Dwight D Eisenhower had many direct ancestors who lived in the Susquehanna Valley area of Pennsylvania and eastward. This volume tracks the former president's lineage back to Germany and England and focuses on those descendants from the lines who lived in Pennsylvania, especially in the Elizabethville vicinity - many of whom subsequently migrated to Kansas. Over 3500 relations are detailed, including the Matters, Rombergers, Buffingtons, Dissingers, Eisenhauers / Eisenhowers, Boones, Millers and many more. This volume is 300 pages - INDEXED.

The Relations of Dwight D Eisenhower: His Pennsylvania German Roots

Reference

Knorr, Lawrence

Genealogy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

David Baer Hackman (1827-1896) a Mennonite from Millport, Lancaster County, PA, traveled west to California in 1850, seeking his fortune during the great Gold Rush. David wrote many letters home concerning his crossing of the plains by wagon and his many detailed experiences in and around the gold fields of California. A vivid writer for such a young man, David captures images of the mining communities, the boom towns of Sacramento, Hangtown, Mokelumne Hill, Columbia and Sonora and the lawlessness found there. He writes of early San Francisco, the local Indians, trouble with bears, and the great trees of Calaveras County. His journal then captures his return trip in 1854 by steam ship to Panama, across the Isthmus and then to New York City. Lawrence Knorr presents the journal and letters in sequence along with their historical context, providing corroborating accounts where available. In all, an excellent primary source and piece of social history from one of the most exciting times in American history. This volume is 194 pages.

A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush: The Journal and Letters of David Baer Hackman

History

Americas

Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. This special volume about Pennsylvania includes those that lived, worked, and or died in Pennsylvania. Included in this volume are biographies and grave information for 44 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause.
In this volume: <ul>
<li>Introduction by former Governor Edward G. Rendell</li>
<li>Foreword by former Lt. Governor Mark Singel</li>
<li>Benjamin Franklin</li>
<li>John Armstong, Sr.</li>
<li>John Barry</li>
<li>Jacob Broom</li>
<li>Pierce Butler</li>
<li>William Clingan</li>
<li>George Clymer</li>
<li>Tench Coxe</li>
<li>John Dickinson</li>
<li>William Henry Drayton</li>
<li>Thomas Fitzsimmons</li>
<li>Edward Hand</li>
<li>Joseph Hewes</li>
<li>Michael Hillegas</li>
<li>Francis Hopkinson</li>
<li>Charles Humphreys</li>
<li>Jared Ingersoll</li>
<li>William Jackson</li>
<li>Philip Livingston</li>
<li>William Maclay</li>
<li>Thomas McKean</li>
<li>Hugh Mercer</li>
<li>Samuel Meredith</li>
<li>Thomas Mifflin</li>
<li>Gouverneur Morris</li>
<li>Robert Morris</li>
<li>John Morton</li>
<li>Frederick Muhlenberg</li>
<li>Peter Muhlenberg</li>
<li>Molly Pitcher</li>
<li>Joseph Reed</li>
<li>David Rittenhouse</li>
<li>Betsy Ross</li>
<li>George Ross</li>
<li>Benjamin Rush</li>
<li>Arthur St. Clair</li>
<li>James Smith</li>
<li>Jonathan Bayard Smith</li>
<li>Haym Solomon</li>
<li>George Taylor</li>
<li>Charles Thomson</li>
<li>Anthony Wayne</li>
<li>Thomas Willing</li>
<li>James Wilson</li>
<li>Revolutionary War Sites in Pennsylvania</li>
<li>Index</li>
</ul>

Pennsylvania Patriots: Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites (Graves of Our Founders)

Biographies & Memoirs

Farrell, Joe

Farley, Joe

Historical

Sunbury Press, Inc.

