Jacob Scheck of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was a German immigrant who arrived in America before the Civil War with his parents. His father, George Scheck was a master mason and the family appears in the 1860 census for Pine Grove, Schuylkill County. In 1860, Jacob was working as a boatman on the Schuylkill Canal […]
The post today concludes a look at three men with connections to Tremont, Schuylkill County, who served in the Civil War in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry: Jacob Shade (1833-1864); William Henry Hiney (1840-1864); and Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) – all of whom died as a result of the war. This post is also a continuation of […]
The post today continues a look at three men with connections to Tremont, Schuylkill County, who served in the Civil War in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry: Jacob Shade (1833-1864); William Henry Hiney (1840-1864); and Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) – all of whom died as a result of the war. This post is also a continuation of […]
The post today begins a look at three men, with connections to Tremont, Schuylkill County, who served in the Civil War in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry: Jacob Shade (1833-1864); William Henry Hiney (1840-1864); and Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) – all of whom died as a result of the war. This post is also a continuation of […]
In researching the veterans of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, it is quickly noted that there are two men named John Seifert. One served in Company A and one served in Company C. —————————— JOHN H. SEIFERT (1846-1891) – Company A John H. Seifert was a miner from Schuylkill County who was 18 years old when […]
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