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HEADER Bertram L Willard BERTRAM L. WILLARD, closely associated with the building interests of Armstrong county as a contractor and builder, and one of the public-spirited citizens of Kittanning, was born in this city, April 26, 1875, son of Smith and Elizabeth Willard. Smith Willard had three children: Bertram L.; Pearl, wife of W. G. … Read more

HEADER Amos M Willison AMOS M. WILLISON, who is engaged in the general merchandise business at Kellersburg, Pa., was born in Mahoning township, Armstrong county, April 20, 1854, son of William and Priscilla ( Buzzard ) Willison, both natives of Pennsylvania. William Willison was among the pioneers of Mahoning township, where he owned 184 acres … Read more

HEADER W. Fred Turner W. FRED TURNER, member of the firm of S. Turner & Son, merchants, at Freeport, Armstrong county, Pa., was born April 28, 1864, at that borough, son of Samuel and Margaret Jane (Clark) Turner, a grandson of Samuel Turner. Samuel Turner came to Armstrong county in 1836 and located at Leechburg, … Read more

HEADER Thomas Turner THOMAS TURNER, farmer and dairyman, of Kiskiminetas township, was born March 7, 1872, in Pittsburgh, Pa., son of Gilbert and Georgiana (Chevers) Turner. The parents were natives of Somersetshire, England. Gilbert Turner was a carpenter and contractor. Settling in Pittsburgh, he erected his family residence there at a cost of $700, on … Read more

HEADER WILLIAM UMBURN                WILLIAM UMBURN, of Bethel township, Armstrong county, superintendent of the plant of the Philadelphia Gas Company, Station No. 3, at Banks Farm, is a native of Somerset county, Pa., where the Umburns settled many years ago.  His grandfather, Henry L. Umburn, was a farmer in that county.  He was of … Read more

HEADER John M Upperman JOHN M. UPPERMAN, who has long been settled as a farmer in Boggs township, has passed all his life in Armstrong county. He was born Jan. 2, 1852, at Buffalo Furnace, in West Franklin township, son of John and Eliza (Hull) Upperman, the former a native of Germany, where his father … Read more

HEADER HIRAM VANDYKE HIRAM VANDYKE is one of the largest landowners of South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, where he lives on the old homestead on which he was born March 20, 1836. He has passed all but a few years of his life there. Mr. Vandyke is descended from Thomas Vandyke of Amsterdam, Holland, who … Read more

HEADER Walker Family WALKER. The Walkers may justly be numbered with the old and substantial families of Pennsylvania, in many sections of which State its representatives may be found, and they follow the peaceful pursuits of agriculture as well as professional lives. Benjamin Walker, grandfather of the members of this family of whom mention is … Read more

HEADER Edward S Walker EDWARD S. WALKER, lifelong resident of Bethel township, Armstrong county, where he is profitably engaged in general farming, was born there Jan. 16, 1866, son of Samuel and Sarah (Guthrie) Walker, both of whom are now deceased. Samuel Walker, formerly of Burrell township, this county, was born in that township in … Read more

HEADER Gustavus Adolphus Walker GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS WALKER, a prominent attorney at law and one of the distinguished citizens of Kittanning, was born at Sykesville, Jefferson Co., Pa., Dec. 14, 1879, a son of Frederick and Christina (Zufall) Walker. Frederick Walker was born in Germany, and came to the United States with his parents in 1847. … Read more