Norman Gasbarro | February 25, 2017
William Morgan, born 18 May 1831, son of Jacob Moyer/Meyer (1804-1869), and Rebecca [Ferree] Moyer (1809-1883), in Washington Township, near Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He lived most of his life in Wiconisco Township and Lykens Borough, where he worked as a carpenter. He married Lydia Schadel and had at least six children with her. He […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 23, 2017
Previously on this blog, a portion of the diary of Henry Keiser of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was presented under the title, The Henry Keiser Diary – Furlough, Marriage, Return to the Front. At the time of that writing, no picture was available of Henry Keiser in his Civil War uniform, and the only picture […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 21, 2017
The name of Elias Minnick appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Private who was killed in the Civil War. His name is most often found in the records as Michael Minnich. His military record states that he was a member of the 16th United States Infantry, Company C. He enlisted on 29 February […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 19, 2017
William Henry Miller was born in January 1846 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Miller (1812-1857) and Mary Jane [Bryan] Miller (1811-1868). John Miller, the father, was the grandson of Capt. Johann Philip Christian Enders. The 1850 census portion (shown above from Ancestry.com), is from Halifax Township, Dauphin County, where the […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 15, 2017
Patrick Mullin was living in Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1890, and reported to the census that he had served in the 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, as a Private, with service beginning on 31 October 1861. However, in the comments section (not shown), he also reported that he deserted on 19 June 1862. […]
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