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      NELSON A. CEARFOSS,
  
  [p. 700] station agent at Hillsville for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
  agent for the Adams Express Company, at this point, is a popular
  railroad official and business man, who has a wide acquaintance all
  through this section. He was born November 16, 1872, and is a son of
  Adam L. and Emeline (Mitchell) Cearfoss.
  
  The father of Mr. Cearfoss located in Hillsville, with his family, in
  1869, where he resided for a number of years and then became a resident
  of Edenburg, where he still lives, now nearing his sixty-sixth year. He
  married Emeline Mitchell, who was also born in Lawrence County, and they
  had seven children, five of whom survive. James E., who lives in Beaver
  County; Nelson A., Nora S., who is the wife of L. Kufman, of Edenburg;
  Mary J., who is the wife of R. Heasley, of Hillsville, and Minnie E.,
  who is the wife of Joseph McCreary, of Hillsville.
  
  Nelson A. Cearfoss spent his schooldays at Hillsville, and then prepared
  for his present work by learning telegraphy, under B. R. Smith, who at
  that time was station agent at Hillsville for the Pennsylvania system.
  Mr. Cearfoss was an apt pupil, and in the course of time succeeded Mr.
  Smith, taking charge in February, 1907, although he had had five years
  of previous experience, partly at Hillsville, later at Lockwood, Ohio,
  and at Transfer Pa. In order to satisfactorily fill his present
  responsible position, he had to prove himself an expert and accurate
  operator. In his constant business association with the public he has
  made friends on every side.
  
  Mr. Cearfoss married Martha A. Dripps, who is a native of Beaver County,
  Pennsylvania, and they have three children: Albert L., Berenice C. and
  Martha. Like his father, he is a Republican.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  Updated: 29 Nov 2001