Norman Gasbarro | January 11, 2019
Henry Culbert, who has been identified as a Civil War veteran from the Lykens Valley area, was previously mentioned on this blog, but at the time, not much was known about him: Henry Culbert served in Company A of the 24th U.S. Infantry according to the grave marker. Henry Culbert told the 1890 census takers that […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 7, 2018
Previously on this blog, Joseph Ehrhart, also known as Joseph Erhart was briefly profiled as part of a series on veterans of Tower City, Porter Township and Rush Township: JOSEPH ERHART (1836-1900) is also found as Joseph Ehrhart. He served in the 208th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private. In the 1890 Census, he […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 30, 2018
On 30 May 1901, the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, published a list entitled “Our Deceased Heroes,” in which soldier burials in area cemeteries were listed. All of the veterans named in the list were Civil War Veterans. Our Deceased Heroes Below will be found a list of the deceased soldiers […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 23, 2018
William Adams, who served in Luther’s Unassigned Drafted Militia, Company B, during the Civil War, died on 31 March 1914. The obituary of William Adams appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, 3 April 1914: ANOTHER VETERAN ANSWERS LAST ROLL CALLED William Adams, aged 72 years, a well known farmer and Civil War veteran, died […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 20, 2018
Previously on this blog, the death and funeral of Simon Nelson was described: Simon Peter Nelson was born on 23 October 1878, in Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Nelson, an immigrant from Germany, and his wife, Rebecca [Heberling] Nelson, who was born in Pennsylvania. He was a coal miner. He […]
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