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County Histories & Biographicals

History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron

and Potter Pennsylvania With  Biographical Sketches

(J. H. Beers & Co., 1890, 1264 pages)

This publication is a historical and biographical record of four northern Pennsylvania counties: McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter.  According to the title page it includes information on: "their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages; portraits of prominent men; biographies of representative citizens" and other material.

McKean County Biographies:

Bradford City & Township: Adams, Adsit, Alling, Anderson, Andrews, Auerhaim, Baker, Bannon, Barbour, Barlow, Barr, Barrett, Bartlett, Bell, Bennett, Benninghoff, Berry, Bird, Bishop, Blair, Blomer, Blossom, Booth, Bovaird, Boyle, Boyne, Bradburn, Broder, Brooks, Brown, Burton, Byles, Byrom, Byron, Campbell, Canfield, Casterline, Chambers, Chapman, Chattle, Chesney, Coburn, Cochran, Cody, Coffin, Croak, Cross, Cutting, Davis, Davitt, DeGolier, DeHart, Dempsey, Dennis, Dennison, Dieter, Drake, Dresser, Durfey, Edgett & McAllister, Edmunds, Emery, Farrel, Fischer, Flanagan, Foster, Francis, Fraser, French, Gardella, Gardner, Griffith, Haffey, Hamsher, Hart, Haskell, Haven, Hazelton, Heard, Heckel, Heffner, Helenbrecht, Hickok, Higgins, Holley, Hubbard, Hughes, Ingalsby, Jackson, James, Jewett, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Jordon, Judd, Kirk, Laney, Lockard, Lundergan, McAlpine, McCalmont, McClure, McCray, McCrea, McDowell, McKenna, McMahon, McMullen, McSweeney, Madison, Mallory, Marck, Mayer, Melvin, Merriam, Merrick, Meyers, Milligan, Mills, Moore, Morris, Mullin, Mulqueen, Mundy, Murdoch, Murty, Neely, Newell, Oakes, O'Brien, Osborne, Parsons, Pate, Pike, Powers, Quigley, Reed, Reis, Roberts, Robertson, Rolfe, Rook, Saalfield, Samuels, Sanford, Scheanck, Schonblom, Seyfang, Shannon, Sheakley, Shoemaker, Siegfried, Slocum, Smith, Snell, Sondheim, Southard, Spangler, Spence, Sterns, Stone, Straight, Sturgeon, Sullivan, Swain, Taggart, Theetge, Todd, Tucker, Valentine, Wagner, Waldo, Walker, Ward, Watson, Weaver, Webster, Wells, Whitehead, Whiteley, Whitney & Wheeler, Wilbur, Wilcox, Wilder, Williamson, Wilson, Youngs, Zane, Zook  Keating Township & Smethport: Abbey, Allen, Anglun, Armstrong, Backer, Backus, Baker, Barrett, Bell, Bloodsworth, Bond, Bouton, Brownell, Burkholder, Bush, Callar, Chadwick, Choate, Clarke, Colegrove, Comes, Cory, Curtis, Dodge, Dunn, Forrest, Freeman, Fuller, Galligan, Gallup, Gifford, Gleason, Godfrey, Gorton, Hamlin, Haven, Holmes, Hopkins, Irons, Keating, Keenan, Kent, King, Mason, McCoy, McClure, McElroy, McKean, Moore, Nash, Olds, Ormsby, Pierce, Purle, Ramer, Reilly, Richmond, Rogers, Rooney, Rose, Rosenfield, Rubin, Sartwell, Sasse, Shoemaker, Smith, Specht, Sprague, Stickles, Stull, Taylor, Tracy, Tull, Tuttle, Williams, Wilson, Wright, Young  