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Thursday, July 9, 2026

CIVIL WAR - Week of October 23, 1862 - Local Draft Lists and Local Soldier Deaths

ALLEGHENY TWP: Damiel Conway, Thomas Hogue, Joseph Eckenrode, Peter Boley, Joseph Dodson, W.W. McAteer, Aloysius Sanker, Valentine Ansman, Samuel Stoy, Barnard Kelly, Jacob Mouse, Joseph Hogue
CARROLL TWP: John Moore, Augusta Strittmatter, Frederick Snyder, Patrick Kane, Augustin Luther, John J. Davis, Peter Beck, Levi Weakland, James Kane, Michael Snyder, Simon Kirsh, Simon Litzinger, William H. Ryan, Valentine Buck, George Seymore, George Wismiller
Jacob Kuntz, Augustin Yost, Charles Farabaugh, Micheal Rike, Martin Sanders, Peter Kane, Jerome A. Buck, George Murray, LD. Parrish, Francis Luther, Jacob Stibe, Peter Weimer
CROYLE TWP: Paul Anderson, Thomas Tully, Michael Tully, Daniel Rorabaugh, Geo. Piper, Sam Swartzendrover, John Smay, Jr., Joseph W. Pringle, William W. Paul, Philip Kearns, William Dimond, John Roarbaugh, Elias Stewinman, Leo Wess, Moses Weisel, William McGough, Joseph Plummer, Philip McGough, James A. Skelly, Peter McClaren, William D. Hudson, John Neff
WASHINGTON TWP: Charles Johnson, Isadore Lilly, Albert George, Alphouasus P. Miller, Michael Landergan, Tobias Ager, Chrisopher Leib, A.G. Mullin
CONEMAUGH BOROUGH: Ander Ebler, John Steinline, Michael Huber, William Saylor, John Robb, Christian Block, Thomas White, David Smith, John Parken, Benjamin Hinchman, Patrick Murray, Jacob Sheitz, George Karl, Jacob Rudolph, Bernard McKearnan
CHEST TWP: Abraham Burkey, Andrew Noel, Albert L. Mitchell, Jacob Steiger, James Kirkpatrick, Adolphus Libby, Sebastian Holtz, Calvin Hilton, John Beck, Francis Huber, John Hoober, Michael Huber, Charles Hoober, Michael Yonner, Matthias Denny, Charles Gill, Matthias Deitrich
BLACKLICK TWP: Wesley Stephens, David Davis, Reuben Borring, David J. Jones, Thomas Mahon, Benjamin F. Gilpatrick
CONEMAUGH TWP: Eldine Evans, Benjamin Parker, Abraham Alwine, William Constable, Hiram Ribblett, Levi Reighard, Daniel B. Huber, Ephraim Custer, Denton Mobley, John O'Neill, James McHugh, Samuel Varner, Geo W. Constable, Michael Delaney, Caspar Keileine, Jacob B. Horner, Samuel C. Robb, Bonegart Shiver, Sylvester Weissinger
Jackson Twp: Levi S. Horner, Archibald McFinley, Isaac Clark, Daniel Miller, Baltzer Dishong

