My Genealogy Hound

THOMAS HARTLEY, superintendent of the Little Saw-Mill Run railroad, was born in England in 1846, son of William Hartley, now a resident of Banksville, a brother of Roger Hartley. William came to this county from England in 1854, with his wife and two children, and located in Banksville. He was a stonecutter, and during the building of the Little Saw-Mill Run railroad he found a steady and lucrative position at his trade. He was for some time engaged in the construction of the First Presbyterian church of Pittsburgh; from 1857 to 1864 he resided in Illinois, and afterward was over seer of a coal-pit for Hartley & Marshall. William married Mary Hazen, and to them were born four children, three of whom are still living. Thomas was eight years of age when he came to America with his parents, and he left school at an early year to engage in the practical pursuits of life, and his many years’ association with the coal business has made him a practical operator in that line. He was for ten years employed as clerk for the L. S. M. R. R. R. company, and in 1882 was appointed to his present position. He married Miss Frances A. Stevens, and to them have been born seven children, five of whom are living: William S., Myra May, Amanda, Charlotte Hazen and Frances Irene. Mr. Hartley is a republican, a Freemason, member of the K. of P., Sons of St. George and the Methodist Church.