John Gilpin

HEADER John Gilpin DR. JOHN GILPIN was the first of his name in Kittanning-a name that has been kept in prominence there ever since his day by his son, John Gilpin, and grandson, Oliver W. Gilpin, in turn, the former one of the foremost attorneys of Armstrong county bar in his time, the latter now … Read more

Glenn Family

HEADER Glenn Family Glenn. The Glenns, who lived in the northeastern part of Armstrong county, in the vicinity of Dayton, were descendants of John Glenn, A native of Ireland, who came from the land of his birth when eighteen years old and settled in Chester county, Pa. He married Mary Borland, by whom he had … Read more

Joseph W Glenn

HEADER Joseph W Glenn JOSEPH W. GLENN, florist and seed dealer of Kittanning, Armstrong county, was born Feb. 10, 1857, in Manor township, this county, where the family has been settled for three quarters of a century. The Glenns are of Irish extraction. Mr. Glenn’s great-grandfather was one of five brothers, natives of the North … Read more

Edward Sullivain Golden

HEADER Edward Sullivain Golden EDWARD SULLIVAIN GOLDEN, for thirty years one of the eminent practitioners at the bar of Armstrong county, made a name which for years was an honor to the legal profession all over western Pennsylvania. A resident of Kittanning from boyhood, his live interest in the welfare of the borough made him … Read more

Horatio Lee Golden

HEADER Horatio Lee Golden   HORATIO LEE GOLDEN, attorney at law, was born in Kittanning borough in a house about one the site of his present office, on the north side of Market street, near the “Hotel Alexander,” on the 13th day of October, 1860. He is the eldest son of the late Edward S. … Read more

George Merchan Fox

HEADER George Merchan Fox GEORGE MERCHAN FOX (deceased) had the oldest undertaking business in Kittanning and was engaged in that line for over thirty years. He was a native of Leechburg, Armstrong County , born Oct 2, 1836 son of George and Alice (Hilderbrand)Fox. His grandfather John Fox , came from Germany and made his … Read more

William B. Daugherty

HEADER PHILIP FOX             PETER FOX, a much respected citizen of Mahoning township, Armstrong county, has lived on his present farm there for thirty years and has been a resident of the county for forty years.  He is a native of Germany, born June 29, 1834, in Hessen-Darmstadt, son of John and Elizabeth (Kline) Fox, … Read more

William C Frantz

HEADER William C Frantz WILLIAM C. FRANTZ, overseer of the poor in south Buffalo township, Armstrong county, was born May 23, 1853, in the township which is his home, son of Jacob and Agnes (Forrester) Frantz. Isaac Frantz, his grandfather, was an old Indian fighter who lost his life in an Indian outbreak in the … Read more

Frederick, Rev. T.J.

HEADER Rev. T.J. Frederick REV. T. J. FREDERICK, a minister active in the work of the Lutheran church for many years, residing on his valuable farm of 100 acres, situated in Kiskiminetas township, Armstrong county, Pa., is ranked with the largest fruit growers in his part of the State. He was born May 2, 1847, … Read more

Francis M Fries

HEADER Francis M Fries FRANCIS M. FRIES, proprietor of the Kittanning daily and weekly Times, and a man of remarkable attainments, whose life work is being accomplished under the unusual disability of blindness, was born Oct. 8, 1867, at Mahoning Furnace, Armstrong Co., Pa., son of Matthias and Anna M. (Marshall) Fries. Matthias Fries was … Read more