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Michael Drayer

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Michael Drayer

Birth
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Dec 1928 (aged 85)
New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A - Lot 213 - Grave 2
Memorial ID
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G.A.R. Marker
Co. A, 20th Regt. Cav - 181st Inf.
Dates of Service 8 July 1864 to 13 July 1865

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SOURCE:
Ancestry.com

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: Michael Drayer
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania
Regiment Name: 20 Pennsylvania Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 20th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry
Company: A
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M554 roll 31

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Additional info below sent by FAG member Dennis Brandt:

Born: York County
Died: Dec 9, 1928, in New Cumberland, Cumberland County, PA

In 1860, he was a farmer presumably living in Fairview Township, York County, and stood 5' 5" tall with sandy hair and gray eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg January 5, 1864, and mustered into federal service there January 8 as a private with Co. A, 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry (181st Pa). During June 1865, he transferred to Co. A, 1st Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry, as part of a war-end consolidation, and honorably discharged with his company July 13, 1865.

He married Sarah E. Reed and fathered Adam J. (b. 1870). After Sarah's death, he married Mary Hare. In 1880, he lived in Fairview Township, York County, and, in 1890, in New Cumberland, Cumberland County.

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G.A.R. Marker
Co. A, 20th Regt. Cav - 181st Inf.
Dates of Service 8 July 1864 to 13 July 1865

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More info
SOURCE:
Ancestry.com

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: Michael Drayer
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania
Regiment Name: 20 Pennsylvania Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 20th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry
Company: A
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M554 roll 31

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Additional info below sent by FAG member Dennis Brandt:

Born: York County
Died: Dec 9, 1928, in New Cumberland, Cumberland County, PA

In 1860, he was a farmer presumably living in Fairview Township, York County, and stood 5' 5" tall with sandy hair and gray eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg January 5, 1864, and mustered into federal service there January 8 as a private with Co. A, 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry (181st Pa). During June 1865, he transferred to Co. A, 1st Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry, as part of a war-end consolidation, and honorably discharged with his company July 13, 1865.

He married Sarah E. Reed and fathered Adam J. (b. 1870). After Sarah's death, he married Mary Hare. In 1880, he lived in Fairview Township, York County, and, in 1890, in New Cumberland, Cumberland County.

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  • Maintained by: Wendy Houck
  • Originally Created by: Geniereese
  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75121168/michael-drayer: accessed ), memorial page for Michael Drayer (10 Sep 1843–9 Dec 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75121168, citing Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Wendy Houck (contributor 47000474).