BIO: William FENNELL, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 742.
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  WILLIAM FENNELL, who, for nineteen years has been proprietor of the New 
Central Hotel, at Ramey, Pa., of which borough he is a representative citizen, 
was born in Schuylkill County, Pa., August 17, 1863, and is a son of Michael and 
Mary (Morgan) Fennell.
  Michael Fennell was born in England and followed coal mining after coming to 
Pennsylvania, where he subsequently died.  He was married in Schuylkill County 
and his widow now lives in Illinois.  Six sons were born to them but only one, 
William, now survives.
  William Fennell attended school where his parents happened to be living in his 
boyhood, Illinois and in Huntingdon and Clearfield Counties, Pa.  Afterward for 
about sixteen years he worked in the coal mines and then purchased his hotel 
which he has conducted with great success for almost twenty years.  As a host he 
is widely and favorably known and he has retained the patronage of the same 
traveling guests for many years.  His house is centrally located and he caters 
to a first class trade.
  In 1885 Mr. Fennell was married to Miss Anna Westover, a daughter of David and 
Hannah (Rolley) Westover, the former of whom was born in Canada and the latter 
in Pennsylvania.  Mrs. Fennell has the following brothers and sisters:  
Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Tovey; Cecelia, now deceased; Aaron; Dessie, wife of 
Simon Miller; Joseph; Sadie, wife of Duncan May; and Josephine, wife of H. E. 
Wagner.
  Mr. and Mrs. Fennell have had two children, Marie and Clay, the latter of whom 
died when aged nine years.  Miss Marie Fennell is a teacher of the piano, at 
Philadelphia, having graduated in music at Combs Conservatory of Music in that 
city.  She is a very talented lady.  Mr. Fennell is a Republican in his 
political views and has been an active and useful citizen of Ramey, serving with 
capacity on the school board for three years and also in the borough council, of 
which he was president for three years.  He is a member of the Odd Fellows, 
Knights of Pythias, Red Men, L. O. O. M. and F. O. E.