William B. Daugherty

HEADER JOHN FLENNER   JOHN FLENNER, postmaster and merchant, Cowanshannock, Armstrong county.   Source:  Page 875.  Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J. H. Beers & Co., 1914 Transcribed April 2002 by James R. Hindman for the Armstrong County Beers Project Contributed for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/) Armstrong County … Read more

Charles E Foringer

HEADER Charles E Foringer CHARLES E. FORINGER, a general merchant at Kaylor, Armstrong county Pa., was born at that place Oct. 20, 1871, son of Joseph Foringer and a grandson of Devalt Foringer. The grandfather came to Armstrong county in an early day. Joseph Foringer, father of Charles E., was born within one mile of … Read more

Foster Family

HEADER Foster Family FOSTER. The Foster family is one of Irish extraction orginally, although for several generations its members have played an important part in the history of Pennsylvania, to which the founder came before the organization of Armstrong county. The family is a large one, its representatives being found in various localities, and they … Read more

Alexander Foster

HEADER Alexander Foster   ALEXANDER FOSTER was one of the earliest pioneers of Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, Pa., and among his descendants may be found the oldest residents of Rural Valley, Pa. The family is of Scotch-Irish extraction and in earlier days the orthography was Forrester. The three generations of this family belonging to Armstrong … Read more

James Alexander Foster

HEADER James Alexander Foster JAMES ALEXANDER FOSTER, business man of Parkers Landing, Armstrong county, was born in Indiana county, Pa., Nov. 23, 1856, son of Evan C. and Elizabeth (Kephart) Foster. His grandfather was born in England, and came to the United States with his wife and children, locating in Williamsport, Pa., where he died. … Read more

William Nelson Foulis

HEADER William Nelson Foulis WILLIAM NELSON FOULIS, a druggist, in the Third ward, Kittanning, Armstrong county, has been associated with that line of business in Kittanning for a number of years and opened his present store in 1909. He was born in Kittanning Aug. 3, 1874, son of James Foulis. James Foulis, the father, was … Read more

Scott Willard Furnee

HEADER Scott Willard Furnee SCOTT WILLARD FURNEE, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE FIRM OF Furnee & Kennerdell of Kittanning, the leading dealers in wall paper, stationery, books, etc., in that borough, has been in business there for over forty years and is well known in social connections, being one of the most prominent members of the … Read more

John Dinger

HEADER John Dinger JOHN DINGER, a retired farmer, of Oak Ridge, Armstrong county, was born in Red Bank township, this county, May 10, 1844. He is a representative type of those farmers whose steadfastness and energy have done much to make agriculture profitable and worthy. Michael Dinger, his grandfather, was born in the State of … Read more

Edwin L Dively

HEADER Edwin L Dively EDWIN L. DIVELY, an attorney at law until recently located at Apollo, was born April 22, 1878, in Altoona, Pa., a son of A. V. and Mollie (Shoenfelt) Dively. The father is a well-known lawyer in active practice at Altoona. The original ancestor of the Dively family in America came from … Read more

John Martin Dosch, Sr.

HEADER John Martin Dosch, Sr. JOHN MARTIN DOSCH, Sr., who has occupied his present home at No. 218 South McKean street, Kittanning, for over fifty years, is a native of Germany, born Nov. 16, 1827. When four years old he was brought by his parents to America. His father dying shortly after the family arrived … Read more