COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES reading. She went to school but little until her sixteenth year—three terms, and prob ably enough short periods to a g g r^ a te another full term, but workc<l nnd studied at home. Entering the State Norm al School she grad uated in June, 1892. one of the youngest in a class o f ninety-six. Between 1892 and 1897 she taught four terms in the graded schools, one in Union county, one in i.uzcrne county .and two in E.spy. She then returned to school fo r a year nnd complettxl her post-graduate work, receiving the B . P. degree in 1 8 ^ . Then followed one year o f ungradcil work in Columbia county, in 1899-1900, and more in IQ02-04, at Rohrsburg, and in 1905-07 in Cornw all. I.e 1 >anon county. In 1901 M iss Robison w as elected superin tendent of the home department of the County Sabbath School .Association, in 1906 added the duties o f prim ary superintendent, and in 1007 left the Cornwall school and was called back to take the position o f field secretary of the county assocLation. T h is was new work and she w as obligc«l to go slowly, hut rn.an.agcd to carry il on until Jan u ary, 1908, when she was calle<l to the field w ork o f (he State .Associa tion and given full charge o f Columbia. .Norllnimberlaiid, Montour. Union and Snyder counties. In two years her work had reached a high standard o f excellence, and she is mov ing steadily toward the goal o f success. U n til the fall of 19 13 she did general field work in the central part of the iatatc. In Novcml)cr, 19 13 . the Slate board o f directors created the department o f R u ral W ork, o f which she w as made superintendent. M iss Robison united with the Baptist denomination at the age o f sixteen, and continues in the same ChurchJE R E M I.A H R . F O W f.E R (dcccase<l). at one time county treasurer o f Columbia county. P a., w as bom in Pine township. Columbia county, March 17, 1854, son o f John F . and ju lia A . f Fortner) Fowler. The fam ily Is of Knglish descent. Benjamin Fow ler, the great-grandfather, w as one of the first settlers o f Columbia coun ty. H e w as a British subject, and when a boy cam e to this countr)- as a ser-ant to one of the officers in the English arm y fighting against the Colonists. .After surrendering w ilh Cornwallis at Yorktow n. the w ar clos ing. he learned the trade o f blacksmith and scttleil above Espy, in Columbia county. Pa., where he followcil his trailc and farmed. H e m arried Deborah, a d.iughtcr o f David F ow ler. but not a member of the same fam ily, and
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they had these children: Jam es, David, Dan iel. Benjamin, WiUiam. Gilbert, Sarah and Nancy. Ilis son. Da d, the grandfather o f Jerem iah R ., died in 1876), at the age o f ninetyone years. H e raised four children: Cath erine. Sarah, John F . and Sophia. John F . Fowler, father o f Jerem iah R ., was born in Centre township, M ay 2, 18 13, and having been reared to farm ing operated his father's farm until 1842, when he went to Pine township and bought a farm. H e remained there until 1866), and then Ixiught a farm near Pine Summit where he resided until his death. On M ay 29, 1836, he nurried Ju lia A ., d.tughter o f John Fortn er; and she died Ja n . 29. 1866, leaving seven children: Dorcas F .. M ary E ., A lvin C ., Sarah E ., David, Jerem iah R . and William M. F o r his second w ife Mr. F ow ler married, Ja n . 10, 1867. Hannah M., daughter o f Joseidi and M ary (Sp arks) I loughton, and by this union had two children. H arvey O. and M attie M. Jerem iah R. Fow ler w as reared on the home farm and rcnuined with his parents until twelve years o f age. A fte r his mother's death he went to Danville and leametl the trade of puddler. working in (he rolling mill fo r sev eral years. In 1875 he cng.igcd in the lime business in Muncy township. I.ycoming coun ty, continuing there until 1880. when he came to Pine township and carried on the same business fo r one ^ear. He also established a distillery at Pine .Summit, which he conducted till 1883, when he sold out and {Hirchased (he Fow ler Lyons farm o f 250 acres. T h is he greatly improved and cultivateil until 1885. when he movcil lo Bloomsburg and entere<l the restaurant business. H e also managed the Opera House there. H e scr-cd one term as county treasurer, taking office in 1894, and was a vigorous w orker fo r the improvement of the d t y and county. H e w.as conncctcil with the (M d I'cllow s lodge. Mr. Foivler died in tQ08. and is hurieil in the Rosemont cemeler*. Sir. Fow ler v,as united in marri.age with Eliza I..athlean. daughter o f Joseph and Mary (D unn) Uathlean. natives o f Simrlco. Eng land. and they had one child. T.illian Dunn Fowler. M rs. Fow ler died in 19 14, .at her home on E ast F irst street. Bloomsburg. aged sixty-tw o years, five months, ten days, and was buried in Roscmont cemetery. She was a native of the north o f England and came to this country when twenty-one years old. living with her sister in N ew Jersey. She and Mr. Fow ler were m.arric<l during the Centennial at Philadelphia. .After her husband’s death she
