Norman Gasbarro | October 18, 2019
Isaac Mease died on 27 July 1912 and his obituary appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City), on 2 August 1912: Veteran Answers Last Roll Call Isaac Mease, aged 77 years, a veteran of the Civil War, and a well known resident of Tower City, died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night at his home […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 16, 2019
Previously on this blog, two posts featured Capt. John McGann (1835-1905), but neither included the obituary of his local newspaper, the Elizabethville Echo. See: Capt. John K. McGann – 17 August 2012. Obituary of John K. McGann of Enders – 23 November 2014. The following front-page tribute, including photo, was published by the Echo on […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 14, 2019
Henry Meckley was born 23 May 1828 and died on 15 February 1909. He is buried at Fetterhoff’s Cemetery, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, During the Civil War, he served in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private, from 8 September 1864 through his honorable discharge on 30 May 1865. At his death, […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 11, 2019
During the Civil War, John D. Messner served in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. According to the Veterans’ File Card from the Pennsylvania Archives, John Messner enrolled at Harrisburg on 19 February 1964 and on the same day was mustered into service in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Company D, as a Private. He was […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 9, 2019
Thomas McGee, also found in the records as McGhee and Magee, was born in Scotland on 17 March 1828 and after emigrating to America, resided in Branchdale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In the early 1890s he moved to Mount Carmel, Northumberland County. He was a coal miner, who during the Civil War was involved in digging […]
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