Jonathan W. Feeser was born 17 September 1824 in Pennsylvania and died on 20 April 1905, at Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, he served in the 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, as a Private. The Pennsylvania Veterans File Card (above) from the Pennsylvania Archives gives very little information about his Civil War […]
A listing of the March 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Joseph Gee of Donaldson – Died “Unwept, Unhonored, & Unsung,” 1902 January 2019 Posts Obituary of Levi S. Adams of Tremont, 1911 February 2019 Posts Mrs. Comuskey of Williamstown Who Was Henry S. Graver? – Named on Lykens G.A.R. Monument […]
Obediah Johnson Farling was born in Millersburg, Dauphin County, on 19 April 1839, the son of Jacob Farling and Catherine [Christ] Farling. About 1868, he married Elizabeth A. Byers (1841-1924). There were no known children from the marriage. Following the Civil War, he became a minister of the Church of God. Obediah died on 14 […]
Henry Lebo was first identified as a Civil War veteran through a brief statement found on page 328 of the Gratz history: “Henry [Lebo] b 1841, killed while serving in the Civil War.” Henry was the youngest son of George Lebo (1790-1844) and his second wife Lydia. Three Pennsylvania Veterans’ Index Cards were located at […]
Jacob Keener, son of Jacob Keener (1823-1902) and Barbara [Weltmer] Keener (1822-1901) enrolled in the 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private, in Harrisburg, on 7 August 1862. He gave his age as 19, his occupation as farmer, and his residence as Lykens. He is one of many Civil War veterans who at one […]
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