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McADOO, Calvin P., M.D. - Biography from Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Wiley, Samuel T. Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891, p. 553). Other surnames mentioned: McCUNE, McCREERY, DES MOINES, DUFF, WAGNER, EARHART.
McAFOOS, Lola Mabel (nee GRAFFIS, Mrs. William P. LAUSTER) (1884-1914) - Obituary. Indiana Progress, Indiana PA, 10 Sept. 1919, p. 1. Other surnames mentioned: TYGER. Note: Birth year and maiden name taken from PA Death Certificate # 93191. Adam Tyger mentioned in obituary may have been Lola's stepfather.
McCAUSLAND, Charlotte A. (nee MARSHALL) (1895-1975) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 6 Jan. 1975, p. 10. Other surnames mentioned: McGAUGHEY and HAYES.
McCAUSLAND, Elmer Paul (abt 1900-1970) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 2 Jan. 1971, p. 10. Other surnames mentioned: FLICK, ORR, JAMISON and LUKEHART.
McCAUSLAND, Mildred Agnes (nee JEWEL) (1902-1957) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 31 Oct. 1957, p. 2 Other surnames mentioned: REARICK and SHUPE.
McCLANAHAN, Robert Elwood (1914-1968) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 26 Sept 1968, p. 23. Other surnames mentioned: SUMMERS, WALTER, GOLDSTROHM, SYBERT, BAPTISTE, JORDAN, GREEN, LUCOVICH, BEERS and McKELVEY.
McCLARREN, Dessie Pearl (nee BOYER) (1891-1983) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 7 March 1983, p. 3. Other surnames mentioned: WAGLE, DODDS, COSGROVE, TOST and COOKE.
McCLARREN, Frances E. (Mrs. William DODDS) (1917-1984) - Obituary. Indiana Gazette, Indiana PA, 17 Oct. 1984, p. 42. Other surnames mentioned: BOYER, RUPP, PARKS, COOKE, COSGROVE and TOST.
McCLARREN, Martha Jane (Mrs. David C. COOKE) (1919-1991) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 11 April 1991, p. 3. Other surnames mentioned: BOYER, PETERSON, JOHNSTON, WOODALL, LAZOR, COSGROVE, TOST and DODDS.
McCLARREN, Merle (1890-1965) - Obituary. Simpsons Leader Times, Kittanning PA, 27 Jan. 1965, p. 23. Other surnames mentioned: BOYER, DODDS, COSGROVE, TOST and COOKE.
McCOLGAN, Dr. James W. (abt 1891-1967) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 10 July 1967, p. 13. No other surnames mentioned.
McCOLGIN, Edith A. (nee RUPP) (1903-1970) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 23 March 1970, p. 17. Other surnames mentioned: SCHRECENGOST, ALBERTSON, MARSHALL, STEFFY and NOLF.
McCOLGIN, J. William "Bill" (1902-1987) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 17 Jan. 1987, p. 3. Other surnames mentioned: MARSHALL and ALBERTSON.
McCORKLE, John (abt 1836-1917) - Obituary. Simpsons Daily Leader, Kittanning PA, 30 Jan. 1917, p. 4. Other surnames mentioned: STEFFEY and RUPP
McCOY, Alice Nancy (Mrs. Floyd DUNMIRE) (1894-1981) - Obituary. Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana PA, 18 Aug. 1981, p. 20. Other surnames mentioned: SMITH, MILLER and GOODBREAD.
McCOY, Donald Jr. (1919-1945) - Death Report. Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana PA, 17 May 1945, p. 1. NOTE: Birth and death years are taken from the military grave stone application filled out by Mrs. Donald McCoy Sr. Buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sagamore.
McCOY, Ethel I. (nee GRINDLE) (1901-1984) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 8 Oct. 1984, p. 3. Other surnames mentioned: WEST, WILSON, BALLS, DEMICH, CARNAHAN, HUGHES, DeIULIIS, HOLLMAN, COWAN and SHADRON.
McCOY, Jesse A. (1912-1974) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 14 Oct 1974, p. 12. Other surnames mentioned: WALKER and SCHAFER.
McCOY, Mayme (Mrs. Forest L. WATSON, Mrs. Ivan F. BRINKLEY Sr.) (1897-1974) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 12 Sept 1974, p. 14. Other surnames mentioned: FERGUSON, DICKEY, SAMSON, PHILLIPPI and ANDERSON.
McCULLOUGH, David - Biography from Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Wiley, Samuel T. Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891, pp. 553-554). Other surnames mentioned: GEORGE, RUTHERFORD, DOWNEY, CANNON, SPENCE, NEIL and KEBBLER.
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McCULLOUGH, Joseph Armer (1894-1964) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 20 Mar 1964, p. 17. Other surnames mentioned: SPENCER, ERDLEY and McCAUSLAND.
McCUNE, Thomas H. (?-1946) - Obituary Abstract.
McCURDY, Ellen (Mrs. James YOUNG, Mrs. John HEINEN) (1906-1978) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 27 Dec. 1978, p. 3. Other surname mentioned: BOYER.
McCURDY, John (5 Jul 1853-29 Aug. 1929) - Obituary. Simpsons Leader Times, Kittanning PA, 30 Aug. 1929, p. 1. Other surnames mentioned: STEWART, HEMPHILL, SOWERS and SHANNON. Note: Birth and death dates from his death certificate, which identifies his parents as S.K. and Mary (Hemphill) McCURDY.
McCURDY, Sylvia M. (Mrs. William PINKERTON) (1892-1976) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 29 Nov. 1976, p. 8. Other surnames mentioned: BOYER, ELLIOT, MILLER, FLEMM and HEINEN.
