Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . e Pennsylvania RailroadCompanys shops at Altoona to learn plumb-ing and pipe-fitting, which he accomplishedin something more than three years. In1884, to recuperate somewhat impairedhealth, he went West and clerked for fifteenmon

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Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . e Pennsylvania RailroadCompanys shops at Altoona to learn plumb-ing and pipe-fitting, which he accomplishedin something more than three years. In1884, to recuperate somewhat impairedhealth, he went West and clerked for fifteenmonths in a general store at Bismarck, Dakota. Returning to Uniontown he enter-ed the employ of the Johnson Machine Com-pany with which firm he continued as plum-ber and gas-fitter for seven years. Follow-ing this, he for a time continued his tradewith Denny Brothers of Uniontown. InOctober, 1896, he became superintendent ofthe lines of the Fayette Gas Fuel Company, , with which corporation he remained untilJuly t8, 1899. He is now engaged in thelife insurance business representing thePrudential of Newark, New Jersey. OnFebruary 18, 1898, Mr. Coffman in the courseof his work in regulating the gas supply atthe reducing station on South ^It. ernonavenue, was the victim of a gas explosionwhich imperiled his life, and badly burnedboth hands. He was married in October, .. AND UISrORICAL liEFERENCH BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. G75 1890, to Mary J., daughter of Mordecai Lin-coln, agent, of German township. Mr. andMrs. Cofifman have two children, Mabel andKatharine; reside at 52 Nutt avenue in ahome built by jNIr. Coffman in 1890, and at-tend the Lutheran church. John Albert King, feed and farming im-plement dealer, was born in South Uniontownship, September 12, 1862. He is a sonof John H. and Nancy (Byers) King, theformer a native of Fayette, the latter ofGreene county, Pa., and respectively of Eng-lish and Irish descent. John H. King is ason of Upton and Polly (Bates) King, andwas born on what