Norman Gasbarro | June 2, 2017
William Reinbarger died on 23 April 1926, and is buried at the Fetterhoff’s Cemetery, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His Findagrave Memorial does not note that he was a veteran of the Civil War. The spelling variations of the surname make it difficult to research this individual. His name is found as Rineberger, Rinebarger, […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 31, 2017
The obituary of Levi C. Patrick appeared in the Lebanon Semi-Weekly of 13 September 1915: Levi C. Ressler, Civil War Veteran Died at Tower City Levi C. Ressler died at his home at Tower City at 3:40 o’clock Thursday morning , after being ill since last Sunday night. He was a veteran of the Civil […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 29, 2017
Peter B. Rank was born 31 October 1839. During the Civil War, he served in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company D, as a Corporal, from about 2 July 1863 through discharge at the end of the emergency, 26 August 1863. He married the former Pauline Rudy, and with her had four children. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 26, 2017
The name of John Rathvon appears on the Millersburg Soldier Monument as someone who served in the Civil War from the Millersburg area. When and how did he serve is the focus of this blog post. The obituary of John J. Ratahvon appeared in the Elizabethville Echo on 8 December 1932: Millersburg Veteran Buried on […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 24, 2017
Two entries appear in the 1893 Harrisburg City Directory for the Millersburg Planing Mill Company, as seen in the page portion above. In the first entry, the company is named in the alphabetical listing with officers given as follows: Ambrose Rathvon, President; Ramsey E. Moyer, Treasurer; and H. Frank Sheetz, Secretary. At the bottom of […]
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