Month: August 2025

HEADER Robert Orr ROBERT ORR was one of the most distinguished of those men of character and unalterable purpose by whose strength the foundations of this Commonwealth were laid. He had the courage backed by physical fitness, and the intellectual qualities supported by moral stamina, necessary to success in the face of the obstacles with … Read more

HEADER John Funk Nulton JOHN FUNK NULTON, best known as Judge Nulton, was born Oct. 16, 1809, in Bedford county, Pa., and died May 11, 1878. The family has been settled at Kittanning, Armstrong county, for three quarters of a century. He was a son of Michael and Sarah Ann (Funk) Nulton, both of whom … Read more

HEADER DANIEL LEMMON NULTON DANIEL LEMMON NULTON, attorney at law, of Freeport, though not engaged in practice continuously since his admission to the bar, has been very successful in his profession during the time he has devoted himself to its pursuit. He comes of a family prominently connected with legal procedure in Armstrong county, being … Read more

HEADER William A Noble WILLIAM A. NOBLE, business man of Freeport, Armstrong county, was born Oct. 11, 1864, in Sharpsburg, Pa., son of Louis Henry Noble and the oldest of his twelve children. Louis Henry Noble learned the carpenter’s trade early in life, following it until his retirement several years ago. He is now living … Read more

HEADER John Noble JOHN NOBLE, a well-known citizen of Worthington, where he has been engaged in business since he gave up farming, is a descendant of one of the oldest families of Armstrong county, being of the fourth generation of Nobles in this country. William Noble, his great-grandfather, was among the pioneer settlers in what … Read more

HEADER Charles J. Nieman CHARLES J. NIEMAN, cashier of the First National Bank of Leechburg, Pa., is also a member and secretary of the board of directors of that bank. Previously to his connection with this institution he held other positions of financial responsibility. Mr. Nieman was born in Allegheny City, this State, March 18, … Read more

HEADER Mary E Nicholson MRS. MARY E. NICHOLSON, widow of Robert Sloan Nicholson, residence No. 127 Rebecca street, Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Source: Page 940, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914 Transcribed November 1998 by Kathy Zagorac for the Armstrong County Beers Project Contributed for use by the Armstrong County … Read more

HEADER H M Nichols H. M. NICHOLS, of Kellersburg, Armstrong county, has been engaged in the blacksmith business at that place for the last fifteen years, and is now serving as justice of the peace. He is one of the well-known citizens of the locality. Mr. Nichols was born in Perry township, Clarion Co., Pa., … Read more

HEADER Valentine Neubert VALENTINE NEUBERT has been in business in Kittanning for over half a century, and though he has withdrawn from active participation in affairs to some extent his holdings are so large in a number of the important manufacturing and financial concerns in the borough that he necessarily maintains a lively interest in … Read more

HEADER William Nesbitt WILLIAM NESBITT, of Ford City, Armstrong county, who has lived retired for the last ten years, owns a valuable farm in Manor township and was engaged in the machine business as well as farming before his retirement. He has been an energetic worker, and became successful through his own efforts, his industrious … Read more