Norman Gasbarro | May 18, 2016
Leah Houtz (1843-1924) was the daughter of John Wendell Houtz and Elizabeth [Wolf] Houtz, of Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, Leah received letters from her brother, and one of those letters has been preserved and transcribed by the family. Unfortunately, Isaac is presumed to have died in the war and […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 17, 2016
On 27 January 1864, William A. Hershey, an 18 year old boatman who claimed he was residing in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, enrolled in the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private. He was 5 foot, 4 inches tall, had a light complexion, brown eyes and light colored hair. The Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card (shown […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 13, 2016
The death of Lewis F. Hummel in Shamokin on 30 November 1906 helped to bring to light some interesting information about some ties to several communities in the Lykens Valley area as well as his Civil War service. His obituary appeared in the Mount Carmel Item on the day he died: VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 12, 2016
Recently, a family member provided some new information about James Metz who was previously profiled here on 29 Apr 2014. as one of the veterans who is buried at the Soldiers’ Circle, Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. James A. Metz is also found in the records as Metze and Mertz. He was born on […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 9, 2016
The Harrisburg Telegraph reported the tragic death of John M. Hughes, prominent hosiery mill owner of Williamstown on 29 July 1898: CRUSHED BY THE WHEELS The Frightful Death of a Williamstown Mill Owner It was a frightful accident which befell John M. Hughes, of the firm of Hughes and Hoffman, proprietor of the Williamstown Hosiery […]
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