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HEADER Camden C. Cochran CAMDEN C. COCHRAN, justice of the peace and a prosperous farmer, residing in Wayne township, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born on the farm on which he lives July 4, 1853, son of John Cochran, grandson of William Cochran and a great-grandson of William Cochran. William Cochran, the great-grandfather, came to America … Read more
HEADER ERWIN E. COCHRAN ERWIN E. COCHRAN, EX-SHERIFF of Armstrong county, now a resident of Apollo, was born Sept. 19, 1861, in this county, son of John G. and Margaret (Hart) Cochran. John G. Cochran was born in Armstrong county, of Scotch-Irish stock, and was a nephew of ex-Judge Cochran of Armstrong county, a prominent … Read more
HEADER JOHN DICK COCHRAN  JOHN DICK COCHRAN has been a successful farmer of Boggs Township, Armstrong County, throughout his active years, but he has also had other interests, having been engaged for many years in the sale of agricultural implements, and he has filled various local offices. As farmer, businessman and public servant, he … Read more
HEADER LEVI G. COCHRAN LEVI G. COCHRAN, late of Boggs Township, Armstrong County, was born there, in what was the Pine Township, on the farm of Dick Cochran, Sept. 1, 1827. A son of James L. and Ester (Gibson) Cochran he was a descendant of one of the most notable families of the early days … Read more
HEADER Orr Buffington ORR BUFFINGTON, attorney at law, of Kittanning, Armstrong county, senior member of the firm of Buffington and Gilpin, belongs to an old family which dates its coming to Pennsylvania back to provincial days, and three generations have been represented among the most creditable members of the Armstrong county bar. Mr. Buffington was … Read more
HEADER George Henry Burns GEORGE HENRY BURNS, real estate and insurance dealer of Kittanning, was born July 12, 1873, in Clarion county, Pa., son of James B. and Sarah E. (Riley) Burns. James B. Burns, who was a farmer, died in 1884, when only thirty-two years old. His widow survived until May 22, 1911. They … Read more
HEADER Samuel S Burns SAMUEL S. BURNS, retired farmer of Dayton, Armstrong Co., Pa., was born on his grandfather’s farm in Cowanshannock township, June 4, 1858, son of William J. and Mary (Thomas) Burns. John Burns, grandfather of Samuel S. Burns, was born in the north of Ireland in 1784. coming to America with his … Read more
HEADER Lee N Bush LEE N. BUSH, clothing merchant of Leechburg, was born at Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pa., Feb. 10, 1870, son of Henry E. Bush. Henry E. Bush was born in Germany, and came to America in boyhood. Learning the tailor’s trade, he followed it for a time at Pittsburgh before moving to Kittanning, … Read more
HEADER WILLIAM F. BUTLER WILLIAM F. BUTLER, oil producer and farmer, of Brady’s Bend Township, Armstrong County, lives upon the place which the Butler family was occupied continuously since 1875. It came into his father’s possession some time before that. Mr. Butler was born in Brady’s Bend Township Aug. 29, 1951, son of Thomas Butler, … Read more
HEADER Campbell Family CAMPBELL. The Campbell family to which Mrs. Harriett (Campbell) Reynolds, widow of Ross Reynolds, belonged is traced back to Robert Campbell of Scotland, as its first known ancestor. An interesting account of his descendants in this country, compiled and arranged by Hallock Campbell Sherrard, was published in 1894 under the title “The … Read more