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Armstrong County, PA Genealogy Collection #1 - CD / DVD
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Armstrong County Pennsylvania Genealogy Collection #1
This collection consists of a number of historical and biographical volumes published on Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Published between 1883 and 1946, these volumes include over 4,500 pages, providing a wealth of information on the history of the county and its residents. Hundreds of individuals and families are covered, outlining their lives, their ancestors and descendants. In fact, these books are often the primary references used in genealogical research of families who lived in this county.
In addition to this collection, Armstrong County Collection #2 includes other publications for research. This additional set of information can be found in the PA-Genealogy Store, along with many other titles of interest.
This is a wonderful opportunity to own your own library on Armstrong County. To find and purchase all of these publications would be a huge investment in time and money. Yet, here you can have all of this information to use at your convenience - and in a format that makes research much easier. The work in collecting this information has already been done, and now you can take advantage of it!
1) History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Robert Walter Smith, 1883, 699 pages
This publication is an early history of Armstrong County, PA. It covers the history of the county and offers a wealth of genealogical information on its residents. Each township is covered in its own section, providing highlights to its history, settlement and development. At the end is a section devoted solely to biographies of some of the County's prominent citizens and families. In addition to the surnames in the index, there are many more families and individuals covered briefly in the sections on each township.
Surnames Indexed:
Beale, Brodhead, Brown, Buffington, Butler, Barnhart, Calhoun, Campbell, Chambers, Christy, Cochran, Craig, Devers, Doutt, Duff, Elder, Elgrin, Fowler, Fulmer, Glenn, Graham, Guthrie, Heiner, Hill, Hunter, Jackson, Johnston, Keely, Keppel, Lias, Mardorf, Marshall, McBryar, McCandless, McKallip, McKinstry, Miller, Morris, Mosgrove, Murphy, Neal, Neale, Orr, Pontius, Putney, Ralston, Read, Robinson, Rohrer, Schwalm, Shoemaker, Sirwell, Sloan, Smith, Townsend, Truitt, Wanamaker, Warner, Wilson, Wray
2) Industrial and Commercial Resources of Pennsylvania Historical, Descriptive and Biographical Review
Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 125 pages
This publication is a history and description of the business operations from a dozens of towns throughout north, central and western Pennsylvania. Each business is detailed in sketch form, giving, in many cases, a brief history of its existence, management, and a description of its operations. This information was only published in this publication making this a rare and useful resource for historical or genealogical research in these counties of PA.
From Armstrong County
Kittanning: J. S. Bowser & Co., E. R. Lee, Reynolds House, Tyson Heilman, J. Rhodes, The National Bank, Frischkorn Bros., Dosch & Schuey, Heilman Bros., W. H. Jack, D. T. Frampton, Jas. McCullough Jr., The Steim House, E. Biehl & Son, Otto & Newbert, E. J. Schmauk, Geo. S. Rohrer, C. C. Shadle, John Marshall, F. W. Hill, H. B. Hilton, P. H. Melvin, H. A. Smith, John Wick Jr.,
3) A History of the Presbytery of Kittanning
D. H. Sloan, 1888, 430 pages
4) Farewell and Dedicatory Services of the First Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, PA
Anonymous, 1890, 152 pages
5) Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania
John M. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley, 1891, 613 pages
This publication is a historical and biographical account of the counties of Indiana and Armstrong in central PA. The information begins with an early history of the area including its settlement, encounters with natives, growth and development and so forth. Following this is the biographical sections with details the lives of many influential citizens and families of these counties.
