Jonas B. Swab
Jonas Benjamin Swab, manufacturer of wagons, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 March 1843. He is a son of Daniel Swab and Sally [Heller] Swab. […]
Isaac Sitlinger (1833-1908)
Isaac Sitlinger, farmer and stockman, was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 15 September 1833. George Sitlinger, the father of Isaac Sitlinger, was born in Germany, and formerly spelled his name […]
Dr. Isaac Lefever (1820-1893) and Dr. John Russel Lefever (1860-1935)
Dr. John Russel Lefever, homoeopathist, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania, 7 October 1860. His father, Dr. Isaac Lefever, was born in Gettysburg, Adams […]
World War II – Robert Miller – Prisoner of War
Robert Miller CHRONOLOGY From the Harrisburg Evening News, 7 July 1934: Wiconisco boy graduate[s] from Penn State College at age 21…. Robert L. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel […]
World War II – Herman L. Rowe – Killed in Action
Herman L. Rowe CHRONOLOGY From the Harrisburg Evening News, 7 April 1945 Report Wiconisco Man Killed in Reich Action WICONISCO — Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rowe have received word that […]
World War II – Henry E. Samuels – Killed in Action
Henry E. Samuels CHRONOLOGY From the Harrisburg Evening News, 28 December 1944 Former Resident Killed in Action in Germany WICONISCO — Henry E. Samuels Jr., son of the Rev. and […]
World War II – Joseph C. Welker – Killed in Action
Joseph C. Welker CHRONOLOGY To date, no newspaper articles have been found about his military service. __________________________________ See also: Grave Marker. Joseph C. Welker was born 12 May 1922 […]
World War II – Paul Shiley – Killed in Action
Paul E. Shiley CHRONOLOGY Not much is known about this individual, Paul Shiley, except that he was reported “Killed in Action” on 7 December 1941 while serving on the U.S.S. […]