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HEADER D.H. King D. H. KING owns a valuable tract of 182 acres in Madison township, located a half mile north of Kellersburg, Pa. Mr. King was born Aug. 5, 1860 in Valley township, this county, son of John and Sarah (Hollabaugh) King, of Pine township, who had a family of six children. John King … Read more
HEADER Harvey M King HARVEY M. KING, sheet roller with the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company, at Leechburg, Pa., was born at the King homestead in Gilpin township, Armstrong county, son of J. George King, a grandson of Conrad King and great-grandson of Peter King. Peter King lived in Bremen, Germany, and was a … Read more
HEADER James Wesley King Hon. James Wesley King, President Judge of Armstrong county, has attained a degree of distinction in his profession which is adding prestige to a name honored in Armstrong county for generations. He was born here Sept. 29, 1859, on the old King farm in Burrell township belonging to his father, and … Read more
HEADER A Walker Kinter A. WALKER KINTER, member of the firm of Kinter & Beck, merchants of Dayton, was born in that borough March 30, 1874, son of Robert C. and Margaret (Walker) Kinter. The paternal great-grandfather of A. Walker Kinter resided at Georgeville, Pa., where his death occurred. He was a farmer, owning considerable … Read more
HEADER Robert W Kirkpatrick ROBERT W. KIRKPATRICK was born Sept. 5, 1862, on the farm where he now resides in Cowanshannock township, and the family had been in Armstrong county since 1798, when his great-grandfather, James Kirkpatrick, settled here. The Kirkpatricks are of Scotch-Irish origin. James Kirkpatrick was born in Cumberland county, Pa., and thence … Read more
HEADER George K Kline GEORGE K. KLINE, of Kittanning, undertaker and funeral director, now devotes himself entirely to his business interests, though for a number of years he was a practicing dentist. His father, the late Dr. Martin L. Kline, was one of the most successful dentists of the borough until an accident to his … Read more
HEADER Josiah W. Klingensmith JOSIAH W. KLINGENSMITH, one of the best known citizens of Parks township, Armstrong County, was born there June 20, 1841; on the farm where he now lives. The Klingensmith family is of German origin, and was founded in this country by Peter Klingensmith, great-grandfather of Josiah W. Klingensmith, who on coming … Read more
HEADER Charles James Jessop CHARLES JAMES JESSOP, M. D., founder and organizer of the Kittanning General Hospital, at Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pa., a physician and surgeon of eminence, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 2, 1851. The Jessop family, from which he is descended, was among the earliest settlers in America. There are as many … Read more
HEADER William R Johnston WILLIAM R. JOHNSTON, of Sagamore, Pa., farmer and justice of the peace, was born in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, Dec. 1, 1848, son of Andrew and Rebecca (Mahon) Johnston. John Johnston, his grandfather, a native of Ireland, became one of the pioneers of Plum Creek township, where he bought about … Read more
HEADER D O Kamerer D.O. KAMERER, a farmer of Sugar Creek township, Armstrong County, Pa., was born in Fairview township, Butler county, Pa., April 1, 1875, son of William Kamerer. Daniel Kamerer, his grandfather, was a pioneer of Butler county. William Kamerer was born in Butler county where he was reared and educated. During the … Read more