Norman Gasbarro | May 11, 2016
Jacob Hess is buried at Sweitzer’s Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to his gravestone, he was born 31 July 1841, and died 20 February 1890. His wife, Mary A. Hess is buried with him. She was born 10 October 1847 and died 21 March 1929. Also buried in the same plot, and named on […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 28, 2016
On 4 November 2014, a post entitled “The Groff Brothers? Hiram, Valentine and William,” was presented here. Some questions were asked in that post and readers were asked to submit additional information about the men named Groff. Note: A prior post also discussed “Israel M. Groff and Sons – All Civil War Veterans?” The following […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 5, 2016
Daniel Williard is buried at Zion (Klinger’s) Cemetery at Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His grave marker is a government issue stone which notes that he served in the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I. Daniel Williard is honored on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument. He’s named as a Private who was a member of the […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 9, 2016
William Doubert Stites (1840-1915) is the “W. D. Stites” whose name appears on the Millersburg Soldier Monument. On 31 August 1861, William D. Stites was mustered into service at Harrisburg in the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private. At the time of enrollment, he gave his age as 21, his residence as Bloomfield, […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 8, 2016
In the 1967 published list of Civil War veterans from the Elizabethville, Dauphin County, the name of Jacob Swab appears. In researching this soldier, it is now known that there were actually two persons of this name, one found in the records as Jacob Swab and the other found as Jacob W. Swab. ——————————— JACOB […]
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