[p. 855] a representative farmer of Union Township, who settled on his present place in the fall of 1904, where he has been very successfully engaged in growing fruit, was born April 22, 1865, in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John and Margaret (Beyer) Fredrick.
Both parents of Mr. Fredrick were born in Germany and both came single to the United States. After they were married they lived for a time at Pittsburg and then located permanently in Butler County, where they acquired property and reared a family, six of whom survive, namely: Christena, who married James Bolton, lives in Butler County; Annie D., who married Henderson Brandon, lives in Butler County; John A., who resides at Beaver Falls; Carrie, who married Levi Slater, lives in Butler County; and Henry C., who remains in Butler County.
Jacob Frederick[sic] was reared in his native county and is indebted to her public schools for his excellent education. On December 17, 1890, he was married in Allegheny County, to Julia L. Pearce, who was born in that county and is a daughter of Ambrose and Jane (Albright) Pearce. Mrs. Fredrick's father was born in England her mother in Pennsylvania. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick, namely: Essie M., Ross R., Blanche P. and Grace I. Prior to coming to Union Township, Mr. Frederick[sic] followed the blacksmith trade in Shenango Township, for some years. He is a capable, industrious man and always stands well with his neighbors, wherever he lives. Both he and wife are members of the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. He is an ardent advocate of temperance and votes with the Prohibition party.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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