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Van Brocklin, Rolla A., Tonawanda, was born in Tonawanda, August 12, 1867. He is the son of Stephen A., a native
of Orleans county and traces his descent from John Van Brocklin, who was one of the pioneer settlers of the Mohawk
Valley. His son, Alexander, was a moulder by trade and a foreman in Bethany Furnace, where artillery for the United
States government was made. His son John erected the first furnace ever built in Orleans county. Stephen A. Van
Brocklin came to Tonawanda about 1855 and built a furnace, foundry and machine shop, manufacturing agricultural
implements. He married Miss Sarah G. Hill from Maine. Rolla A. was educated in Tonawanda and Buffalo, after which
he took up the lumber business. In 1893 he was elected justice of the peace, and in 1896 was re-elected. In 1895
he took an interest in the Twin City Ice Company, in which he is still engaged.
Source:
Our County and its people
A descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Truman C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
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