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CALEB GUYER,  who has had a varied business career, 
extending from farm work to the position of bank cashier, is 
a son of George and Mary (Simpson) Guyer, and was born May 
25, 1826, in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania.  George Guyer 
(father) was a native of Pennsylvania, born January 18, 
1775, and lived nearly all his life in Centre and Huntingdon 
counties, dying in the latter county July 31, 1860.  He 
spent the greater part of his life in blowing furnaces for 
various firms.  He was a whig in politics, and a prominent 
member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  He married Mary 
Simpson, by whom he had a family of eight sons and two 
daughters: Rev. John, born February 13, 1808, married Ellen, 
daughter of General Greene, of Lewisburg, and died December 
15, 1867; Andrew, born February 12, 1810, married Mary A. 
Rois, and was a farmer in Michigan, and died some years ago; 
Rev. George, born February 28, 1812, and died March 24, 
1891, after sounding the tocsin of gospel truth for over 
half a century, and serving as presiding elder and delegate 
to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, 
being twice married - first to Jane Elder, of Half Moon, and 
after her death to Mrs. Jane Taylor, of Lock Haven; Rev. 
James, born June 3, 1817, and died August 12, 1846, having 
preached only four years; Catherine, married George Hubley, 
now a fruit grower of California; Simpson, born October 1, 
1821, married Mariah Galbraith, of Bedford county, this 
State, and resides in Iowa; Jeremiah, born October 23, 1823, 
and deceased January 2, 1828; Caleb, the subject of this 
sketch; and Rev. A.W., born April 26, 1832, began preaching 
in 1853, and now lives at Martinsburg, this county.  The 
mother of these children was born December 18, 1792, and 
died March 10, 1877. Caleb Guyer grew to manhood in 
Huntingdon county, and received a good practical education 
in the common schools of that county.  After quitting the 
schoolroom, he engaged in farming, and followed that 
occupation until he was twenty-five years of age.  He then 
embarked in the general mercantile business, which he 
conducted at Sinking Valley and Tyrone for a period of five 
years, when he sold out and entered the employ of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Tyrone, as manager of the 
ticket, baggage and express departments.  He served in this 
capacity until 1871, when he resigned and engaged in the 
banking business at Tyrone, as cashier of the Tyrone bank, 
of Tyrone, which position he occupied until 1891.  He is a 
man of recognized business talents and considerable 
executive ability. In 1849, Mr. Guyer married Susan Grazier, 
a daughter of Michael Grazier, of Huntingdon county. They 
had issue as follows: Frank, now agent of the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Company at Tyrone, who married Wilamina Berlin, and 
after her death wedded Blanche Lever, of Half Moon; Mary, 
residing with her father; Emma, married F.G. Lane, professor 
of music at Bingham seminary; William, deceased; and Ella, 
living at home.  Mrs. Susan Guyer died in 1865, and Mr. 
Guyer married again, this time wedding Emma J. Wirt, of the 
city of Baltimore, Maryland.  To their union have been born 
two children: Carrie and Edwin. Politically, Mr. Guyer is a 
republican, and is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal 
church of Tyrone, and for many years was active and 
prominent in the work of his church.  He is a member of 
Tyrone Lodge, No. 494, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he 
is past master. Transcribed and submitted to the Blair 
County, PA, USGenWeb archives by Judy Banja. 
<jbanja@comcast.net>