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HEADER ELLS PRITNER BARRETT Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ELLS PRITNER BARRETT, of South Bethlehem, Armstrong County, coal miner, was born in Madison township, this county, Aug. 17, 1872, son of Daniel W. and Emeline (Duncan) Barrett, both natives of Armstrong county. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â William Barrett, his grandfather, was born near Ore Hill Furnace, Armstrong county, and followed the … Read more
HEADER William I Barr WILLIAM I. BARR was born and reared upon the farm in West Franklin township, Armstrong county, where he now resides, and is a member of one of the old families of this section of Pennsylvania. James Barr, his great-grandfather, was born in Lancaster county, Pa., in 1749, of Scotch-Irish parentage. Prior … Read more
HEADER BAUER BAUER. . For the last several years the name of Bauer in Kittanning has been associated with one of the most prosperous borough industries, the Wickboro Mirror Company when established having been composed mainly of members of this family, and all its officers have been Bauers since the formation of the present organization … Read more
HEADER Lewis Einsel Baumgardner REV. LEWIS EINSEL BAUMGARDNER, a clergyman, late of Rural Valley, where he was living retired at the time of his death, was born in Springfield township, Fayette county, Pa., March 29, 1847, son of Michael and Barbara (Long) Baumgardner. The paternal great-grandfather came from Holland to the United States, locating in … Read more
HEADER Reuben Baum REUBEN BAUM, who is engaged in general farming in Boggs township, Armstrong county, was born May 14, 1830, in Westmoreland county, Pa., son of Jacob and Hannah Baum. Peter Baum, his grandfather, was a native of Germany and on coming to this country settled in Westmoreland county, where his son Jacob was … Read more
HEADER Joseph Grant Beale HON. JOSEPH GRANT BEALE, of Leechburg, Armstrong Co., Pa., who represented his district in the Sixtieth Congress, has been one of the foremost business men of that part of Pennsylvania practically throughout the period of his residence there–over forty years. He has been associated with the more progressive undertakings of the … Read more
HEADER Homer J Beatty HOMER J. BEATTY, who has served as auditor of Bethel township, Armstrong county, and is one of the substantial farmers of that locality, was born Aug. 5, 1869, on the old Beatty farm in that township, son of Michael and Rebecca J. (Davis) Beatty, both of Armstrong county. His grandfather, James … Read more
HEADER William C Beatty WILLIAM C. BEATTY of Bethel township, Armstrong county, is one of the old residents of that section, where he has passed practically all his life. He was born in Bethel township April 7, 1838, son of James Beatty, of that township, who married Catherine Richards, of Armstrong county. Mr. and Mrs. … Read more
HEADER Beck Family BECK. The Beck family, one of the oldest and best known in Armstrong county, has a record dating back many years in the history of Pennsylvania. Its representatives have been men of honor and reliability, who have borne their part in the material development of the several communities to which their business … Read more
HEADER Beck, J.S. J. S. BECK, son of Jacob P. Beck, grandson of Peter Beck, and great-grandson of Jacob Beck, was born Oct. 24, 1856. Peter Beck, the grandfather, lived in Armstrong county, and was in his day one of the highly respected residents of his section. He had these children: Peter, Jacob P., Esther, … Read more