Foster Township & Kendall: Ackley, Argue, Artley, Baker, Bidaux, Bisett, Boyd, Buchanan, Calhoun, Corwin, Denman, Eaton, Egbert, Foster, Fox, Gillespie, Haggerty, Hanna, Hannahs, Hooker, Howard, Howe, Knight, Leopold, LeRoy, McCullough, McKay, McMurray, Mitchell, Monroe, Mosher, Neath, Neill, Northrup, Norton, Nugent, Otis, Potts, Ross, Sage, Seamans, Seaward, Sharpe, Sherman, Sinclair, Spencer, Stoever, Whipple, Williams, Williamson, Winger  Eldred Township & Eldred: Alford, Arnot, Balfour, Barden, Barkas, Bell, Bennett, Burnham, Butler, Campbell, Carpenter, Chrisman, Coleman, Collins, Cook, Corell, Cory, Cotter, Cotton, Cummings, Dennis, Doyle, Dunbar, Fowler, Geuder, Gould, Keyes, Lamphier, Larrabee, Loop, Moody, Moses, Rice, Robbins, Rockwell, Rogers & Franklin, Sartwell, Simon & Doerr, Slack, Stull, Wainman, Welch, White, Wilmarth, Windsor, Wolcott, Wright, Young  Otto Township: Amalong, Baldwin, Breese, Brown, Carter, Dana, Dennis, Duke, Fischer, Gilfillan, Golden, Gridley, Henshaw, Irvine, Keim, Lilly, Lovejoy, Looker, Mills, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Prentiss, Ross, Shafer, Sprague, Williams  Liberty Township & Port Allegany: Arnold, Bard, Barrett, Benton, Burr, Colcord, Coleman, Davis, Dolley, Field, Fitch, Gallup, Garthwait, Grover, Hagar, Hooker, Hughes, Kershner, Larrabee, Lillibridge, Sartwell, Shaner, Templeton, Vanderhule, Weir  Annin Township: Bishop, Cooper, Hadley, Hodges, Nichols, Patterson, Taylor  Ceres Township: Benson, Biggins, Coon, Grow, Hackett, Lanphere, Lynch, Riley, Robarts, Van Wormer  Norwich Townships: Anderson, Brewer, Burdick, Colegrove, Comes, Dickinson, Doyle, Erhart, Gallup, Heinemann, Oviatt, Parker, Rifle, Snow, Wright  Hamlin Township: Brewer, Burlingame, Davis, Eastburgh, Eken, Gallup, Garlick, Groat, Hafner, Jackson, Johnson, Lantz, Lunden, Martin, McClellan, McCoy, Mellander, Mosser, Nelson, Phillips, Randall, Smith, Warfle, Wiborg  Lafayette Township: Beacon, Beaumont, Hagadorn, Hardie, Phillips, Simpson, Talbut, Ward, Wiscom  Sergeant Township: Butts, Martin, Perry  Wetmore Township & Kane: Armstrong, Brayton, Brooder, Campbell, Coleman, Corson, Davis, DeYoung, Donovan, Fleming, Gillis, Griffith, Hoskins, Howells, Kane, Kelly, Keelor, Kelts, Kemp, Lay, Leonard, Magowan, Malone, McConnell, McDade, Meese, Moffitt, Preston, Smith, Swanson, Vollmer, Welker, West, Weston, Winkler  Corydon Township: Johnson, Seaman  Hamilson Township: Anderson, Curtis, Foulkrod, Hallock, Martindale

