BIO: Harry R. CAROTHERS, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 312.
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  H. R. CAROTHERS, postmaster, Mill Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa., was 
born February 2, 1861, in Huntingdon county. He is a son of James G. 
and Eliza Carothers. James G. Carothers was of Scotch-Irish extraction, 
and was born in Lancaster county, June 25, 1809. Mrs. Carothers was a 
native of Fannettsburg, Franklin county, Pa. Their children were: W. M. 
C., married to Felicia Mattern, resides at Mill Creek; Albert, married 
to Joyce Smith, resides at Mill Creek; Annie, resides at Mapleton 
Depot, wife of D. B. Miller; George D., married to Clara Kinkelin, 
resides at Temstown, Pa.; Newton, married to Jennie McElroy, resides at 
Belleville, Pa.; Virginia B., married to A. M. Menold, resides at Mill 
Creek; and H. R.  James G. Carothers died in 1892; his wife in 1888.
  The common schools of Mount Union and of Mill Creek afforded Mr. H. 
R. Carothers his early intellectual training. His course of studies 
there being ended, he began his self-supporting life as a clerk. Having 
won confidence as a private citizen and as a man of business, he has 
been placed in the responsible position of postmaster. Mr. Carothers 
belongs to Lodge No. 468, I.O.O.F., of which he is vice-grand. He is a 
Democrat.
  H. R. Carothers was married to Sarah A., daughter of James and Sarah 
Weiner, of Temstown, born in 1864. They have no children. Mr. and Mrs. 
Carothers are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, at Mill Creek.

1870 Brady Township, Huntingdon County census -
James G. Carothers, 65  
Eliza Carothers, 50  
Ann Carothers, 24  
Wm. Carothers, 22  
J. Albert Carothers, 21  
John Carothers, 18  
Newton Carothers, 16  
Virginia B. Carothers, 13  
Harry Carothers, 9