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HEADER Anthony Doverspike ANTHONY DOVERSPIKE, deceased, was a farmer and lumberman in Mahoning and Red Bank townships, this county, throughout his active years, and was one of the most enterprising business men of his section. He was much interested in the building of what is commonly called the Shawmut road through this section, and was … Read more
HEADER Ezra L Doverspike EZRA L. DOVERSPIKE, a successful farmer of Mahoning township, Armstrong county, belongs to one of the first settled families of that section, his paternal grandfather, John T. Doverspike, having settled in what is now Mahoning township in the year 1816. He purchased 240 acres of land, part of which is the … Read more
HEADER George W Doverspike GEORGE W. DOVERSPIKE, deceased, whose long years of activity in the banking circles of Kittanning made him one of the most widely known business men of Armstrong county, was one of its native-born citizens. He was born on his father’s farm on Mahoning creek in Mahoning township, March 1, 1884, son … Read more
HEADER GEORGE BOYD DOVERSPIKE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GEORGE BOYD DOVERSPIKE, a general merchant of Oakland, has been proprietor of a store there since 1893, and during this time has become a popular and successful business man. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â His paternal grandfather was John Doverspike, a native of eastern Pennsylvania, who spent a short time in Butler … Read more
HEADER Isaac D Doverspike ISAAC D. DOVERSPIKE, deceased, was born Feb. 6, 1842, in Mahoning township, this county, son of Daniel and Margaret (Beck) Doverspike, and died Sept. 16, 1911. A man of large and varied interests, all his affairs were conducted on a liberal basis that came to be regarded as characteristic of him … Read more
HEADER Ivan Dalton Doverspike IVAN DALTON DOVERSPIKE, youngest son of the late Isaac D. Doverspike, has inherited and acquired interests in western Pennsylvania which place him, though still a young man, among the important business factors in his section. He is regarded as one of the future leaders in his special field of operation, for … Read more
HEADER Edwin F Dunlap EDWIN F. DUNLAP, hardware merchant, and plumbing, tinning and roofing contractor, at Parker’s Landing, Pa., was born at Lowellville, Mahoning Co., Ohio, Aug. 22, 1852, son of Jesse L. and Mary (Johnston) Dunlap. Jesse L. Dunlap and his wife were born in Lawrence county, Pa. He is a mining engineer and … Read more
HEADER John James Dunmire JOHN JAMES DUNMIRE, who is engaged in general farming in Rayburn township and also owns and operates a coal mine upon his farm, is one of the leading citizens of that township, where he has been honored with various public positions. Mr. Dunmire was born May 2, 1863, in Valley township, … Read more
HEADER ECKMAN ECKMAN. The Eckmans are justly numbered among those substantial residents of Armstrong county thoroughly representative of the best class. This family was founded in Pennsylvania early in the history of the colony, and its various members assisted in the development of the mighty Commonwealth. The earlier way of spelling the name was �Eakman�, … Read more
HEADER Leonard Egly LEONARD EGLY carries on general farming in Kittanning township, Armstrong county, and also has a coal bank on his farm. He has held local offices, and is very well known in his section, where he has resided for years. Mr. Egly was born Oct. 7, 1839, in Allegheny county, Pa., son of … Read more