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Jonathan B. Stutzman – 50th Pennsylvania Infantry

| January 28, 2020

Jonathan B. Stutzman was born on 6 May 1846 and died 19 April 1921. In 1860, he was living in Hegins, Schuylkill County, with his father, Christian Stutzman. On 29 February 1964, J. B. Stutzman enrolled at Pottsville in Company A of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A. and on 1 March 1964, he was […]

Obituary & Funeral of Aaron Ossman of Hegins and Tremont

| December 12, 2019

Aaron Ossman, a Civil War veteran of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, died at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 8 May 1917. Previously on the blog he was featured in a blog post entitled Aaron Ossman of Hegins – Spoke Out for Pension Rights. Prior to moving to Tremont, Aaron Ossman lived in Hegins, Schuylkill County. […]

The Gruesome Death of Israel B. Morgan of Valley View, 1885

| October 28, 2019

In doing further research on Israel B. Morgan (1841-1885), Civil War veteran from Valley View, Hegins Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, a small notification was discovered in the Pottsville Republican of 21 July 1885 as part of a general mining report: General remarks: fatal accidents: 11 June, 1885 – Israel Morgan, a miner at West Brookside Colliery, […]

Some News Briefs About Cornelius Bixler of Fisherville

| August 23, 2018

Today’s blog post features some interesting news briefs about Cornelius Bixler of Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, through which some new information was discovered about him including that he served for a time as a Dauphin County Commissioner; that he owned a creamery at or near Matamoras, Dauphin County; and that he was charged, tried and […]

John B. Armstrong – Widow Lived in Hegins in 1890

| July 19, 2018

John Armstrong, about 41 years old, enrolled on 22 July 1863, at Philadelphia, in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Battery F, as a Private.  He was mustered into service on the same day at the same place.  The record from the Pennsylvania Archives (shown above), indicates that he was discharged on 18 May 1864 on […]