Month: August 2025

  George W. Bovard GEORGE W BOVARD, merchant, Tionesta, was born in Butler county, Penn., May 12, 1841, a son of Johnson and Lydia (Adams) Board, also natives of Butler county. The father was a farmer by occupation, a prominent Democrat, holding the office of justice of the peace for sixteen years, and an elder … Read more

  P. M. Clark P. M. CLARK, district attorney, Tionesta, was born near Curwensville, Clearfield Co., Penn., September 23, 1851, and was the adopted son of Samuel H. and Jane E. Clark. He removed with his parents to Forest county in June, 1870, and has since resided here. Entering the office of Hon. J. B. … Read more

  Judson Clark JUDSON CLARK, farmer, P. O. East Hickory, was born in Steuben county, N. Y., August 5, 1837, and is a son of Daniel and Lydia (Wellman) Clark, natives of Vermont, and pioneers of Steuben county, N. Y. Judson Clark was reared in his native county, and, after attaining his majority, worked in … Read more

  Daniel W. Clark DANIEL W. CLARK, oil producer, Tionesta, was born in West Mendon, Monroe Co., N. Y., May 9, 1841, and is a son of Rev. O. B. and Diadema (Webster) Clark. His father, who was a Universalist preacher, came to Tionesta in 1859, where he remained until 1862, when he joined the … Read more

  Captain C. W. Clark CAPTAIN C. W. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Tionesta, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, February 2, 1827, and is a son of James and Mary (Canan) Clark. He was reared in his native country, where he received a limited education, and came to America in 1852, locating in Schuylkill county, … Read more

  Luther H. Church LUTHER H. CHURCH, farmer, P. O. East Hickory, was born in Hickory township, Forest Co., Penn., April 13, 1850, and is a son of Ira and Philema (Barnes) Church. He was reared in Hickory township, received a common-school education, and after attaining his majority worked in the Venango oil region for … Read more

  John C. Church JOHN C. CHURCH, farmer, P. O. East Hickory, was born in Hickory township, Forest Co., Penn., November 28, 1861, and is a son of Ira and Philena (Barnes) Church, who settled in Hickory township in 1842. John C. Church was reared in his native township, and received a common· school education. … Read more

  James M. Church JAMES M. CHURCH, farmer, P. O. East Hickory, was born in Hickory township, Forest Co., Penn., December 7, 1855, and is a son of Ira and Philema (Barnes) Church, who settled in Hickory township in 1842. He was reared and educated in his native township, where, with the exception of three … Read more

  Ira Church IRA CHURCH, farmer, P. O. East Hickory, was born in Genesee county, N. Y., March 31, 1818, and is a son of John and Laura (Corss) Church, who settled in what is now Harmony township, this county, in 1820. The father was a farmer, and for a time operated a still-house; later … Read more

  O. C. Brownell O. C. BROWNELL, proprietor of the Central House, Tionesta, was born in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., March 23, 1836, and is a son of Richmond and Lucy (Covill) Brownell, natives of Rhode Island and Connecticut, respectively, and who were married in Chautauqua county, N. Y. The father, who was a … Read more