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HEADER William M Knepshield WILLIAM M. KNEPSHIELD has been a lifelong resident of Burrell township, where he owns a fine farm of 200 acres. His family is of German origin, his great-grandfather Barnhard Knepshield having been a native of Germany. He belonged to a fine family and was educated in the Catholic priesthood, but the … Read more

HEADER John P Knell JOHN P. KNELL, a resident of Burrell township who has been engaged as engineer by the Philadelphia Gas Company for thirteen years and also has a farm in the township, was born there Feb. 2, 1878, and is a son of John and Sophia Ellen (Woodside) Knell. John Knell, the father, … Read more

HEADER August Klose AUGUST KLOSE, of Ford City, Armstrong county, justice of the peace and real estate dealer, formerly proprietor of the “Monroe House,” has not been a resident of that section for long, but he is nevertheless well and favorably known there. He is a native of Schleisien, Gerrmany, born March 31, 1855, son … Read more

HEADER William D Klingensmith WILLIAM D. KLINGENSMITH has been a lifelong resident of Bethel township, Armstrong county, where he is a successful farmer. He was born there May 21, 1852, son of Henry Klingensmith, who also passed his entire life in Bethel township. The Klingensmiths are of German extraction. Henry Klingensmith, born Feb. 12, 1811, … Read more

HEADER Uriah S Klingensmith URIAH S. KLINGENSMITH, a resident of Logansport, in Bethel township, Armstrong county, justice of the peace, a man of high standing in all circles and of unquestioned business ability, was born Sept. 21, 1854, in Gilpin township, this county, son of Abraham Klingensmith. The Klingensmith family is of German extraction. Peter … Read more

HEADER Thomas M Klingensmith THOMAS M. KLINGENSMITH, a farmer of Gilpin township, Armstrong county, was born in that township Jan. 28, 1854, a son of Henry W. and Esther (Myers) Klingensmith. His paternal great-grandfather, who came to western Pennsylvania from Germany, was the founder of the family in this country. Adam Klingensmith, son of the … Read more

HEADER Klingensmith Family Peter Klingensmith, grandfather of Mrs. Eli Darbaker, died Aug, 22, 1840, aged fifty-nine years, seven months. He married Catherine Wanamaker, who died March 5, 1864, aged over seventy-six years. They had the following family of children: Henry (the eldest) Samuel, Peter, Joseph, Isaac, Annie, Barbara, Esther and Elizabeth. Henry Klingensmith, son of … Read more

HEADER JEREMIAH KLINGENSMITH JEREMIAH KLINGENSMITH, one of the leading citizens of Gilpin township, Armstrong county, where he is now engaged in the cider and feed business, has been active in that locality in various other connections and is a man whose worth is universally recognized. He was born Sept. 9, 1861, in what is now … Read more

HEADER John A Klingensmith JOHN A. KLINGENSMITH, of Mateer, Armstrong County, general merchant, belongs to a family of successful business men who have made the name well and favorably known throughout this section. He was born Nov. 22, 1868, in Parks township, this county, son of Josiah W. Klingensmith, grandson of Adam Klingensmith and great-grandson … Read more

HEADER Josiah W. Klingensmith JOSIAH W. KLINGENSMITH, one of the best known citizens of Parks township, Armstrong County, was born there June 20, 1841; on the farm where he now lives. The Klingensmith family is of German origin, and was founded in this country by Peter Klingensmith, great-grandfather of Josiah W. Klingensmith, who on coming … Read more