Norman Gasbarro | April 27, 2018
During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. Some of the result of that correspondence from the period […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 18, 2018
The obituary of Daniel Paul appeared in the Lykens Standard, 28 April 1911. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Daniel Paul, aged 67 years, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Walter I. Bowman, on South Second Street [Lykens], shortly after […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 8, 2016
In the 1967 published list of Civil War veterans from the Elizabethville, Dauphin County, the name of Jacob Swab appears. In researching this soldier, it is now known that there were actually two persons of this name, one found in the records as Jacob Swab and the other found as Jacob W. Swab. ——————————— JACOB […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 29, 2016
During the Civil War, Joseph W. Knouff served in Company H of the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, for nine months. He died on 10 April 1902 and is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Enders, Dauphin County. On 21 July 1890, Joseph W. Knouff applied for a disability pension, which, according to the Pension Index Card […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 8, 2016
Rev. Thomas W. Garland (1847-1925) was first located as Civil War veteran in the 1890 Veterans’ Census for Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where he reported that he had served in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Private, from 31 March 1864 through discharge on 19 July 1865. He also indicated that he […]
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