Elk County Biographies:

Ridgway & Ridgway Township: Arnold, Barbour, Bardwell, Bell, Bogert, Brendell, Brockway, Buckland, Butterfuss, Campbell, Carman, Cartwright, Cummings, Day, Devine, Dickinson, Dixon, Ely, Foley, Fullerton, Gainor, Gardner, Gillis, Grant, Guth, Hagerty, Hamblen, Hamilton, Healy, Horton, Houk, Kellogg, Kime, Kline, Larons, Lesser, LIttle, Lowry, McCauley, McEwen, McGeehin, McGinnis, Meagher, Mercer, Messenger, Morgester, Motter, Osterhout, Oyster, Powell, Powers, Rathbun, Ross, Rounseville, Schirk, Schram, Stackpole, Thayer, Thompson, Vaughan, Waid, Williams, Wingfield, Zierden  Jones Township: Aldrich, Asp, Brennen, Brown, Clark, Clay, Clearwater, Corbin, Ernhout, Freeman, Horner, Malone, Manett, Rhone, Schultz, Sowers, Spettigue, Sproat, Toomey, Wank, Watson, Weidert, Weigel, Wells  Fox Township: Beadle, Bundy, Callahan, Collings, Green, Hau, Hays, Hershey, Hewitt, Keeley, Koch, Kyler, Largay, Link, Miller, Moyer, Quinn, Robertson, Shaver, Spleen, Spuller, Straessley, Thomas, Thompson, Urmann  Horton Township: Brockway, Brown, Chamberlin, Clinton, Cuneo, Horton, Parson, Torpin  Benezette Township: Barr, Blesh, Booth, Daley, Dent, Derr, Eberhart, Free, Greiner, Hewett, Johnson, Jones, Lewis, Lucore, Mahany, Miller, Morey, Murray, Overturf, Shaffer, Wilson, Winslow  Jay Township: Blake, Brookins, Burk, Dill, Dodge, Gardner, Gresh, Hoover, Miller, Ovell, Shaffer, Tozier, Uhl, Weed, Young  St. Mary's & Benzinger Township: Bayer, Boyer, Brunner, Dippold, Erich, Fisher, Frank, Garner, Geeck, Gerg, Hall, Hanhauser, Hartman, Hartranft, Heindle, Jacob, Kaul, Koch, Krellner, Lion, Luhr, McCoy, McVean, Miller, Mullhaupt, Parsons, Price, Rothrock, Russ, Schaefer, Schaut, Shoup, Straub, Sturenberg, Teirney, Timm, Weidenboerner, Weis, Wescott, Wilmarth, Wilson, Wimmer, Windfelder, Wittmann, Yager

Cameron County Biographies:

Emporium & Shippen Township: Arthur, Auchu, Balcom, Bardwell, Blumle, Bonham, Burns, Butler, Card, Cochran, Coyle, Craven, Davison, Day, DeLong, Denison, Douglas, Edgcomb, Fay, Felt, Fisher, Fortney, Gallagher, Goodwin, Gould, Gregory, Hacket, Harrington, Hausler, Heilman, Hertig, Hinkle, Hirsch, Hobson, Hockley, Hogan, Howard, Johnson, Kaupp, Kriner, Larrabee, Leet, Leggett, Lloyd, Logan, Long, Lyon, McDonald, McQuay, Metzger, More, Morrison, Mullin, Mundy, Olmstead, Parsons, Pearsall, Read, Rockwell, Russell, Seger, Smith, Spangler, Taggart, Thompson, Truman, Tulis, Walker, Warner, Weber, Weiss, White, Wiley, Zarps  Driftwood & Gibson Township: Bailey, Barber, Barr, Blackwell, Brennan, Brookbank, Brooks, Dent, Dougherty, Earl, Foultz, Fulton, Hicks, Jordan, Kirk, Kreider, Lane, Logue, Marsh, Mason, McDonald, Miller, Mix, Pealer, Riley, Rothrock, Smith, Whiting, Wylie  Grove Township: Bailey, Baird, Barclay, Batchelder, Beldin, Hanscom, Miller, Shafer, Shaffer, Wykoff  Lumber Township: Alderfer, Chapman, Cummings, Dice, Furlong, Herrick, Kissel, Lacey, Lord, McCormick, Minick, Mulcahy, Smith, Whiting  Portage Township: Burlingame, Ensign, Jones, Lucore, Shumway, Sizer

Potter County Biographies:

