Armstrong County

HEADER Chapter 39 Sugar Creek Township Greatly reduced in area – Numerous Pioneers – Many Mills of Olden Time – Franklin Village -“Orrsville”- Religious – Midway Church – St. Patrick’s, The Oldest Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania – Schools – Population – Geology Sugar Creek Township at the present time is but a small remnant … Read more

HEADER Chapter 40 Washington Township FORMATION-FIRST LANDOWNERS-“OLD MARTIN JOHN HOUSE”-INDUSTRIES OF OTHER DAYS-“VAN BUREN”-WATTERSONVILLE-WEST MAHONING-CHURCHES-NATURAL GAS-SCHOOLS-POPULATION AND OCCUPATIONS In the formation of this township in 1858 Sugar Creek was deprived of a considerable amount of territory. The first petition to divide the townships failed and another one substituted the same year was passed. The first … Read more

HEADER Chapter 41 East Franklin Township DIVISION-SETTLEMENT-MILLS AND FURNACES-WALKCHALK-ADRIAN-COWANSVILLE-TARRTOWN-FURNACE RUN-WEST KITTANNING-APPLEWOLD-WEST MOSGROVE-CHURCHES-SCHOOLS-POPULATION-GEOLOGY The history of the origin of East Franklin township is practically identical with that of West Franklin, so we will commence this sketch with the events occurring after the separation of the two in 1868. Like its twin upon the west, this township … Read more

HEADER Beers Historical Record Volume I Chapter 42 West Franklin Township By a division of portions of Buffalo and Sugar Creek townships in 1830 the township of Franklin was formed, and in 1868 it was further divided into East and West Franklin. The dimensions of the latter are 26 1/4 square miles. At the first … Read more

HEADER Chapter 43 North Buffalo Township PART OF OLD BUFFALO TOWNSHIP – SETTLEMENT – EARLY MILLS – CHURCHES – SCHOOLS – POPULATION – GEOLOGICAL The remnant that was left of Buffalo township after Franklin had been taken from it was divided in 1847 into North and South Buffalo. At the first election after the division … Read more

HEADER Chapter 44 South Buffalo Township REDUCED IN SIZE – INDIAN RAIDS – NOTED PIONEERS – MILLS AND MANUFACTURES – CLINTON – MCVILL – SLATE LICK – OLDEST CHURCH IN THE COUNTY – SLATE LICK CLASSICAL INSTITUTE – CHURCHES – ONLY CUMBERLAND CHURCH IN THE COUNTY – FIRST MASONIC LODGE – SCHOOLHOUSES – POPULATION – … Read more

HEADER Margaret (Truby) Irwin MRS. MARGARET (TRUBY) IRWIN, of Freeport, Armstrong county, is the widow of John R. Irwin, a notably successful construction engineer, and a descendant of the Truby and Murphy families, whose connection with the early history of this section may well be a matter of pride to their posterity. John Truby, Mrs. … Read more

HEADER William W Irwin PROF. WILLIAM W. IRWIN, superintendent of the public schools of Ford City, Armstrong County, Pa., was born May 27, 1875, in Butler county, Pa., son of John T. and Louisa (Thompson) Irwin. John T. Irwin was born in Butler county, as was his wife. In 1862 he enlisted in Company F, … Read more

HEADER Albert Lee Iseman ALBERT LEE ISEMAN, business man of Freeport, was born Sept. 11, 1868, in Armstrong county, a son of Andrew and Mary Ann (Grinder) Iseman, The founders of the Iseman and Grinder families came from Germany to the United States at an early day, settling in the Eastern States. Andrew Iseman was … Read more

HEADER Hugh F Iseman HUGH F. ISEMAN, dairyman and farmer of Manor township, was born Dec. 27, 1866, at Kittanning, Pa., son of Jacob and Sarah (Gallaher) Iseman. After a course in the Manor district school, Hugh F. Iseman attended school at Kittanning, and until he was twenty-two years old worked on his father’s farm. … Read more