Pancoast T. Hoy was born at Orwigsburg July 27, 1855, and received his education there in the public schools. He was reared on the homestead place, remaining with his parents until 1875, when he became clerk of the late W. D. Kline, who had a general store at Schuylkill Haven. In his employ he learned the details of the business, and eventually took it over on his own account, buying the Kline heirs out in 1894. His establishment is at No. 2 East Main street, corner of St. John street, and in March, 1913, he purchased the adjoining property on Main street, 33 3/4 feet frontage, which will be used to accommodate the expanding business. This store has had a continuous existence of nearly forty years at Schuylkill Haven, and is housed in one of the finest business blocks in lower Schuylkill county, erected by Mr. Hoy in 1894. The company was incorporated in March, 1910, with the following officers: Pancoast T. Hoy, president and treasurer; Lewis H. Hoy, vice president and manager; Rudy F. Hoy, secretary. The store is known for its well selected and complete stock of dry goods, groceries, fancy goods, notions, crockery and chinaware, etc., and the length of time which many of its patrons have been dealing with it shows how thoroughly competent and accommodating the service is. It has gained its place as a leading store of the kind in Schuylkill Haven by honorable methods and sincere efforts to give the utmost satisfaction to all customers. Mr. Hoy is also engaged in selling motor trucks and automobiles under the name of the P. T. Hoy Motor Sales Company. He and his sons are maintaining the highest reputation in business circles, and they are held in great esteem by their associates in all the relations of life.

Mr. Hoy married Miss Cora Huntzinger, daughter of the late Lewis Huntzinger and his wife, Christy (Rudy). They have had four children, namely, Lewis H., now associated with his father as vice president and manager of the business, was educated at the Franklin and Marshall Academy, Lancaster, Pa., and is married to Edith Weiss, daughter of the late Prof. George W. Weiss, who for many years was county superintendent of the schools of Schuylkill county; Rudy F., secretary of the P. T. Hoy & Sons Company, was educated at Gettysburg College; Christine attended Mount Ida College, at Newton, Mass.; Helen is still in school. Mr. Hoy holds membership in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.

Pancoast T. Hoy was president and treasurer of P. T. Hoy & Sons Company, leading general merchants of Schuylkill Haven, is a typical member of a substantial family which has been settled in Schuylkill county from the early days. Phillip Hoy, his great-grandfather, was a pioneer resident of Orwigsburg, where he died in about the year 1844.

He was a native of Berks county, but spent most of his life in Schuylkill county, obtaining a large tract of land in the vicinity of Orwigsburg, comprising several hundred acres, and with his sons another tract, or about 1,600 acres, where the city of Shenandoah is now located.

Source: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA,
Vol. #1, J. H. Beers & Co., 1916, Chicago