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JOHN B. WILBER, hardware merchant, Cambridgeboro, was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., May 30, 1830, son of
William B. and Bethana (Bennett) Wilber, the former a son of William Wilber, and of German lineage, the latter
a daughter of Israel and Ruth Bennett, and of Scotch Irish descent. John B. Wilber, our subject, came to this county
in 1850, locating in Beaver Township, where he engaged in the lumber business. He was married in September, 1856,
to Mary, daughter of John and Susan (Rockwell) Jobes, by whom he had three children: Frank (deceased), Mark and
Harry. Mark was married October 17, 1883, to Kate Glenn, daughter of William Glenn, of Chautauqua County, N. Y.
Mr. Wilber settled in Cambridge in 1866, and engaged in lumbering six years. In 1872 he embarked in the hardware
trade, and, in 1813, to accommodate his increasing business, built a store 26x100 feet. In 1878 he enlarged his
building 26x60, making his store 52 feet wide by 100 feet long. Above this is one of the finest halls in the State,
having a seating capacity of 40D, opera folding chairs, stage 24x30, scenery and dressing rooms. This hail is let
for theater and lecture purposes. Mr. Wilber is the leading merchant in his line of business in this portion of
the county. In politics he is a Republican.
From:
History of Crewford County, Pennsylvania
Illustrated
Warner, Beers & Co.,
Chicago; 1895
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