Jonathan Titus
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Jonathon Titus was born May 27, 1772 and is considered to be the founder of Titusville, Pennsylvania
, United States
.
Jonathon Titus was born near Frankstown in Blair County, Pennsylvania
. The area surrounding the Oil Creek Valley now known
as Titusville, Pennsylvania
was first settled in 1796 by Jonathan Titus and Samuel Kerr who were involved in the early planning of the community.
Plans for a community were created and Titusville, Pennsylvania
soon became established. Several families moved to the area as westward expansion of the United States
was becoming more common. Jonathon married Mary Martin and raised a family in the early years of Titusville, Pennsylvania
. He died in 1857.
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census. In 1859, oil was successfully drilled in Titusville, resulting in the birth of the modern oil industry.-History:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Jonathon Titus was born near Frankstown in Blair County, Pennsylvania
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
. The area surrounding the Oil Creek Valley now known
as Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census. In 1859, oil was successfully drilled in Titusville, resulting in the birth of the modern oil industry.-History:...
was first settled in 1796 by Jonathan Titus and Samuel Kerr who were involved in the early planning of the community.
Plans for a community were created and Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census. In 1859, oil was successfully drilled in Titusville, resulting in the birth of the modern oil industry.-History:...
soon became established. Several families moved to the area as westward expansion of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was becoming more common. Jonathon married Mary Martin and raised a family in the early years of Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census. In 1859, oil was successfully drilled in Titusville, resulting in the birth of the modern oil industry.-History:...
. He died in 1857.