Armstrong County

HEADER J.B. Finley Wyant   J.B. FINLEY WYANT, M.D., of Kittanning, has been located in practice for a number of years and is one of the most successful and progressive physicians of Armstrong county. With a strong realization of the worth and dignity of his chosen calling, he has endeavored to live up to its … Read more

HEADER Samuel Yingst SAMUEL YINGST, tax collector and farmer of Gilpin township was born there Aug. 29, 1849, a son of Samuel and Christina (Klingensmith) Yingst. His paternal grandfather came from Germany, settling at what is now Bagdad, Armstrong Co., Pa., where he died as did his wife, and they are buried in the cemetery … Read more

HEADER John Yockey JOHN YOCKEY, late of Valley township, Armstrong county, was at one time one of the largest landowners of that section, his holdings amounting to nine hundred acres. He belonged to one of the old-settled families of that township, was born there, and died June 18, 1901, at the age of sixty-three. His … Read more

HEADER George J Zeis GEORGE J. ZEIS, the popular proprietor of the “Hotel Rebolt,” at Rimerton, Armstrong county, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 1, 1884, son of George and Elizabeth B. (Feth) Zeis. George Zeis, the father, was a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and came to the United States in 1870. He located first … Read more

HEADER Ott Neubert Wilson OTT NEUBERT WILSON, of Kittanning, the leading shoe merchant of that borough, has been engaged in that business most of his active life and in that connection alone has attained high standing in Armstrong county. But he is probably better known as owner of one of the finest stock farms in … Read more

HEADER Jacob Franklin Wiser JACOB FRANKLIN WISER, of No. 142 Queen street, Kittanning, now living retired, was a carpenter in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for thirty-five years, is a Civil war veteran, and for his services to his country and his useful and industrious career as a private citizen has always had … Read more

HEADER David Ehrheart Wolf DAVID EHRHEART WOLF, farmer of Bethel township, living at Center Valley, is a well-known citizen of his section of Armstrong county, where he has served in various public capacities which have brought him into contact with the residents of the locality. He is a son of Samuel B. Wolf, and grandson … Read more

HEADER Andrew Matthias Wolfe ANDREW MATTHIAS WOLFE, of Kittanning, insurance agent, representing the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, of New York, was born Sept. 6, 1875, on the old homestead in Washington township, Armstrong county. He counts among his ancestors a number of pioneer families of the county who have furnished many good citizens to this … Read more

HEADER Charles A Wolfe CHARLES A. WOLFE, justice of the peace and one of the live young business men of Kittanning, has been a general merchant at that place for a number of years and is well and favorably known in official circles and church life as well as in his business connections. He was … Read more

HEADER J. Oscar Wolfe PROF J. OSCAR WOLFE, ex-county superintendent of schools, who is known throughout Armstrong county for his services in various capacities in the field of public instruction, is a resident of Bethel township and was born on the farm where he still resides. His parents, Jacob and Frances (Van Dyke) Wolf, had … Read more