…bringing our past into the future
HEADER Silas I Neese SILAS I. NEESE, of Red Bank township, Armstrong county, was born May 24, 1888, on the farm he now occupies, the old homestead of the Neese family. The grandfather of Silas I. Neese was born in Schuylkill county, Pa., and on coming to Armstrong county settled in Red Bank township, on … Read more
HEADER Hon. James Brown Neale HON. JAMES BROWN NEALE, deceased, late President Judge of the Thirty-third Judicial district of Pennsylvania, and for many years associated with the most important legal proceedings in Armstrong county, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 27, 1837. He was closely connected, both by descent and by marriage, with the early … Read more
HEADER Alden Neal ALDEN NEAL, farmer and general merchant of Cowanshannock township, belongs to a prominent and old settled family of this part of Armstrong county and is himself one of its representative citizens. He has been thrifty and successful in the management of his own affairs, and has several times been chosen to fill … Read more
HEADER Jacob A. Myers, Esq. JACOB A. MYERS, Esq., is one of the oldest officials of Burrell township, Armstrong county, and one of its most influential citizens. His faithful discharge of the duties of every trust with which he has been honored is the best indication of his ability and fitness, and his long continuance … Read more
HEADER Joshua Myers JOSHUA MYERS, proprietor of the meat market at Putneyville, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born at Old Pike Furance, Clarion county, Nov. 21, 1862. John Myers, his grandfather, died in Clarion county. He married a Miss Richey, and among their children was a son, Jacob R. Jacob R. Myers was a native of … Read more
HEADER Jacob A Myers Jacob A. Myers, Esq., is one of the oldest officials of Burrell township, Armstrong county, and one its most influential citizens. His faithful discharge of the duties of every trust with which he has been honored is the best indication of his ability and fitness, and his long continuance in office … Read more
HEADER Samuel Franklin Murphy SAMUEL FRANKLIN MURPHY, of South Buffalo township, belongs to a family which has been settled in this part of Armstrong county since the closing years of the eighteenth century, founded here by his grandfather, Capt. Samuel Murphy. Capt. Samuel Murphy was born in 1756 at Bull Skin, in Frederick county, Va., … Read more
HEADER FRANK MUNSHOWER Â Â FRANK MUNSHOWER, of Leechburg, Armstrong County, engaged as sheet roller in the employ of the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company at Leechburg, was born Dec. 25, 1873, son of Samuel Munshower. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The first ancestor of the Munshower family in America came to this country from Germany, settling in … Read more
HEADER CLARENCE O. MORRIS CLARENCE O. MORRIS, present district attorney at Kittanning, was born near Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co., Pa., June 15, 1873, son of Joseph B. Morris, grandson of Obed Morris and great-grandson of Thomas Morris. The interesting family record follows. Thomas Morris was born in Wales Nov. 8, 1745, and his wife Ann Butler, … Read more
HEADER William D Morgan WILLIAM D. MORGAN, a farmer of Sugar Creek township, was born in County Down, Ireland, Nov. 4, 1845, son of Hugh Morgan, and grandson of Edward Morgan. The latter, who was of Welsh-Irish descent, died in Ireland. Hugh Morgan, son of Edward Morgan, was born in County Down, Ireland, where he … Read more