Hon. George W. DRUM, P.O. Conyngham, and was born in Sugar Loaf Township, March 12, 1832, a son of George and Susan (Winters) Drum. His paternal grandfather, George Drum, (whose father was a soldier of the Revolution) was born in Northampton County, Pa, in 1762 and settled in what is now
Butler Township in an early day. He was a farmer and large land owner; was appointed a justice of the peace in 1811, a position he held for several years, and resided in what is now Butler Township until his death, which was caused by an accidental gunshot wound. His wife was Rosina Woodring, and his children who grew to maturity were Philip, Jacob, George, William, Peggy Ann, and Betsey. Of these, George, born October 16, 1792, settled in Sugar Loaf Township about 1824, was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and also followed lumbering and farming to some extent, he was appointed a justice of the peace of Sugar Loaf Township in 1826 and held the office up to his death, which occurred November 21, 1831, when he was aged thirty-nine years. His wife was a daughter of John Adam Winters, and died at the age of ninety-one years and nine months, a pioneer of Sugar Loaf. By her he had seven children who grew to maturity, viz.: Lavina (Mrs. Henry Bowman), Mary (Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Eliza (Mrs. Christian Courtright), Susan (Mrs. Owen Gorman), Lucetta (Mrs. James Burcane), Sarah (Mrs. David Petrey) and George. Our subject who was reared in Sugar Loaf Township, and educated in the public schools and at Wyoming Seminary, learned the saddler’s trade, which he followed twenty years. In 1860 he was elected a justice of peace of Sugar Loaf, which office, with the exception of four years, he has held continuously since. In 1879 and 1880 he as elected to the Lower House of the Pennsylvania Legislature, the only Democrat elected to that office from Luzerne County in 1878 and was re-elected in 1880. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Maria (Fisher) Wagner, and granddaughter of John Wagner, a native of Germany, one of the pioneers of Sugar Loaf Township, where he died June 27, 1831. The issue of this union was five children: Samuel B., Dora E. (Mrs. Dr. Heister Hower), Emerson R., George F. and Susan M. Mr. Drum is a member of the German Lutheran Church, of which he is a trustee; is also trustee of the Conyngham Church and school lot. In politics he has always been a stanch democrat.
spouse/ Sarah Ann Wagner
Butler Township in an early day. He was a farmer and large land owner; was appointed a justice of the peace in 1811, a position he held for several years, and resided in what is now Butler Township until his death, which was caused by an accidental gunshot wound. His wife was Rosina Woodring, and his children who grew to maturity were Philip, Jacob, George, William, Peggy Ann, and Betsey. Of these, George, born October 16, 1792, settled in Sugar Loaf Township about 1824, was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and also followed lumbering and farming to some extent, he was appointed a justice of the peace of Sugar Loaf Township in 1826 and held the office up to his death, which occurred November 21, 1831, when he was aged thirty-nine years. His wife was a daughter of John Adam Winters, and died at the age of ninety-one years and nine months, a pioneer of Sugar Loaf. By her he had seven children who grew to maturity, viz.: Lavina (Mrs. Henry Bowman), Mary (Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Eliza (Mrs. Christian Courtright), Susan (Mrs. Owen Gorman), Lucetta (Mrs. James Burcane), Sarah (Mrs. David Petrey) and George. Our subject who was reared in Sugar Loaf Township, and educated in the public schools and at Wyoming Seminary, learned the saddler’s trade, which he followed twenty years. In 1860 he was elected a justice of peace of Sugar Loaf, which office, with the exception of four years, he has held continuously since. In 1879 and 1880 he as elected to the Lower House of the Pennsylvania Legislature, the only Democrat elected to that office from Luzerne County in 1878 and was re-elected in 1880. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Maria (Fisher) Wagner, and granddaughter of John Wagner, a native of Germany, one of the pioneers of Sugar Loaf Township, where he died June 27, 1831. The issue of this union was five children: Samuel B., Dora E. (Mrs. Dr. Heister Hower), Emerson R., George F. and Susan M. Mr. Drum is a member of the German Lutheran Church, of which he is a trustee; is also trustee of the Conyngham Church and school lot. In politics he has always been a stanch democrat.
