9 0 1 ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁sold . ▁Spe ar man ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁iron ▁industry , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁half ▁a ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Sh aron . ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁was ▁George ▁Pr ather , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Spe ar man ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁bank ▁in ▁January , ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁John ▁Spe ar man ▁married ▁Cord elia ▁Bre ed , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁J ab ish ▁Bre ed , ▁of ▁Sh aron . ▁Five ▁children ▁were ▁born ▁of ▁this ▁union : ▁Cel esta , ▁who ▁married ▁David ▁Adams , ▁Eva , ▁who ▁remained ▁at ▁home , ▁Ch lo e , ▁wife ▁of ▁W . ▁D . ▁Mc Ke ef rey , ▁Francis , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁Benjamin , ▁who ▁res ided ▁at ▁Gro ve ▁City , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Polit ically , ▁Mr . ▁Spe ar man ▁voted ▁the ▁Republican ▁ticket . ▁ ▁Public ▁recognition ▁Spe ar man ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁successful ▁business ▁career ▁and ▁saw ▁many ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁iron . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁reliable ▁man , ▁a ▁good ▁citiz en ▁and ▁an ▁exempl ar ▁for ▁younger ▁men . ▁In ▁Mason ic ▁circles