Frederick L. Kahle    

FREDERICK L. KAHLE, attorney at law, was born April 18, 1862, in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, son of F. P. and Isabella (McCutchen) Kahle, natives of Jefferson county, who came to Plumer, Venango county, in 1869. They were the parents of one daughter, Alice Arminta, and eleven sons: Benton T., of Pittsburgh; Manuel W.; deceased; Clarence, of Pittsburgh; Doctors A. W. and R. D., of Lima, Ohio; Frederick L., of Franklin; Doctor W. A., of New York city; Charles E., of Lima, Ohio; Frank U., of Oil City; Harry, and Ainsworth, of Plumer. Our subject received his education at the common schools and the Rouseville Normal School, completing it at the Erie Seminary. In 1884 he began reading law with J. H. Osmer, of Franklin, and was admitted to the bar in August, 1886. In 1882 and 1883 he taught school in Venango county, and in 1884-85 was principal of the high schools of Sugar Grove, Warren county. Immediately after his admission to the bar he located at Franklin and commenced the practice of his profession. Mr. Kahle has filled the office of city auditor, and in 1888 was elected on the Republican ticket district attorney of Venango county; he is said to be the youngest man ever elected to that office in this county. He married, in May, 1888, Miss Mary, daughter of Doctor D. C., Galbraith, of Franklin. He is a member of the Masonic order, Order of the Golden Chain, and Royal Arcanum, and an adherent of the Presbyterian church.

History of Venango County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs, townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc., etc.
Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890, page 813.  Read this book on line - Free Trial Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.