Month: August 2025

HEADER Robert Martin ROBERT MARTIN, justice of the peace, is still living on his farm in Boggs township, Armstrong county, though he has retired from active work. He has been a resident of that place since 1852. Mr. Martin was born in Lancaster county, Pa., Aug. 31, 1832, son of Robert and Margaret (Wasson) Martin … Read more

HEADER Martin Family MARTIN. The Martin family dates back in the history of Pennsylvania for more than a century, during which period its representatives have been honest, reliable citizens of several counties. The name is a well-known one in Armstrong county, and stands for integrity and uprightness of purpose. Francis Martin, the founder of the … Read more

HEADER William Curtin Marshall WILLIAM CURTIN MARSHALL, who is editor and proprietor of the Dayton News, one of the leading journals of Armstrong county, is a native of this county, born in Wayne township May 9, 1864, and is a son of David L. and Maria J. (Marshall) Marshall. His paternal line is traced as … Read more

HEADER William L Marshall WILLIAM L. MARSHALL, farmer, residing in Wayne township, Armstrong Co., Pa., where he is serving in the office of tax collector, was born on the old family homestead in that township Oct. 2, 1857, son of James R., grandson of William and great grandson of Archibald Marshall. William Marshall is the … Read more

HEADER Oscar Sloan Marshall OSCAR SLOAN MARSHALL, attorney at law at Rural Valley, was born Nov. 25, 1858, in Wayne township, three miles south of Dayton, son of William W. and Jane (Cochran) Marshall. William Marshall was the great grandfather of Oscar S. Marshall. Joseph Marshall, son of William Marshall was born May 20, 1780, … Read more

HEADER Blair P Marshall BLAIR P. MARSHALL, a resident of the borough of Dayton, is one of the active businessmen of his district, being interested in farming, lumbering and the stock business. He was born Oct. 22, 1873, son of William and Mary Ann (Blair) Marshall, and belongs to a family which has held a … Read more

HEADER Archibald W. Marshall ARCHIBALD W. MARSHALL was born March 29, 1840, on the farm in Rayburn township, Armstrong county, where he now resides, son of Archibald and Rebecca (Taylor) Marshall. The Marshall family has been settled in this part of Armstrong county for several generations, and its members have always contributed to the well-being … Read more

HEADER MARSHALL MARSHALL. The Marshall family has been conspicuously identified with the development of the region in and around Dayton and Wayne township, Armstrong county, for over a century. Its representatives have been creditable and highly useful members of society, active in business, official, educational and church circles, and have always been counted among the … Read more

HEADER Charles Mardorf CHARLES MARDORF, at present assessor and tax collector for the borough of Freeport, Armstrong county, was born Dec. 27, 1848, in Melsungen, Hessen-Cassel, Germany. He has been a resident of Freeport for forty-five years. John Mardorf, his father, was born in 1806 in the same place, and married Catherine Wickman, who was … Read more

HEADER Samuel Maguire SAMUEL MAGUIRE, retired miner, has been a resident of Mahoning township Armstrong county, since 1875, and was engaged in mining until 1902. He is a native of Westmoreland county, born Feb. 29, 1840, and both his grandfathers were pioneers of that county. Barney Maguire, his paternal grandfather was born in County Derry, … Read more