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Death of Peter Matter, 1902
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on September 16, 2019
A brief obituary of Peter Matter appeared in the Lykens Register, 19 December 1902:
Peter Matter, one of the oldest citizens of Elizabethville, died at his home on Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock of paralysis and dropsy, aged 77 years. Deceased was born in Dauphin County, and lived in his native town from his youth.
When the Civil war broke out he enlisted on August 8, 1862 as private in Company D, 127th Pennsylvania Volunteers [127th Pennsylvania Infantry], serving nine months. He is survived by one son, Peter Matter of town [Lykens], and two daughters, Mary Matter, also of town, and Mrs. George Fetterhoff of Wiconisco. The funeral services will be held to-day at 9:30 in the Evangelical Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Wolfs. Interment in the Evangelical Cemetery, Berrysburg.
A very brief profile of Peter Matter can be found here at Sweitzer’s Memorial Cemetery, Berrysburg.
Also, Peter Matter‘s name can be found on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument.
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