Forest County History

  J. B. MacHesney J. B. MACHESNEY, merchant and postmaster, Perry, was born in Franklin, Penn., September 9, 1853, and is a son of Samuel and Hannah W. (Shugert) Machesney, natives of Centre county, Penn. The father, who was a civil engineer by profession, located, about 1855, in Harmony township, where he followed his profession … Read more

  H. W. Ledebur H. W. LEDEBUR, miller, East Hickory, was born in Hanover, Germany, September 1,1838, and is a son of Conrad and Mary (Hawkes) Ledebur, former of whom came to America in 1841, and located in Pittsburgh, Penn., removing his family there in 1844. There the subject of these lines was reared from … Read more

  Charles E. Landers CHARLES E. LANDERS, farmer, P. O. Penn., was born on the farm where he now resides, in Harmony township, Forest Co., Penn., August 4, 1849, and is a son of Peter, and Caroline (Fisher) Landers, the former a native of Eastern New York, and the latter the first white child born … Read more

  Daniel Stowe Knox DANIEL STOWE KNOX, postmaster, Tionesta, was born in Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y., November 8, 1831, and is a son of William and Almira (Stowe) Knox; he was reared in his native town until fifteen years of age, when he moved to what is now Kingsley township, Forest Co., Penn., where … Read more

  E. L. Jones E. L. JONES, farmer, P. O. Trunkeyville, was born in what is now Harmony township, Forest Co., Penn., April 22, 1825, a son of Isaac and Sarah (Hunter) Jones, and is of Welsh and Irish descent. The parents were among the first settlers of Harmony township, and cleared and improved a … Read more

  A. B. Kelly A. B. KELLY, banker, Tionesta, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., in January, 1837, and is a son of James D. and Sarah (Bennett) Kelly, natives of the North of Ireland, and of Scotch-Irish parentage. They were quite early settlers of Pittsburgh, where they lived and died. The father carried on business … Read more

  George W. Bovard GEORGE W BOVARD, merchant, Tionesta, was born in Butler county, Penn., May 12, 1841, a son of Johnson and Lydia (Adams) Board, also natives of Butler county. The father was a farmer by occupation, a prominent Democrat, holding the office of justice of the peace for sixteen years, and an elder … Read more

  J. H. Bowman J. H. BOWMAN, farmer, P. O. Perry, was born near Franklin, Penn., September 30, 1838, and is a son of James and Nancy (Wilson) Bowman, both natives of Venango county, Penn. He was reared on a farm, has been a farmer most of his life, and since 1866, with the exception … Read more

  Daniel W. Clark DANIEL W. CLARK, oil producer, Tionesta, was born in West Mendon, Monroe Co., N. Y., May 9, 1841, and is a son of Rev. O. B. and Diadema (Webster) Clark. His father, who was a Universalist preacher, came to Tionesta in 1859, where he remained until 1862, when he joined the … Read more

  James T. Brennan JAMES T. BRENNAN, dealer in real estate, Tionesta, was born in County Clare, Ireland, October 11, 1844, and is a son of Joseph and Kate (Hanley) Brennan. He was reared in his native country, where he received a common-school education, and came to America in 1863, locating in Forest county, Penn., … Read more