Greene County PA Archives Biographies.....Funk, J. M. February 5, 1846 - ????
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Source: Biographical History of Greene County, Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888
Author: Samuel P. Bates

	J M Funk, lumber dealer, Waynesburg, Penna, was born in 
Richhill Township, this county, February 5, 1846. He is a 
son of Jacob Funk and Mary McGlumphy Funk of German and 
Irish descent, the former a native of Maryland and the 
latter of Greene County, Penna. His father was a farmer and 
died in Waynesburg in 1884.  J M Funk is one of a family of 
three children, all boys. He grew to manhood in Waynesburg 
and chose farming as his chief pursuit. When twenty years of 
age, however, he learned the carpenter's trade, serving the 
regular apprenticeship of three years. In 1872 he 
established himself in business in Waynesburg and although 
met with a serious loss by fire, May 25, 1881, which 
amounted to some ten thousand dollars, he immediately 
rebuilt and is now owner and proprietor of a planing mill in 
which a large number of men are employed the year round. He 
does contracting and building, and has a number of 
substantial residences in Waynesburg.
  
  	In 1878 Mr Funk married Miss Belle Ely, daughter of 
Jonas Ely, a prominent farmer of Franklin Township. Mr and 
Mrs Funk are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 
He is a Democrat and has served as a member of the town 
council and of the school board in the borough. He is also a 
member of the I O O F. 

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