Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Arison, Jonah August 4, 1818 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 491
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

JONAH ARISON, a well-informed gentleman and 
well-situated farmer of German township, is a son of John 
Arison and Catherine Day Arison, and was born in Loudoun 
county, Virginia, August 4, 1818.  

    His grandfather, Andrew Arison, was born and reared in 
New Jersey, but emigrated in early life to Virginia, where 
he was engaged in farming.

    His father, John Arison, was a native of Virginia, a 
soldier of the War of 1812, emigrated in about 1820 to 
Uniontown, and in a short time removed to Georges township, 
and afterwards to Franklin township, where he died.  He was 
a democrat and a member of the Baptist church.  He married 
Miss Catherine Day, daughter of George Day of Virginia, and 
reared a family of twelve children.

    Jonah Arison was reared on a farm in Fayette county, and 
received his education in the subscription schools of his 
day.  He chose farming as his life pursuit, was in Indiana 
for a time but returned to Fayette county, her farmed for 
some time when he purchased his present highly productive 
farm in German township, and has been successfully engaged 
ever since in farming and stock-raising.  

    In 1840 he married Miss Lydia A Franks, daughter of 
Micheal Franks of German township.  To their union were born 
six children: Elizabeth A Arison married Aaron Hostetler, 
killed in one of the Wilderness battles, and after his death 
she became the wife of W A Cofman; Simon F Arison married 
Susannah Franks, daughter of Micheal Franks of German 
township; Emanuel Arison (dead); William Arison; Amande E 
Arison, wife of George N Crable; and Mary C Arison, wife of 
William Honsaker.

    Jonah Arison is an extensive reader, and is conversant 
with the history of his country and the current events of 
the day.  In political opinions he is a democrat, and has 
served his township as inspector, assessor and school 
director.  He is a member of the Lutheran church at High 
House, and is widely known as a meritorious citizen and 
successful farmer.

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