JOHN C. LOFINK was born on the Atlantic Ocean, May 30, 1844, and arrived at Baltimore, Md., with his mother, Anastasia, her four brothers (Joseph Lofink, Louis Lofink, Simon Lofink and Frank Lofink) and his little sister, Lavina, when he was two weeks old. He was baptized in St. John's Church at Baltimore, and then was taken to Pittsburgh, where the family lived for some time before their removal to Caseyville, Ky. In Pittsburgh the mother married George Green, by whom she had two children: Francis and Tone. In Kentucky John C. Lofink worked for Mr. Bell (the candidate of the Free-Soil party), but left that State in 1862 to learn mechanical engineering at Pittsburgh. Owing to the depressed condition of this branch of industry at that city he went to Monongahela City and found work in the coal mines there. Mr. Lofink was married June 20, 1864, to Hester Burgan, daughter of Peter and Mary Burgan. This lady was born at Minersville, Penn. They are the parents of twelve children, namely: John, Peter, Frank, Joseph, Samuel, James, Mary, Elizabeth, Annabel, Lena, Jane and Catherine. In Centennial year, James, Jane and Catherine (triplets) were born. Of this large family there are eight children living. The maternal grandfather of these children was a centenarian, and the grandmother sixty-four years old. Both were of French descent. The paternal grandfather is not remembered by even the father, but Mrs. Anastasia Lofink died when the subject of this sketch was only five years old. The family have resided on the Riverview farm in Carroll township for over twenty years. Here Mr. Lofink owns forty-five acres, devoted to agriculture. On the land is a valuable deposit of coal which he has developed. He carries on a store here and is the postmaster of this section. The members of the family are Catholic. Politically Mr. Lofink votes with the Democrats of Pennsylvania for State and National officials and legislators.

Text taken from page 713 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. Published April 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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