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HEADER C. C. CRAIG C. C. CRAIG has a general store in Madison township, at Hawkville, on the Lawsonham and Widnoon road, where he has been doing business since 1908. Mr. Craig�s parents, George W. (Jr.) and Margaret J. (Paine) Craig, also made their home in Madison township, on the road just mentioned; the father … Read more
HEADER OBADIAH CRATTY OBADIAH CRATTY (deceased), formerly of Parker�s Landing, Armstrong County, was born in September 1835, in Westmoreland County, PA, son of William and Elizabeth (Henchew) Cratty, who were natives of Westmoreland and Butler counties, respectively. Obadiah Cratty received a thorough education in the public schools of Westmoreland County and at Witherspoon Institute, Butler, … Read more
HEADER Crosby Family CROSBY. The Crosby family has been creditably represented in Armstrong county, the late Judge Samuel M. Crosby, of the borough of Leechburg, William Crosby, a farmer of Parks township, and Ebenezer B. Crosby, a resident of Manor township, being brothers, sons of Samuel Crosby. James Crosby, the grandfather, was born in Scotland … Read more
HEADER John W Crosby JOHN W. CROSBY, of Leechburg, gas contractor and producer, is prominently connected with an industry which has had considerable influence in the prosperity of the borough. He has made his home there since 1886, and has been engaged in the gas business continuously. Mr. Crosby is a native of Canada, born … Read more
HEADER Wallace H Crouch WALLACE H. CROUCH, merchant, residing at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co., PA., was born May 17, 1854, at Dayton, this county, son of Dr. Joseph R. Crouch. Dr. Joseph R. Crouch was born in Washington county, Pa., where his father lived; the latter died in Armstrong county. After completing his medical education … Read more
HEADER T. A. CUNNINGHAM T. A. CUNNINGHAM, who has been closely associated with the development of the Apollo Woolen Mills, at Apollo, was born April 2, 1868, in Armstrong county, Pa., son of Samuel and Rachel (Grim) Cunningham. The founder of the Cunningham family in America was born in Ireland, of Scotch ancestry. Samuel Cunningham … Read more
HEADER Eli Darbaker ELI DARBAKER, farmer, residing in Parks township, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born June 20, 1857, in the county, in what was then Allegheny (now Parks) township, a son of Jacob and Margaret (Eidam) Darbaker. Jacob Darbaker and his wife were born in Germany, and when they came to the United States settled … Read more
HEADER George W Daugherty GEORGE W. DAUGHERTY, brick contractor and reliable business man of Kittanning, was born at that place April 3, 1866, son of George B. And Agnes Daugherty. Patrick Daugherty, his great-grandfather, was the first permanent settler of Kittanning. He was a soldier of the war of 1812, enlisting in Capt. James Alexander’s … Read more
HEADER James Denny Daugherty JAMES DENNY DAUGHERTY was born in Kittanning, Pa., Oct. 17, 1855, his father being one of the descendants of the pioneers of the town, born in Kittanning. His mother was Anne Riley, a native of Ireland. Mr. Daugherty�s early education was acquired in the public schools, but was delayed by the … Read more
HEADER William B. Daugherty WILLIAM B. DAUGHERTY, brick manufacturer, and prominently identified with the business interests of Kittanning in other connections, was born in that city July 13, 1861, son of George B. and Agnes E. (Hillberry) Daugherty. Patrick Daugherty had the distinction of being the first permanent settler of Kittanning. He was a soldier … Read more