Coudersport & Eulalia Township: Allen, Armstrong, Ashcraft, Baker, Benson, Butler, Butterworth, Cartee, Chase, Clark, Cobb, Colcord, Crosby, Deiches, Dornan, Forster, French, Gillon, Glase, Goodsell, Gordnier, Grabe, Gridley, Griesel, Groves, Hackett, Haskell, Hodskin, Jones, Kendig, Kent, Kies, Knox, Larrabee, Leonard, Lewis, Lyman, McClure, Metzger, Moore, Neefe, Nelson, Nichols, Olmsted, Peck, Quimby, Rees. Reissman, Rennells, Ross, Schafer, Spafford, Stearns, Stebbins, Thompson, Veley, White, Wilber  Sharon Township: Barnes, Brightman, Brown, Burdic, Chase, Cole, Deremer, Dickinson, Dodge, Drake, Hallett, Hawley, Kinner, Kinney, McDonald, Newton, Nichols, Parmenter, Pearsall, Perkins, Prince, Raymond, Sherwood, Stevens, Sutherland, Voorhees, White, Wolcott  Oswayo Township: Beebe, Dalrymple, Dexter, Lockwood, Lyman, Rowlee, Smith, Tubbs, Turner, Wells  Genesee Township: Carpenter, Chapman, Daniels, Easton, Hickox, McGinnis, Perry, Sherman, Waterman  Bingham Townshp: Bacon, Bishop, Briggs, Burt, Carpenter, Colvin, Crum, Daniels, Harvey, Hauber, Henry, Howe, Lewis, Munroe, Raymond, Robbins, Thompson, Worden  Harrison Township: Badgero, Coffin, Cummings, Dodge, Doud, Erway, Fox, Gilbert, Gill, Harrison, Haynes, Holcomb, Hubbard, Hurlbut, Jones, Kibbe, Lewis, Metcalf, Olney, Predmore, Pritchard, Robinson, Rooks, Wcoville, Smith, Statham, Stetson, Stevens, Stone, Swetland, Thompson, Wallis, Warner  Hector Township: Douglas, Eaton, Fillmore, Havens, Kilbourne, Loucks, Miller, Reynolds, Surdam, Wilkinson, Worden  Pike Township: Corsaw, Edgcomb, Hammond, Hyer, Ives, Kilbourne, Lehman, Sutton, Tice  West Branch Township: Conable  Abbot Township: Meine, Meissner, Schmid, Schwarzenbach, Theis, Voss  Stewardson Township: Olson  Lewisville & Ulysses Township: Baker, Bartlett, Borst, Brigham, Burt, Burtis, Carpenter, Chappel, Chase, Cobb, Corey, Crowell, Crum, Dent, Eaton, Evans, Fuller, Grover, Hervey, Lane, Lewis, Loucks, Merrill, Nelson, Parker, Perkins, Raymond, Reynolds, Wagner  Allegheny Township: Andrews, Carr, Currier, Matteson, Nelson, Peet, Raymond, Veley  Hebron Township: Estes, Gale, Head, Lambertson, Lent, Press, Schollard, Stillman, Stilson, Whittum  Clara Township: Fosmer, Weimer  Pleasant Valley Township: Burt, WEimer  Boulette Township: Boyington, Burt, Eimer, Grimes, Hazen, Larrabee, Lyman, Manning, Marsh, Reynolds, Tucker, Webb, Weimer, White, Weiderich, Yentzer  Homer Township: Quimby, White  Austin & Portage Township: Austin, Blaisdell, Brownlee, Caskey, Deiches, Gaffney, Sullivan  Wharton Township: Briggs, Card, Seibert

Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania

(W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)

The Full title is: "A Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Embracing the Counties of Tioga, Potter, McKean, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Forest, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer, Also A Pioneer Sketch of the Cities of Allegheny, Beaver, Du Bois, and Towanda"  This publication is a historical account of the early beginnings of several counties in Northwestern PA.  The information is more focused on historical details than biographical, but it still contains a great deal of information useful for historical or genealogical research.

Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania

(John W. Jordan, 1913, 1556 pages)

This is an extensive 3 volume historical and biographical reference which covers the northern Pennsylvania counties of Bradford, Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga.   This provides a wealth of information on the history and growth of these counties but more importantly, a great deal of information on the people of these counties.  Hundreds of individual and family histories are sketched, making this an excellent reference for historical or biographical research.  Along with many of the sketches, there are also portraits of the sketch subjects.

