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Patrick X. Flynn – 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| March 27, 2019

Patrick Xavier Flynn, Civil War veteran, died on 2 September 1886, and is buried at Boyer’s School Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His service in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, is noted on his government-provided grave marker, pictured above. The card above, from the card collection, Headstone Provided for Civil War Veterans (Ancestry.com), indicates that […]

Patrick Fagan – Deserter from 96th Pennsylvania Infantry

| February 11, 2019

According to information found at the Pennsylvania Archives (above), Patrick Fagan, a 19-year-old miner, enrolled in the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private, on 23 September 1861, at Pottsvillle. He stood about 5 foot 9 inches tall, had dark hair, a dark complexion and light-colored eyes. According to information on the card, he […]

Thomas B. Evans – Cavalryman – Died at Williamstown, 1907

| January 14, 2019

On 13 November 1907, Thomas B. Evans, a widower and a Civil War veteran, died of a stroke of paralysis at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  His death certificate indicates his occupation as blacksmith and his father as Jacob Evans, and his mother as Priscilla [Clase] Evans.  Thomas B. Evans was born in Pennsylvania on 13 […]

Obituary of Daniel Batdorf

| September 10, 2018

Daniel Batdorf, sometimes spelled Baddorf, died on 24 March 1905.  He is buried at the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.   He was previously profiled here in a post on Civil War burials at the Calvary Cemetery: Daniel Batdorf (1841-1905).  Also known as Baddorf and Batdorff.  Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania […]

Emanuel Beitler – Living in Williamstown in 1890

| September 3, 2018

Someone reported to the census in 1890 that a Civil War veteran named Emanuel Budler was living in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  However, neither the dates of service nor the regiment, company or rank were given.  The above cut from the census page can be enlarged by clicking on it. Given the various spellings of […]