The little village of Rough and Ready in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA is set in the center of the Mahantongo Valley, famous for its Pennsylvania Dutch culture -- especially the painted furniture. This book focuses on the social history of the village, anchored by information from the 1850 census and Salem Reformed Church cemetery records. This was the famous Isaac F Stiehly's church and most of the families mentioned were in his congregation. The book contains hundreds of photos, most over 100 years old, of life in the Valley. Table of Contents: The Origins of Rough and Ready The 1850 Census in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania The Old Man Knorr and Stiely Connections The Monroe and Harvey Stiely Mill Maurers of the Mahantongo Valley Manasses Maurer Family Caroline Gonser, Indian Maiden of Creek Town, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Steve Rebuck Visits the Mahantongo Valley 24th August, 2010 Daniel A. Maurer Homestead and Stine's Hotel at Rough & Ready, PA The Maurer Blacksmiths of Hepler The Daniel Klinger Ramberger Family Ancestors of the Rambergers Jacob Ramberger (1802-1854) md. Catherine Klinger (1802-1871) A Visit to the Jacob and Clara Ramberger Farm, June 18, 2011 Jacob and Clara Ramberger Farm Painting by Leroy Drumheller Ramberger Anecdotes Rough and Ready Band - 1906 Zerfings School, 1907 Ramberger Photo Gallery Ramberger Conclusion Henry Ramberger of Rough and Ready The Gold Mine in the Leck Bush near Rough and Ready, PA The Herb Family of Rough and Ready Something About Rough and Ready and the Emergency Militia Henry B. Clark - Farmer and Defender of Freedom Indians in Rough and Ready along Beisel's Run Beisel Homestead near Rough and Ready Erdman Family History Indian Incursions in the Mahantongo Valley On the Baums, Herbs and Schlegels Frederick Stein Schwalm: Civil War Veteran, Justice of the Peace, Molly Maguire Jury Member Something about the Heplers Something about the Bensingers Something about the Wolfgangs George and Elizabeth Wolfgang The Story of My Life by Bessie May Schadel Bowman Klingers in the 1850 Census Snyders in the 1850 Census Ray Davis Recalls Rough and Ready of the Past Simmy Court House Records Simmy and Associated Colored Family Vital Records Salem Church Photo Knorr Family Heritage John H. Knorr Land A Winter Market Day Interview with Willard and Joyce Kahler of Old State Road, Rough and Ready, Pa. Klinger Farms, Rough and Ready, Pa. Picture Gallery PA German Fraktur, including a hand drawn, Riderless Horse and a handwritten German Script Prayer Appendix 1: Researching Economic Life in the Mahantango Valley: A 19th Century Pennsylvania German Community Appendix 2: SALEM CHURCH CEMETERY UPPER MAHANTANGO TWP., SCHUYLKILL CO. L.R.53047. JULY 25, 1980 Appendix 3: 1850 Census UPPER MAHANTANGO TWP., SCHUYLKILL CO. Heads of Households Appendix 4: 1850 Census UPPER MAHANTANGO TWP., SCHUYLKILL CO. Most Common Surnames

There is Something About Rough and Ready: A History of the Village at the Heart of the Mahantongo Valley

Adams, Jeanne

Troutman, Steve E.

Moran, Elaine

Baum, Cindy

Hipple, Christine

Who is the winningest left-handed pitcher in American League history?\nWho threw more shutouts than any left-handed pitcher in baseball history? Who is the winningest left-handed pitcher in Philadelphia baseball history? Who is third in wins all-time among left-handed starters?\nFew know the answer is Edward Stewart Plank, also known as "Gettysburg" Eddie. 
Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, only a dozen years after the bloody Civil War battle, Eddie grew up on a farm and was a late-bloomer. By his early twenties, he was a local star on the town ball team and enrolled in the Gettysburg Academy in order to pitch for the Gettysburg College team. Soon after, Connie Mack from the Philadelphia Athletics in the newly-formed American League came calling and the rest is history. 
Eddie Plank was the mainstay of Connie Mack's early success from 1901 through 1914. Plank's unorthodox delivery and pinpoint control brought him consistent results. While others out-pitched him during individual seasons, "Steady-Eddie" provided Mack excellence year after year while others came and went. 
Gettysburg Eddie chronicles the life of this clean-living baseball superstar who worked hard, saved his money, and was always the perfect gentleman. Said Mack upon hearing of Eddie's premature death in 1926, "I feel like a father must feel who has lost a son."

Gettysburg Eddie: The Story of Eddie Plank

Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 Founding Fathers (and Mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. Included in this first volume are biographies and grave information for 51 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause.
In this volume:
<ul>
<li>George Washington</li>
<li>Abigail Adams</li>
<li>John Adams</li>
<li>William Blount</li>
<li>Aaron Burr</li>
<li>Daniel Carroll</li>
<li>Samuel Chase</li>
<li>George Clymer</li>
<li>John Collins</li>
<li>Francis Dana</li>
<li>William Richardson Davie</li>
<li>William Henry Drayton</li>
<li>William Ellery</li>
<li>Deborah Sampson Gannett</li>
<li>Horatio Gates</li>
<li>Elbridge Gerry</li>
<li>Nicholas Gilman</li>
<li>Nathaniel Greene</li>
<li>Button Gwinnett</li>
<li>Alexander Hamilton</li>
<li>Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton</li>
<li>Cornelius Harnett</li>
<li>John Hart</li>
<li>Joseph Hewes</li>
<li>Jared Ingersoll</li>
<li>Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer</li>
<li>Francis Lightfoot Lee</li>
<li>Henry Lee III</li>
<li>Richard Henry Lee</li>
<li>Philip Livingston</li>
<li>Arthur Middleton</li>
<li>Henry Middleton</li>
<li>Thomas Mifflin</li>
<li>Robert Morris</li>
<li>John Morton</li>
<li>William Paca</li>
<li>John Penn</li>
<li>Charles Pinckney</li>
<li>Caesar Rodney</li>
<li>Benjamin Rush</li>
<li>Roger Sherman</li>
<li>Richard Smith</li>
<li>Richard Stockton</li>
<li>Thomas Stone</li>
<li>George Taylor</li>
<li>Nicholas Van Dyke</li>
<li>Joseph Warren</li>
<li>Anthony Wayne</li>
<li>Noah Webster</li>
<li>Henry Wisner</li>
<li>George Wythe</li>
</ul>

