Norman Gasbarro | October 23, 2011
Daniel Schaffner (1827-1910) was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 6 August 1827, the son of Christian Schaffner and Christina [Hoffman] Schaffner. Through his mother, he was a direct descendant of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1797), pioneer settler of the Lykens Valley. When Daniel was eight years old, his father died, and at age twelve, […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 22, 2011
From about 1834 to 1865, this property, known as Lot #25, was owned by William Bickel. Prior to the purchase by Bickel, it was owned by Peter Filbert, who was the father of Civil War veteran, Lt.. Col. Peter A. Filbert (1833-1924). At the time of Bickel’s purchase, there was a house and blacksmith shop […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 8, 2011
In the post yesterday, the strange occurrence of the discharge of all thirteen Columbia County draftees in Company I of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry on Surgeon’s Certificates of Disability was revealed. Today the other twelve draftees who were discharged for the same reason will be noted. Eleven were from Dauphin County and one was from […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 5, 2011
The obituary of Frederick N. Wise (1825-1901) of Lykens has been located in the Lykens Standard of 12 July 1901. Wise served in the marine service during the Mexican War and in the 208th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. A brief biography was given of him in a prior post on this blog entitled […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 29, 2011
Philip Keiser Jr. (1800-1839) was born in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Hoffman (1800-1876), a daughter of Peter Hoffman (1778-1864) and a great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1797), Lykens Valley pioneer settler. All of Philip Keiser Jr.‘s descendants are therefore descendants of Johann Peter Hoffman [see prior posts on Hoffman family, […]
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