Norman Gasbarro | August 3, 2016
Samuel Keiter was born 8 November 1819, and married Susannah Shutt, who was born 4 October 1922. His Civil War service was chronicled in Captain Enders Legion, pages 109-110: Samuel enlisted 2 November 1862 at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the 172nd Pennsylvania Regiment [172nd Pennsylvania Infantry], Company A for nine months. On 2 December […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 1, 2016
Robert B. Kepner was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about 1825, the son of Benjamin Kepner (1800-1846) and Margaret [Bowes] Kepner (1803-1836). He died in Washington, D.C., on 17 February 1879. He is buried at the Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery in Halifax, Dauphin County. Above is shown the index card from the data base, […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 29, 2016
Three African American males of Civil War service age were located in 1860s censuses or draft records of the Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township area. These men are presented here in the hope that a reader can add additional information about them. Did they serve in the military during the Civil War? What happened to […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 27, 2016
Franklin B. Rumbarger is buried at the Rumbarger Cemetery in DuBois, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania. He has a Findagrave Memorial which identifies him as a Civil War veteran and there is a G.A.R.-Star-Flag Holder at his grave site. He was born 10 November 1842 and died 1 May 1895. In his research entitled Civil War Veterans: […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 25, 2016
Philip Koch was born about 8 April 1813, the son of Heinrich Koch and Catherine [Ploutz] Koch, of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Philip’s baptismal record is found in the records of the Zion (Klinger’s) Lutheran Church at Erdman, 22 May 1813. In 1850, Philip Koch is found in Lykens Township. He was married to […]
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