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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John the Evangelist (1839 words) |
 | John was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and the brother of James the Greater. |
| John alone remained near his beloved Master at the foot of the Cross on Calvary with the Mother of Jesus and the pious women, and took the desolate Mother into his care as the last legacy of Christ (John 19:25-27). |
| After the Resurrection John with Peter was the first of the disciples to hasten to the grave and he was the first to believe that Christ had truly risen (John 20:2-10). |
| History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892 (21148 words) |
| He afterward came to Jersey Shore, and in January, 1846, established the Republican, which he published until 1852, excepting the interval between October, 1850, and June, 1851, when the paper was suspended because of destruction of the office by fire on the former date. |
| JOHN B. was born on the State road, on the line of Anthony and Lycoming townships, Lycoming county, July 24, 1814, son of John and Mary (Baker) Robinson, and was reared upon the old homestead. |
| AARON C., son of John and Lydia Williamson, was born on the homestead in Lycoming township, April 5, 1833; he was educated in the public schools and learned the carpenter’s trade and afterwards engaged in that business in connection with the millwright’s trade, and built several new mills, barns, and houses. |
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