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Sudden Death of James A. Snyder

James  Snyder LYKENS, 19 June 1903. — We are sorry to chronicle the sudden death of James Snyder of Center View, which occurred on Sunday morning, the 14th inst., of heart trouble, at the age of 73 years.  He was one of those generous, open-hearted men who always had a smile and kind word for […]

Lydia McColly Snyder – Widow of James Snyder

Lydia [McColly} Snyder was the widow of Civil War soldier James Snyder (1830-1903) who served in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private.  Lydia was born on 23 June 1834, the daughter of Robert McColly (or McCully) and Anna Catharine [Lubold] McColly.  Lydia’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth [Buffington] Lubold, the daughter of Revolutionary […]

March 2012 Posts

A listing of the March 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Death of Joel B. Myers The Honorable War Record of John McCarty February 2012 Posts Lykens G.A.R. Monument Update of 1925 The Bloody Dress of Laura Keene Arrives in Baltimore Baltimore to Harrisburg – The Bloody Dress of Laura Keene […]

Veterans

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) […]

Lykens G.A.R. Civil War Monument

A monument was erected in the Borough of Lykens to honor the veterans from the Lykens and Wiconisco area who fought in the Civil War.  This monument is located on North Second Street in Lykens..  Traveling into Lykens from either direction on Route 209, turn north at Market Street and proceed to North Second Street.  […]