Month: August 2025

HEADER Sylvester F Hildebrand SYLVESTER F. HILDEBRAND, a veteran of the Civil war, residing at Apollo, Armstrong county, was born at that place April 16, 1847, son of George W. and Elizabeth (Ford) Hildebrand. His maternal grandparents, Jacob and Christina (Lynch) Ford were early residents of Armstrong county, and he owned land in Apollo. By … Read more

HEADER Heiner Family HEINER The Heiner family has been one of the most influential in Kittanning from its earliest days as a white settlement, and as the descendants and heirs of Gen. Daniel Brodhead the association dates back even further. Its present representatives in the borough, the brothers Hon. William G. Heiner and Hon. Daniel … Read more

HEADER Miles W Hetrick MILES W. HETRICK, who follows the occupation of farming in Madison township, is a son of George L. and Elizabeth (Truitt) Hetrick. Jacob Hetrick, his grandfather, was a native of Germany, and settled in what is now Mahoning township, Armstrong county, upon his arrival in this country. He cleared a farm … Read more

HEADER William M. Herche WILLIAM M. HERCHE (deceased) was one of the pioneers of Parker’s Landing, born Dec. 10, 1837, in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, son of Henry Herche. William M. Herche came to this country in 1855, and upon his arrival located at Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pa., which continued to be his home until 1871. During … Read more

HEADER Thomas J Henry THOMAS J. HENRY, M. D., physician and surgeon, was born in Apollo Nov. 3, 1858. His early education was secured in the public and select schools of Apollo and at Eldersridge Academy. Before taking up medical work he taught school in Apollo and was principal of the Franklin school at Conemaugh, … Read more

HEADER Henry B Henderson HENRY B. HENDERSON, now serving his fourth term as register and recorder of Armstrong county, a prominent member of the Republican party and a successful agriculturist, is a son of Brice and Martha Jane (Woodward) Henderson, the former a well-known citizen of Armstrong county in his day, the latter a member … Read more

HEADER Jacob F. Held JACOB F. HELD, who owns a farm of 120 acres in Bethel township, Armstrong county, is a native of Germany but has lived in this neighborhood from childhood. He was born Sept. 11, 1847, at Stuttgart, son of David and Christina (Held) Held, his parents being distantly related. David Held was … Read more

HEADER WILLIAM T. HEILMAN             WILLIAM T. HEILMAN, a farmer of Manor township, was born April 5, 1859, in Kittanning township, Armstrong county, son of William and Margaret (Iseman) Heilman.  The father was a farmer all his life.             William T. Heilman attended public school in Bethel township, this county, following with a course in … Read more

HEADER Uriah Oury Heilman, M.D. URIAH OURY HEILMAN, M. D., who has practiced medicine at Leechburg for over a quarter of a century, is an honorable representative of a family which has been settled in Armstrong county for almost one hundred and twenty years. He was born Sept. 23, 1853, on the old homestead farm … Read more

HEADER John Heilman JOHN HEILMAN, a retired farmer of Manor Township, Armstrong County, is now in his ninety-second year and one of the venerable citizens of that section. He was born there December 7, 1822, in what was then Kittanning (now Manor) township, on part of the place where he now lives, and is a … Read more