Norman Gasbarro | November 20, 2012
Of Rev. John R. Kooken, it was said that “as a pastor, he was faithful, earnest and successful, and as preacher, acceptable and even popular. He unfortunately took up the sword, and, in accordance with the sure word of inspiration, ‘died with the sword.’” During the Civil War, Rev. John R. Kooken was Capt. John […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 18, 2012
Information about the life of William Bender, of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a Civil War veteran, can be found in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1910, J. L. Runk and Company, and authored by William Henry Egle. (Click on book title for free download). William Bender, wheelwright and […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 17, 2012
Amos Kuntzelman (1833-1905) was born in Dauphin County and died in Lykens. He was a Civil War veteran and a founding member of the G.A.R. Heilner Post, No. 232, of Lykens and Wiconisco. His name appears near the top of the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a founding member: The following biographical sketch of Amos Kuntzelman […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 16, 2012
Rev. Daniel Kendig of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the Chaplain at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from 19 December 1859 through 27 May 1867. According to Wikipedia: 1861–1865 — The American Civil War involved the Presidio. Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston protected Union weapons from being taken by Southern sympathizers in San Francisco. Later, he […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 15, 2012
On 23 February 1904, the Harrisburg Patriot reported the following death: John G. Killinger The death of John G. Killinger who was well known in Northern Dauphin County, occurred Saturday morning at his home in Fisherville. For twenty years he had been Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township. Mr. Killinger had also been a […]
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