[p. 753] one of New Castle's respected citizens and well known business men, who is engaged in a plumbing business at No. 556 South Mill Street, was born in Scotland, in January, 1866.
Mr. Withers remained in his native land until he was about seventeen years of age and then came to America. He located first at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he worked in a blast furnace for three years and then went to Mexico, Missouri, and for three more years was engaged in railroad work between Mexico and Kansas City. In December, 1887, he came to New Castle, where he engaged at first in blast furnace work, later followed contracting for two years and then returned to the furnace, where he continued until 1907, when he embarked in his present line of business. In the above year he built one of the finest business structures on South Mill Street, a three-story brick block, 25 by 83 feet in dimensions, and he occupies a part of the same.
In 1887, Mr. Withers was married to Miss Elizabeth Moore, and they have six children, namely: William T., Ernest, Mary, Robert, Walter and Martha. The family belong to Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Withers is a member of the order of Heptasophs, at New Castle.
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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