Norman Gasbarro | July 17, 2017
The Harrisburg Telegraph of 29 June 1927 provided information on the funeral of James L. Seebold. He was a founding member of the Kilpatrick Post of the G.A.R. in Millersburg and was previously mentioned here in several blog posts. FUNERAL FOR J. L. SEEBOLD MILLERSBURG, 29 June 1927 — James L. Seebold, 88 years, died […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 14, 2017
Joel Shearer died on 9 November 1882 and is buried at St. Luke’s Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. At his grave, there is a G.A.R. star-flag holder. However, no regiment or company has been located in which he served. And, there is nothing on the grave marker itself to indicate that he served. According […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 12, 2017
Two Harrisburg newspapers printed a brief obituary of George F. Rhawn when he died on 13 September 1896 at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first was the Harrisburg Telegraph, 14 September 1896: An Old Halifax Veteran Dead George F. Rhawn, an old Halifax war veteran, died Sunday evening at the residence of County Commissioner Isaac […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 10, 2017
On 23 June 1879, William Savage, a Civil War veteran, was at work in his usual job of machinist at the Williamstown Colliery, and was the victim of an accident – dying instantly as a car in which he was riding down the slope broke loose from its chain and fell to the bottom of […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 7, 2017
Henry W. Snyder, who served in the 2nd Company G of the 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry, as a Corporal, died on 20 February 1928 in Wilmington, Delaware. His obituary appeared in a Harrisburg newspaper at the time of his death: H. W. SNYDER, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, DIES Served Term as County Treasurer Formerly in Mercantile Business […]
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