John Ong, Fayette City

Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County by Gresham and
Wiley, 1889, p369
	John Ong was born in Fayette City in 1834 and attended school until the
age of nine years when he went into the glass factory as a errand boy. 
At the age of fourteen he began work as a glassblower at which he has
worked at various places in Pennsylvania ever since.
	His father, Alexander Ong, was a native of Pennsylvania, and was quite
active in advancing the interests of the glass business when that great
industry was in its infancy in Pennsylvania. 
	John Ong's mother was Catherine Abbott, a daughter of Jeremiah Abbott,
who was one of the early settlers of the county. Mrs Catherine Ong is
still living, and is in the seventy fourth year of her age.
	In 1856 the subject of this sketch was married to Miss Mary Lynn,
daughter of Denton Lynn of Fayette county. They have had no children but
have reared and educated five children, whose names are as follows:
William Chess, Harry Safoot, Celia Safoot, Amelia Safoot and May Safoot,
who are all children of Mrs Ong's sister.
	John Ong was a private in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty Five
Pennsylvania Volunteers, but was only out about nine months when he was
discharged for disability. He was with his regiment at the battle of
Fredericksburg. 
	Jeremiah Abbot, maternal grandfather, was one of the earliest settlers
of the county. Before coming here he owned a large farm east of the
mountains (on the present site of Harrisburg). He was an extensive land
owner before emigrated West; he also followed blacksmithing and was the
first man to do blacksmithing at Cookstown, now Fayette City. 
	John Ong is a member of the G A R and K of L.