Hiram Schramm (also known as Hiram Schrom), was born 14 June 1837, in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. He was the Great-Grandfather of Ned Weaver of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Hiram died on 9 October 1911 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. The colorful, framed military record shown at the top is this post was […]
A listing of the October 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 1 of 7) Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 2 of 7) Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 3 of 7) Abraham Lincoln Statue in […]
In 1967, Elizabethville, Dauphin County. Pennsylvania, celebrated its 150th anniversary and published a souvenir book. The book was appropriately called, History of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1817-1967. The foreword of the book explained the objectives of the Historical Committee: This is the history of a town – Elizabethville, Pennsylvania – and in it we have […]
A few days ago we were notified by Jim Weaver, the son of Ned Weaver, that his father passed away in California while visiting his family there and celebrating his 88th birthday. Funeral services were held this past Friday in Elizabethville. Ned’s work for the Gratz Historical Society will live on through his writings about […]
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project. Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]
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