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Civil War Veteran Burials in Grace United Evangelical Cemetery, Muir (Part 2 of 2)

| October 20, 2012

Part 2 of 2.  The Grace United Evangelical Cemetery is located on south Keystone Street in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  From Interstate-81 (I-81), take the Tower City Exit (Route 209) and travel west on Rt. 209 to the community of Muir. At the sign for the United Methodist Church (Grace United Methodist Church) and the […]

Civil War Veteran Burials in Grace United Evangelical Cemetery, Muir (Part 1 of 2)

| October 19, 2012

The Grace United Evangelical Cemetery is located on south Keystone Street in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  From Interstate-81 (I-81), take the Tower City Exit (Route 209) and travel west on Rt. 209 to the community of Muir. At the sign for the United Methodist Church (Grace United Methodist Church) and the Porter Township Municipal Building, […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 7 of 7)

| October 18, 2012

Part 7 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 6 of 7)

| October 17, 2012

Part 6 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]

Capt. John Buyers – Farmer & Intellectual

| October 16, 2012

John Buyers (1827-1908) was the son of George Patton Buyers, a merchant of Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.  He was born in Sunbury.  Before the Civil War, he worked as a merchant in Sunbury and also for some time as a farmer. When the Civil War broke out, he raised Company I of the 58th Pennsylvania […]