Month: December 2008

BRIEF PERSONALS (Surnames G) Gage, Ora C., Russell p.o., Elk, although not among the old pioneer residents of Elk, yet the position which he has taken among his fellow townsmen, and the efforts he has made for the advancement and well- being of those whom he is surrounded by, places him among its prominent citizens. … Read more

BRIEF PERSONALS* (Surnames A – F) Abbott, Noah W., Sugar Grove, a practical contract sawyer and farmer, was born in Sugar Grove in 1841. He was a son of John G. and Agnes Nancy (Allen) Abbott. Noah W. Abbott was married in 1864 to Mary M. Norris, of Freehold, who was born in 1845. They … Read more

CHAPTER LV HISTORY OF WATSON TOWNSHIP IN the year 1880, on the 4th of March, Limestone township was divided into about equal parts, and the northern half was organized into a separate township called “Watson,” in honor of Hon. L.F. Watson, of Warren, who owned extensive tracts of timber lands in that section. No oil … Read more

CHAPTER LIV HISTORY OF TRIUMPH TOWNSHIP   THE township of Triumph was formed from Deerfield on the 7th of March, 1878, and is bounded as follows: North by Deerfield, east by Deerfield and the Allegheny River, separating it from Limstone, south by Venango county, and west by Southwest and Eldred. It is of irregular contour, … Read more

CHAPTER LIII HISTORY OF FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP   FARMINGTON township was formed from Pine Grove by an order of the court confirming the report of commissioners, the date of the order being October 12, 1853. It lies in the northern tier of townships in the county, and is bounded north by Chautauqua county, N.Y., east by … Read more

CHAPTER LII HISTORY OF CHERRY GROVE TOWNSHIP CHERRY GROVE township was erected from the old township of Sheffield, on the 7th of December, 1847. Sheffield, Mead, and Cherry Grove were originally included in the old township of Kinzua. In the month of May, 1832, Adam L. Pratt, now of Sheffield, and Richard Dunham, with his … Read more

CHAPTER LI HISTORY OF MEAD TOWNSHIP   THIS township was erected from portions of Sheffield, Kinzua and Pleasant townships, the report of the commissioners being confirmed absolutely on the 7th of June, 1847. It lies east of the center of Warren county, and is bounded north by Allegheny River, separating it from Glade, east by … Read more

CHAPTER L HISTORY OF PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP   THE township of Pittsfield was formed from the old townships of Spring Creek and Brokenstraw. The report of the commissioners appointed by the court is dated June 5, 1847, but the order confirming the report is not on record. The township, as now constituted, is nearly a parallelogram … Read more

CHAPTER XLIX HISTORY OF CORYDON TOWNSHIP CORYDON township was erected by order of the court on the 20th of March, 1846, from territory then recently set off from McKean county. It consists of a long narrow strip of land occupying the extreme northeastern corner of the county, and is bounded north by Cattaraugus county, N.Y., … Read more

CHAPTER XLVIII HISTORY OF GLADE TOWNSHIP   GLADE township, lying northeast of the center of Warren county, is an irregular tract, bounded north by Pine Grove and Elk townships, east by Allegheny River, separating it from Kinzua, south by the same stream, separating it from Kinzua and Mead, and west by Conewango Creek, separating it … Read more