Editing Timblin, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
The community which would later be named as "Timblin" had its genesis in the arrival, during the early 1800s, of several pioneer settlers in Perry Township: James McClelland (1803), Benjamin Ions (1804), David Hamilton (1806). Elijah Ekis, Michael Lantz and William Smith then arrived in 1815. In 1843, Smith relocated with his sons to land that would later become part of Timblin. The town's name, according to ''The Brookville American'', would subsequently be chosen to honor Andy Timblin, the town's postmaster during the mid-1880s. Timblin's father, A. Timblin, had built a log cabin, in or before 1840, near the same area where the Smith family had settled, and had then begun farming the land there.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/346627052/?terms=Timblin&match=1 Historical Facts Show How Village Became Borough: Town of Half Dozen Houses Rapidly Expanded with Coming of Industry]." Brookville, Pennsylvania: ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923, p. 9 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Scott, Kate M. ''[https://archive.org/details/historyofjeffers00scot/page/578/mode/2up?q=timblin History of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers]'', p. 578. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co., 1888.</ref>

Timblin got its start as a true town circa 1883, when John A. Timblin opened a store at the site.<ref>{{cite book|last=McKnight|first=William James|title=Historical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8wwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA493|year=1917|publisher=J.H. Beers|page=493}}</ref> A post office called Timblin was established in 1889.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=PA&county=Jefferson | title=Jefferson County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 December 2015}}</ref>

The town grew quickly, following the 1910 completion nearby of an extension of the [[Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad|Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad]].<ref>"Historical Facts Show How Village Became Borough: Town of Half Dozen Houses Rapidly Expanded with Coming of Industry," ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923.</ref>

In 1913, the Timblin Coal Company began its operations.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/346627052/?terms=Timblin&match=1 16 Mines Opened in 12 Mi. Stretch Along P.&S.R.R.]" Brookville, Pennsylvania: ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923, p. 9 (subscription required).</ref>

The First National Bank of Timblin was incorporated in July 1918 and opened its doors to customers on October 22 of that year. Nine thousand dollars was deposited on that first day.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/346627052/?terms=Timblin&match=1 Business Places in Timblin Ready to Serve Public]." Brookville, Pennsylvania: ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923, p. 9 (subscription required).</ref>

In 1921, Joe Cosmano opened Cosmano's Restaurant, a soft drink and confectionary business.<ref>"Business Places in Timblin Ready to Serve Public," ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923, p. 9.</ref>

On August 1, 1922, Winn S. Heller and R. F. Mateer founded Heller & Mateer, the town's furniture store. G. H. Maxwell opened G. H. Maxwell, Clothing in December that same year.<ref>"Business Places in Timblin Ready to Serve Public," ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923, p. 9.</ref>

The town then became a borough. A special election was held for Timblin residents on January 30, 1923, during which T. L. Miller was chosen as the borough's burgess, John Milliron was elected as constable, Charles Snyder was chosen as assessor, Wayne Anderson and E. O. Weaver were elected as Justices of the Peace, David Haas was chosen as tax collector, and Amos Brosius, Harry Brosious, A. J. Case, C. C. Himes, and E. C. Snyder were elected as members of the school board. In addition, S. B. Engle, D. C. Griffith, James R. Marshall, G. H. Maxwell, Duff W. McGregor, J. C. Milliron, and Dr. L. W. Zimmerman were elected to the borough council, and N. L. Boddorf, V. G. Brosius, and J. B. Snyder were elected to the board of auditors.<ref>"Business Places in Timblin Ready to Serve Public," ''The Brookville American'', February 15, 1923, p. 9.</ref>