…bringing our past into the future
HEADER Martin Luther Rupert MARTIN LUTHER RUPERT, constable of Burrell township, Armstrong county, was born there Sept. 2, 1847, son of Frederick Rupert, and grandson of Peter Rupert, who settled on the farm where his grandson Martin L. Rupert now lives in 1839. The great-grandfather was the first of the Rupert family to own this … Read more
HEADER William Reuben Rumbaugh WILLIAM REUBEN RUMBAUGH, for many years identified with the oil fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Texas and Louisiana, was born at Hillville, Perry township, Armstrong county, Pa., April 7, 1864, a son of George W. and Elizabeth (Elder) Rumbaugh. John Rumbaugh, his paternal grandfather, was born in Eastern Pennsylvania and was … Read more
HEADER Simon Rumbaugh SIMON RUMBAUGH, late of Wayne township, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born Feb. 6, 1827, son of Isaac and Christina (Knight) Rumbaugh, and was living retired at the time of his death, April 27, 1912. David Rumbaugh, the grandfather of Simon, came from Germany to the territory now included in Armstrong county, and … Read more
HEADER Russell Rudolph, D.D.S. Â RUSSELL RUDOLPH, D. D. S., a leading dentist of Kittanning, and now serving as president of the Armstrong County Dental Association, has been at this location since 1906. He is a native of Jefferson county, this State, born in Punxsutawney March 18, 1876, son of A. A. and Rebecca Ann … Read more
HEADER Thomas J Rowley THOMAS J. ROWLEY a merchant, doing business at North Vandergrift, Armstrong Co., Pa., is a member of one of the old and prominent families of his section. He was born NOV. 26, 1875, along Cherry run, in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, son of John Rowley and a grandson of Jacob … Read more
HEADER Samuel C Rowley SAMUEL C. ROWLEY, the owner of a ninety-five acre farm in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, was born on that place Oct. 4, 1872, son of John and Elizabeth (George) Rowley. John Rowley was born April 6, 1831, on the farm where he died Oct. 24, 1905 � the homestead place … Read more
HEADER John Alexander Ross JOHN ALEXANDER ROSS, a manufacturer of Craigsville, Armstrong county, was born at Little Texas, Armstrong Co., Pa., May 8, 1862, son of John A. and Elizabeth (Furney) Ross, who were of Irish and German descent, respectively. John A. Ross was born in Washington county, Pa. He learned the blacksmith’s trade, and … Read more
HEADER John F Ross JOHN F. ROSS, one of the influential and successful residents of Kittannning, a man well and favorably known all over Armstrong county, whose activities have always been exerted for the general uplift as well as for the purpose of securing personal advancement, has gained a well-merited reputation for probity and uprightness. … Read more
HEADER Ross Family ROSS. The Ross family, represented in Armstrong county from the days of the early settlements, has had distinguished connection with the development and history of this region. Judge George Ross, a large number of whose descendants continue to reside in the county, came here in 1800, and in his capacity of deputy … Read more
HEADER Newton Rosborough NEWTON ROSBOROUGH, farmer and dairyman of Elderton, in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, is a descendant of an old established family in this part of Pennsylvania. His great-grandfather, who was born in the vicinity of Saltsburg, Indiana county, was a pack peddler, and disappeared while on a trip to secure a stock … Read more