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JARED B. FLISHER comes from two old American families, his parents being Daniel and Mary (Boone) Flisher, and was born March 14, 1846. His great-grandfather Flisher, was a Continental soldier in the first war with the mother country, and his son, grandfather Flisher, was in the strife of 1812 and was killed in a battle. His grandparents were from New England but removed to eastern Pennsylvania where they were farmers until they died. His maternal grandfather Boone was closely allied to Daniel Boone, the hero of many skirmishes with the early inhabitants of the forests of Kentucky where he was the pioneer. Daniel Flisher (father) learned the shoemaker’s trade and moved to Centre county, Pa., where he still resides and is now engaged in farming and is a member of the Reformed church. Politically a democrat, he pays more attention to his farm than he does to political matters and is now the possessor of many broad acres. He married Mary Boone and became the father of eleven children, seven of whom are living: Daniel H., is in Colorado engaged as a chemist at an ore mine. He early appreciated the benefits of a thorough education and secured it; Isaac K., lives in Philadelphia and is employed as a traveling salesman; Uriah S., is a farmer, residing on the old homestead farm; Jared B.; and seven whose names are not given.

Jared B. Flisher received an elementary education in the schools of his neighborhood and on becoming the proper age entered the college at Albion, Michigan, where he remained for some time but failing health compelled him to leave before completing the course. When nineteen years of age he became interested in oil, and engaging in its production, has followed it continuously to the present time.

He married Emma V. Scott, a daughter of Royal E. Scott, a resident of Warren, Pa. One child has been born to them: Alice M.

In 1882 he moved to Jamestown and has since resided here, being one of the prominent citizens of the city. In politics Mr. Flisher is a democrat, a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 145, Free and Accepted Masons, at Jamestown and belongs to the Chapter at Bradford, Pa., the Jamestown Commandery and Pittsburgh Consistory and Council.