The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-08-27
Recent Deaths.
swARTZFAGER

Nelson b. Swartzfager, a highly re-
spected citizen of Pigeon, Forest county,
Pa, died at his home Wednesday morn
ing, Aug. 20. 1913. Although in ill health
for some time with lung trouble, death
came suddenly and to his family and
friends was very unexpected. He had
been out the day before attending to his
duties as assessor and collector of taxes
for his township, a position he had dis
charged with credit and honor for several
years. Mr.. Swartzfager was aged about
80 years and is survived by his wife aud
one daughter. He was a member of
Acacia Lodge, No. 633, F. and A. NJ. of
Marienville, and the community in which
he had spent the greater portion of his
life has lost n of its best and most
highly honored citizens in his death, and
he will be missed and mourned as few
would be.
Funeral services, in charge of the Ma
sonic fraternity, were held Friday after
moo at the church at S%hippenville, the
former home of the deceased, where the
interment also took place, twenty MEM
bers of the Marienville lodge attending.
CHRISTENSEN.
One of the oldest and most prominent
residents of Cherry Grove, Mrs. N. A.
Christensen. passed away Tuesday morn
ing, Aug. 10, 1918, about three o'clock, af-
ter a fight for three years with tubercu-
losis. She was born in Sweden and
named Anna Augusta Carlson, and came
to Warren county when three months old
with her parents, and when grown to wo-
manhood was married to n. A. Christen-
son, who survives her, together with
eleven children and one sister, Mrs. p.
N. Benson, of Duquesne, Pa. The child
rem are Carl E.. of Oil City, Andrew, of
Kellettville, Harry, of Mayburg, aud
Emma, Lillian, Amos, Raymond, War
rem, Burton, Inez and Bernice, of Cherry
Grove.
The deceased had a host of friends and
was we'll known as a good christian wo-
man, a devoted wife aud mother, and a
kind, helpful %neighbor. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock
from the home, with interment in the
Cherry Grove cemetery. Miss Bessie
Sigworth of Tionesta, a friend of the
family, attended the obsequies.
j. s. MERvEN,
Friends in Hickory township and vi
entity learned with regret of the death OF
j. S. Merven, the we'll known oil opera
w. Va, which occurred at 6 o'clock,
Friday morning, Aug. 10, 1913. MIR.
Merven had been afflicted with Bright's
disease for some time and spent several
weeks recently at the Johns Hopkins
hospital in Baltimore, but was not con-
fined to his bed until the 9TH inst, since
when he failed rapidly. Mr.. Merven,
who had been operating in the surround
ing fields for the past few years had val
liable interests in the vicinity of Mata-
mOrss, o., but only about six weeks ago
sold out his holdings in that section, on
which he realized a large sum-. He was
a splendid citizen in every respect and
the members of the oil fraternity and the
people in the community in which he re-
sided held him in the highest esteem.
Mr.. Merven was born in Hickory town
ship, Forest county, Pa, July 2S, 1867,
and moved to the Ohio oil fields about
twenty years ago. He is survived by his
wife, who was formerly Miss Aldean
Richards, of Williamstown, and two
children, NELL aud Jeanette, aged 10
and 10 years. He is also survived by
four sisters and three brothers, as fol-
lows: W. G. Merven, of Pai kersburg, W.
Va, Leonard q. Merven, of Endeavor,
Pa, Nelson M. Merven, of Lisbon, Ohio,
Mrs. Emma Wheeler, of F%rewsburg, N.
", Mrs. Nan Steiger, of Oil City, Pa,
Mrs. Carrie Osgood, of Endeavor, Pa,
and Mrs. Sadie Tietsworth, OF Sacrament
to, Cal. The funeral was held at his late
home, Sunday, Aug. 18th. under the
charge of the Masonic Lodge of Will
Jamestown, of which the deceased was a
member. The interment was in the X.
of 2. cemetery Of Williamstown.