John Wilson Frick (1822-1898)

John W. Frick, of West Overton, Pennsylvania & later Wooster, Ohio

He was born in Adamsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1847, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Overholt, flour merchant and whisky distiller, of West Overton, where he farmed until 1880 before moving to Wooster, Ohio. He was the father of seven children including the famous industrialist and art collector, Henry Clay Frick

Spouse

Elizabeth Stauffer Overholt

Mrs Elizabeth (Overholt) Frick

1819-1905

Children

Henry Clay Frick

H.C. Frick, of Pittsburgh & New York; Chairman of Carnegie Steel etc.

1849-1919