Month: August 2025

  Jonathan Albaugh JONATHAN ALBAUGH, farmer, P. O. West Hickory, was born in Jackson township, Venango Co., Penn., April 22, 1844, and is a son of John P. and Margaret S. (Schenck) Albaugh, who settled in Hickory township in 1853 on the farm now occupied by their son Jonathan, a part of which they cleared, … Read more

  Charles Albaugh CHARLES ALBAUGH, farmer, P. O. East Hickory, was born in Allegany county, N. Y., October 15, 1830, and is a son of John P. and Margaret S. (Schenck) Albaugh, who in 1853 settled in Hickory township, where they lived and died. Charles Albaugh cleared and improved the farm he now occupies, on … Read more

  Leonard Agnew L. (Leonard) AGNEW, proprietor of the Ludlow House, Warren, Penn., was born in Paint township, Clarion Co., Penn., June 12, 1843, and is a son or John and Ellen (Bailey) Agnew. He was reared in Jefferson county, Penn., and received a common-school education, in early life assisting his father in farming and … Read more

  Joshua B. Agnew JOSHUA B. AGNEW was born in Clarion county, Penn., May 24, 1840. His father, John Agnew, came of that sturdy Scotch-Irish family of Agnew’s, well known in this State, and was born in Centre (now Blair) county, Penn., in the year 1800. His mother was born in Lancaster county, this State, … Read more

Forest County Chapter XV  Biographical Sketches Tionesta Township and Borough of Tionesta Hickory and Harmony Township     Tionesta Township and Borough of Tionesta Agnew, Joshua B Agnew, Leonard Arner, Calvin M Ball, J. Wesley Blocher, Peter C Bovard, George W Brennan, James T Brownell, O. C. Clark, Captain C. W. Clark, Daniel W Clark, … Read more

Forest County Chapter XIV  KINGSLEY TOWNSHIP   STREAMS – POPULATION – OFFICERS ELECTED IN FEBRUARY, 1890 – THE HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP – LUMBER COMPANIES AND MILLS – VILLAGES, POST-OFFICE, INCIDENTS, ETC. KINGSLEY TOWNSHIP may be credited as the birthplace of the classic Tionesta. This river enters the township at the northeast corner, and flows … Read more

Forest County Chapter XIII  JENKS TOWNSHIP   STREAMS – MINERALS – POPULATION – OFFICERS ELECTED IN FEBRUARY, 1890 – FIRST ASSESSMENT ROLL – THE TOWNSHIP IN 1882 – DANIEL HARRINGTON’S DESCRIPTION – MISCELLANEOUS. MARIENYILLE — FIRST SETTLEMENTADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS – THE VILLAGE IN 1884-85-86 – SCHOOLS, CHURCHES. SOCIETIES, ETC. JENKS TOWNSHIP occupies a central position … Read more

Forest County Chapter XII  HOWE TOWNSHIP   STREAMS – MINERALS – POPULATION – OFFICERS ELECTED IN FEBRUARY, 1890 – ASSESSMENTS – LUMBER MANUFACTURE IN 1867 – VILLAGES – POST OFFICES – FIRES, ETC. THE Tionesta creek enters Howe township north of Foxburg, flows through the village and takes a general westerly course, entering Kingsley township … Read more

Forest County Chapter XI  HARMONY AND HICKORY TOWNSHIPS     HARMONY TOWNSHIP – TOPOGRAPHY – MINERALS – OIL WELLS – ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY, 1890 – POPULATION – VILLAGES. HICKORY TOWNSHIP – STREAMS – ELEVATIONS – POPULATION – ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY, 1890 – INDUSTRIES, ETC. – FIRE – UNITED STATES SALE OF LAND – MISCELLANEOUS HARMONY … Read more

Forest County Chapter X  BARNETT AND GREEN TOWNSHIPS     BARNETT TOWNSHIP – GENERAL DESCRIPTION – POPULATION – OFFICERS ELECTED IN FEBRUARY, 1890- OWNERS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN 1852, AND VALUE OF UNSEATED LANDS – THE PIONEERS – VILLAGES GREEN TOWNSHIP – TOPOGRAPHY – COAL BEDS – POPULATION – ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY, 1890 – VILLAGES. … Read more