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Jacob Hassinger – Mitchell’s Independent Militia

Jacob E. Hassinger was born 4 January 1836 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jeremiah Hassinger and Esther [Schmeltz] Hassinger. He was first married to Susanna Huber (or Hoover), who died in 1855.  Susanna is buried at the St. John (Hill) Church Cemetery, near Berrysburg in Mifflin Township.  Her grave marker is in German […]

Funerals Conducted by Rev. O. E. Pflueger, 1889-1902

Rev. O. E. Pflueger was the Lutheran pastor of the Lykens Valley Charge from 1889 to 1902.  The charge at first consisted of five congregations in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania:  Simeon’s Lutheran Church in Gratz; St. John’s Lutheran Church (also known as the Hill Church) in Mifflin Township, near Berrysburg; Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville; Zion Lutheran […]

Capt. James L. Pell and the Great Zingari Bitters

The first name listed on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument is that of Capt. James L. Pell, a founding member of the Heilner Post No. 232, G.A.R. of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Who was James L. Pell other than being the highest ranking former officer involved in the creation of the Heilner Post at […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 7 of 7)

Part 7 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 […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 5 of 7)

Part 5 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 […]