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Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 4 of 7)

| October 11, 2012

Part 4 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]

Hiram Schramm – Great-Grandfather of Ned Weaver

| October 10, 2012

Hiram Schramm (also known as Hiram Schrom), was born 14 June 1837, in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.  He was the Great-Grandfather of Ned Weaver of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  Hiram died on 9 October 1911 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. The colorful, framed military record shown at the top is this post was […]

From Our Files – Local Historian Ned Weaver Speaks to Group

| October 9, 2012

The following article was found in the Gratz Historical Society files about a program Ned Weaver presented in the 1990s.  The photographs that appeared with the article are in the Civil War collection of the Gratz Historical Society and are re-produced for this post from the originals. Gratz Historical Society Learns of Local Civil War […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 3 of 7)

| October 3, 2012

Part 3 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 2 of 7)

| October 2, 2012

Part 2 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]