John Irwin Billman – Spanish American War Veteran – Died 1934
John Irwin Billman, a veteran of the Spanish American War, died on 19 June 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri, but according to research, he spent his early years in Elizabethville, […]
History of the Local Draft Board at Elizabethville, World War I
The following article appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1919. While it is not really a comprehensive history of the local draft board that was […]
Henry Keiser
Henry Keiser Mr. Keiser was born in Gratz, 26 October 1840.In the spring of the year 1850, Mr. Keiser came to Lykens, and is probably the oldest citizen of the […]
William Irving
Mr. Irving, one of Lykens elderly and respected citizens, was born in Wilkes-Barre in the year 1841. He came to Lykens in 1874 and entered the bottling business, in which […]
Thomas W. Hoffman – Medal of Honor Recipient
Thomas William Hoffman was born in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1839, the son of Amos A. Hoffman (1809-1897) and Amanda [Harper] Hoffman (1815-1897). He was the great-great-grandson […]
Elizabethville – Hometown Heroes
The Elizabethville Hometown Heroes Banner Program, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has published a book featuring a full page, color photograph of each of the banners that are hung about town […]
Henry “Harry” Cordes (1838-1914)
Henry “Harry” Cordes, train dispatcher, Northern Central Railway at Millersburg, was born near the harbor of Bremen, Kingdom of Hanover, now one of the German States, 29 July 1838. He […]
John Rickert (1829-1910)
John Rickert, farmer, was born near Gratz, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 4 January 1829, a son of Henry Rickert and Sarah [Romberger] Rickert. Adam Romberger, maternal grandfather of John […]