MUNSTER TWP: Joseph Sanders, James Parrish Jr., William Storm, James McKenzie, John McGaughey, Edward Higging, Anthony Shiver, Francis Eberly, John C. McHugh, Joseph Itle, Philip Noon
RICHLAND TWP: Micheal Burns, Christian Hoffacker, Henry Custer, Henry Dunmyer, Thomas Weissinger, John H. Fye, Jonas Kauffman, Adam S. Grumbling, Daniel Shaffer, Samuel Harshberger, John Reighard, Charles Wendel Jr., Henry Croft, Matthais Smith, Isaac A. Bysell, Noah Weaver, John B. Horner, Samuel Hoffman, Henry P. Cooper, Michael Eagen 
Michael Shirley, John Sitman, Charles Grumbling, Philip Custer, Jonathan Mannor, Frederick Hoffecker, Hiram Shaffer, Jacob Harshberger, COnrad Barschneider, Valentine Belly, Gabriel Dunmyer, Aaron Menser, Peter Thomas, Jonathan Bumgardner, David Speicher
SUMMERHILL TWP: Patrick McComey, John Farran, James McDunn, Barnard Mullin, Philip Biter, Isaac Pringle, Henry Seilers, Richard Keating, Edward Reilly, Henry Sharp, John G. Pringle, William Himes, Martin F. Hammers, James Shorthill
SUSQUEHANNA TWP: Simon Weakland, George Wagerman, John G. Bearer, John E. Smith, Henry Lamer, Joseph Miller, Amos Lockheart, Gideon Mock
TAYLOR TWP: Peter Nitch, George A. Confer, Francis Gallagher, James Durgin, John McCurdy, John Nary, Eli Strayer, Levi Angus, Josiah Custer, Hiram Goughenour, JOhn Angus, Damiel Stutzman, Daniel Strayer, Isaac Goughenour, Anthony Rhinebolt, David Hildebrand, Charles McBride, Patrick McCarty
YODER TWP: Horace C. Hill, Jacob Zech, Hiram Paul, Jacob F. Yoder, Henry Howard

Corp. James A. Kittell
John Roberts Co. A. 11th Pa

Corp. Evan D. James - Cambria Guards

Alexis Boartman Co. K. 125th Pa













 

Another on the Viaduct looking at the back of Penn Traffic


 

WWII - Corp. Harry T. Carnahan - Nanty Glo - Unknown Year


 

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

September 15, 1899 - Three Human Skulls Found, Narrow Escape in Windber & Franklin Miners Blown to Pieces

Somewhere in Johnstown - three human skulls found
Narrow Escape in Windber - Samuel Smith and Waston McMullen - attacked by a gypsy.
Franklin Miners Blown to Pieces
William H. Young and George W. Rice - Conemaugh Coal Company
Paul Demonty and Frank Larrison





 

May 1899 - Johnstown Husband with Four Other Wives, Will of Harry B. Campbell, 1,200 Year Old Oak Tree & Sheridan Station (Oakhurst) Accident

Mrs. Rebecca McDevitt - David McDevitt - married to four other women.
Will of Harry B, Campbell
1,200 year old Indiana County Oak Tree
John Miller, Charles Miller and Edward Dinehart - larceny
Charles F. Woods - killed at Sheridan Station (Oakhurst)


 

Taken from Prospect Viaduct


 

Pvt. Mike Berzansky - Nanty Glo & Pvt. Joe J. Yaronczyk - Pergrim Hill


 

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The Letters - January 7, 1913 - To Mrs. Anna M. Hay from Sister Madge (unknown last name)

 

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1614 Wallace Street, Phila.
Jan. 7, 1913

My dear Sister Anna,

Many...Many thanks for your lovely Christmas gift to me.  The doylies are so fine and beautiful - my hands have lost their cunning in crochet work and indeed I fear in all kinds of fancy handiwork and I certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness of me. 

I hope you and George had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 
We had Madge and Will with Miriam with us for Christmas which was a great pleasure, but they could not stay but a short time. They left the day before New Years Day. 

Miriam's school opened on the 2nd and she had engagements for New Years Day. They are delightful with their home in Washington . They have apartments in "The Parker" 16th St. & Park Road. 502 is their number. 
I want to go and see them in the near future. Nellie did not come home this year as she expects to come at Easter and Mr. Lough's people claimed them this Christmas . She has not been well all fall—has had malaria . The children are growing rapidly and are very bright and interesting.

