William Cooper (1831-1913)
William Cooper, farmer, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Mifflin Township, now Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was a son of John Cooper and Mary [Miller] Cooper. […]
Charles W. Enders (1855-1933)
Charles Washington Enders was born in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 12 December 1855. He is a son of Samuel Enders and Leah [Etter] Enders. Charles W. Enders was educated […]
Harry Edwin Buffington
Harry Edwin Buffington, attorney-at-law, Lykens, Pennsylvania, was born at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2 May 1867. He is a son of George W. Buffington and Susanna [Lenker] Buffington. He was […]
Thomas M. Williams
Thomas M. Williams, manager of the Lykens Valley and Summit Valley Branch Coal Company,was born in Wales, Great Britain, 5 June 1835. He is the only child of John Williams […]
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 […]
Lykens Township – Geise School Teachers, 1854-1954
The Geise School, or Gise School as it was also known, was in existence in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from about 1854 to 1954, but not necessarily housed in […]
Martin Rickert (1804-1871) & Elizabeth “Betsy” Yerges (1813-1877)
MARTIN RICKERT was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1804, the son of JOHANN HARTMAN RICKERT (1780-1828), an immigrant from Bavaria, and CATHERINE [LUBOLD] RICKERT […]