Rebecca T. [Romberger] Bateman (1846-1941)
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. BATEMAN, 95, LYKENS VALLEY NATIVE Mrs. Rebecca Bateman, age 95 years, widow of John J. Bateman, died at her home in Sunbury, Thursday morning [23 October […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – A Berrysburg Perspective
A 1911 photograph of the steel beams used to construct the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at the east end of Berrysburg, Dauphin County Pennsylvania. The beams were shipped to 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 […]
James E. Lentz (1879-1946)
James E. Lentz Born in Washington Township, one mile east of Elizabethville. [In] 1886 moved to Mifflin Township, near Berrysburg. [In] 1896 moved to Elizabethville, entering produce business. [In] […]
Simon Feidt (1829-1906)
Simon Feidt, farmer, was born in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near the Mifflin Township line, 25 January 1829, and is a son of George Feidt and Susanna [Lenker] […]
Daniel D. Matter (1852-1934)
Daniel D. Matter, blacksmith and farmer, Washington Township, was born in the house in which he now lives, in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 11 February 1852. Michael Matter, the […]
Henry Lenker (1833-1910)
Henry Lenker, farmer, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17 September 1833, a son of Philip Lenker and Sally [Holtzman] Lenker. The father, Philip Lenker, was born in […]
Dr. Nathan W. Stroup (1843-1917)
Nathan W. Stroup, M.D., was born near Millerstown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, 13 January 1843, son of Samuel B. Stroup and Sarah [Weller] Stroup. His father, Samuel B. Stroup, was born […]