Bios: ALONZO S. PADEN, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      ALONZO S. PADEN,
  
  [p. 448] a well known resident of Mount Jackson comes of a prominent old
  family of Lawrence County. He was born in Little Beaver Township,
  Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1859, and is a son of Robert
  and Susanna (Wortman) Paden.
  
  Robert Paden was born in that part of Beaver County which is now
  included in Lawrence County, and was a son of Hugh Paden, who was one of
  the earliest settlers of that section. Some years after his marriage,
  Robert moved to a farm near the present town of Bessemer, which
  consisted of 186 acres, having purchased it of a Mr. Fowler. There the
  family lived for more than forty years, and in addition to general
  farming, they operated a lime kiln for many years. This property was
  finally disposed of to the Bessemer Limestone Company, and from it was
  taken the first stone quarried in this vicinity. Robert Paden was
  married to Susanna Wortman, who was born near Petersburg, but in North
  Beaver Township, and was a daughter of Jacob Wortman, who was of German
  descent. They became parents of eleven children as follows: a daughter
  who died in childhood; Jacob, of North Beaver Township; Melissa
  (Stanley), of Mahoning County, Ohio; Zimri R., of North Beaver Township;
  Angelina (Nelson), of North Beaver Township; Alonzo S.; Etta (Metz), of
  Mount Jackson; Mary, Della, Hugh and Ross, both deceased. Mrs. Paden
  passed from this life in 1888, and was survived by her husband, who died
  in 1893.
  
  Alonzo S. Paden was reared on the old home place at Bessemer and
  received his educational training in the public schools of that
  vicinity. He has always engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1900
  purchased his present valuable farm of 102½ acres of John Martin, in
  North Beaver Township, it being known as the old Arthur Rogers farm. He
  farmed this place and resided upon it until March 28, 1906, when he
  rented the farm and moved to Mount Jackson, where he now lives.
  
  In November, 1901, Mr. Paden was united in marriage with Alla Eudora
  Dixon, a daughter of William K. and Mary Jane (Sloan) Dixon, she being a
  native of Cheshire, Ohio. They have a comfortable, home in Mount
  Jackson, and are surrounded by friends of many years' standing.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  Updated: 23 Oct 2001