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Death of Daniel Kopp – Musician of Tremont

The obituary of Daniel Kopp appeared in the West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 27 January 1894: Daniel Kopp of this place, died on Saturday last, after being confined to his bed the past few weeks. Mr. Kopp grieved over the loss of his wife, who preceded him […]

Three Men Named Lewis Kopp of Tower City Area

There are now known to be three men named Lewis Kopp who had some connection to the Tower City area and to Civil War service. Two of them served in the Civil War and one was the son of a Civil War veteran: Lewis Kopp (or Ludwig Kopp), born about 1846 in Germany.  Served in […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 6

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]

Veterans

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project.   Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]