Norman Gasbarro | August 18, 2011
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————– Henry Zerby (1829-1922). Also spelled Zerbe in the records. There are two persons with the same name who served, so some of the records may be co-mingled. It is believed that this Henry Zerby served in […]
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Norman Gasbarro | August 3, 2011
This is the final of three posts on the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The cemetery is located at the east end of Williamstown on the north side of Market Street. For the past two days and today, a total of eighteen grave markers will be shown from this cemetery with information […]
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Norman Gasbarro | August 1, 2011
This is the first of three posts on the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The cemetery is located at the east end of Williamstown on the north side of Market Street. Today, and for the next two days, a total of eighteen grave markers will be shown from this cemetery with information […]
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Norman Gasbarro | June 21, 2011
There are many branches of the Klinger family in the Lykens Valley area. Many persons with the Klinger surname served in the Civil War. One good attempt to sort out a major branch of the Klinger family was made by Max E. Klinger and is entitled The Descendants of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch. […]
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Norman Gasbarro | June 19, 2011
This is the second part in a series on Civil War Gratz. This post focuses on the first public school in Gratz which was on Lot #11. The 1862 map of Gratz has a space marked “S.H.” where the school house existed. Most records indicate that there was a free public school located on Lot […]
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