Nicholas Adams, who served in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private during the Civil War, died on 16 September 1927. His obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard, 23 September 1927: NICHOLAS ADAMS WILLIAMSTOWN, 22 September 1927 — Nicholas Adams, aged 84 years, 4 months and 26 days, died at the home […]
Nicholas Adams (1843-1927) was born in Sacramento, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Some sources give his birth date as 20 April 1843 while other sources give it in March. He was the son of Nicholas Adams and Salome [Hoffa] Adams of Sacramento, who had twenty-one children, among them the sisters Hannah Adams and Ellen Adams, […]
Daniel Batdorf, sometimes spelled Baddorf, died on 24 March 1905. He is buried at the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was previously profiled here in a post on Civil War burials at the Calvary Cemetery: Daniel Batdorf (1841-1905). Also known as Baddorf and Batdorff. Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania […]
A listing of the June 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Ku Klux Klan Briefs from the West Schuylkill Herald The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1903 Obituary of Nicholas Adams – 50th Pennsylvania Infantry The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1904 The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania – More Sources of Information […]
The above photo and advertisement appeared in the History of Williamstown (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania), which was published for the centennial celebration of the town, 1926. Nicholas Adams claimed to be the only surviving Civil War veteran living in Williamstown. He died in September 1927 and is buried at Fairview Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
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