Norman Gasbarro | December 10, 2014
Daniel D. Weaver was born 13 June 1831, the son of Johann Jacob Weaver (1803-1875) and Catharina [Lenker] Weaver (1798-1862). In 1850 the family was living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Daniel was working as a laborer. The father Jacob was a farmer and brother John Weaver, age 22 living at home, […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 2, 2014
On 1 April 1872, Edward Thomas of Gratz, was killed at the colliery at Short Mountain, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by a “fall of rock.” His body was recovered and he was buried at Gratz Union Cemetery (then called Simeon’s Cemetery). He was exactly 32 years old at the time of his death. A G.A.R. star-flag […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 10, 2014
George Spangler, who late in life was a school janitor in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died on 25 January 1921. He was a Civil War veteran who served in the 2nd Company G of the 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry. The obituary appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on 28 January 1921: CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AS […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 8, 2014
On 17 May 1913 in its section on “News of Steelton,” the Harrisburg Patriot reported the death of Samuel N. Wells, a prominent G.A.R. official of that borough. The obituary stated that Wells was born in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Previously, this was not known and Wells had not been included in the Civil War […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 7, 2014
A death notice for John Neubold of Millersburg appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on 17 February, 1921: JOHN NEUBOLD, 83, DIES Millersburg, 16 February 1921 — John Neubold died at his home on Tuesday from a complication of diseases. Mr. Neubold was 83 years old and was a native of Germany. The funeral arrangement […]
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