Graves of Our Founders Volume 1: Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites

Pennsylvania is rich in Civil War history. Gettysburg was the climactic battle of the war, and many of the Keystone State's citizens were involved, whether as common soldiers, officers, politicians or citizens. This special edition of the Keystone Tombstones series focuses on those persons interred in Pennsylvania who played an interesting role in the Civil War. Farrell, Knorr and Farley have combed the Keystone State to bring you most interesting tales about the Civil War participants buried in Pennsylvania. Included in the volume: Gettysburg National Cemetery John W. Geary Galusha Pennypacker Strong Vincent Amos Humiston US Colored Troops St. Clair Augustine Mulholland Andrew G. Curtin John L. Burns Propsect Hill Cemetery Dennis O’Kane Charles H. Van Wyck Ginnie Wade George G. Meade Winfield S. Hancock Henry C. Pleasants Gettysburg Generals Samuel W. Crawford Samuel K. Zook Thomas L. Kane John Fulton Reynolds Oliver B. Knowles John F. Hartranft Alfred L. Pearsons James Buchanan Ulric Dahlgren Herman Haupt Rebels Among Us Thaddeus Stevens John C. Pemberton Jay Cooke Medal of Honor Recipients Simon Cameron General Controversy Lafayette C. Baker

Keystone Tombstones Civil War: Famous Graves Found in Pennsylvania

General John Fulton Reynolds, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was the consummate tragic figure of war - the dashing young general on his horse, leading his men into the fray - men with whom he shared a mutual respect only felt when engaging in a higher purpose. His final act on the Gettysburg stage was to choose the right ground to defend and to place his men into position - decisions that ultimately led to the union victory and his own fate. To do such a great man justice, Sunbury Press and editor Lawrence Knorr have compiled three great works by other authors: "For God Sakes Forward!" - Michael A Riley's biography. "Reynolds - The Last Six Miles" - Diane E Watson's accounting of the final movements and moments in the general's life. "Reynolds - His Own Words Before Gettysburg" - Diane E Watson's collection of letters and quotes from and about John Reynolds. In addition, Lawrence has added his own "Relations of John Fulton Reynolds" - over 200 pages of Reynolds, Lefevre, Ferree, Landis & Moore family history. In total, the life of John Reynolds is shown from numerous perspectives and dimensions, from his own accomplishments to lists of his extended family and extensive relations. This book is 312 pages, indexed, with numerous vintage photographs.

General John Fulton Reynolds: His Biography, Words and Relations

Watson, Diane E.

Riley, Michael A

The authors have combed the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Washington, DC, to write about and visit the graves of some of the most horrendous murders, massacres, and calamities in our nation's history. Included in the volume: <ul>
<li>Enoch Brown School Massacre</li> <li>Mollie Maguires</li> <li>Lattimer Massacre</li> <li>Herman Mudgett</li> <li>Johnstown Flood</li> <li>Philadelphia Sinners</li> <li>Harry Thaw</li> <li>Babes in the Woods</li> <li>Flight 93</li> <li>Kelayres Massacre</li> <li>Mary Meyer</li> <li>Titanic</li> <li>Malcolm X</li> <li>Mary Mallon</li> <li>NY Mob</li> <li>Triangle Factory Fire</li> <li>Alexander Hamilton &amp; Burr</li> <li>Joe Petrosino</li> <li>Anthony Wayne</li> <li>Jack Jablonski</li> <li>Menendez Murders</li> <li>Lincoln Assassins</li> <li>Rhoads Opera House Fire</li> <li>General Slocum Disaster</li>
</ul>

Murders, Massacres, and Mayhem in the Mid-Atlantic: Volume 1

Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. Included in this first volume are biographies and grave information for 53 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause.In this volume: Benjamin FranklinThomas AdamsJohn AlsopGunning Bedford, Jr.Daniel BooneJacob BroomAbraham ClarkThomas CushingJohn DickinsonJames DuaneThomas FitzsimonsNathaniel FolsomNathaniel GorhamCyrus GriffinJohn HancockBenjamin HarrisonWilliam HooperFrancis HopkinsonTitus HosmerSamuel HuntingtonRichard HutsonJohn JayThomas JohnsonWilliam Samuel JohnsonJohn Paul JonesRufus KingJohn LangdonEdward LangworthyRobert R. LivingstonThomas Lynch, Jr.William MaclayHenry MarchantFrancis MarionHugh MercerDaniel MorganGouverneur MorrisThomas Nelson, Jr.Robert Treat PaineEdmund PendletonIsrael PutnamEdmund RandolphPhilip SchuylerCharles ScottArthur St. ClairFriedrich Wilhelm von SteubenThomas SumterCharles ThomsonMatthew TilghmanJohn WaltonMercy Otis WarrenWilliam WilliamsJames WilsonJohn Witherspoon

Graves of Our Founders Volume 2: Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites

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