Josiah Boyer (1831-1917)
Josiah Boyer, farmer, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 22 December 1832, son of Peter Boyer and Christiana [Harp] Boyer. Peter Boyer was also […]
Lykens – Late Train Arrives
An undated photograph looking north up Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The trolley has just arrived from Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and passengers await the arrival of the […]
Alexander F. Thompson (1845-1924)
Alexander F. Thompson, ex-senator and attorney-at-law, was born at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 7 December 1845, a son of the late Alexander Thompson and Isabella [Pennman] Thompson, both paternal and […]
Charles T. Mattis (1843-1917)
Charles T. Mattis, farmer and miller, was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 21 April 1943. He is a son of Isaac Mattis and Sally [Troutman] Mattis. John Mattis, […]
World War II – Charles Kreiner – Killed in Action
Charles Kreiner CHRONOLOGY From Findagrave #68109034. Charles Kreiner was listed as missing in WWII flying over the Marianas Islands. He was a Sargent in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He […]
Tower City & Porter Township – World War I Veterans
The following veterans of World War I from Tower City and Porter Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were named in Barrett’s Lykens-Williams Valley History and Pictorial Review, published in 1922. Barrett […]
Jonathan S. Zerbe (1857-1941) & Children
A photograph of Jonathan Zerbe and three of his children, taken after the death of his wife,Julia [Messner], Zerbe. According to the Elizabethville Echo, 8 April 1897, Julia died on […]
William H. Hechler (1870-1949)
A portrait of William H. Hechler, born March 1870 in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Johann Wilhelm Hechler (1835-1911), an immigrant from Germany, and Caroline [Kopp] Hechler (1838-1891). […]