Butler County, Pennsylvania
1883 History of Butler County Pennsylvania
With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and PioneersWaterman, Watkins, & Co., Chicago, 1883
Our thanks to Pat Collins, former County Coordinator
| Chap. | Title | Page | Transcriber/Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introductory and Descriptive | 9 | Donna E. Mohney |
| 2 | The Region Prior to 1796 | 11 | Sherry Chestnutt |
| 3 | Land Title, Survey and Sale | 22 | Sherry Chestnutt |
| 4 | Advent of the White Man as a Settler | 28 | Donna E. Mohney |
| 5 | A Picture of Pioneer Life | 32 | Lynn Mack |
| 6 | Internal Improvements | 36 | Sherry Chestnutt |
| 7 | Civil History | 40 | Penny Sabin |
| 8 | The Bar of Butler County | 49 | Ed McClelland |
| 9 | The Press | 75 | Sherry Chestnutt |
| 10 | The Medical Profession | 78 | Sherry Chestnutt |
| 11 | Soldiers of the War of 1812 | 86 | Ed Book |
| 12 | Butler - War of 1861-65 13th Regt., Co. H | 87 | Tina Kinser |
| 40th Regt. (11th Reserves) | 89 | Tina Kinser | |
| 78th Regt. | 92 | Tina Kinser | |
| 100th Regt. | 97 | Pat Collins | |
| 102nd Regt. | 100 | Pat Collins | |
| 103rd Regt. | 106 |
Deana Larson | |
| 13 | Butler - War of 1861-65 134th Regt. | 112 | Jane Lahey |
| 137th Regt. | 118 | Alicia Havens | |
| 159th Regt. (14th Cav.) | 121 |
Judy Lockwood | |
| 169th Regt. (Drafted Militia) | 123 | Marcie Todd | |
| 212th Regt. (6th Artil.) | 124 | Pat Collins | |
| Miscellaneous List | 127 | Lexie Gallagher | |
| 14th Regt. (Militia of 1862) | 129 | Pat Collins | |
| 14 | Butler County Oil Development | 130 | Andrea Leone |
| 15 | County Societies | 142 | Ed McClelland |
| 16 | Statistics | 145 | Ed Book |
| 17 | The Borough of Butler | 146 | Susan Elko |
| 18 | Butler Township | 178 | Susan Elko |
| 19 | Connoquenessing Township | 183 | Penny Sabin |
| 20 | Adams Township | 192 | Nancy Cain Knepper |
| 21 | Lancaster Township | 198 | June Mackey |
| 22 | Jackson Township | 205 | Ed McClelland |
| 23 | Cranberry Township | 226 | Glenda Nothnagle |
| 24 | Forward Township | 233 | Karen Patterson |
| 25 | Middlesex Township | 241 | Lynn Beatty |
| 26 | Clinton Township | 247 | Lynn Beatty |
| 27 | Buffalo Township | 254 | Lynn Beatty |
| 28 | Penn Township | 263 | Kim Wetzel |
| 29 | Winfield Township | 273 | Ed McClelland |
| 30 | Jefferson Township | 280 | Pat Collins |
| 31 | Clearfield Township | 295 | Pat Collins |
| 32 | Summit Township | 299 | Pat Collins |
| 33 | Donegal Township | 308 | Sherry Chestnutt |
| 34 | Oakland Township | 323 | Pat Collins |
| 35 | Franklin Township | 328 | Ed McClelland |
| 36 | Centre Township | 336 | Karen Patterson |
| 37 | Muddy Creek Township | 345 | Ed Book |
| 38 | Worth Township | 353 | Ed Book |
| 39 | Brady Township | 362 | Ed Book |
| 40 | Fairview Township | 368 |
Dottie Laird
|
| 41 | Concord Township | 381 | Shirley Minshull |
| 42 | Slippery Rock Township | 387 | Melba Tomeo |
| 43 | Mercer Township | 396 | Donna E. Mohney |
| 44 | Parker Township | 403 | Ed McClelland |
| Chapter 45 omitted in the original | |||
| 46 | Clay Township | 410 | Donna Mohney |
| 47 | Cherry Township | 422 | Melba Tomeo |
| 48 | Marion Township | 429 | Pat Collins |
| 49 | Washington Township | 437 | Diane Carter |
| 50 | Allegheny Township | 445 | Ed McClelland |
| 51 | Venango Township | 449 | Ed McClelland |
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