Previously on this blog, as part of a post describing Forney’s Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, the following was published about John Henry Jury: John Henry Jury was born in 1834 in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Bretz Jury (1799-1884), a farmer, and Mary Ann or Anne Marie [Schupp] Jury. John Henry […]
John Henry Keen, also known as Henry Keen or John H. Keen, died in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April 1910. Previously on this blog, a brief biographical sketch of John Henry Keen was given: John Henry Keen (1837-1910). John first served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private. He mustered […]
DIED LYKENS, 18 December 1903. — John Henry Spangler, an old and highly respected resident of this place, died at his home on North Second Street, Friday last at 5 o’clock a.m., of gastritis, aged 63 years, 8 months and 24 days. Deceased was born at Palmyra, Lebanon County, and came to this place in […]
On 14 May 1926, Josiah Welker died. He was a Civil War veteran. His burial place is the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The obituary of Josiah Welker appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 15 May 1926: AGED VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR DIES Joshua Welker Victim of Blood Poisoning at Lewistown […]
On 19 April 1864, Edward Heebner, enrolled at Pottsville, in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, as a Private and was mustered into service on the same day at the same place. At the time, he was about 18 years old, was employed as a boatman, stood about 5 foot 4 inches tall, had black […]
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