Surnames Indexed:

Abbott, Acker, Akley, Adams, Adamy, Adsit, Aggers, Allen, Allis, Anderson, Andrews, Armstrong, Arnold, Arters, Arthur, Artley, Ashcraft, Auerhaim, Austin, Bache, Backus, Bacon, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Baldwin, Ball, Ballard, Ballentine, Bantie, Barber, Bard, Barker, Barnaby, Barnes, Barr, Barry, Bartlett, Barton, Bauer, Baxter, Bayer, Bayless, Bayley, Bean, Beatty, Becker, Beckwith, Beeman, Bell, Bellows, Benedict, Benjamin, Bennett, Benninghoff, Benson, Berfield, Berry, Billings, Blair, Blake, Blanchard, Bliss, Blose, Bloss, Boardman, Bodine, Boller, Borland, Bottom, Bouton, Bowen, Boylston, Bradley, Brandon, Bressler, Brock, Brooks, Broughton, Brown, Brownell, Bryner, Bulkley, Bullock, Burden, Burkholder, Burns, Bush, Butler, Butterfuss, Butts, Cady, Caldwell, Calhoun, Calkins, Cameron, Camp, Campbell, Cannon, Carman, Carnahan, Carpenter, Carrier, Carson, Carter, Cass, Cassiday, Caswell, Catlin, Chamberlain, Chance, Chandler, Channel, Chapman, Chase, Chatley, Chesney, Childs, Chrisman, Christ, Chubbuck, Church, Clark, Clarke, Claus, Clemons, Cleveland, Cliffe, Close, Coates, Cobb, Codding, Coffin, Cogswell, Colcord, Cole, Colegrove, Coles, Collins, Conable, Cone, Conneely, Cook, Cornelison, Cornelius, Corson, Corwin, Cott, Couch, Courtice, Cowan, Cox, Coyne, Crabb, Crawford, Crippen, Crissey, Crittenden, Cromwell, Cronk, Crowell, Culver, Cupp, Curran, Curry, Curtis, Cuthbert, Dana, Dardis, Darling, Dartt, Davenport, Davies, Davis, Davison, Dean, Deane, Deans, De Lano, Dempsey, Dennison, Densmore, Depuy, Devine, De Vine, De Witt, Dibble, Dickinson, Dix, Dixon, Doane, Dobie, Dodds, Dolley, Donahue, Dowry, Drake, Dugan, Dulso, dunham, durley, durrin, Duryea, Dyer, Earl, Easton, Eastman, Easton, Eaton, Eberenz, Eby, Eckels, Eckert, Edgcomb, Edson, Edwards, Egbert, Egleston, Ellinger, Elsbree, Emery, Emmert, Engler, English, Ent, Erway, Estabrook Estell, Estes, Evans, Everitt, Eyster, Fahnestock, Fannin, Fanning, Fay, Fenton, Ferris, Ferry, Field, Finch, Fischler, Fish, Fisher, Fisk, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Flower, Foote, Forbes, Ford, Foster, Fox, Frank, Frazer, Frederick, Freeman, French, Frisbie, Fulford, Fuller, Fullerton, Gainor, Gallup, Gantt, Gardner, Garlick, Garman, Garritt, Gayton, Geary, Gee, Geer, Gentry, George, Gerow, Gibson, Gifford, Gillespie, Gillett, Gillette, Gillis, Gleason, Glecker, Glenn, Glennon, Golden, Goodman, Goodsell, Goodspeed, Gordnier, Gore, Gorrie, Gorton, Gould, Gray, Greatsinger, Green, Greene, Gridley, Griffin, Griffis, Griffith, Grow, Guile, Gulnac, Gunn, Habgood, Hackett, Haffey, Hagar, Haggerty, Hale, Hallock, Hamblin, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hammond, hamcok, Hanley, Harrington, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hastings, Hatfield, Haven, Hawkins, Hayden, Hayes, Hazen, Hazlett, Heasley, Heess, Helmes, Lemsman, Hennage, Henning, Heysham, Heywood, Higgins, Hill, Hilton, Hinds, Hoag, Hoard, Hofer, Hogan, Hogarth, Holbrook, Holcomb, Holly, Holmes, Hosterman, Hotchkiss, Houghton, Houseknecht, Hovey, Howd, Howe, Howells, Hubbard, Hulme, Humez, Hunt, Huntington, Hurd, Hurler, Hurley, Hussey, Husted, Hyde, Inman, Innes, Inscho, Irvine, Irwin, Jackson, Jacob, James, Jaynes, Jefferis, Jennings, Jewett, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Joseph, June, Kahsnitz, Kaminsky, Kane, Karr, kay, Keck, Keeler, Keeny, Kehrer, Kellogg, Kemp, Kenyon, Kervin, Kibbe, Kiess, Kilbourne, Kimball, Kime, Kincaid, Kimmel, King, Kingley, Kirby, Klapp, Klock, Knapp, Kneeland, Knight, Kock, Korns, Kreiner, Krusen, La