BIO: Richard Henry GEORGE, 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, pages 954 & 955.
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  RICHARD HENRY GEORGE, who is an experienced, practical miner, trained in this 
line of work since boyhood, is superintendent of the mines of Peale, Peacock & 
Kerr, at Winburne, Pa., and of another mine at Karthaus, is also postmaster at 
Winburne and is a leading citizen of Cooper township, Clearfield county.  He was 
born in Cornwall, England, December 18, 1868, and is a son of Thomas and Mary 
Ann (Brown) George.
  The parents of Mr. George came to America in 1872 and located at Arnott, in 
Tioga county, Pa.  The father was a miner and was employed in mines in Tioga and 
Clearfield counties.  His death occurred at Winburne, March 29, 1910, at the age 
of sixty-four years.  Two sons and three daughters were born to Thomas George 
and his wife, namely:  Thomas, who is with the Westinghouse Company, in East 
Pittsburg; Minnie, who is the wife of Donald Curry, of East Pittsburg; Susan, 
who is the wife of William Allen, of the above place; Jane, who is the wife of 
John Cameron, of Winburne; and Richard Henry, postmaster at Winburne.
  Eight and one-half years is a very early age to have the burden of self 
support placed on the shoulders of a child, but Mr. George was only that old 
when he went to work in the mines.  His education was secured by attendance at 
night schools.  He remained in Tioga county until 1886 and then moved to 
Houtzdale, Clearfield county, and from there in 1890, to Philipsburg, working 
all this time as a miner.  In 1892 he entered the employ of Peale, Peacock & 
Kerr, at the old Victor mine, No. 1, at Philipsburg.  He was first employed as a 
mule driver and later as a track-man.  In 1894 he went to Glen Richey and was 
driver and track-man there until 1895, when he received his certificate as a 
mine foreman, taking charge of Bloomington No. 3 mine.  For six months he was 
foreman there, later served in the same capacity for the same length of time at 
Rathmel, for the same company, and then returned to Glen Richey, where he had 
charge of Bloomington No. 4 mine for two years.  On February 4, 1898, he came to 
Winburne as mine foreman under Alexander Dunsmore, taking charge of Mine No. 1, 
and in 1904 being made superintendent.  Subsequently Mr. George opened up Mines 
Nos. 6 and 9, under Mr. Dunsmore's supervision.  The capacity of the mines at 
Winburne aggregates tonnage 1,300 gross daily.  The Oak Hill mine at Karthaus 
gives employment to fifty men.
  Mr. George was married in December, 1888, to Miss Marguerite Wilson, a 
daughter of Robert A. and Annie Wilson, and they have seven children:  William, 
James W., Richard E., Adda Grace, Mary, John Lester and Robert.  Mr. and Mrs. 
George attend the Presbyterian church.  He is a member of Winburne Lodge, Odd 
Fellows, and Moshannon Lodge, F. & A. M.  In politics Mr. George is a Republican 
and in 1902 he was appointed postmaster at Winburne.  He is a director of the 
Bituminous National Bank, of Winburne, Pa.