[p. 947] township auditor of North Beaver Township, who resides on his well improved farm of fifty-five acres, which lies just west of the Hope schoolhouse, was born on the farm which adjoins it on the east May 14, 1868, and is a son of A. M. and Mary Ann (Rock) Hope, early settlers in the southwestern part of North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
John Hope grew to manhood on the home farm and attended the Hope school, which stands on his father's land, beginning attendance in 1874, when exercises were first held there. He has given his attention to farming ever since leaving school. After his marriage he purchased his present farm from his father, who had bought it of his father, John Hope, who was the first settler on it. In 1896 the present owner built the residence, a commodious and comfortable one, and in 1906 he put up the substantial barn. He carries on general farming and dairying and is one of the stockholders in the Petersburg Creamery.
Mr. Hope married Jannette Woods, daughter of James Woods, a resident of Mahoningtown, and they have four children—Earl, Harold, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Hope are members of the Petersburg Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican and on the ticket of that party he was elected a member of the board of township auditors, which is made up of three of the most representative citizens. He has also served for nine years as a school director.
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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