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Clinton E. Bruff, general blacksmith and plow manufacturer and repairer, was born in Bradford County, Penn., November 25, 1855, and is the son of John W. and Aurelia (Hines) Bruff, the former a native of Birmingham, England, and a blacksmith by occupation. He was the son of an attorney of that place. Mrs. Bruff was a native of Connecticut, and a daughter of Lyman Hines, of Connecticut, who was a farmer by occupation. John W. Bruff, after the war located near Owego, N. Y., where his son, Clinton E. Bruff, grew to manhood, married and learned his father’s trade. From 1877 to 1880 he worked at Carthage, and in the spring of the latter year located in Peirce City. Three years later he purchased his present excellent property. While in Owego, N. Y., he married Miss Ella N. Stevens, daughter of Allan and Phoebe (Harris) Stevens, who were natives of Scotland and New Jersey, respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. Bruff were born two sons and one daughter: Myrtle, Clinton and John. Mr. and Mrs. Bruff are members of the Congregational Church, and are much respected citizens.