7.16a.006

He immigrated to the United States from Beith, Scotland in April 1888. His wife and daughter soon followed, and he opened up a furniture store in Bristol. He had a glass eye (left eye) as a result of a fishing hook accident. It did not stop him from working his trade! Their daughter, Maggie Henderson Clark was born in Beith, August 22, 1887 and died in Bristol in 1889. [Identified by Bruce Clark].

W. H. Hay, Bristol, PA

circa late 1880s-1890s

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