JOSEPH ALEXANDER HERRON, junior member of the banking firm of Alexander & Co., was born in Monongahela City, Penn., October 16, 1847, the only child of Capt. David B. and Eliza (Alexander) Herron, the latter of whom was a daughter of the late Joseph Alexander, who died June 20, 1871, in Monongahela City, where he had been engaged in business up to the date of his death, a period of over forty consecutive years. The immediate ancestry of Capt. David B. Herron made their homes in Cincinnati, Ohio. About the year 1841, he and his two older brothers, William and John, made Monongahela City their homes, and they became, with him, identified with the business and social interests of the town for a number of years. Capt. D. B. Herron subsequently became identified with steamboat interests in the upper and lower river trade, acting in the capacity of chief clerk, and commander of some of the steamers. Many of his old surviving friends will recollect his politeness, suave and urbane manner, his strict integrity, his high sense of honor, and obliging and generous disposition. He died March 22, 1864, from disease contracted by exposure on his steamboat in transporting troops, munitions of war and supplies on Tennessee and Cumberland rivers for the Union army. His body lies in the Monongahela cemetery; his brothers are both dead. Joseph A. Herron received his education at the public schools of Cincinnati and at West Chester, (Penn.) Military Academy. Returning to Monongahela City he entered the banking house of Alexander & Co., conducted by his uncles, William J. and James S. Alexander; in 1871 he became a partner, and has continued an active business member to the present time. He is prominently identified in municipal, educational, church and social interests in the place of his nativity; is a trustee in the Monongahela City Manufactured & Natural Gas Company; the Washington & Williamsport Turnpike Co.; the Williamsport Bridge Co., and the Monongahela Cemetery. He is a member of the school board, and a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he and wife are members. On October 25, 1877, Mr. Herron was married to Miss Mary Campbell, daughter of William Campbell, Esq., president of Butler Savings Bank of Butler, Penn. His mother, who survives, is a member of his family.

Text taken from page 121 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed April 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published April 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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