Wheelwright at the Cheney Shops in Thornbury township, Pa. His parents were William N. Maison and Elizabeth T. "Lizzie" Beeby, the daughter of Daniel Beeby and Elizabeth Taylor. His parents were married in about 1847 and by 1850, his father had become the owner of the wheelwright shop and house in Cheney, a small burrough in Thornbury township. In 1850, Charley Matlock was working for his father William as a wheelwright. Samuel was born in April 1854 and his sister Mary Elizabeth was born in Sep. 1848.
Samuel learned the wheelwright trade from his father and began to work with him when he came of age. He worked alongside his father until his death in 1897, then took over the wheelwright shop and continued to work there for 20 more years, until his own death in 1918.
William and Samuel had been the wheelwrights of Cheney for nearly 70 years. Samuel and his sister Mary had no children. After Samuel's death, the wheelwright shop closed. By this time, the the horseless carriage was eliminating the need for wheelwrights. Between 1907 and 1912 in the US, the high-wheel motor buggy (resembling the horse buggy of 1900) was in its heyday, with over 75 auto makers.
Samuel learned the wheelwright trade from his father and began to work with him when he came of age. He worked alongside his father until his death in 1897, then took over the wheelwright shop and continued to work there for 20 more years, until his own death in 1918.
William and Samuel had been the wheelwrights of Cheney for nearly 70 years. Samuel and his sister Mary had no children. After Samuel's death, the wheelwright shop closed. By this time, the the horseless carriage was eliminating the need for wheelwrights. Between 1907 and 1912 in the US, the high-wheel motor buggy (resembling the horse buggy of 1900) was in its heyday, with over 75 auto makers.
Wheelwright at the Cheney Shops in Thornbury township, Pa. His parents were William N. Maison and Elizabeth T. "Lizzie" Beeby, the daughter of Daniel Beeby and Elizabeth Taylor. His parents were married in about 1847 and by 1850, his father had become the owner of the wheelwright shop and house in Cheney, a small burrough in Thornbury township. In 1850, Charley Matlock was working for his father William as a wheelwright. Samuel was born in April 1854 and his sister Mary Elizabeth was born in Sep. 1848.
Samuel learned the wheelwright trade from his father and began to work with him when he came of age. He worked alongside his father until his death in 1897, then took over the wheelwright shop and continued to work there for 20 more years, until his own death in 1918.
William and Samuel had been the wheelwrights of Cheney for nearly 70 years. Samuel and his sister Mary had no children. After Samuel's death, the wheelwright shop closed. By this time, the the horseless carriage was eliminating the need for wheelwrights. Between 1907 and 1912 in the US, the high-wheel motor buggy (resembling the horse buggy of 1900) was in its heyday, with over 75 auto makers.
Samuel learned the wheelwright trade from his father and began to work with him when he came of age. He worked alongside his father until his death in 1897, then took over the wheelwright shop and continued to work there for 20 more years, until his own death in 1918.
William and Samuel had been the wheelwrights of Cheney for nearly 70 years. Samuel and his sister Mary had no children. After Samuel's death, the wheelwright shop closed. By this time, the the horseless carriage was eliminating the need for wheelwrights. Between 1907 and 1912 in the US, the high-wheel motor buggy (resembling the horse buggy of 1900) was in its heyday, with over 75 auto makers.
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