Shryock, James J., 1821-1898

found: His Business papers, 1856-1863(James J. Shryock; capitalist of Meadville, Pa.; b. Mar. 12, 1821; s. of Daniel and Elizabeth McNamara Shryock; merchant; one of the founders of Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Co.; ca. 1861-62 engaged in shipments of petroleum to Europe; fl. 1885)

found: His file at ancestry.com, viewed via www, February 6, 2014:(James Jackson Shryock; born March 12, 1821 in Pennsylvania; died July 20,1898)

found: His monument file at findagrave.com, viewed via www, February 6, 2014:(James J. Shryock; born March 12, 1821 at Conneautville, Pa.; died July 18, 1898 [sic] at Meadville, Pa.; merchant, petroleum industry pioneer and railroad president of Meadville; president of the Pennsylvania Division of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway; NB: the file reprints an obituary from the Titusville (Pa.) herald of July 22 indicating that Shryock died on Thursday, which by a universal calendar would be July 21, not July 18; implying that he died in the night of July 20-21)