I have not seen Alice or John but—once since Thanksgiving Day when they spent the day with us. The weather has been so bad at times that we could not be together as often as we wished. I had a heavy cold all during the holidays that kept me at home. Then Charlie had to get up a siege of toothache to begin the New Year with which kept us home for several days when the weather was fine. We did not have a very Happy New Year as that day the abscess was at its worst and he suffered agony all day long. 
His dentist was not in the office and he refused to let another touch it—so had to endure it until nature relieved him in the evening. Neither of us will forget the coming of 1913.

No Anna, I was not surprised at George's (Anna's son Dr George Hay 1880-1970) engagement offer—I met the lady . You ask what I think of Mary? Well she is just lovely—George was most fortunate in his selection and know he will never regret it. I know you will be pleased with her—I know I have just taken her into my heart of hearts as I have Alice and will love almost—as much as George. Charlie thinks John & George were lucky fellows—for he thinks Alice a perfect—model wife and Mary will be equal to her. You can congratulate yourself on having two fine daughters—daughters that you can be proud of .

Do you know I worry about George being thrown so much with those horrible contagious diseases out there in Johnstown. I fear he will not escape always. He must be careful now for Mary's sake. 

I was sorry to hear of Mrs. Bolsinger's illness after she has recovered by this time. She sent me a Christmas remembrance and I have not yet thanked her for it. You ask when am I coming to see you—My Dear I do not know when I am coming to see you but not until it is warm weather. The girls think I should spend more time with them but—home is the best place for old ladies and let the younger come to see them—that is my way of thinking. Therefore I will ask when you are coming to see me? 

I have a young girl in the place & the one who was with me four years and she does fairly well but I miss my old maid. I think you would enjoy being in the city now so come. Let me hear from you soon.

Love to George
Yours most sincerely 
Sister Madge 




CIVIL WAR - Week of October 16, 1862 - Local Troops Killed & Wounded in Battle of Antieham, 54th Captured Troops out of Somerset County, Updated Cambria Guards Muster Roll (11th PA)

Capt. William Linton and Rueben H. Wilt

54th Company captured at Paw Paw, Virginia were out of Somerset County.
George W. Books and A. Ferdinand Jeffries


Adam Burge - Antieham
Walcham - Mountain Guards - 133d Pa
Thomas M. Jones, William D. Pryce, Richard Bennett and William Shenafelt.



Ebensburg Area - Hospital Relief




Updated Cambria Guards Muster Rolls - Co. A. 11th PA
PRESENT: William Bolewine, John Teeter, Nathaniel J. Benden, Samuel Judy, Joseph Boartman, James S. McCreery, Jacob S. Boring, Nason McAllister, William S. Crum, John McBride, John Deetz, John M. Stevens, William Davis, Michael A. Skelly, George Davis, Casper Shoffner, William Davis, William Powell, William Elder & Sgt. C.A. Fagan
SICK: D. James Evan, Helman Lawrence, S.C.J. Bradley, Philip Jones, Edward Davis, Daniel Krise, Edward I. Evans, F.A. Leavy, Fred J. Evans, D.W. Luke, Elisha Foultz, William Miller, John Gillespie, Powers Woodford and Edward Gillespie

WOUNDED: Lt. R.M. Jones, Edgar Evans, Sgt. J.E. Scanlan, Thomas D. Jones, Sgt. Daniel D. Jones, David T. James, Sgt. William A. Leavy, Henry G. Krise, Corp. G.W. Books, James A. Orr, Evan Abrams, Robert Patterson, Thompson Carney, W.W. Wagner, Thomas P. Dumm, H.H. Warcham, Richard R. Davis, Thomas Williams
PAROLED PRISONERS: William H. Sechler, Charles B. Litzinger, John McFeely, Thomas D. Litzinger, George W. Brown, John W. Moore
HOSPITAL GUARDS: William W. Evans, Henry McBroom, John L. Camp, Joseph Owens, David S. Carbaugh, William E. Brown, John Keough, Harry Settlemoyer, Aaron Leff, Andrew Woodford & John O. McCreery
John Roberts, Sgt. James B. Pyatte and John J. Story