Norman Gasbarro | June 16, 2016
The little that was previously known about George Washington Jury was found in a history of the Jury family entitled Portrait of Our Ancestors, pages 86-87: George Washington Jury was born 29 December 1939, son of Simon Jury and his first wife Julianna/Juliann [__?__] Jury. He was baptized at Fetterhoff’s Church, Halifax, Dauphin County, on […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 8, 2016
The Williamsport Sun Gazette reported the death of Cornelius Hoke in its 8 January 1913 edition: RENOVO VETERAN ON DEATH’S ROLE [sic] Cornelius Hoke Dies After Long Sickness Aged 71 Years Cornelius Hoke, an aged and respected citizen of this place, died last evening at 6:40 o’clock at his residence on Eleventh Street after a […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 1, 2016
When Samuel W. Sheesley died on 18 March 1917, similar obituaries appeared in the two main Harrisburg newspapers: SAMUEL W. SHEESLEY DEAD Samuel W. Sheesley, 81 years old, a veteran of the Civil War, died last night at the Polyclinic Hospital, at 8:30 o’clock. Funeral services will be held from the home of his son-in-law, […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 31, 2016
John Peter Crabb, Civil War veteran and native of Gratz, Pennsylvania, moved to Harrisburg after the Civil War, where he became a founder and Commander of Stevens Post No. 520, G.A.R. and was very active in Republican Party politics. He was previously profiled here, and last week a blog post told of a fair held […]
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 […]
;