Nathan Zipfel

HEADER William I Barr WILLIAM I. BARR was born and reared upon the farm in West Franklin township, Armstrong county, where he now resides, and is a member of one of the old families of this section of Pennsylvania. James Barr, his great-grandfather, was born in Lancaster county, Pa., in 1749, of Scotch-Irish parentage. Prior … Read more

HEADER ELLS PRITNER BARRETT               ELLS PRITNER BARRETT, of South Bethlehem, Armstrong County, coal miner, was born in Madison township, this county, Aug. 17, 1872, son of Daniel W. and Emeline (Duncan) Barrett, both natives of Armstrong county.              William Barrett, his grandfather, was born near Ore Hill Furnace, Armstrong county, and followed the … Read more

HEADER JOHN R. BARNHART JOHN R. BARNHART, of Worthington, Armstrong county, has been engaged in the blacksmith business in West Franklin township for the last twenty years, having had a shop at Craigsville for ten years before he came to Worthington, in 1902. He is serving his second term as justice of the peace of … Read more

HEADER Burton L Barnhart BURTON L. BARNHART, whose beautiful home at Kaylor, “Maple Hill,” is one of the finest in all that portion of Armstrong county, is extensively interested in oil and gas operations in that region, supplying gas to Kaylor and to the surrounding territory for a radius of five miles. He belongs to … Read more

HEADER Sloan Banks SLOAN BANKS, of Bethel township, Armstrong county, at present serving as member of the board of school directors, was born Feb. 14, 1864, in Kittanning township, this county, son of John and Nancy (McLaughlin) Banks. The father, who was born in Allegheny, Pa., was of Scotch-English descent, his father, John M. Bank, … Read more

HEADER John A Balsiger JOHN A. BALSIGER, sheet roller in the great works of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company, at Leechburg, was born April 6, 1870, in Madison township, Armstrong County, Pa., son of George A. Balsiger and grandson of Samuel Balsiger. His great-grandfather was born in Germany, and after emigrating with his … Read more

HEADER ANDREW C. BAILEY ANDREW C. BAILEY, contractor, of Manor Township, Armstrong County, was born October 24, 1860, in that township, son of Jackson and Jane (Bailey) Bailey. Richard Bailey, his grandfather, married a Miss Johnson.  He was born in Center County, PA, and later came to Armstrong County, arriving here about one hundred years … Read more