Borough of Etna - Centennial Festivities Yearbook (Etna, PA)

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. 'r ,'Q'1tEfN CL 'WIYSCHEL Lawrence fx mscliel was born August 10. 1309, in Alsace. Lorraine. He came to this country. Married and became the father of six children. one of whom was Jacob J. Wilischel. born in Sharpsburg on January 10, 1857. Jacob entered the hardware business as a partner of John Farmerie at 369 Butler Street next to the Union Hotel. He died suddenly on May 23, 1904. and his widow, Ann M. Winscbel secured the property at 346 Butler Street. This is the present site of the Winschel store. 'St id rf- SAMU'E1:'HENR1xLY79s'HRES f Samuel Henry Yahres, a life-long resident of Etna, was born in 1844-. Samuells first work was a roller in Wfhe Mill. He left in 1864 to enlist in the Union Army. After his return from the war the house at 218 fnow 3221 Butler Street. Mr. Yahres served on the borough county and after his retirement was Justice of the Peace. Samuel Yahres also served as toll collector on the 62nd street bridge, before it was taken over by the county. Mrs. Yahres died in 1916. Mr. Yahres in 1922. -Q11 Q f '- - av--sy' JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS John W. Williams was born in 1345 in a log cabin in Reesville about where Short Street is now. He joined the Union Army when he was about 16 years old. Mr. Williams served as Tip Staff in the Allegheny County Court House and Superintendent of Mt. Royal Cemetery. He belonged to Zaradatha Lodge 4448. the General Custer Post 42438 of the GAR. and was the last of the Civil War veterans left in this area. Mr. Williams died in 1937. MARK VINSKI Mark Vinski was born on February 2, 1892 and has been a life-long resident of Etna. His education included two years of night school at the University of Pittsburgh and two years at Duquesne University. Mark served as Etnais mayor for two years. He also served as a borough councilman was a mem- ber of tbe board of directors of the Croatian Fraternal Union of America and helped organize the Croatian Citizenship Club of Etna in 1913. Mark conducted a nationality radio precalled Croa- tian Memoriesf' He is a member of the CFU Scholar- ship Committee and on the University Tamburitzan board of directors. LUDWIG ZOERB Ludwig left at the age of eighteen his home in Frank- fort on the Rhine where he was born in 1335. His son, George, now 95 years old. lives in Fox Chapel. Mr. Zoerb built a house on the property now occupied by Vinski Brothers and operated a grocery store there. N

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