BIOGRAPHY: Francis J. FOX, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 376-7
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FRANCIS J. FOX, an enterprising young business man of Dunlo, this county, is a 
son of John and Mary (Sheller) Fox, and was born in Adams township, this county, 
August 12, 187o. His grandfather, Francis Fox, was born and reared in Germany, 
and emigrated to this country about 1840. He located first in the city of 
Baltimore, and later came to Cambria county, locating on a farm in Richland 
township, now known as Adams township. He was one of the early pioneer settlers 
in this locality, and pursued the avocation of a farmer all his life.
     John Fox, father, was born in Germany in 1830, and was about ten years old 
when his parents came to this country. On reaching the age of maturity he 
adopted the occupation of his father and became a farmer. However, in addition 
to his agricultural interests he engaged in the lumber business, which he has 
conducted with a large degree of success, cutting and shipping each year large 
quantities of lumber.
     In 1894 he entered the mercantile field and purchased a general store in 
Dunlo, this county, which is now under the management of his son, Francis J. 
Fox. Mr. Fox has proven himself an energetic and capable business man, having 
achieved success in whatever line of business he has undertaken.
     In politics he is a democrat of the Jeffersonian school, but has never been 
among the ambitious ones who have sought for office or political preferment at 
the hands of either his party or the voters of his county.
     Francis J. Fox received a liberal education; after attending the common 
schools of this township he attended St. Vincent's college, at Latrobe, for a 
time, then entered St. Francis college at Loretto, this county. Having decided 
on a business career, he further prepared himself by taking a course at Palm's 
National Business college of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating February 2, 
1892. On leaving college he clerked in a hardware store in Johnstown, this 
county, for two years and then entered into a partnership with three others and 
purchased the store of the Dunlo Supply company, at Dunlo. This firm conducted 
this business for some time, and then sold out to John Fox, father of the 
subject of this sketch. He continued to manage this store, which position he 
occupies at the present time. In politics he is a democrat, and has been 
postmaster at Dunlo since 1893.
     In April, 1894, he married Maggie Malvi, a daughter of Earhart Malvi, and 
to this marital relation one child has been born, George, born May 10, 1895.