Norman Gasbarro | December 20, 2017
Andrew Weir was born on 19 October 1833 in Scotland and came to the United States about 1855. By occupation, he was an engineer who worked in the mines around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where he lived and raised his family. In 1863, he registered for the draft, but was not drafted. However, he did […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 18, 2017
An obituary of John Weiser appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, 9 March 1905. Mr. Weiser was a Civil War veteran from the area of Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who served in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The funeral of John Weiser was held at Pillow last Sunday morning, Rev. S. P. Brown officiating. A large number […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 15, 2017
Aaron Weaver, who was born 30 October 1843, and who died on 18 July 1923, is buried at the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At his grave site, there is a G.A.R. Star-Flag Holder, which recognizes him as an honorably discharged veteran of the Civil War. However, efforts to locate a good […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 13, 2017
A brief notice of the death of George Waller appeared in the Harrisburg Daily Independent, 3 February 1890: Died of Pneumonia George Waller, residing in Lykens, and a brother of John Waller, of this city, died on Friday evening of pneumonia, aged about 46 years. He was born in Marietta, Lancaster County, and had a […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 11, 2017
The name Joseph Way appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Civil War veterans who served as a Private, but did not join the Heilner Post. In attempting to determine Joseph Way‘s regiment and company of service, one card in the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Card File stood out as an excellent match (shown above, from […]
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