Bar, Lain, Landruss, Landon, Lane, Landworthy, Larrabee, Lawrence, Laye, Laymon, Learn, Learned, Leasure, Leavitt, Lechler, Lecky, Lehman, Lent, Leonard, Lesser, Lewis, Leyman, Lillibridge, Lilly, Lindhome, Lindsey, Lindsley, Little, Llewelyn, Logaugh, Lockhart, Loeb, Logan, Logue, Loney, Long, Longwell, Loomis, Lugg, Lunden, Luther, Lynch, Lyon, Mackie, Malin, Mallory, Maltby, Mangold, Markham, Marks, Marsh, Marshall, Martin, Mascho, Mathers, Maxwell, Mayo, MacEwen, McAleer, McAllister, McCandless, McCarthy, McClure, McCoy, McCraney, McCrea, McCulloch, McDowell, McFall, McFarlin, McGloin, McIlvaine, McIntosh, McIntyre, McKee, McKinney, McLaren, McLaughlin, McQuiston, McVay, Meade, Meagher, Meek, Melvin, Merritt, Messenger, Metcalf, Meyer, Miles, Millard, Miller, Mills, Minor, Mitchell, Mohney, Monroe, Moody, Moore, Morgan, Morian, Morley, Morris, Morrison, Moscrip, Mosher, Mourey, Mulhaupt, Mullin, Murphy, Naegley, Neal, Nelson, Newcomer, Newell, Newton, Nichols, Noble, Nobles, Northrop, Oakes, O'Brien, Olds, Olmstead, Orr, Osler, Osterhout, Ostrander, Oviatt, Owen, Owens, Owlett, Packard, Packer, Page, Painter, Palmer, Parker, Parkhurst, Parks, Parsons, Paterson, Patterson, Pattison, Paul, Peake, Pealer, Peeling, Perkings, Persing, Phillips, Phippen, Pitts, Place, Plank, Poley, Pool, Potter, Powell, Pratt, Presho, Preston, Pringle, Pritchard, Probyn, Prosser, Prouty, Prutsman, Putnam, Quimby, Radcliffe, Raesly, Rahm, Randall, Rasey, Rathbun, Rausher, Raymer, Raymond, Reck, Record, Redfield, Reed, Rees, Rendall, Rettenbury, Rice, Richmond, Rieppel, Rietter, Ripley, Ritter, Robarts, Roberts, Robinson, Robison, Roff, Rogers, Rohe, Rose, Ross, Roy, Rumsey, Rusling, Russell, Rust, Ryan, Ryon, Salberg, Salisbury, Sanborn, Sanders, Sartwell, Schermerborn, Schirk, Schram, Scott, Scranton, Seamans, Seaward, Secor, Seely, Seldon, Sellard, Seltz, Semmler, Shanley, Sharp, Shattuck, Shaut, Shaw, Shell, Shepard, Sheppard, Sherman, Shoemaker, Shriever, Shumway, Siemens, Signor, Skelton, Sloan, Smiley, Smith, Sommers, Soules, Southworth, Specht, Spencer, Squires, Staats, Stanley, Stanton, Staples, Starr, Steele, Sterling, Stevens, Stewart, Stickman, Stiles, Stoddard, Stokes, Stone, Stover, Streby, Stull, Sullivan, Sutton, Swan, Swanson, Sweazy, Sweeney, Swimley, Swisher, Taylor, Teall, Terwilliger, Thayer, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton, Tice, Tipple, Tobin, Tomlinson, Tracy, Truman, Tubbs, Tucker, Turner, Tuttle, Upton, Van Aken, Vandergrift, Van Dusen, Van Dyke, Van Gasbeck, Van Horn, Van Loon, Van Slyke, Vantine, Vedder, Vera, Viner, Waggoner, Wagner, Waid, Waite, Wakefield, Wakley, Waldron, Walker, Walter, Walters, Ward, Warner, Washburn, Watkins, Watrous, Weaver, Webb, Webster, Weeks, Wells, Westbrook, Wetherbee, Wharton, Wheelock, White, Wilbur, Wilcox, Wilkinson, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Windsor, Winlack, Witherspoon, Wolford, Wood, Woodley, Woods, Woodward, Wright, Wynn, Yonkin, Young, Zillafro

