Norman Gasbarro | June 29, 2012
As noted in the post yesterday, nine men with the name “Daniel Riegle” have been identified as soldiers in Pennsylvania Civil War regiments (with the surname spelling in variation). The most famous of these was Daniel P. Reigle, who served in Company F of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, as a Sergeant, and who, for his […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 1, 2011
Sinnary Bohner (1844-1930), was born near Hebe in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Bohner (1814-1876) and Salome [Brosius] Bohner (1813-1878). When Sinnary was a teenager, his family moved to Ohio, where Jacob was a farmer and his sons Adam, Edward, Sinnary, and Zachariah were working as farm laborers. Sinnary, was only 17 […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 17, 2011
William W. Rothermel was the son of Isaac Rothermel (1820-1896) and Hannah [Wiest] Rothermel (1823-1887), and was born on 21 May 1842 in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. William was known to his Sunday School class at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church as a story teller with many interesting tales. As a young man, he […]
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