Harvey N. Snyder

HEADER HARVEY N. SNYDER HARVEY N. SNYDER, one of the leading attorneys of Kittanning, one whose connection with matters of jurisprudence in Armstrong county has been long and honorable, was born Sept. 29, 1846, in Brady township, Butler Co., Pa. He is a son of Zephaniah and Rachel (Kennedy) Snyder, grandson of Conrad Snyder, and … Read more

Jacob Shoup

HEADER Jacob Shoup JACOB SHOUP, retired farmer, living in South Bend township, Armstrong County, Pa., was born June 6, 1830, in Plum Creek township, this county, son of John and Sarah (Frantz) Shoup. Grandfather Henry Shoup was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His wife was born in Holland. John Shoup was born in Maryland, … Read more

Harmon Schultz

HEADER HARMON SCHULTZ               HARMON SHULTZ, a farmer, residing on his tract of five acres situated on the Kittanning road one mile south of the Brady�s Bend road, in Brady�s Bend township, owns also two other pieces of farm property, nine acres in Sugar Creek township, and forty-three acres which he recently purchased.  He … Read more

Shumaker Family

HEADER Shumaker Family The representatives of the Shumaker family are among the most respected residents of that section of Armstrong county comprising Mahoning township and the neighboring territory, where they have been settled for a century. These Shumakers are descendants of John Shumaker, a native of Germany, who came to America some time before the … Read more

David Shumaker

HEADER David Shumaker DAVID SHUMAKER, of Mahoning township, belongs to one of the most prominent families of that part of Armstrong county, and is himself a creditable member of the same. He was born in Mahoning township Nov. 19, 1844, son of Joseph and Catherine (Baughman) Shumaker, grandson of Philip Shumaker, and great-grandson of John … Read more

Edgar Kimmel Shumaker, M. D.

HEADER Edgar Kimmel Shumaker, M. D. EDGAR KIMMEL SHUMAKER, M. D., only son of Dr. Philip W. and Susie (Kimmel) Shumaker, was born at Oakland, this county, March 14, 1879. He was educated in the public schools of New Bethlehem, at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., in the Pharmaceutical department of the University of Pittsburgh, from … Read more

Isaac E Shumaker

HEADER Isaac E Shumaker ISAAC E. SHUMAKER, of Madison township, Armstrong county, is one of the best known men in the northern part of Armstrong county, and a prominent representative of a substantial old family which has been settled in that section for a century. He is a great grandson of John Shumaker, a native … Read more

Philip W. Shumaker

HEADER Philip W. Shumaker, M. D. PHILIP W. SHUMAKER, M. D., who is a practicing physician of New Bethlehem, Pa., is a descendant of an old and respected family of western Pennsylvania, members of which have taken part in the several wars of America, giving valuable service to their country, and being representative citizens in … Read more

William A Shuster

HEADER William A Shuster WILLIAM A. SHUSTER, superintendent of the works of the Pittsburgh Shovel Company, at Leechburg, Pa., was born at New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pa., Sept. 25, 1865, son of James H. Shuster. Malachi Shuster, the grandfather of William Shuster, and the first of the family to settle at New Brighton, Pa., was … Read more

George W Simpson

HEADER George W Simpson GEORGE W. SIMPSON, a lifelong resident and well-known farmer of Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, was born on the farm where he now resides, Aug. 21, 1857, son of David and Jane (Simpson) Simpson. John Simpson, his paternal grandfather, was a native of Indiana county, Pa., and early became a pioneer in … Read more