Norman Gasbarro | September 5, 2012
A listing of the August 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 10 Charles D. Arters – Postmaster and Educator Sen. Luther R. Keefer July 2012 Posts The Credibility of William Withers Jr. – Lincoln Assassination Witness Tower City, Porter and […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 4, 2012
John H. Hoffman, a descendant of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1798), pioneer settler of the Lykens Valley was a prosperous merchant and manufacturer of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His biography was prominently featured in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in 1896 by J. L. Runk Company of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. John H. Hoffman… was born […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 3, 2012
The 1860 Census of the United States collected information on the occupation of each male and female over the age of 15. In Pennsylvania, the occupation of 180,613 was “farmer” and of 136,963 was “laborer.” These occupations were the only ones that exceeded 100,000 in number. Women who reported that their occupation was “keeping house” […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 2, 2012
Adaline “Ada’ Hoffman (1845-1915) was born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and was only one generation removed from the Lykens Valley. Her father, Jacob David Hoffman (1812-1887) had been born in Lykens Township, and was the great-grandson of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1797), pioneer settler of the Lykens Valley. Ada’s mother was a Romberger, also from […]
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