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John C. Davis of Wiconsco – His Last Year, 1918

| October 24, 2018

John C. Davis, was born 18 May 1846, in Wales, and emigrated to the United States only a few years before the Civil War. In 1890, he was living in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and reported to the census that he had served in the 179th Ohio Infantry, Company G, as a Private. The above […]

Samuel Clark – Not Recognized on Lykens G.A.R. Monument

| October 17, 2018

Mary Clark of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, reported in 1890, that she was the widow of a Civil War soldier, Samuel Clark, who served in the 39th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company H, as a Private, from 20 June 1863 through discharge on 2 August 1863.  Note:  Click on above cut to enlarge. The […]

Obituary of Samuel H. Chubb – 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry

| September 29, 2018

When Samuel H. Chubb died, an extensive notice of his death and funeral appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph.  He was buried at the Long’s Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 19 March 1901:   HALIFAX, 18 March [1901] — We regret to announce the death of Samuel Chubb, aged 65 years, an […]

Death of Riley Bressler, 1899

| September 22, 2018

When Riley Bressler died on 7 December 1899, two local newspapers published lengthy obituaries of him. The West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, said the following in its 14 December 1899 edition: DEATH OF RILEY BRESSLER Riley Bressler who’s serious illness we mentioned in last week’s issue, passed peacefully away at about 1 […]

Obituary of Daniel Batdorf

| September 10, 2018

Daniel Batdorf, sometimes spelled Baddorf, died on 24 March 1905.  He is buried at the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.   He was previously profiled here in a post on Civil War burials at the Calvary Cemetery: Daniel Batdorf (1841-1905).  Also known as Baddorf and Batdorff.  Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania […]