Norman Gasbarro | December 30, 2017
In the 1890 Census for Mable, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Werner reported that he served as a Private in Company A of a regiment known as the “Home Guards.” His dates of service were given as 4 July 1863 to 25 August 1863, or a total of one month and twenty-one days. Benjamin Werner has […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 28, 2017
On Saturday, 13 June 1925, the Ku Klux Klan planned for a celebration to be held at Millersburg‘s Park, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The article promoting the event was interesting in that it claimed the celebration would bring back the “old-time way” of celebrating the past. The Klan also claimed the American flag as its […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 26, 2017
Willoughby Z. Walt died on 20 January 1916 and is buried at the Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He is found in the records as both Wald and Walt and his middle initial is found as both “C” and “Z.” ____________________________________________ Records at the Pennsylvania Archives shown above) indicate that a Willoughby C. Wald […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 22, 2017
When he enrolled in the 2nd Company G of the 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry at Harrisburg on 14 March 1865, Edward Walters gave his birthplace as Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and his place of residence as Mifflin Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was employed as a miner, was about 19 years old, stood 5 foot 3 inches […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 20, 2017
Andrew Weir was born on 19 October 1833 in Scotland and came to the United States about 1855. By occupation, he was an engineer who worked in the mines around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where he lived and raised his family. In 1863, he registered for the draft, but was not drafted. However, he did […]
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