Norman Gasbarro | October 12, 2013
According to information found in the Genealogy of John W. Deppen with a Brief History of His Ancestors, a copy of which is found in the Schwalm Library of the Gratz Historical Society, John Deppen, “perhaps in the company of others,” traveled to the Gettysburg battlefield and took a “spent cannonball” which was later passed […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 10, 2013
Two articles that appeared in the Millersburg Herald on 6 January 1882 and on 20 January 1882 explained and clarified the death of Edmund L. Umholtz of Gratz, who was the Mercantile Appraiser of Dauphin County and who died of small pox in Gratz in 1882. He was a Civil War veteran but that fact […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 8, 2013
Previously on this blog, a brief sketch of Civil War veteran Charles E. Riegel was presented. See: Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 1 of 7). Capt. Riegel is buried Messiah Lutheran Church Cemetery in Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. An obituary for Captain Riegel has now been located in the Millersburg Herald […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 6, 2013
Israel Seiders was born on 1 September 1838 in Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son Henry Seiders (also known as Zeiders) and Mary [Miller] Seiders, His mother was a descendant of the Enders family, early pioneer settlers of the area near Halifax Township. He died on 4 May 1904, and the next day, his obituary […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 2, 2013
In a prior blog post, it was noted that the ancestral roots of Abraham Lincoln were in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The historical marker shown below was featured in that post. As noted on the marker, the homestead is located just 1.25 miles south. At the intersection on Route 422, travel south toward the Lincoln Corporate […]
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