stock of $75,000, and served as its president until the institution liquidated in 1904. He next organized and was president of the Ellwood City Trust Company, which had a capital stock of $250,000. The Trust Company liquidated in January, 1908, and consolidated with the First National Bank of Ellwood City, which had a capital stock of $100,000. He at that time retired from the presidency, but was vice-president and director of the First National Bank; vice-president and director of the Standard Engineering Company; president of the Glen Manufacturing Company of Ellwood City; director and stockholder of the Pittsburg Company, which purchased the site and founded the town of Ellwood City; president and director of the Beaver and Ellwood Railroad Company; vice-president and director of the Ellwood Water Company; director of the Pennsylvania Power Company; vice-president and director of the Ellwood Hotel Company; and was a stockholder and director in the International Savings and Trust Company of Pittsburg. He had large realty holdings in the county, and was one of its most substantial and influential men. He was without a dollar to call his own at the time of his marriage, and his great success has been brought about by the exercise of keen business sagacity, unceasing toil and close application to his business interests. He was very active in the ranks of the Republican party and was frequently called upon to fill offices high in public trust. Upon reaching his majority he was elected justice of the peace, and when twenty-six years of age, in 1874-1875, represented Mercer County in the General Assembly at Harrisburg. He served one term as burgess of Ellwood City, and in 1898 was appointed postmaster of Ellwood City, but resigned at the end of his third year in order to accept the presidency of Ellwood City National Bank. Fraternally, he was a member of Blue Lodge, F. & A. M., at Ellwood City; New Castle Commandery, K. T.; Knights and Ladies of Honor, being chairman of the finance committee of the Supreme Lodge; and of the Ancient Order United Workmen. Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Blatt were faithful members of the First Presbyterian Church of Ellwood City.
His story begins with his boyhood days that were spent in the district school; the training received there was followed up with a course of instruction at the New Lebanon Academy. His business career opens with the manufacture of carriages and wagons at Sandy Lake in 1863. Mr. Blatt continued in business in that place until 1871, when he started a store, with the firm name of H. S. Blatt & Co., the company with a few changes was later known now as J. J. Blatt & Co. The business having proven profitable and yielding of good returns, in 1889 he added to it a hardware business, having bought the stock of the Parker Hardware Co.
In 1891, Mr. Blatt came to Ellwood City, and, associating himself with Capt. Abraham C. Grove, built a handsome brick block and opened a large hardware store. The size of the stock necessitated building a warehouse, and this was not only done, but the firm made further arrangements to handle lumber. In October, 1891, they suffered a severe loss by fire, and they dissolved partnership. Mr. Blatt put up a temporary building, and was ready to transact his customary business inside of thirty days. The next year he built a large brick block, 160x144 feet, three stories high; the ground floor is used for his hardware business and a drug store, the second floor for offices, and the third floor made an excellent hall for large gatherings.
Mr. Blatt dealt in hardware, but his store also included a stock of paints and oils of all grades. The lumber business was still carried on with reasonable success. He was one of the chief promoters of Elwood City's growth, and this fact is attested by his having bought and sold some 200 houses. He was interested to a large extent in real estate, as he owned a number of houses and lots. He owned stock in the First National Bank of Ellwood, being its vice-president, and one of its directors. He had other lucrative investments in the Weldless Tube Mfg. Co., the Gas Co., and in the Iron Foundry. Varied as these ventures were, they were controlled with ease by the forceful, executive mind of Mr. Blatt. His home was on the corner of Seventh Street and Crescent Avenue.