Norman Gasbarro | September 30, 2016
Dr. Christian Lenker was found in the Biography and History of Schuylkill County, as a Civil War soldier who served in the 19th Ohio Infantry, Company H, as a Sergeant. His connection to the Lykens Valley was clearly stated in the opening paragraph of the sketch. It is obvious from that opening paragraph that he […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 29, 2016
Henry Lebo was first identified as a Civil War veteran through a brief statement found on page 328 of the Gratz history: “Henry [Lebo] b 1841, killed while serving in the Civil War.” Henry was the youngest son of George Lebo (1790-1844) and his second wife Lydia. Three Pennsylvania Veterans’ Index Cards were located at […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 28, 2016
Part 3 of this murder story will be told in today’s blog post. It includes the trial and conviction of Henry Fisher for first degree murder as well as some of the antics he performed in the court during the trial and at the sentencing. Sarah Ann [Reed] Klinger, a widow of a Civil War […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 27, 2016
An editorial from the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 October 1866, on the election of John W. Geary as Governor of Pennsylvania, over the avowed white supremacist Hiester Clymer: THE GOVERNOR ELECT There has never been a man elected Governor of Pennsylvania who as fairly earned the position as has John W. Geary. We do not pretend […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 26, 2016
The funeral of George A. Kreis was reported in the Pottsville Republican on 28 February 1901: The funeral of George Kreis who died at his home in Tremont on Sunday night will take place tomorrow afternoon. The deceased was 59 years of age and well known Democratic circles throughout the county. He was a veteran […]
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