Norman Gasbarro | August 25, 2018
Charles F. Ballou died in 1929 and is buried at the Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At his grave site there is an in-ground G.A.R. star indicating that he was a Civil War veteran. Previously, on this blog, in a post entitled Halifax Area Civil War Veterans, it was noted that […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 23, 2018
Today’s blog post features some interesting news briefs about Cornelius Bixler of Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, through which some new information was discovered about him including that he served for a time as a Dauphin County Commissioner; that he owned a creamery at or near Matamoras, Dauphin County; and that he was charged, tried and […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 22, 2018
Jacob Bast was born in Pennsylvania in 1847, the son of Isaac Bast (1799-1868) and Catherine Bast (1802-1877). However, at least one record states he was born in 1841. According to his grave marker at the Seybert’s Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, he died in 1917, and he had Civil War service in Company C of […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 20, 2018
Edward Bensing, also found as Benzing, served in the 8th New York Cavalry, Company S, as a Private from 14 October 1861 through his honorable discharge on 27 June 1865. He was born about 1843 and died in 1889 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Mary Ann Ney, and with her had […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 18, 2018
Henry Breslin was born on 6 April 1846 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Breslin Sr. (1821-1909), an immigrant from Donegal, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic, and his wife, Elizabeth [Hoffa] Breslin (1824-1901), of Gratz. According to information in a Gratz history, the father was a cattle drover and hotel operator in […]
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