In the post today, the final list of men who served honorably in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, will be given. To date, preliminary research has been done on each and none have been specifically connected to the Lykens Valley area and the Civil War Research Project. Files have now been created for each […]
In a section describing John A. Sipe, found in the Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County Pennsylvania (1911), pages 627-628, no less than ten Civil War veterans are mentioned in his extended family. John A. Sipe was a merchant tailor who had a post-Civil War business that centered in Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, but operated […]
In a section describing John A. Sipe, found in the Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County Pennsylvania (1911), no less than ten Civil War veterans are mentioned in his extended family. John A. Sipe was a merchant tailor who had a post-Civil War business that centered in Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, but operated in […]
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 […]
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. ——————————- David Israel (1844-1878). David was the younger brother of Daniel (see below), was born in Wales and came to America with his family around 1847. He served in the 26th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a […]
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