Surnames Indexed:
Indiana County
Indiana -- Adler, Alexander, Altman, Barnes, Barr, Bell, Birkman, Blair, Braughler, Carpenter, Clark, Collins, Cunningham, Daugherty, Douglass, Drum, Earhart, Elkin, Empfield, Hall, Hasinger, Hastings, Hildebrand, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnston, Keener, Kelly, Langham, Lemmon, Logan, Lowry, Luckhart, Mack, McCracken, McGaughey, McGregor, Mitchell, Moorhead, Nesbit, Nixon, Orr, Owens, Paul, Pennington, Pierce, Row, Sansom, Scott, Simpson, Sloan, Smith, Snyder, Stanard, St. Clair, Stewart, Stuchul, Sutton, Swigart, Taylor, Telford, Thompson, Todd, Tomb, Toner, Torrence, Vogel, Watson, Watt, White, Wilson, -- Blairsville -- Ballard, Baughman, Berlin, Black, Carson, Conner, Crede, Devers, Duncan, Graff, Harvey, Hicks, Hill, Innes, Kennedy, Kinkaid, Kinter, Klingensmith, Knott, Lowry, McCabe, Moorhead, Shepley, Snyder, Stiffey, Stillinger, Stitt, Turner, Wehrle, Wiley, Wilkinson, Wilson, Wynn -- Saltsburg -- Ansley, Carson, Clark, Cooper, Davis, McCauley, Miller, Moore, Patterson, Paul, Ralston, Stewart, Watson, Wilson -- Homer City -- Allison, Campbell, Coy, Evans, Moore, Reed, St. Clair -- Marion -- Allison, Park, Thompson, Work -- Conemaugh, Black Lick, Burrell, and East and West Wheatfield Townships -- Burrell, Campbell, Davis, Kelly, Mildren, Pound, Robinson, Rogers, Stoneback -- Rayne, White, Centre, Cherry Hill, Brush Valley, Green, Pine and Buffington Townships -- Burns, Campbell, Creps, Hamil, Learn, McElhoes, Mikesell, Pilson, Shields, Simpson, Stuchell, Williams -- Banks, Montgomery, Canoe, Grant and Mahoning Townships -- Crawford, McEwen, Morrow, Neal, Seanor, Smitten, Stitler -- Washington, Armstrong, and Young Townships -- Carnahan, Elder, Kennedy, Telford, Young
Armstrong County
Kittanning -- Armstrong, Arnold, Aye, Bailey, Buffington, Clark, Cochrane, Crawford, Daugherty, Doverspike, Fiscus, Fox, Goerman, Hays, Heilman, Henderson, Henry, Hill, Johnston, Kettl, Kline, Leason, Lenz, Mayers, McCain, McCullough, McNees, McVay, Mercer, Meredith, Moesta, Oswald, Otto, Owen, Potter, Rayburn, Reed, Reichert, Reynolds, Robinson, Rohrer, Schreckengost, Shadle, Simpson, Slaymaker, Smith, Sturgeon Alexander, Benjamin, Chambers, Cochran, Cochrane, Elwood, Fiscus, Fullerton, Guthrie, Hammitt, Hunter, Jack, Jackson, Kepple, Kirkwood, Laufman, McBryar, McMullen, McCauley, McQuilkin, Rudolph, Smeltzer, Steele, Uncafer, Whitlinger, Whitworth, Wolfe, Wray -- Apollo -- Alexander, Benjamin, Chambers, Cochran, Cochrane, Elwood, Fiscus, Fullerton, Guthrie, Hammitt, Hunter, Jack, Jackson, Kepple, Kirkwood, Laufman, McBryar, McMullen, McCauley, McQuilkin, Rudolph, Smeltzer, Steele, Uncafer, Whitlinger, Whitworth, Wolfe, Wray -- Leechburg -- Armstrong, Artman, Bole, Bowers, Bredin, Duff, Elwood, Enwer, Goodsell, Gosser, Hicks, Hill, Hunter, Irwin, Leech, McKallip, Montgomery, Orr, Parks, Schwalm, Steele, Taylor, Thompson, Townsend, Van Giesen, Wanamaker -- Freeport -- Alter, Craig, Edghill, Gallaher, Guckenheimer, Iseman, Long, Maxler, Miller, McCullough, Schwietering, Turner, Watt -- Dayton and Parker City -- Adams, Barr, Beck, Brewer, Calhoun, Cooper, Eggert, Ervin, Fullerton, Henry, Hoover, Lias, Marshall, Miller, Milliron, Morrow, Ottinger, Parker, Pontius, Randolph, Russell, Sharp, Smith, Tinsman, Winsheimer -- East Franklin, Pine, Boggs, Valley, Manor and Kittanning Townships -- Adams, Boltz, Bovard, Cunningham, Everhart, Fair, Frick, Graham, Guthrie, Heilman, Hood, Logan, Luke, Marshall, Mateer, McAfoos, McClarren, McCollum, McGregor, Mergenthaler, Milliken, Nelson, Pepper, Ralston, Reese, Ross, Rupp, Schall, Schreckengost, Smith, Starr, Stewart, Warner, Wayman, Wible -- Red Bank, Wayne, Cowanshannock, Plum Creek, and South Bend Townships -- Blaney, Bleakney, Blose, Borland, Calhoun, Cuddy, Duff, Findley, Gibson, Good, Gourley, Haines, Heckman, Herron, Jones, Kirkpatrick, Marshall, McAdoo, McCullough, McLean, Montgomery, Neal, Pettigrew, Pontius, Ralston, Schrecengost, Sloan, Smith, Stockdill -- Hovey, Perry, Brady's Bend, Washington, Madison, and Mahoning Townships -- Brady, Brodhead, Brown, Cathcart, Fowler, Hamilton, Hetrick, James, Jennings, Keener, Nolf, Park, Robinson, Schott, Shoemaker, Stockdill, Taylor, Tibbles, Truitt, Wallace -- Sugar Creek, West Franklin, North and South Buffalo Townships -- Boggs, Boney, Bowser, Brown, Claypole, Claypool, Claypoole, Cowan, Easley, Gaiser, Graff, Hall, Hawk, Jack, King, Lardin, Leard, Maxwell, Obey, Williams -- Parks, Bethel, Gilpin, Burrell and Kiskiminetas Townships -- Alms, Altman, Blyholder, Bowman, Carothers, Chambers, Dunmire, Free, Guthrie, Heckman, Hill, Jackson, Jones, Keppel, Kirkland, Klingensmith, Kuhns, Lessig, McAdoo, McAwley, McGrann, Meyers, Novinger, Parks, Townsend, Wilson, Wray -- Miscellaneous -- Crawford, McElhoes, Morrow
6) Illustrated Portfolio of Reformed Churches of Western Pennsylvania
J. N. Naly, 1894-1896, 172 pages
This publication was originally produced in 24 parts over 2 years, and focuses on the Reformed Churches of the Westmoreland and Clarion Classes in Western Pennsylvania. Each part covers a specific Charge of the church and contains photographs of both its churches and ministers. Each part also sketches the history of those churches and in some cases provides details about the early residents of those areas, or sketches the lives of the ministers who served there. The Charges of these Classes are located mostly in the counties of Armstrong, Clarion, and Westmoreland, but the information also touches on the surrounding counties of Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson, Indiana, and Somerset.
Part No. and Charge Covered:
1 - Apollo
2 - 1st Greensburg
3 - South Bend
4 - Pine Run
5 - Irwin
6 - Mt. Pleasant
7 - Harrold's
8 - St. John's
9 - Emmanuel & Jeannette
10 - Du Bois
11 - Brush Creek
12 - Red Bank
13 - Denmark Manor
14 - Plum Creek
15 - Scottdale & Johnstown
16 - Paradise
17 - Pleaseant Unity
18 - Beaver
19 - Latrobe
20 - Curllsville
21 - 2nd Greensburg
22 - Youngstown & St. Petersburg
23 - Salem & Emlenton
24 - Kittanning
7) Armstrong County Pennsylvania Her People, Past and Present
J. H. Beers & Co., 1914, 1093 pages
This is an extensive two volume set of genealogical and biographical information on Armstrong County, PA. It details the lives of hundreds of Armstrong County's prominent and influential individuals and families and provides an excellent resource for historical or genealogical research.
