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HEADER Josiah Copley JOSIAH COPLEY was born September 20, 1803, at Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., Pa., and died March 2, 1885, at Pittsburgh. This distinguished editor and writer came to Kittanning, Armstrong County, shortly after attaining his majority, and lived in the county the greater part of the time thereafter until 1860. The first independent venture … Read more
HEADER Dr. Homer E. Corbett DR. HOMER E. CORBETT, a prominent dentist practicing in New Bethlehem, Clarion county, is the second son of W. W. and Mary E. Corbett, born at Oakland, Armstrong county, in 1883. He graduated from the New Bethlehem high school in 1900, entered the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, Philadelphia, in … Read more
HEADER Norvin A. Corbett NORVIN A. CORBETT, junior member of the drug firm of W. W. Corbett & Son, of New Bethlehem, was born May 15, 1880, at Oakland, Armstrong county, and passed his early life there and at South Bethlehem, where the family settled in the year 1884. He obtained his preliminary education in … Read more
HEADER Worthington W. Corbett  WORTHINGTON W. CORBETT, head of the well-known firm of W. W. Corbett & Son, who conduct the Corbetts Drug Store (Incorporated) in New Bethlehem, Clarion county, was born in New Bethlehem Oct. 26, 1844, son of Lewis W. and Lucinda (Mohney) Corbett. William Corbett, his paternal grandfather, was a pioneer … Read more
HEADER Daniel H. Core DANIEL H. CORE, cashier of the First National Bank of Ford City, Armstrong county, has been connected with the banking business since 1899. His first experience was gained in the institution in which he now holds the responsible position of cashier. Mr. Core was born July 21, 1879, at Pittsburgh, Pa., … Read more
HEADER THOMAS G. CORNELL THOMAS G. CORNELL, president of the Farmers’ National Bank, of Freeport, Armstrong county, was born May 19, 1861, in Blairsville, Pa., son of S. M. and Mary (Skeene) Cornell. The Cornell family originated in Holland, but the name of its founder in America is not known, nor the date of his … Read more
HEADER A. L. COULTER A. L. Coulter, a farmer of Kiskiminetas township, Armstrong county, was born Oct. 12, 1847, in that township, son of Alexander and Leah (Fowler) Coulter. Alexander Coulter was a native of Ireland, and his wife of Pennsylvania. He came to the United States in 1820. By trade he was a stonemason … Read more
HEADER Saverio Capano SAVERIO CAPANO, general merchant and notary public at Rural Valley, Pa., was born in San Donato, Ninea, Italy, Oct. 16, 1871, son of Dominic and Anna Maria (Martino) Capano. Until he was thirteen years old Saverio Capano lived in his native place, and attended the schools of his neighborhood. At that time … Read more
HEADER L.A. Carroll REV. FATHER L.A. CARROLL, priest in charge of St. Mary�s Catholic Church at Kittanning, was born July 9, 1873, at Allegheny City, Pa., son of Michael and Catherine (Campbell) Carroll. The parents were born in County Down, Ireland, and came to the United States in the sixties, during the Civil war. Mr. … Read more
HEADER Samuel Brady Cathcart SAMUEL BRADY CATHCART, who is ranked among the prominent and progressive farmers of Mahoning township, is a son of Samuel and Margaret J. (McClain) Cathcart, and grandson of Robert Cathcart. Robert Cathcart was a native of Ireland, and probably the first settler in the limits of what is now Mahoning township, … Read more