[p. 793] general contractor, residing at No. 159 East Lutton Avenue, New Castle, was born in 1859, at New Castle, Pa., and is a son of Nathan James Emery, who is a native of Carlisle, Pa.
Wallace S. Emery attended school at New Castle until he was old enough to assist his father, who was a general contractor, and later learned the carpenter trade. When about thirty years old he visited the West and worked for three years at Butte, Mont., and on his way back to the East, stopped at Chicago and worked at his trade in that city for eight years. Eventually he came back to New Castle, the beautiful city of his birth, where his interests have been centered ever since. He carries on a general contracting business, and is a leader in his line in this section.
In 1882, Mr. Emery was married to Miss Mary Donnelly, of Cleveland, Ohio. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He is a member of the United American Mechanics and the Odd Fellows, and belongs to the beneficiary order of the Protected Home Circle.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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