Norman Gasbarro | 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, […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 26, 2019
Franklin Hoch, who served in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, died on 3 September 1912 and is buried at the Frieden’s Cemetery, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card, shown above from the Pennsylvania Archives, Franklin Hoch enrolled in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry at Pottsville on 23 September 1861 and on […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 30, 2018
Elias Dilfield, also found in the records as William Elias “Eli” Dilfield, died in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 1 December 1915. From the Reading Times, 13 December 1915: ELIAS DILFIELD DEAD Retired Hotel Keeper Succumbs at 710 North Sixth Street Elias Dilfield, a retired hotel keeper, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at his residence, […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 16, 2018
The 1890 veterans’ census of Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, shows that a Frederick Summers served in the 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Company K, as a Private, from April 1861 through July 1861. In searching the Connecticut Civil War records, an excellent resource can be found at the Connecticut State Library, Record of Service of Connecticut […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 10, 2017
Nathaniel Stutzman, also known as Nathan Stutzman, was about 19 years old when he enrolled at Pottsville in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private. He was a shoemaker from Schuylkill County, and stood 5 foot 3 inches tall, had a florid complexion, dark hair and hazel eyes. The Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card, […]
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