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HEADER Robert F. Tarr, M.D. ROBERT F. TARR, M. D., of Kittanning, who has been engaged in medical practice there since 1902, was born Dec. 28, 1860, at Freeport, Armstrong county, and belongs to the fourth generation of his family resident in this county. Frederick Tarr, his great-grandfather, a native of Germany, on coming to … Read more
HEADER William Smith Elgin WILLIAM SMITH ELGIN, a well-known carpenter and contractor of Rural Valley, Armstrong county, was born in Cowanshannock township, this county, June 26, 1859, a son of Samuel and Isabella (Truby) Elgin. His paternal grandfather, James Elgin, born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1760, came to America in 1782. He was married … Read more
HEADER Harry L Ellenberger HARRY L. ELLENBERGER, junior member of Martin & Ellenberger, merchants of Dayton, Pa., was born at Belknap, Wayne township, Armstrong county, Aug.. 17, 1856, being a son of Gabriel S. Ellenberger. George Ellenberger, grandfather of Harry L., was born in Butler county, Pa., and moved to Wayne township, Armstrong county, locating … Read more
HEADER William Calvin Dickey WILLIAM CALVIN DICKEY, a Washington township farmer, was born July 5, 1845, on the farm where he now lives, in the log cabin built by his father, William Dickey. Archibald Dickey, his grandfather, came to this country from Ireland, settling at Gettysburg, Pa., and later came to Manorville, Armstrong county. He … Read more
HEADER John A Dickson JOHN A. DICKSON, sheet roller in the plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company, at Leechburg, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born May 17, 1870, in Indiana county, PA.,, son of Benjamin Dickson, and a grandson of Thomas Dickson. Thomas Dickson spent his life in Indiana county, Pa., where he … Read more
HEADER Jacob Diehl JACOB DIEHL, retired business man and veteran of the Civil war, Parker�s Landing, Pa., was born January 8, 1842, at Philadelphia, Pa., a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Feldtinan) Diehl. The parents of Jacob Diehl, of Parker�s Landing, were born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, and came to the United States in 1840, … Read more
HEADER D.B. Coulter D. B. COULTER, a Civil war veteran, of Apollo, was born Sept. 22, 1833, at Elderton, in Armstrong county, Pa., and is now the oldest living native of that town. He is a son of William and Sarah (Sutton) Coulter. William Coulter was born in Pennsylvania, as was his wife. His death … Read more
HEADER J.R. Coulter J. R. COULTER, farmer and justice of the peace, in South Bend township, Armstrong Co., Pa., is a native of that township, born March 15, 1855, son of Joseph T. and Eliza (Lambing) Coulter. Samuel Coulter, his grandfather, came to America from Ireland and at an early day settled near Avonmore, in … Read more
HEADER Bernard Coyle BERNARD COYLE, late of south Buffalo township, Armstrong county, was a native of that township, born Nov. 16, 1826, son of William and Sallie (McBride) Coyle. The parents were born in Ireland, and on coming to America first settled on Buffalo creek, where Mr. Coyle had a gristmill and farm. Later they … Read more
HEADER Craig Family CRAIG. The Craig family, with which Mrs. Ross is connected in the maternal line, is of Scotch extraction, but for a time sojourned in Ireland, from which country her ancestors emigrated to the then British colony of New Jersey in the year 1680. A descendent of this family, Lieut. Samuel Craig, Mrs. … Read more