Biographical Sketches of Elk County People Combined

With Who's Who In Elk County (Brehm and Mohr, 1932, 180 pages)

This book features a number of biographical sketches of prominent and influenctial citizens of Elk County, Pennsylvania.  Several of the sketches are also accompanies by portaits of the subject.

Sketch Surnames:

Baird, Barbour, Bayer, Bixler, Bloch, Bonnert, Brehm, Brown, Cartwright, Cashman, Cheatle, Deeter, DeHaas, Dippold, Ewing, Flynn, Garner, Givin, Greybeill, Green, Gregory, Greiner, Hall, Harrigan, Harvey, Hauber, Hyde, Jackson, Kaul, Koch, Leary, Ledden, Lenze, Lynch, Mader, Markert, McBride, McGeehim, Meisel, Murphy, O'Brien, Ovell, Pistner, Pontzer, Reed, Rickard, Robison, Rockwell, Roloff, Rupprecht, Salter, Schaut, Schreiber, Smith, Speer, Straessley, Straub, Sturenberg, Sweeney, Thomas, Thompson, Timm, Trambley, Valentine, Werner, Wiesner, Winslow, Wittman, Yetzer

Town, Township & Regional Histories

Ridgway Advocate - Illustrated Industrial Edition (Ridgway Advocate, 1896, 60 pages)

This booklet was published as a highlight of the businesses and industries of Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania.  It begins with a brief description of the city and its prospects, and interspersed among the business sketches there are other brief articles highlighting various notable aspects of the city.  The remainder of the publication presents brief sketches of dozens of Ridgway's individual businesses and business people.  Along with the sketches there are 25 historic photographs of Ridgway's buildings and 45 portraits of prominent citizens.

Sketches:

Elk Tannig Company, Ridgway Press Brick Company, The Ridgway Manufacturing Company, G. G. Messenger & Son, W. H. Osterhout, The Merris Beef Company, Hyde, Murphy & Company, Ridgway Wagon Works, Avery's Cigar Factory, Judge Mayer, Ridgway Steam Laundry, J. F. English, The Standard Axe and Tool Works, W. H. Hyde & Co., Ridgway Excelsior Works, H. B. Moyer, W. L. Sykes, John Fannin, J. W. Sweeney, Deiches, Goldberg & Co., B. T. Chapin, A. H. Buckland, Robert E. McFarland, Hon. Harry Alvan Hall, Byron F. Ely, C. H. M'Cauley, Esq., Jerome Powell, The "Democrat" and "Star", Chas. Holes, J. M. Schram, The New Hyde, C. J. Swift, The Ridgway Building and Loan Association, Eberhart & Miller, John Larson Company, R. Bonini & Brother, J. H. McEwen Manufacturing Company, W. W. Barbour, Hon. W. H. Hyde, Dr. J. S. McCreight, The People's Building and Loan Association, W. L. Williams, M.D., Dr. J. D. Fullerton, Caufman & Silman, Park & Earl, Hugh McGeehin, The Terry Engraving Company, Teh Illustrated Industrial Advocate, R. P. Molten & Co., The Ullmann & Philpott Manufacturing Company, Cleveland Paper Company, Noah Brunner, Dr. A. B. Bevier, Charles M. Grenols, Jacob Butterfuss, Elliott & Kline, H. McDonald, Eagle Valley Store, S. E. Bowen, G. G. Messinger & Son, W. M. Sweet, The Ross House, The Elk County National Bank, Seitz Brothers, Morris & McCrea, The Archimedean Lever, Delos Dolliver, The People's Market Co., Colonel Fred. Schoening, J. S. Maginnis

