MAXWELL WORK. Although this gentleman has but recently become a citizen of Washington county, he is already prominently identified with its business, political and social interest. He is a son of Alexander and Prudence (Rankin) Work (the former of whom was a resident of Fayette county, Penn.), and was born December 8, 1856, on the home farm in Dunbar township, Fayette county. His brother's name is Winfield S., and his sister's name is Nancy Jane. His boyhood was passed in the various employments usual to agricultural life, the monotony of which was varied with a few months' attendance at the common schools each winter. As he was the eldest son, the greater portion of the work fell to his share, thus depriving the boy of enjoying even the primitive educational advantages within his reach. But the keen observation of the intelligent mind supplemented the lack of literary training, and he has become one of the most successful business men of the county. On January 12, 1877, he married Susan Hair, who was born February 18, 1859, in Dunbar township, Fayette Co., Penn., a daughter of Daniel and Harriet (Work) Hair. Three children were born of the union of Maxwell and Susan (Hair) Work, namely: Maud D., Bessie F., and one deceased in infancy. Mr. And Mrs. Work passed the first thirteen years of married life on a farm in Fayette county, Penn., residing there until 1891, in which year they came to Smith township, Washington county, locating in Cherry Valley, on the Thomas McFarland farm, a well-improved and valuable tract of land upon which they are yet residing. Mr. Work is a very progressive farmer, ever ready to assist in all worthy enterprises, and takes an active interest in the success of the Republican party, of which he is an active member.
Text taken from page 711 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).Transcribed April 1997 by Bobbi Steele of Indianapolis, IN as part of the Beers Project.
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