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Alban D. Morgan – Miner of Wiconisco Who Had 24 Children

| November 21, 2019

On 2 April 1910, Alban D. Morgan, a miner living in Coaldale, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died of pneumonia. His obituary, which appeared in the Lykens Standard, 8 April 1910, identified him as a Civil War veteran but gave little information about his service. Alban D. Morgan of Coaldale, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday […]

Henry Grimm – Dies in July 1911 & Widow Dies 4 Days Later

| March 18, 2019

Henry R. Grimm (1835-1911), Civil War veteran, is buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His death was reported in the Lykens Standard, 14 July 1911: DEATHS AND FUNERALS After an illness of two years of arteritis, during all of which time he was confined to a large reclining chair, Henry Grimm […]

Elias Dietrich – Death and Funeral, 1902

| January 30, 2019

Elias Dietrich (1836-1902) was previously profiled her in a post entitled Dietrich Family in the Civil War.  At that time, the following was stated: Elias Dietrich (1836-1902).  Also found in the records as Detrich, Detrick, Deitrick, and Deitrich.  Elias served in the 55th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, as a Private, from 19 January 1865 to […]

Obituary of John H. Wert of Coaldale

| February 9, 2018

John H. Wert, Civil War veteran, died on 18 November 1913, and his obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard on 21 November 1913: DEATHS AND FUNERALS John H. Wert, an old resident of this section, died at his home in Coaldale, Wiconisco Township, at 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, after a week’s illness of bladder trouble, aged […]