William T. Heilman

HEADER WILLIAM T. HEILMAN             WILLIAM T. HEILMAN, a farmer of Manor township, was born April 5, 1859, in Kittanning township, Armstrong county, son of William and Margaret (Iseman) Heilman.  The father was a farmer all his life.             William T. Heilman attended public school in Bethel township, this county, following with a course in … Read more

Jacob F Held

HEADER Jacob F. Held JACOB F. HELD, who owns a farm of 120 acres in Bethel township, Armstrong county, is a native of Germany but has lived in this neighborhood from childhood. He was born Sept. 11, 1847, at Stuttgart, son of David and Christina (Held) Held, his parents being distantly related. David Held was … Read more

Henry B Henderson

HEADER Henry B Henderson HENRY B. HENDERSON, now serving his fourth term as register and recorder of Armstrong county, a prominent member of the Republican party and a successful agriculturist, is a son of Brice and Martha Jane (Woodward) Henderson, the former a well-known citizen of Armstrong county in his day, the latter a member … Read more

Thomas J Henry

HEADER Thomas J Henry THOMAS J. HENRY, M. D., physician and surgeon, was born in Apollo Nov. 3, 1858. His early education was secured in the public and select schools of Apollo and at Eldersridge Academy. Before taking up medical work he taught school in Apollo and was principal of the Franklin school at Conemaugh, … Read more

William M. Herche

HEADER William M. Herche WILLIAM M. HERCHE (deceased) was one of the pioneers of Parker’s Landing, born Dec. 10, 1837, in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, son of Henry Herche. William M. Herche came to this country in 1855, and upon his arrival located at Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pa., which continued to be his home until 1871. During … Read more

Miles W Hetrick

HEADER Miles W Hetrick MILES W. HETRICK, who follows the occupation of farming in Madison township, is a son of George L. and Elizabeth (Truitt) Hetrick. Jacob Hetrick, his grandfather, was a native of Germany, and settled in what is now Mahoning township, Armstrong county, upon his arrival in this country. He cleared a farm … Read more

Heiner Family

HEADER Heiner Family HEINER The Heiner family has been one of the most influential in Kittanning from its earliest days as a white settlement, and as the descendants and heirs of Gen. Daniel Brodhead the association dates back even further. Its present representatives in the borough, the brothers Hon. William G. Heiner and Hon. Daniel … Read more

Robert E Gosser

HEADER Robert E Gosser ROBERT E. GOSSER, of Leechburg, Armstrong county, where he is engaged as sheet roller at the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company�s plant, is a son of Daniel Gosser, the leading grocer of that borough, ad was born July 29, 1873, in Gilpin township, near Leechburg. Adam Gosser, his great-grandfather, moved … Read more

George A Gourley

HEADER George A Gourley GEORGE A. GOURLEY, deceased, for many years a farmer and merchant of Rural Valley, was born near Saltsburg, Indiana Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1821, son of John and Martha (Scott) Gourley. Samuel Gourley, his grandfather, was born in Ireland, and came to Westmoreland county, Pa., at a very early date, there … Read more

Hon. Edmund D. Graff

HEADER Hon. Edmund D. Graff HON. EDMUND D. GRAFF, late of Worthington, was a man of large business interests, political prominence and individual character. He was born at Worthington in 1846, son of Peter and Susan (Lobingier) Graff, and always maintained his home in Armstrong county. John Graff, his grandfather, was born in 1763, in … Read more