McCURDY, Wilbert H. (1890-1972) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 20 Oct. 1972, p. 16. Other surnames mentioned: BOYER, NAUMAN, BOLLINGER, ELLIOT, PINKERTON and HEINEN.
McENTIRE, Earl Wilbur (1914-1976) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 30 July 1976 p. 8. Other surname mentioned: HILBERRY.
McFARLAND, George B. - Will (1851).
- First page - Armstrong Co. Will Book 2, Page 3.
- Second page - Armstrong Co. Will Book 2, Page 4.
McFARLAND, George Washington (1878-1958) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 24 March 1958, p. 2. Other surnames mentioned: STEWART, SCHRECENGOST and KIER.
McFARLAND, James - Will (1885). Armstrong Co. Will Book 4, Page 145.
McFARLAND, Rebecca Malinda (Mrs. MORROW) (1842-1885) - Biography External link to Google Books.
McGAUGHEY, Ruth (Mrs. James C. Leavens, Sr.) (1929-1997) - Obituary. Indiana Gazette, Indiana PA, 24 Nov. 1997, p. 22. Other surnames mentioned: POWELL, ALEXANDER, MOTTORN, JONES, STAHL and WALLACE.
McGRAW, Bertha C. (nee FARSTER) (1880-1979) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 13 Jan. 1979, p. 3. No other surnames mentioned.
McGREGOR, Ida Aurelia (Mrs. William P. LAUSTER) (1875-1914) - Obituary. Simpsons Daily Leader, Kittanning PA, 22 Oct. 1914, p. 8. Other surnames mentioned: MARSHALL, BOVARD, BOYER and McMEANS. Note: Full name, maiden name and birth date are from PA Death Certificate # 99806.
McINTIRE, Ruth S. (Mrs. Leason COOPER) (1903-1973) - Obituary. Leader Times, Kittanning PA, 16 April 1973, p. 16. Other surname mentioned: WINGARD.
McKAY, Judith K. (nee COGLEY) (1948-1972) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 30 Dec. 1972, p. 12. Other surnames mentioned: SHANNON and TROUTMAN.
McKEE, Frances (nee PELTON) (1885-1975) - Obituary. Leader-Times, 3 Dec. 1975, p. 12. Other surnames mentioned: RENWICK, CARCI, KAUFMANN, MAMULA, JONES and WHITFIELD.
McKEE, James Curry (1911-1967) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 28 June 1967, p. 15 and 29 June 1967, p. 19. Other surnames mentioned: PELTON, WALKER, CARCI, KAUFMAN and MAMULA.
McKELVEY, James Lewis (1905-1975) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 12 June 1975, p. 14. Other surnames mentioned: LEWIS, ROBERTSON, DONOVAN, A'HEARN, MOORE and DUNMIRE.
McKELVEY, Kenneth L. (1935-2999) - Obituary. Indiana Gazette, Indiana PA, 8 March 2000, p. 8. Other surnames mentioned: HARDY, A'HEARN, SMITH, SCOTT, DRENNAN, KOLB, VINEZ, MOORE and ASHBAUGH.
McKELVEY, Myrtle (nee LEWIS) (1877-1960) - Obituary. Simpsons Leader Times, Kittanning PA, 1 Dec. 1960, p. 2. Other surnames mentioned: ROBINSON and DUNMIRE.
McLACHLAN, Agnes (Mrs. Richard J. PATTERSON) (1901-1971) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 6 Aug. 1971, p. 16. Other surnames mentioned: PATTON, ENSELEIN and SNOWDEN.
McLACHLAN, Christina (Mrs. Edwin G. BOYER) (1893-1959) - Obituary. Simpsons Daily Leader Times, 5 May 1959, p. 2. Other surnames mentioned: HOTCHKINS, LONGWILL, UPLINGER and PETERS.
McLACHLAN, Gertrude Elizabeth (nee PRYDE) (1894-1969)
- Wedding to James C. McLACHLAN.
- Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 26 Feb. 1969, p. 23. Other surnames mentioned: WILLIAMS, ELLENBERGER, HODGSON and JOHNSTON.
McLACHLAN, James C. and PRYDE, Gertude Elizabeth - Wedding.
McLACHLAN, Margaret Ann (nee BRUMBAUGH, Mrs. William Norman JONES) (1898-1971)
- - Announcement of Marriage to William JONES. Simpsons Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 16 Dec. 1919, p. 1.
- - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 24 May 1971, p. 16.
McLAUGHLIN, Anna Maude (nee ARTMAN) (1891-1980) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 24 Oct 1980, p. 3. Other surnames mentioned: MILLER, HEADLEY and ROSS.
McLAUGHLIN, Edythe M. (Mrs. Henry A. HUDSON) (1888-1977) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 12 Nov. 1977, p. 6. Other surnames mentioned: GIBSON and MOREY.
McLAUGHLIN, Ethel M. (Mrs. Glenn AIKINS) (1886-1971) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 2 Jan. 1971, p. 10. Other surnames mentioned: MELSER, ERDLEY, LINGENFELTER and GREEN.
McLAUGHLIN, Grace E. (Mrs. Charles M. LINGENFELTER) (1888-1978) - Obituary. Leader-Times, Kittanning PA, 25 April 1979, p. 3. Other surnames mentioned: JOHN and JEWART.
McLAUGHLIN, Sarah (Mrs D.A. DIXON) (abt 1862-1929) - Obituary. Simpsons Daily Leader Times, Kittanning PA, 8 Apr. 1929, p. 1. Other surnames mentioned: SMELTZER and BLAKNEY. Note: Maiden name taken from death certificate.