Norman Gasbarro | October 29, 2012
The first name listed on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument is that of Capt. James L. Pell, a founding member of the Heilner Post No. 232, G.A.R. of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Who was James L. Pell other than being the highest ranking former officer involved in the creation of the Heilner Post at […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 23, 2012
Jacob Good (1839-1865) was born in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and served in the 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private, from 2 September 1861 through his discharge on 12 October 1864. According to the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County Pennsylvania, page 957, he was the son of Henry Good and Lydia [Enders] […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 23, 2012
The Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Rise Street and Wind Hill Drive in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The graves of twenty Civil War veterans are easily located in this cemetery. A prior post described the cemetery and showed old maps with its location noted. Today, Part 5 of a […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 17, 2012
A biography of Capt. John K. McGann appeared in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in 1894: Capt. John K. McGann, retired farmer and real estate dealer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 May 1835. Edward McGann, his grandfather, was born and passed his life in Ireland; he was a wool carder and spinner. […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 14, 2012
Two previously published biographies of John F. Helt are presented below: John F. Helt was the son of David Helt and Elizabeth [Miller] Helt of Clark’s Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where he was born on 14 January 1841. John married Margaret A. Enders in October 1861. She was the daughter of Philip Enders and Margaret […]
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