spouse/ Sarah Ann Wagner
Hon. George W. DRUM, P.O. Conyngham, and was born in Sugar Loaf Township, March 12, 1832, a son of George and Susan (Winters) Drum. His paternal grandfather, George Drum, (whose father was a soldier of the Revolution) was born in Northampton County, Pa, in 1762 and settled in what is now
Butler Township in an early day. He was a farmer and large land owner; was appointed a justice of the peace in 1811, a position he held for several years, and resided in what is now Butler Township until his death, which was caused by an accidental gunshot wound. His wife was Rosina Woodring, and his children who grew to maturity were Philip, Jacob, George, William, Peggy Ann, and Betsey. Of these, George, born October 16, 1792, settled in Sugar Loaf Township about 1824, was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and also followed lumbering and farming to some extent, he was appointed a justice of the peace of Sugar Loaf Township in 1826 and held the office up to his death, which occurred November 21, 1831, when he was aged thirty-nine years. His wife was a daughter of John Adam Winters, and died at the age of ninety-one years and nine months, a pioneer of Sugar Loaf. By her he had seven children who grew to maturity, viz.: Lavina (Mrs. Henry Bowman), Mary (Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Eliza (Mrs. Christian Courtright), Susan (Mrs. Owen Gorman), Lucetta (Mrs. James Burcane), Sarah (Mrs. David Petrey) and George. Our subject who was reared in Sugar Loaf Township, and educated in the public schools and at Wyoming Seminary, learned the saddler’s trade, which he followed twenty years. In 1860 he was elected a justice of peace of Sugar Loaf, which office, with the exception of four years, he has held continuously since. In 1879 and 1880 he as elected to the Lower House of the Pennsylvania Legislature, the only Democrat elected to that office from Luzerne County in 1878 and was re-elected in 1880. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Maria (Fisher) Wagner, and granddaughter of John Wagner, a native of Germany, one of the pioneers of Sugar Loaf Township, where he died June 27, 1831. The issue of this union was five children: Samuel B., Dora E. (Mrs. Dr. Heister Hower), Emerson R., George F. and Susan M. Mr. Drum is a member of the German Lutheran Church, of which he is a trustee; is also trustee of the Conyngham Church and school lot. In politics he has always been a stanch democrat.
spouse/ Sarah Ann Wagner
Butler Township in an early day. He was a farmer and large land owner; was appointed a justice of the peace in 1811, a position he held for several years, and resided in what is now Butler Township until his death, which was caused by an accidental gunshot wound. His wife was Rosina Woodring, and his children who grew to maturity were Philip, Jacob, George, William, Peggy Ann, and Betsey. Of these, George, born October 16, 1792, settled in Sugar Loaf Township about 1824, was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and also followed lumbering and farming to some extent, he was appointed a justice of the peace of Sugar Loaf Township in 1826 and held the office up to his death, which occurred November 21, 1831, when he was aged thirty-nine years. His wife was a daughter of John Adam Winters, and died at the age of ninety-one years and nine months, a pioneer of Sugar Loaf. By her he had seven children who grew to maturity, viz.: Lavina (Mrs. Henry Bowman), Mary (Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Eliza (Mrs. Christian Courtright), Susan (Mrs. Owen Gorman), Lucetta (Mrs. James Burcane), Sarah (Mrs. David Petrey) and George. Our subject who was reared in Sugar Loaf Township, and educated in the public schools and at Wyoming Seminary, learned the saddler’s trade, which he followed twenty years. In 1860 he was elected a justice of peace of Sugar Loaf, which office, with the exception of four years, he has held continuously since. In 1879 and 1880 he as elected to the Lower House of the Pennsylvania Legislature, the only Democrat elected to that office from Luzerne County in 1878 and was re-elected in 1880. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Maria (Fisher) Wagner, and granddaughter of John Wagner, a native of Germany, one of the pioneers of Sugar Loaf Township, where he died June 27, 1831. The issue of this union was five children: Samuel B., Dora E. (Mrs. Dr. Heister Hower), Emerson R., George F. and Susan M. Mr. Drum is a member of the German Lutheran Church, of which he is a trustee; is also trustee of the Conyngham Church and school lot. In politics he has always been a stanch democrat.
spouse/ Sarah Ann Wagner
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