Jonas Garman (1827-1904)
Jonas Garman, grocery merchant, was born in Snyder County, then Union County, Pennsylvania, 12 November 1827. Henry Garman, his grandfather, was of German and English descent. He was an extensive […]
Thomas A. Hensel (1853-1921)
Thomas A. Hensel was born in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 6 December 1853. His grandfather, Andrew Hensel, was born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and was a […]
Harry A. Kalbach (1872-1954)
Harry A. Kalbach, druggist, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 15 October 1872. His father, William A. Kalbach, was born in Berks County in 1841, and […]
Wiconisco Township Created, 1840
Wiconisco Township was officially created on 26 June 1840. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Williams Township] which was later divided from the eastern […]
Description of Short Mountain Colliery, 1835
LYKENS VALLEY COAL MINES Transcribed from: Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, 1835 In my late excursion through the country, bordering on the Susquehanna river, I visited Lykens Valley, in Dauphin County, […]
John G. Swab (1831-1912)
John G. Swab, carpenter, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1831, a son of George Swab and Catharine [Umholtz] Swab. The father, George Swab, was born […]
Isaac Sitlinger (1833-1908)
Isaac Sitlinger, farmer and stockman, was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 15 September 1833. George Sitlinger, the father of Isaac Sitlinger, was born in Germany, and formerly spelled his name […]
Frank P. Ferree (1853-1917)
Frank P. Ferree, farmer and stockman, Gratz, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 25 May 1853. Isaac Ferree, the great-grandfather of Frank P. Ferree, was a native […]