Norman Gasbarro | September 7, 2011
DEATH OF JOHN WERNER LYKENS – The many friends at this place of John Werner, proprietor of the Union House, Tower City, were shocked to hear of his death, which occurred Tuesday evening at 9 o’clock [12 February 1901]. Mr. Werner and wife visited the Big Run hotel, a few miles west of town, last […]
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Norman Gasbarro | August 23, 2011
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, concludes today. —————————— Samuel Klinger (1819-1891). Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private. See prior post on Samuel Klinger. He was married four times: Rebecca Cooper; Magdalena ?; Belinda Savidge; and Catherine Kissinger. Samuel was a […]
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Norman Gasbarro | August 22, 2011
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————— John Kaufman (1840-1904). Also spelled Kauffman. Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Sergeant. Muster in 30 October 1862 and mustered out with his company on 16 August 1863. Married to Mary Heisler. […]
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Norman Gasbarro | August 18, 2011
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————– Henry Zerby (1829-1922). Also spelled Zerbe in the records. There are two persons with the same name who served, so some of the records may be co-mingled. It is believed that this Henry Zerby served in […]
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Norman Gasbarro | August 17, 2011
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. ——————————- David Israel (1844-1878). David was the younger brother of Daniel (see below), was born in Wales and came to America with his family around 1847. He served in the 26th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a […]
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