On the 7th day of June, 1883, Charles S. Price married Sarah Haws, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Haws. Of this marriage three children have been born, two of whom are still living: Philip Price, a student at Cornell, class of '07, and Helen Price, a little daughter, the life and the light of the Price home at Edgehill Drive, Westmont.

GEORGE WASHINGTON WAGONER, of Johnstown, widely known for his large capabilities as a physician and surgeon, and for public services of great value, both personally and in the line of his profession, is a representative of an old and honored Pennsylvania family of German origin, whose members for several generations have been men of unusual intelligence and force of character.

His paternal great-grandfather, George Wagoner (or Von Wagner, the original form of the family name), was a native of the province of Wurtemberg, Germany. He was highly endowed with mental gifts, liberally educated, and was a preacher of independent thought and action. Becoming dissatisfied with the dogmas and doctrines of the established church, he dissented therefrom with all the energy of his nature and with scholarly ability, and his strictures brought upon him a veritable martyrdom-he was thrown into prison, and the incarceration resulted in his death.

George Wagoner, son of him whose fate has been narrated, determined to escape like persecution and to secure for himself the blessings of the greater religious liberty afforded in the United States, became a self-elected "Redemptioner," selling his time to a ship company in order to procure transportation to these shores. Arrived in Philadelphia, he was placed with a Quaker with whom he remained until his obligation. was discharged. In such kind hands he found not only humane treatment, but was afforded opportunity for securing an education, an opportunity of which he made such excellent use that when, a few years later, he removed to the western part of the state, his mental qualifications were superior to those of the majority of the young men, "native and to the manner born," with whom he found his lot cast. So well equipped had he become that in Madison, Westmoreland county, where he took employment in a pottery works, he was engaged as a school teacher during the winter months, and served most creditably in that capacity. He inherited his father's deep religious zeal, engaged actively in the religious life of the community, was ordained a minister of the United Brethren church, and for many years labored earnestly and with much success for the cause of Christianity. A man of strong individuality, a deep thinker, eloquent speaker and forceful writer, with voice and pen he moulded. public opinion along various new lines, an instance being found in his intense effort in behalf of anti-slavery views, in which field he was numbered among the earliest and most aggressive pioneers. In another cause he anticipated advanced thought by three-quarters of a century, publishing as early as 1835 a volume entitled "A Plan for Abolishing War," and which embodied many of the principles and plans formulated by the Peace Commission at its sessions in Washington City a few years ago. In 1850 he determined to pass the remainder of his life in lowa, and died while on his journey to that state.

His son, Rev. George Wagoner, was of the same spirit as his sire and grandsire, and, like them, gave his life to the service of the Master, although he did not uninterruptedly labor in the ministry. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1826. He received a common

school education, but his higher mental training and bent of character came from his honored father. When twenty years of age he was licensed as a preacher in the United Brethren church, to which he devoted the best years of his life, serving it in every capacity. In 1850 he located in Johnstown, which he thereafter deemed his home, although his ministerial work required repeated brief removals. He was, however, a continuous resident of that city after 1869. Unremitting application to his work as a preacher ultimately impaired his health, and he desisted from its constant practice in 1860. Having mastered dentistry, he practiced that profession, in addition to performing much ministerial work and serving a mission church in Kernville. He was the oldest minister in length of service in the Allegheny Conference. He was distinguished for courageous maintenance of the right, and for his readiness to uphold the weak and deserving. Affectionate, congenial and lovable in his personal relations, his was a truly model household. He married Mary L. Heurie.

George Washington Wagoner, son of Rev. George Wagoner, was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1856. He obtained his early education in the public schools of Johnstown. He subsequently learned the printer's trade, serving for two years in the office of the Johnstown Tribune. His aptitude for this calling was manifested when at the age of seventeen he began the publication of The Literary Record, an amateur weekly newspaper thirteen by twenty-six inches, which he published for one year, carrying on in connection therewith a general job printing business. In this venture he displayed abilities which pointed to a large degree of success in the field of journalism had he persisted in it, but he was predisposed to the medical profession, and in 1875, at the age of nineteen, began a course of study in the office of Dr. A. N. Wakefield, of Johnstown. He completed his professional studies in the Medical Department of the Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1878, when twenty-two years old. He at once entered upon practice in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and steadily arose in his profession, soon coming to be regarded as one of the safest and most amply equipped practitioners in the valley. His standing in his profession is attested by the numerous responsible positions he has occupied from time to time. was secretary of the Cambria County Medical Society from 1887 to 1889; its president from 1890 to 1891, and is now and has been for three years past treasurer of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the American Medical Association. Under the administration of President Cleveland (1884-89) he was secretary of the local United States Pension Examining Board. When occurred the great Johnstown Flood, signal recognition of his professional and executive abilities came in his appointment as deputy medical inspector for the Pennsylvania State Board of Health, and the committal to him of the direction of sanitary operations in a large section of the flooded district, covered with all manner of disease-bearing debris, and an almost houseless population of thirty-five hundred souls, and that a great epidemic at that time was averted was largely due to his ceaseless vigilance and unremitting industry. He was one of the organizers of the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital and its Hospital Director from 1892 to 1896, when he resigned on account of pressing civic duties then devolving upon him, retaining, however, his seat in the directorate. From 1889 until he resigned he was secretary of the board, and subsequently resumed that position, which he still holds. He has contributed a number of scien

tific papers to the medical journals of the country, and in 1905, by special appointment, read the "Address on Hygiene and State Medicine" before the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania.