Surnames Indexed:
Adams, Allison, Allshouse, Alter, Ambrose, Ammond, Anderson, Armstrong, Artman, Ashbaugh, Ashe, Aye, Bailey, Bain, Baker, Baldrige, Balsiger, Banes, Banks, Barclay, Bargerstock, Barnhart, Barr, Barrett, Bauer, Baughman, Baum, Baumgardner, Beale, Beatty, Bebb, Beck, Beecher, Bell, Benninger, Bertram, Biehl, Bish, Bishop, Bittinger, Black, Blaine, Blair, Blatt, Blyholder, Boarts, Boggs, Bole, Booher, Borger, Borland, Bower, Bowers, Bowling, Bowser, Boyd, Boyer, Bradley, Bright, Brodhead, Brown, Brumbaugh, Bruno, Buchanan, Buffington, Burns, Bush, Butler, Calhoun, Campbell, Cantwell, Capano, Carnahan, Carroll, Cathcart, Cheeseman, Christy, Clark, Claypool, Claypoole, Clever, Clouse, Cochran, Coe, Colwell, Cook, Copley, Corbett, Core, Cornell, Coulter, Coyle, Craig, Cratty, Crawford, Crisman, Crosby, Crouch, Crum, Culbertson, Cullen, Cunningham, Cupps, Darbaker, Daugherty, Davidson, Davis, Deemar, Deemer, Dickey, Dickson, Diehl, Dinger, Dively, Dosch, Doutt, Doverspike, Dunlap, Dunmire, Eckman, Egly, Elder, Elgin, Ellenberger, Ellermeyer, Elwood, Emery, Enterline, Ervin, Evans, Eynon, Fair, Farren, Faull, Federici, Feicht, Fennell, Ferry, Fiscus, Fleming, Flenner, Flinn, Foringer, Foster, Foulis, Fox, Frantz, Frederick, Fries, Fullerton, Furlong, Furnee, Galbraith, Gallagher, Gallaher, Gates, Gault, Gearhart, George, Gibson, Gilchrist, Gillis, Gilpin, Glenn, Golden, Goldman, Good, Goodhart, Goodwin, Gorman, Gosser, Gourley, Graff, Grantz, Gray, Griffith, Gumbert, Hall, Hammar, Hanratty, Harkleroad, Harrington, Harrison, Hartman, Hastings, Hawk, Hays, Hazlett, Hechler, Heidrick, Heigley, Heilman, Heiner, Held, Helderle, Helm, Henderson, Henry, Herche, Hetrick, Hild, Hildebrand, Hileman, Hill, Hillwig, Himes, Hindman, Hoffman, Holben, Hooks, Hoover, Hosick, Householder, Houser, Hovey, Huber, Hudson, Hughes, Hunter, Huston, Hutchison, Irwin, Iseman, Ivory, Jack, Jackson, James, Jamieson, Jessop, Jewart, John, Johnston, Jones, Kamerer, Kammerdiener, Karns, Keeler, Kelly, Kells, Keppel, Kepple, Kerr, Kifer, Kime, Kimpel, King, Kinnard, Kinter, Kirkpatrick, Kline, Klingensmith, Klose, Knell, Knepshield, Knight, Knox, Kroh, Kron, Kuhns, Lambing, Lambling, Larkins, Lasher, Latshaw, Lauster, Lawson, Lee, Lees, Leister, Lemmon, Leonard, Leslie, Levier, Lewis, Lias, Libarakis, Linaberger, Lindsay, Linnon, Lloyd, Logan, Long, Longwell, Louden, Louster, Lowry, McAuley, McAwley, McBryor, McCabe, McCafferty, McCain, McCamey, McCausland, McClister, McClure, McColgin, McConnell, McCormick, McCracken, McCready, McCreight, McCullough, McCutcheon, McElwain, McEntire, McFarland, McGlaughlin, McHaddon, McIntire, McIntyre, McKallip, McKee, McKenrick, McKinstry, McLaughlin, McMains, McMillen, McNaughton, McNutt, McQuade, MacGregor, Maguire, Mardorf, Marshall, Martin, Marvin, Mast, Mateer, Maxwell, Meals, Meanor, Mechling, Megraw, Meredith, Meyers, Mickey, Miller, Milligan, Milliken, Minich, Minteer, Mohney, Monks, Montgomery, Moore, Moorehead, Morgan, Morris, Morrison, Morrow, Mosgrove, Munshower, Murphy, Myers, Neal, Neale, Needle, Neel, Neese, Nesbitt, Neubert, Nichols, Nicholson, Nieman, Noble, Nulton, Nye, O'Brien, Orr, Oswald, Overheim, Paffrath, Paine, Painter, Parker, Parks, Parr, Patrick, Patterson, Patton, Peters, Pettigrew, Pollock, Pontius, Porter, Prager, Procious, Prugh, Putney, Queen, Quigley, Rabbitt, Rairigh, Ralston, Ramsey, Ray, Rayburn, Raymond, Rebolt, Redick, Redinger, Rees, Reese, Reichert, Reitler, Reynolds, Rickel, Riddle, Riggle, Risher, Ritchart, Ritchey, Roberts, Robinson, Rogers, Rohrback, Rohrer, Roland, Rosborough, Ross, Rowley, Rudolph, Rumbaugh, Rupert, Rupp, Russell, Saunders, Saxman, Say, Schaeffer, Schall, Scheeren, Schlemmer, Schott, Schrecengost, Schreckengost, Schrecongost, Schull, Schulte, Shumaker, Schwartz, Sedwick, Seitz, Shafer, Shakley, Shaner, Shaul, Shaum, Shaw, Shearer, Shick, Shipman, Shirley, Shoemaker, Shoff, Shoop, Shultz, Shumaker, Shuster, Sibbet, Simpson, Sin Clair, Sipes, Sirwell, Slagle, Slonaker, Smail, Smeltzer, Smith, Smullin, Snyder, Somerville, Spang, Speer, Spencer, St. Clair, Starr, Steel, Steim, Steiner, Stenger, Stepp, Stewart, Stitt, Stivanson, Stockdill, Stone, Storey, Stull, Stute, Swigart, Sybert, Szafran, Tarr, Taylor, Templeton, Thaw, Thomas, Thompson, Tittle, Todd, Townsend, Trollinger, Trout, Truby, Truitt, Truxell, Turk, Turner, Turney, Umburn, Upperman, Vandyke, Van Kirk, Wadding, Walker, Wally, Wareham, Waugaman, Weisfield, Wells, Welsh, West, Wherry, White, Whitworth, Wick, Wightman, Willard, Williams, Willison, Wilson, Wise, Wiser, Wolf, Wolfe, Wolff, Woodside, Woodward, Wray, Wright, Wyant, Yingst, Yockey, Zeis, Zimmerman, Zorn
8) 1816-1916 - History of Apollo Pennsylvania
T. J. Henry, M.D., 1916, 152 pages
This is a history of the Borough of Apollo, Armstrong County, PA written as a commemoration of its 100th anniversary in 1916. It provides sketches of the history of the town accompanied by photographs from the area. It covers the borough's foundation and growth, important events in its history, its businesses and industries, as well as some basic information about some of its influential citizens.
9) History of the One Hundred Years of the First Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, Pennsylvania 1822-1922
Juliette Robinson, 1922, 391 pages
10) Young American Patriots The Youth of Pennsylvania in World War II
National Publishing Company, 1946, 674 pages
This publication is a memorial to the service men and women of Pennsylvania who served in WWII. It contains brief sketches of 1,000's of soldiers from across the state. The sketches provide a variety of information on each soldier: Name, rank, branch of military, engagements, discharge date, military awards, birth date, parents, spouse, address, religion., etc. The information varies from soldier to soldier but most contain the information above. Also, nearly every sketch is accompanies by a portrait of the soldier.
This publication is not an exhaustive listing of all the soldiers of Pennsylvania who fought in World War II. Nearly all counties are represented, but some more extensively than others. Those given more extensive coverage include: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin, Erie, Fayette, Indiana, Lawrence, Northampton, Westmoreland,
Here is a sample listing:
Abbott, William Edward
Cpl., Army. Born Apr. 6, 1925. Entered Serv. June 12, 1943. Ft. Belvoir; N. Guinea; Phil. Is.; Okinawa. Awarded GCM, As-Pac Rib., BS, Phil. Lib. Rib. Disch. Mar. 2, 1945. Attended Clymer HS. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Abbott. Husband of Margaret Herrington Abbott, 818 Sandusky St., N. S., Pgh, 12, Pa.
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