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Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery, Wiconisco (Part 6 of 6)

Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, concludes today. —————————— Samuel Klinger (1819-1891).  Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private.  See prior post on Samuel Klinger.  He was married four times:  Rebecca Cooper; Magdalena ?; Belinda Savidge; and Catherine Kissinger.  Samuel was a […]

Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery, Wiconisco (Part 5 of 6)

Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————— John Kaufman (1840-1904).  Also spelled Kauffman.  Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Sergeant.   Muster in 30 October 1862 and mustered out with his company on 16 August 1863.  Married to Mary Heisler.  […]

Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery, Wiconisco (Part 4 of 6)

Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————– Henry Zerby (1829-1922).  Also spelled Zerbe in the records.  There are two persons with the same name who served, so some of the records may be co-mingled.  It is believed that this Henry Zerby served in […]

Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery, Wiconisco (Part 1 of 6)

Calvary United Methodist Church is located in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the south side of Pottsville Street at the east end of town.  According to information found in the Lykens-Williams Valley History – Directory and Pictorial Review, edited and compiled by J. Allen Barrett in 1922, the first Methodist Church was erected here in […]

August 2011 Posts

A listing of the August 2011 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown (Part 1 of 3) Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown (Part 2 of 3) Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown (Part 3 of 3) 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg […]