and reliable workmanship have of necessity made this a successful undertaking for him. He has erected many of the finest private residences in the city, among them that of Dr. Larshan; and among the business and public structures may be mentioned: Cambria Library, Turner Hall, Young Men's Christian Association building, Johnstown Opera House, Hannan and Wolf blocks, the new power house of the Johnstown Passenger Railway Company, and many others. Mr. Gruber entertains liberal views in politics, with a leaning toward the Prohibition party, and is an independent voter. In religious matters he is a consistent member of the English Lutheran church.
Mr. Gruber married (first), May 27, 1878, Mattie J. Province, daughter of David Province, of Geneva, Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He married (second), July 11, 1901, Annie Fredericks, daughter of William H. and Anna (Easter) Fredericks, of Johnstown, and has one child, Jacob, Jr., born December 4, 1902.
WESLEY A. ADAMS, a business man of Johnstown, whose success has been due to his own unaided efforts, and the exercise of prudence, energy and perseverance, was born in Somerset township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, November 23, 1853.
Adam Adams, grandfather of Wesley A. Adams, was a descendant of a Germany ancestry. Prior to the revolutionary war he settled on what is known as the Adams farm, and throughout the active years of his life followed the occupation of farming. Adam Adams died at the advanced age of eighty-six years.
Daniel Adams, youngest son of Adam Adams, attended the common schools in the neighborhood of his home, and chose farming as an occupation, thereby following in the footsteps of his forefathers. He was a member of the Protestant English Lutheran church, and served as reader of the Lutheran Observer of Philadelphia for sixty years. He cast his vote for the candidates of the Democratic party, using his influence to further their interests. He married Catherine Seibert, granddaughter of ----- Seibert, who was a revolutionary soldier, and also a soldier in the Indian wars, was captured by the Indians, but having black eyes and black hair, found grace and afterward escaped.
Wesley A. Adams, son of Daniel and Catherine (Seibert) Adams, attended the public school, Normal School, Somerset, Pennsylvania and Brethren College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. For a number of years following the completion of his studies he devoted his attention to farming. He then accepted a position as teacher in the public schools, having secured a professional certificate, in which capacity he served for twelve years. He then accepted a clerkship in the store of S. A. Cobaugh, in Johnstown, and after a service of eight years purchased the grocery department of the establishment, which he has conducted ever since, making of it both a profitable and pleasant vocation. He is now located in the new fireproof building on the corner of Franklin and Somerset streets, and his store is well stocked with a full line of fancy and staple groceries. He has the patronage of the best people in that section of the city. In business and private life Mr. Adams has borne himself above reproach, and by his ability and manly traits of character has won an enviable respect and popularity. He is an active and zealous worker in the Brethren church, serving for many years as elder in the same, and giving of his time and substance to its maintenance and advancement. He is a Republican in polities.
Wesley A. Adams married Mary Jane Waugh, a daughter of James
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