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JOHN WILEY MATEER, carpenter, post office Hulton, was born near Kittanning, Pa., in July, 1845, a son of Sharrod and Jane (Reed) Mateer. His father was a farmer and moved to Kittanning in 1800; his mother was born near Kittanning in 1806, and died Jan. 14, 1878. They were members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mateer received his education at Kittanning, and made his home there until he was twenty-four years of age. At the age of eighteen he learned the carpenter trade, and worked eleven years at bridge-building on the A. V. R. R. He came to Verona in 1885 and began work in the railroad shops. He was married, Aug. 12, 1869, to Maria Williams, daughter of Michael and Charlotte (Bayne) Williams, natives of Armstrong county. They have two children, Mead and Minnie, both at home. Mrs. Mateer died April 8, 1878, aged thirty-three years. Mr. Mateer was next married, June 23, 1879, to Lizzie E. Kneifcamp, of Green Oak, this county, daughter of Frederick and Caroline Kneifcamp, natives of Germany. They have one child, William Henry. They are both members of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Mateer of the I. O. O. F. and the Jr. O. U. A. M., and Carpenters’ Union. Politically he is a republican, and member of the Verona council. In 1871 his house was burned, and nearly all of his goods lost; he completed his new home on C street in 1888.