Norman Gasbarro | November 18, 2015
Dr. Charles Buffington Fager was born on 31 March 1841 in Harrisburg and died there on 24 January 1908. During the Civil War, it was said that he served as a medical cadet (in 1862) and as a contract assistant surgeon (in 1864). However, no actual military service has been located for him. The stories […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 16, 2015
George Washington Etter (1838-1915) is buried at the Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery in Halifax, Dauphin County. There is a larger headstone on his plot which includes birth and death information for him and for his wife Catharine [Lebo] Etter, but at the foot of the plot, there is a smaller stone with a G.A.R. […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2015
George Washington Ely died on 18 January 1914 in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. As a member of the United Brethren Church in Lykens, his name was inscribed into the memorial book there and his obituary was attached to his memorial page. The page, which is shown below, incorrectly gives his name as “George Edward […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 2, 2015
The death of Jacob Elm was reported in the Harrisburg newspapers on 28 January 1916: WAR VETERAN DIES Special to the Telegraph Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, 28 January 1916 — Jacob Elm, a Civil War veteran, died at his home yesterday from pneumonia. He was 79 years old and is survived by his wife and five sons, […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 30, 2015
Previously on this blog, the question was asked: “Who was Thomas Elder and Why Was He Visiting Elizabethville in 1908?” The original story of his visit appeared in a Lykens Valley area newspaper in that year and stated that he was visiting family and friends on his way to Philadelphia to raise the new 46-star […]
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