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HEADER William R Miller WILLIAM R. MILLER resides upon a farm in Bethel township, Armstrong county, which has been in the possession of his family for a period of seventy years, he having owned it for the last forty-five years, and his father before him having owned and lived upon the place for twenty-five years. … Read more
HEADER William Henry Miller WILLIAM HENRY MILLER, formerly a farmer of East Franklin township, Armstrong county, now living retired in the borough of Kittanning, where he has had his home since the spring of 1911, was born Dec. 1, 1839 in Bedford county, Pa., son of James and Eliza (Strunk) Miller. William Henry Miller, the … Read more
HEADER THOMAS WELDON MILLIGAN Â THOMAS WELDON MILLIGAN, for a few years a merchant at Worthington, Armstrong county, was born in Clearfield township, Butler Co., Pa., April 1, 1877, son of Samuel and Eliza J. (Shay) Milligan. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John Milligan, his grandfather, a native of Butler county, Pa., was for many years a resident of West … Read more
HEADER Andrew T Milliken ANDREW T. MILLIKEN, postmaster at Adrian, as well as senior member of the firm of Milliken Brothers, general merchants of that place, was born Aug. 16, 1886, in Armstrong County, Pa., son of John Milliken. John Milliken was a man of importance in his community. When he died, Jan. 16, 1911, … Read more
HEADER Minich Family MINICH FAMILY- The Minich family has long been associated with this section of Pennsylvania, and many of its representatives have made their homes in upper Armstrong county and the adjoining portion of Jefferson county for years. Peter Minich, the grandfather of Jacob Minich, of Ringgold township, Jefferson county, was born in Northumberland … Read more
HEADER Joseph Warren Minteer JOSEPH WARREN MINTEER, general merchant at Craigsville, Armstrong Co., Pa., at which place he is postmaster, was born in West Franklin township, Armstrong county, Nov. 15, 1881, son of James Nicholson and Matilda (Hindman) Minteer. William Minteer, the great-grandfather, was born in Ireland, as was his wife, Mary Nicholson. They were … Read more
HEADER James H Minteer JAMES HARVEY MINTEER, who has followed farming all his life in West Franklin township, Armstrong county, is a descendant of an old and representative pioneer family of this section. William and Mary (Nicholson) Minteer, his grandparents, were natives of Ireland, of Scotch-Irish descent, and in 1813 settled in what is now … Read more
HEADER Thomas T Meredith THOMAS THORETT MEREDITH, merchant and postmaster at Widnoon, Armstrong Co., Pa., is the proprietor of the largest general store in the county outside of Kittanning. He was born in Madison township, April 22, 1864, son of Thomas and Margaret (Rhodes) Meredith. Owen Meredith, his grandfather, was a native of Chester county, … Read more
HEADER Frederick W Meyers FREDERICK W. MEYERS, farmer and merchant, residing at Idaho, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born Oct. 19, I862, at Sodom, Allegheny Co., Pa., son of Frederick and Ernestina (Hartman) Meyers. Frederick Meyers and his wife were born in Germany, and they came to America on a slow-going old sailing vessel which consumed … Read more
HEADER Elmer J Mickey ELMER J. MICKEY, proprietor of the Valley Mills, at Freeport, Armstrong county, is engaged in the manufacture of high-grade brands of flour. He is one of the best known millers in this section of Pennsylvania, having followed the business at various points, and he has gained his high position in the … Read more