Blair County PA Archives Biographies.....Carns, Jacob December 26, 1853 - 
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Source: History of Blair County, PA, Vol. II, 1931
Author: Tarring Davis

  JACOB CARNS, justice of the peace of Greenfield township and since 1871 a 
resident of Claysburg, was born on a farm in Imler Valley, Bedford County, Pa., 
December 26, 1853, a son of William and Susan (Pressel) Carns and a grandson of 
George Carns and Isaac Pressel, early settlers of that county. He attended 
the public schools of his native community, and when he was eighteen years of 
age, he came to Claysburg, where he entered the employ of S. C. Hoenstine, 
furniture dealer and undertaker, serving a three-year apprenticeship. For some 
years thereafter, he continued as a journeyman but in 1896, established his own 
business which he still heads, the firm style being that of Jacob Carns & Son. 
More frequently elected to township offices than any other man now serving in 
this section, he has been constable of Greenfield Township, township clerk for 
ten years, tax collector for roads many years, and township treasurer. In 1890, 
he was elected justice of the peace, and, with the exception of one year, has 
continuously discharged the duties of that office to the present time. He 
married Matilda Shock, daughter of Captain Daniel Shock, a prominent resident of 
Claysburg, and to this union were born eight children: Mattie R., William F., 
Charles O., D. Ray, John L., Margaret V., Frederick L., and Stanton, deceased. 
Mr. Carns is a member of the local encampment of Odd Fellows, of which he has 
been secretary for more than half a century.

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