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The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1906
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on June 15, 2018
During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper.
Two results of that correspondence from the year 1906 are reported below:
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Note: There was no correspondence from 1905.
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Death of a Former Jackson Township Lady
Sarah A. Straw was born in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 16 January 1844, and was there married in October 1864, to Daniel Paul. They moved to Constantine, Michigan, 13 May 1867, at which place she died 25 September 1906, at 8 p.m., aged 62 years, 6 months, and 9 days. Deceased was stricken with paralysis 14 May 1904, leaving her permanently speechless and an invalid.
She is survived by her husband and three children: Charles E. Paul and Frank L. Paul, of Marion, Indiana; and Mrs. William H. Munson of Constantine, Michigan. A daughter, Emma R. Paul, died 25 November 1899. Deceased was a member of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church of Constantine.
Funeral services were conducted at the residence by Rev. J. C. Upton at 1 p.m. Friday, 28 September, and interment was made in Constantine Cemetery.
Lykens Standard, 5 October 1906.
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Personal
Daniel Paul of Constantine, Michigan, is visiting friends in this section.
Lykens Standard, 28 Dec 1906
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News articles from Newspapers.com. This series will continue up through the death of Daniel Paul, which occurred in Lykens in 1911.
Special thanks to Debby Rabold, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for discovering these articles about her relative.
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