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Was Jacob Hassinger a Civil War Veteran?
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on April 29, 2019
When Jacob Schmeltz Hassinger died on 18 February 1913, his obituary appeared in the Elizabethville Echo of 20 February 1913. There was no mention that he was a Civil War veteran.
Death of Jacob Hassinger
Jacob Hassinger, who has been confined to his bed for the past five weeks with heart trouble and dropsy died at 5:20 on Tuesday morning February 18 at the age of 77 years, 1 month, 14 days.
Deceased had resided neat St. John’s Church in Mifflin Township for many years, and was always a hard working man, and an upright citizen in the community. Nine children and thirty five grandchildren survive. Funeral services will be conducted at the house at nine o’clock on Saturday morning. Further services in St. John’s Lutheran Church where interment will take place. Rev. C. P. Wehr will conduct the services.
Family legend states that Jacob Hassinger was a Civil War veteran.
Only one person named Jacob Hassinger has been found in the Civil War databases. That Jacob Hassinger served in the emergency regiment Mitchell’s Independent Company Militia Infantry.
The above cut from Bates lists a Jacob Hassinger as a Private in the Company that was formed between 6 July and 18 July 1863. The Company was discharged on 2 September 1863.
Jacob Hassinger died on 18 February 1912 and is buried at St. John (Hill) Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. There is no mention at his grave of any Civil War service.
No Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card has been located for Jacob Hassinger at the Pennsylvania Archives. No information about Jacob Hassinger has been located on the Fold3 site.
Jacob S. Hassinger was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 4 January 1836, the son of Jeremiah Hassinger (1808-1879) and Esther Waller [Schmeltz] Hassinger (1812-1881). Some time around 1855 Jacob married Susanna Huber who died shortly after their marriage. He then married Lydia Ann Gipple (1841-1904) and with her had at least ten known children. Jacob was engaged in farming in the Mifflin Township and Berrysburg area during his lifetime.
If any reader can shed more light on the possibility of the Civil War service of Jacob Hassinger, the information would be greatly appreciated.
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