Forest County

 Forest County History Project The Forest County History Project is committed to the transcription of the history of Forest County from the book  History of the Counties of McKean, Elk and Forest, Pennsylvania published by J.H. Beers & Co in 1890.     Chapter I – Topography and Natural History     Chapter II – Indians and … Read more

Revolutionary War Veterans John Range ~ 5 April 1778 commissioned lieutenant 5th Company, 4th Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania. Received land grant for service of 258 acres from Tubbs Run to Tionesta Creek. (Present day Tionesta) It is not believed he served in the French and Indian Wars as stated in the History of Forest County, … Read more

War of 1812 Veterans  James Alexander Luther Barnes Charles Clark ( Mt. Collins Cemetery) Isaac Connely ( Stewart Run Cemetery) James Dawson John Dawson Thomas Dawson Ezekial Fleming Ezekial Green ( Whig Hill ) James Green Samuel Henderson Alexander Holeman (fought under Perry at Lake Erie ) Andrew Hunter David Hunter (Old Methodist Church Cemetery, … Read more

Poland Hunter & Jane Simpson  Cemetery Markers for David and Andrew Hunter, Old Methodist Cemetery, Tionesta, Forest, PA The Hunter families of Northwestern Pennsylvania are of Scotch-Irish ancestry, a hardy race in which the Scotch stability, shrewdness, mental vigor and physical energy are blended with the geniality, warmheartedness, ambitions and versatile genius of the Irish. … Read more

  J. A. Dawson J. A. DAWSON, farmer, P. O. Tionesta, was born in Allegheny township, Venango Co., (now Harmony, Forest county), Penn., July 13, 1835, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Allender) Dawson. His father and paternal grandfather were natives of Ireland, and the latter a pioneer of Pit Hole, Venango Co., … Read more

  Jasper H. Dingman JASPER H. DINGMAN, lumber dealer, Tionesta, was born in Prince Edward county, province of Ontario, Canada, April 17, 1842, is a son of Jasper and Hannah (Smith) Dingman, and is of German and English descent. He was reared in his native county, and educated in the public and grammar schools. In … Read more

  Solomon Fitzgerald SOLOMON FITZGERALD, lumberman and ex-county treasurer, Tionesta, was born in Farmington township, Clarion Co., Penn., March 22, 1835, and is a son of John and Susan (Dunkle) Fitzgerald, both natives of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent, and the early settlers of Clarion county. Solomon was reared and educated in his native county, and … Read more

  N. S. Foreman N. S. FOREMAN, lumberman, Tionesta, was born in the western part of Armstrong county, Penn., November 17, 1841, and is a son of James and A. M. (Carner) Foreman. He was reared in his native county, and received a common-school education. In 1865 he moved to Hickory township, Forest county, where … Read more

  James Henderson JAMES HENDERSON, merchant, farmer and lumberman, East Hickory, was born in Venango county, Penn., in April, 1835, and is a son of Joseph and Martha (Dumas) Henderson, natives of Pennsylvania, and pioneers of Venango county. James Henderson was reared in his native county, where he received a limited common-school education, and in … Read more

Forest County Chapter VII  JOURNALISM – PHYSICIANS   JOURNALISM – THE FOREST PRESS – THE FOREST COUNTY BEE – THE FOREST REPUBLICAN – THE FAGUNDAS CITY PRESS – THE COMMONWEALTH – THE DEMOCRATIC VINDICATOR – THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT PHYSICIANS – PIONEER DOCTORS – LIST OF PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OF 1881 JOURNALISM. … Read more