Month: August 2025

  Solomon Fitzgerald SOLOMON FITZGERALD, lumberman and ex-county treasurer, Tionesta, was born in Farmington township, Clarion Co., Penn., March 22, 1835, and is a son of John and Susan (Dunkle) Fitzgerald, both natives of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent, and the early settlers of Clarion county. Solomon was reared and educated in his native county, and … Read more

  Jasper H. Dingman JASPER H. DINGMAN, lumber dealer, Tionesta, was born in Prince Edward county, province of Ontario, Canada, April 17, 1842, is a son of Jasper and Hannah (Smith) Dingman, and is of German and English descent. He was reared in his native county, and educated in the public and grammar schools. In … Read more

  J. A. Dawson J. A. DAWSON, farmer, P. O. Tionesta, was born in Allegheny township, Venango Co., (now Harmony, Forest county), Penn., July 13, 1835, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Allender) Dawson. His father and paternal grandfather were natives of Ireland, and the latter a pioneer of Pit Hole, Venango Co., … Read more

  Samuel D. Irwin SAMUEL D. IRWIN, attorney, Tionesta, was born in Franklin, Penn., March 12, 1835, where his father, Richard Irwin, was a celebrated surveyor. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Irwin, was one of the pioneers of Venango county, and his maternal grandfather, Rev. Hezekiah May, one of the pioneers of Tionesta. Samuel D. Irwin … Read more

  H. J. Hopkins & Co. H. J. HOPKINS & CO., general merchants, Tionesta. Among the leading business houses of Western Pennsylvania, none is more deserving of mention than the above-named firm. The present partnership consists of H. J. Hopkins, L. J. Hopkins, and F. R. Lanson, who succeeded to the business of Holeman & … Read more

  William Hood WILLIAM HOOD, farmer, P. O. Tionesta, was born in Canal township, Venango Co., Penn., January 10, 1828, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Hasson) Hood. He was reared in his native county, receiving a limited education in the common schools, and in 1848 came to what is now Forest county, … Read more

  Eli Holeman ELI HOLEMAN, farmer, Tionesta, was born in Tionesta township, Forest Co., Penn., July 9, 1830, and is a son of Alexander and Clarissa (Sexton) Holeman. His paternal grandfather was Eli Holeman, of English parentage, who settled in Tionesta township in 1800, clearing and improving a farm three miles below the borough of … Read more

  Charles A. Hill CHARLES A. HILL, farmer, P. O. Tionesta, was born in Chenango county, N. Y., August 27, 1831, and is a son of Frederick and Eliza (Shaw) Hill, who settled in Warren county, Penn., in 1848. Mr. Hill was reared and educated in his native State, and located in Hickory township, this … Read more

  Robert M. Herman ROBERT M. HERMAN, of Herman & Siggins, druggists and grocers, Tionesta, was born in Centre county, Penn., November 10, 1853, and is a son of John and Nancy (Shirk) Herman, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. The subject of our sketch, who was reared and educated in his native county, … Read more

  Samuel H. Haslet SAMUEL H. HASLET, merchant and undertaker, was born in what is now Oakland township, Venango Co., Penn., March 14, 1826, and is a son of James and Susana (Grove) Haslet who settled in Venango county, Penn., in 1823. His paternal grandfather; John Haslet was a pioneer of Centre county, Penn., and … Read more