…bringing our past into the future
Nathan Zipfel 
WAYNE TOWNSHIP William W. Caldwell enlisted August 23, 1862, in Co. K, 155th Pa. Vol. Inf.; discharged May, 1863. Ephriam Morrow enlisted May 15, 1861, in Co. K, Pa. Reserves, “Buck Trail Regt.,” and was transferred in November, 1861, to the U. S. Signal Corps; was discharged June 17, 1864. William T. McFarland enlisted … Read more
ISAAC WARNER Isaac Warner was born in Loudon county, Virginia, May 16, 1800, and came to this county with his parents, who settled in Kiskiminetas township, where his widow now lives, in August, 1808. He married in 1828, Elizabeth Scott, who was born January 10, 1806, in County Tyrone, Ireland. Her parents, Andrew and Jane … Read more
VALLEY TOWNSHIP Ernest Miller enlisted September 7, 1861, Co. B, ______ Pa. regt.; discharged for disability October 15, 1863, at Chester Hill. Jesse F. Hyskell enlisted June 28, 1861, at Camp Wright, Pennsylvania, in Co. F, 9th Pa. Reserves; discharged May 12, 1864, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; wounded ijn lege severely at battle of Antietam, … Read more
The Truitt Family Thomas Truitt, from whom sprang the Truitt family of Madison township, was born in New Jersey, in 1789, and came to this county about 1800, with his father, Parker Truitt. The latter did not long remain here, moving to the State of Indiana. Thomas Truitt was in the war of 1812, and, … Read more
Chapter 14 Manor Part 3 Among the first, if not the very first, white settlers on the southern part of the Manor were William Green and his sons, James, John and Samuel, who emigrated from Fayette county, in the spring of 1787, and took up their abode above the mouth of Crooked creek, on what … Read more
Chapter 13 Cowanshannock It�s Organization in 1848— First Officers— Indian Purchase Line of 1768—The Original Land Warrants— Timothy Pickering & Co.�s Tracts— An Ancient Earthwork— Relics— Land Disputes Settled by Arbitration— Village of Atwood— U.P. Church— Green Oak— Town of Bradford— St. John�s Lutheran Church— Dunkard Church— An Early Day Indian Encounter— Example of the … Read more
Chapter 12, Section 7 Madison Geological. The general geological feature of this township, as given to the writer by W. G. Platt, are: Only Lower Productive rocks make the uplands. The lower part of the deep valleys, which skirt the township, are composed of conglomerate and subconglomerate rocks. The Upper Freeport coal is represented only … Read more
Chapter 12 Madison Footnotes 1. McCabe. 2. See Pine township. 3. See Mahoning township. 4. See Orrsville. 5. The operations of this company ceased. 6. See borough of Kittanning. 7. See Cowanshannock township. 8. Townsend Ward�s Walk to Darby. 9. 1 Binney, 166. 10. The Commonwealth vs. Tench Coxe, 4 Dallas, 170. 11. See … Read more
Chapter 12, Section 6 Madison Red Bank postoffice, C. Shunk, postmaster, was established here May 13, 1842. It was changed to Kellersburgh, February 24, 1871; David Grant postmaster. Keller laid out on the parcel which he had purchase the town of Kellersburgh, consisting of twenty-three lots, thirteen of which are on the east and ten … Read more
Chapter 12, Section 5 Madison One of the earliest occupants of Holland lands in this township was Philip Essex, who was first assessed in Toby township, with one cow, at $10, in 1806; the next year with 200 acres “imp.,” and one cow, at $36, and thereafter with 100 acres “imp.,” and one cow for … Read more