Norman Gasbarro | March 1, 2019
A sad story of an immigrant, wounded veteran who served honorably throughout the Civil War and who died alone at the county poorhouse, is told through newspaper stories, available military records, and other genealogical resources. From the Pottsville Republican, 5 November 1902: Poor Old Soldier Communicated Died at the Schuylkill County Almshouse, November 4, 1902, […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 8, 2018
Civil War veteran Benjamin Davis died on 13 April 1924. He is buried at the United Methodist Church Cemetery in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the Davis family plot. Previously on this blog, a brief biographical sketch of him appeared as part of a post describing burials in that cemetery in Williamstown: Benjamin Byron Davis […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 1, 2018
Daniel Conway, Civil War veteran from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead on 10 August 1903, after his body was found in a lake at the Veterans’ Home in Dayton, Ohio. A brief story was found in the Dayton Daily News, 11 August 1903: BODY OF A SOLDIER FOUND IN THE LAKE. Daniel Conway Disappeared […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 18, 2018
Henry Breslin was born on 6 April 1846 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Breslin Sr. (1821-1909), an immigrant from Donegal, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic, and his wife, Elizabeth [Hoffa] Breslin (1824-1901), of Gratz. According to information in a Gratz history, the father was a cattle drover and hotel operator in […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 20, 2017
Andrew Weir was born on 19 October 1833 in Scotland and came to the United States about 1855. By occupation, he was an engineer who worked in the mines around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where he lived and raised his family. In 1863, he registered for the draft, but was not drafted. However, he did […]
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