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HEADER J Frank Graff Hon. J. FRANK GRAFF, part proprietor of the Buffalo Wollen Mills at Worthington, Pa., was born Aug. 12, 1857, son of Peter and Susan (Lobingier) Graff. J.Frank Graff attended the public schools at Worthington, prepared for college at Steven’s Hall, Gettysburg, Pa., and then entered Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, where he … Read more

HEADER PETER GRAFF PETER GRAFF 3d, of Worthington, Armstrong Co., Pa., proprietor of the Peter Graff Milling Company, is one of the younger members of a family whose activities in business and social circles have made the name one of the most prominent in this section. The Graff family is of German origin. In the … Read more

HEADER HENRY L. GRANTZ HENRY L. GRANTZ, of Bethel township, Armstrong county, is of German extraction, his parents, George and Hettie (Rhodes) Grantz, both having been natives of Germany. Their parents had settled first in Westmoreland county, Pa., upon coming from Germany, later moving into Armstrong county, George Grantz�s parents settling upon the farm of … Read more

HEADER John Grantz JOHN GRANTZ, late of Bethel township, Armstrong county, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 2, 1834, and died July 25, 1912. He was brought to the United States by his father, Adam Grantz, when six years old. His mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Lautenschlager, died in Germany when a young woman. … Read more

HEADER William Norris Gray WILLIAM NORRIS GRAY owns a fine farm of 133 acres in Kittanning township, Armstrong county, which includes the old Gray homestead upon which he was born May 26, 1860. The family is of New England stock. Aaron Gray, his father, was born in Kittanning township, Armstrong Co., Pa., and with the … Read more

HEADER Evan Griffith EVAN GRIFFITH (deceased) was for forth-six years prominently identified with the development of oil interests in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, at Marietta. He was born at Wayland, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1845, son of Evan and Elizabeth (Lewis) Griffith. The parents were natives of Wales and were among the pioneers in Portage … Read more

HEADER C.C. Gumbert C. C. GUMBERT, of New Bethlehem, Pa., is secretary, treasurer and manager of the Red Bank Mills (incorporated), manufacturing high-grade flour and dealing in feed and grain of all kinds. Source: Page 942, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914 Transcribed November 1998 by Kathy Zagorac … Read more

HEADER John A Hall JOHN A. HALL, a lifelong resident of Armstrong county, was for many years a farmer in North Buffalo township, recently removing to West Franklin township, where he makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. Harry W. Noble. Mr. Hall was born June 30, 1832, in what is now North Buffalo township, … Read more

HEADER B.J. Hanratty B. J. HANRATTY, Parkers Landing, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. (Note: There is no text material on this gentleman.) Source: Page 975, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914 Transcribed November 1998 by Joyce Sherry for the Armstrong County Beers Project Contributed for use by the Armstrong County … Read more

HEADER Marion Harkleroad MARION HARKLEROAD, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Cowanshannock township, was born in Plum Creek township, Armstrong Co., Pa., Sept. 5, 1846, son of George A. and Susan (Martin) Harkleroad. Christopher Harkleroad, the paternal grandfather of Marion Harkleroad, came from Bedford county, Pa., to Armstrong county in the early thirties, and … Read more