Harry W. Haverstick (1856-1920)
Harry W. Haverstick, railroad agent, was born in Duncannon, Perry County, Pennsylvania, 4 November 1856, son of Michael Haverstick and Susan [Meyers] Haverstick. Michael Haverstick, the father, was born in […]
Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr (1860-1937)
Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr, Lykens, Pennsylvania, was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22 July 1860, a son of Henry R. Lehr and Sarah [Lebo] Lehr. Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr‘s […]
Loyalton – Stone Hill School, 1929
From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 October 1929: ATTEND TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE Four fair misses, instructors in the Dauphin County schools, who are attending the County Institute this week in Harrisburg. From […]
Adam C. Long (1844-1908)
Adam C. Long, bookseller and stationer, was born in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1 August 1844. Auburn Long, the great grandfather of Adam C. Long, or rather Lang, as the […]
Charles A. Yeager (1868-1941)
Esteemed Citizen of Lykens Succumbs to Heart Attack, Tuesday With the death of Charles A. Yeager, Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock [2 July 1941], which occurred at his residence on […]
Margaret [Moyer] Maurer (1824-1907)
An undated portrait of Margaret [Moyer] Maurer (1825-1907). She was the daughter of John Jacob Moyer (1774-1859) and Ruth Elizabeth [Koppenhaver] Moyer (1787-1825). The Moyer family was also known as […]
Wiconisco – World War I Veterans
The following veterans of World War I from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were named in Barrett’s Lykens-Williams Valley History and Pictorial Review, published in 1922. Barrett stated: “In compiling the… […]
John Landis Osman (1844-1875)
John Landis Osman was born 27 August 1844 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He married Abby Hepler, who was born 9 September 1843, who was the daughter of Daniel […]