Peter L. Stine (1827-1902)
Peter L. Stine, merchant, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, 26 July 1827, the son of John P. Stine and Regina [Coleman] Stine. Frederick Stine, […]
Jacob Messner (1861-1943)
Jacob Messner, hotel keeper, Loyalton, Pennsylvania, was born in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 22 March 1861, the son of Philip Messner and Anna Mary [Dockey] Messner. The father, […]
Henry Lenker (1833-1910)
Henry Lenker, farmer, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17 September 1833, a son of Philip Lenker and Sally [Holtzman] Lenker. The father, Philip Lenker, was born in […]
Millersburg – Light’s Piano Service, 1957
A photo from an advertisement for Light’s Piano Service, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LIGHT’S PIANO SERVICE WEAVER PIANOS – RECONDITIONED PIANOS Pictured: George Light – Irene Light – Lynn Light […]
Isaiah T. Buffington (1850-1929)
Isaiah T. Buffington, senior member of the firm of Buffington and Enders, proprietors of the Elizabethville Planing Mill and Furniture Factory, and also funeral directors, was born in Upper Paxton […]
Upper Paxton Township, 1785 – Mother Township of the Lykens Valley
At the time of the creation of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from a portion of Lancaster County, 4 April 1785, there was only one township in the upper part of the […]
Andrew Ritzman (1829-1905)
Andrew Ritzman Jr., farmer,. was born on the homestead in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 February 1829, a son of Adam Ritzman and Mary [Hawk] Ritzman. Andrew Ritzman […]
Moses Koppenhaver (1831-1904)
Moses Koppenhaver [also spelled Koppenheffer], farmer, was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 25 July 1831. He is a son of Jonathan Koppenhaver and Catherine [Hepner] Koppenhaver. Michael Koppenhaver, […]