1824-1924 Centennial Souvenir Program - 100th Anniversary, Ridgway, Pennsylvnaia

(Anonymous, 1924, 64 pages)

This is a souvenir program of the Centennial Celebration for Ridgway, Elk County, PA in 1924.  It provides a list of all those in the celebration committees as well as a program of events for the celebration.  In addition to the celebration information, a number of businesses and organizations are given brief sketches.

Businesses sketched:

Elk County National Bank, Harry A. Mader, Bonini Tobacco Company, Gardner Sand Company, Alfred's Ice Cream, The HUB Store, Hall, Kaul & Hyde Company, The Ross Drug Store, Ridgway National Bank, Kessler Garage, Ridgway Pure Ice Company, John Lund, The Candy Kitchen, McGeehin's Progressive Store, Parshall and Atwell, Ridgway News Stand, Albert Cliffe, Kinkead's Bakery, C. L. Park & Co., The Coulter Studio, Dean & Son Company, Charles, O. Salberg, W. L. Bayer, J. D. Lauder, Guth Brothers, Hotel Hyde, The Larson Shoe Company, The Bogert House, Ridgway Manufacturing Company, Salberg Hotel, Thompson Brothers, Bruce G. Kime, Russell Car and Snow Plow Company, Ridgway Dynamo and Engine Company, Holmes Silk Mill Company, Hyde-Murphy Company, Ridgway Steam Laundry

Ridgway 1824-1974 (Ridgway Sesquicentennial Inc., 1974, 354 pages)

This is a history of Ridgway produced for the 150th anniversary of its foundation.  It covers the early history of the area and its settlers.  It also provides and extensive coverages of the development of the town, covering its industrial, commercial, military, religious, educational, ethnic history and many other things.  Along with the historical content, there are many photographs of people and places of the town through the years.

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories 

Welcome Souvenir [WWI] - Ridgway, PA, June 19, 1919 (Anonymous, 1919, 74 pages)

This publication was produced as a "souvenir and historical record of the activities of the various organizations of Rdgway during" World War I.  It includes a roster of Company H, 16th Infantry, and a list of other soldiers from Elk County who served in WWI.  There are also many photographs soldiers of the county, and ads from local businesses supporting the booklet's publication.

Welcome Home and Centennial - 1842-1946 - St. Marys, Pennsylvania (Anonymous, 1946, 55 pages)

This is a souvenir of the Centennial Celebration of St. Marys, Elk County, PA.  It provides a program of the events of the celebration, a brief historical sketch of the town and surrounding area, and a series of historic photographs of scenes around town.  It also contains an Honor Roll listing the soldiers from the area who served in World War II as well as brief sketches and portraits of those who lost their lives in the course of the war.  There is also an additional section listing the local soldiers who served in WWI and the Spanish-American War.  There are also numerous ads for local businesses of the era.

Maps, Atlases & Images 

Maps & Atlases (*** Not text searchable ***)

1855 Map of Elk County Pennsylvania (Version 1, H. A. Pattison, W. H. Rease, Color)

1856 Map of Elk County Pennsylvania (Version 2, H. A. Pattison, W. H. Rease, Color)

1878 Map of District No. 4 (J. L. Brown, Color)

Birds-Eye Town Views (*** Not text searchable ***)

Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

St. Mary's, Elk County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)