Biography of John M. McFeaters

"John M. McFeaters was reared in the home of his maternal grandparents, working on the farm in the summer months and attending the old St. Clair school in White township during the winter season. His school days over,, he learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed for several years, and came to Creekside before the town was incorporated as a borough. In 1911 he was elected justice of the peace, a position which he still ably fills, in addition to which he has served as mayor of the borough (one term) and as a member of the council. He assisted in the organization of the borough, and is looked upon as one of his community's most representative men.

Mr. and Mrs. McFeaters are members of the Presbyterian Church, while fraternally he is connected with Creekside Council, Royal Arcanum, and the Heptasophs at Indiana, Pennsylvania."


Source: Stewart, Prof. J. T., Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co, 1913, 2 vols. Vol II, pg 1334.