While thus active in his profession, Dr. Wagoner has at the same time been a prominent and useful factor in civic affairs. As a Democrat he has always taken an active part in the counsels of his party, and has frequently sat as a delegate in its conventions and other deliberative bodies. For a number of years he served as ward committeeman, was a delegate in the state conventions of 1884 and 1889; was a member of the state central committee, and an alternate delegate to the national convention at Chicago in 1884. In 1896 he was elected mayor of Johnstown, and his administration of municipal affairs was characterized by a lofty public spirit and progressiveness which resulted in marked advancement of the material interests of the city, and stamped him as a highly competent executive officer. On April 24, 1906, he was appointed a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the city of Johnstown, charged with the organization and control of a paid fire department. When the commissioners met for organization he was elected president of the Board.

Dr. Wagoner has taken high rank in the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Cambria Lodge No. 278, F. and A. M.; Portage Chapter No. 195, R. A. M.; Oriental Commandery No. 61, K. T.; and is a Noble of Syria Temple, Mystic Shrine, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Knights of Pythias.

HON. LUCIAN D. WOODRUFF, former mayor of Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, and who has held many positions of trust and responsibility in the county, is a descendant of one of the oldest English families of Connecticut, many members of which have made fine records in military, professional and commercial circles. The Woodruff family which settled in Connecticut was descended from Puritan ancestors who came to the Massachusetts Bay settlement in the early days of the colonial history. Philip Woodruff, the great-great-grandfather of Hon. Lucian D. Woodruff, settled in Waterbury, Connecticut, and his grandson Philip was the grandfather of Hon. Lucian D. Wood

ruff.

Captain Henry D. Woodruff, son of the last-named Philip, was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, September 24, 1825. His boyhood days were spent in Windsor, New York, and at the age of eighteen years he removed. to Perry county, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in teaching until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. In April of that year he recruited Company D, Second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, three months' troops, at New Bloomfield, and when it was mustered into service Mr. Woodruff was appointed captain. This company was assigned to the Second Regiment, April 20, 1861, under the command of General Robert Patterson. At the expiration of the three months Captain Woodruff raised Company D of the Forty-seventh Regiment, and was mustered in September 20, 1861. This regiment was in some of the most important engagements of the war-the defense of the city of Washington, and was stationed at Key West, Florida; and took part in the battles of Pocotaligo, South Carolina; Pleasant Hill and Sabine Cross Roads, under Banks, and Opequon and Cedar Creek under Sheridan. The Forty-seventh was the only Pennsylvania regiment in the Red River expedition. It saw service in seven different southern states, marched over twelve hundred miles, and made twelve voyages. Company D, under Captain Woodruff,

performed its full share in siege, battle, march and voyage, and returned to its home with a well-deserved reputation for bravery and efficiency, due in a great measure to the gallant example set by its captain. At the conclusion of the war Captain Woodruff settled in Johnstown, where he was engaged with his son, Hon. Lucian D., in the conduct of the Democrat, from 1864 to 1876. He then retired to private life in Blairsville, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, where he died. He married Elizabeth Harper, born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. Captain Henry D. and Elizabeth (Harper) Woodruff had children: Lucian D., see forward; Mrs. Ada Tittle, Edward C.; and four died in youth.

Hon. Lucian D. Woodruff, first surviving son and child of Captain Henry D. and Elizabeth (Harper) Woodruff, was born at Landisburg, Perry county, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1845. He received an excellent education at the New Bloomfield Academy and then followed the profession of teaching for one term. He learned the trade of printing in the office of the Perry County Democrat. He removed to Johnstown in 1864 and became associate editor and proprietor of the Johnstown Democrat, and after the retirement of his father in 1876 he was the sole editor and proprietor until 1893, when he disposed of the entire plant. The following year he was appointed postmaster of Johnstown by President Cleveland, a position which he filled very creditably. He served in the house of representatives of Pennsylvania from 1879 until 1882. He was a delegate representing the Congressional district composed of the counties of Blair, Bedford, Cambria and Somerset in the national Democratic convention that met in Chicago in 1884, which nominated Grover Cleveland for President; and was named as one of the presidential electors from the Twenty-first Pennsylvania Congressional district in 1904.

After Johnstown was organized as a city, he served for several terms on the school board, and in 1899 he was elected mayor. During his term of office he made many improvements and introduced innovations by which the city was greatly benefited. He has always had the public welfare at heart, and his time, labor and money have been given freely in its His unvarying courtesy and pleasant demeanor have won for him many friends in all ranks of life. He married (first) December 26, 1865, Maggie W. Lynch, born in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, and they had children: Jessie, who married Anderson H. Walters; Harry D.; Lucian D.; and two who died in infancy. He married (second), January 24, 1894, Maria A. Dick, daughter of George Dick, of Baltimore, Maryland.

CHARLES EDMUND HANNAN, M. D., surgeon to the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital at Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, is descended from a family of Irish lineage which was founded in the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century.

Martin Hannan, grandfather of Dr. Hannan, and the founder of the Hannan family in America, was born in county Longford, Ireland, in 1809. He came to America in 1830 and settled in the city of New York, where he remained for some years. He removed to Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, in 1840, and died there in 1860. During all these years he had followed the business of contracting and building. He married Ellen O'Rouke, who was born in county Cavan, Ireland, in 1817, and came to New York with her parents in 1832. Their children were: James; John, of whom later; Margaret; Mary; and Jane. All but John are now deceased.

Hon. John Hannan, second son and child of Martin and Ellen