Norman Gasbarro | October 25, 2019
Michael Messner, a Civil War veteran from Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born on 3 October 1942 and died 11 June 1917. He is buried at the Union Cemetery in Jordan Township (near Pillow), Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. At his grave is a G.A.R. marker-flag holder. His obituary appeared in several newspapers, including the following: From […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 15, 2018
Samuel Beisel Wiest, was born 31 December 1845, in Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Klinger Wiest (1821-1877) and Lucetta [Beisel] Wiest (1824-1904). He was a direct descendant of the first Klinger settlers in the area of the Mahantongo and Lykens Valleys. On 27 February 1864, in Pottsville, Samuel B. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 18, 2017
An obituary of John Weiser appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, 9 March 1905. Mr. Weiser was a Civil War veteran from the area of Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who served in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The funeral of John Weiser was held at Pillow last Sunday morning, Rev. S. P. Brown officiating. A large number […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 23, 2017
Aaron Schoffstall was born about 10 April 1842 in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Schoffstall (1808-1867) and Margaret Rebecca [Wells] Schoffstall (1808-1878). In 1850, the family was living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where Henry was a farmer. In 1860, Aaron was working as a teamster in Gratz. According to […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 29, 2015
On 4 July 2015 I gave the Keynote Speech at the Pillow Historical Society Open House, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. One of the parts of that talk was the identification of twenty-one Civil War veterans who had some connection to Pillow (formerly called Uniontown). Today’s post features the final seven of those men with some […]
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