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Obituary of Jacob Wilt – Dies from Swallowing Quail Bone
Jacob Wilt, who served in the Civil War in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, as a Private, from 20 April 1861 through 24 July 1861, and again in the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Companies C and...
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Abel Wise – Surviving Son of Revolutionary War Soldier, 1891
Abel Wise, who was born in Millersburg on 3 October 1821, the son of Adam Wise (1751-1833) and Catherine Neiman Patton Wise (1785-1863). At the time of the Civil War, he served in the 192nd...
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Who Was George T. Willis, Drummer Boy, Buried at Lykens?
From a listing that appeared in the Lykens Standard, 17 May 1917, compiled by Claude Keiser, a member of the Sons of Veterans, the name of George Willis appears as a burial in the Union Cemetery,...
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Obituary of Lazarus Zerbe of Williamstown
Lazarus Zerbe, also known as Zerby, died in September 1905 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to his grave marker in the United Methodist Cemetery in Williamstown, he served in...
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Civil War Soldiers Buried at Lykens – The Claude Keiser List
For the 17 May 1917 edition of the Lykens Standard, Claude Keiser, son of Civil War Veteran Henry Keiser and a member of the local Sons of Veterans, provided a list of soldiers of that war and other...
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Two Men Named Emanuel Matter
Today’s post attempts to sort out the differences between the two men from the Lykens Valley named Emanuel Matter, both of whom were Civil War soldiers. Since research is on-going on these men, it is...
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The Final Illness and Death of Jacob Alvord, 1907
The Lykens Standard reported on the final illness and death of Jacob Alvord in its last two editions of March 1907. Alvord, a Civil War veteran and former postmaster of Lykens Borough, Dauphin...
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During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and...
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4 Lykens Printers Went to War – Only 1 Returned
Henry Keiser In the Lykens Standard of 25 April 1902, the editors began in serial form a lengthy article that had appeared in 1865 in the Lykens Valley Miner, which was then published by Samuel B....
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Elias Dietrich – Death and Funeral, 1902
Elias Dietrich (1836-1902) was previously profiled her in a post entitled Dietrich Family in the Civil War. At that time, the following was stated: Elias Dietrich (1836-1902). Also found in the...
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