JAMES A. MOUNTS, one of the leading representative farmers of Franklin township, of which he is a native, was born January 14, 1845, a son of Richard R. and Margaret (Johnson) Mounts. Our subject was educated at the schools of the district, the attendance being limited to a few weeks during the winter season, and the remainder of the year occupied in assisting on his father's farm, and learning the practical lessons of agricultural labor. From earliest life he has been accustomed to hard work, and he is now the owner of some 280 acres of prime land in an excellent state of cultivation. In 1870 Mr. Mounts married Martha, daughter of J. W. Chambers, and of this union the following named children were born: Margaret (Mrs. Brook Anderson), Harriet (Mrs. Mike Buckley), Jennie, Nellie and John W. The mother was called from earth January 27, 1891, deeply lamented by all who knew her. In political life Mr. Mounts has always been an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, and in Church matters a liberal and earnest supporter of the Presbyterian Church at Buffalo.
[Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1893, p.744]
According to his death certificate, his birth date was January 28, 1837.
[Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1893, p.744]
According to his death certificate, his birth date was January 28, 1837.
JAMES A. MOUNTS, one of the leading representative farmers of Franklin township, of which he is a native, was born January 14, 1845, a son of Richard R. and Margaret (Johnson) Mounts. Our subject was educated at the schools of the district, the attendance being limited to a few weeks during the winter season, and the remainder of the year occupied in assisting on his father's farm, and learning the practical lessons of agricultural labor. From earliest life he has been accustomed to hard work, and he is now the owner of some 280 acres of prime land in an excellent state of cultivation. In 1870 Mr. Mounts married Martha, daughter of J. W. Chambers, and of this union the following named children were born: Margaret (Mrs. Brook Anderson), Harriet (Mrs. Mike Buckley), Jennie, Nellie and John W. The mother was called from earth January 27, 1891, deeply lamented by all who knew her. In political life Mr. Mounts has always been an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, and in Church matters a liberal and earnest supporter of the Presbyterian Church at Buffalo.
[Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1893, p.744]
According to his death certificate, his birth date was January 28, 1837.
[Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1893, p.744]
According to his death certificate, his birth date was January 28, 1837.
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