SHINGLE - On June 11, 1899, Thomas A. Shingle, DDS, aged 55 years. The relatives and friends of the family, Fred Taylor Post No 19, GAR; T. J. Davis Post, No 21, GAR of Haddonfield, NJ; Haddon Assembly, No 12, AOMP of Haddonfield, NJ and St. Paul's Lodge, No 481, F and A[?] M, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Elenor A. Mercer, 3032 Berks street, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Jun 1899
Dr. Thomas A. Shingle Dead
Belonged to a Family That Furnished a Long Line of Patriots
Ocean City, NJ, June 11 - Dr. Thomas A. Shingle, a prominent dentist, of Twelfth and Filbert streets, Philadelphia, died here today of cancer of the stomach after a lingering illness. Dr. Shingle was born in Germantown, in 1844. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Lander's Battery during the invasion of Pennsylvania by Lee's army. He next became a member of Battery A, then known as the Keystone Battery, and finally enlisted in the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry (Lamenn Dragoons), serving until the regiment was mustered out of the service at the end of the war.
Dr. Shingle comes of a family that has furnished a long line of patriots. His great uncle served in the war of 1812, an uncle and a cousin served through the Mexican war, another uncle died in Libbey Prison during the Civil War, a cousin died in Andersonville prison and an uncle and two cousins were killed in action while serving in the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. His grandfather, Captain Thomas Ashton, commanded the Germantown Blues early in this century, one of his uncles died fighting for Texan independence, his uncle, Rev. James Y. Ashton, served as chaplain in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War, and his uncle, Thomas Ashton, served in Baker's California regiment, and was a Past Commander of George G. Meade Post, No 1, GAR of Philadelphia.
Dr. Shingle was a member of Fred Taylor Post, No 19, GAR, of Pennsylvania, and a Past Commander of Davis Post, No 21, GAR of New Jersey. He was also a Mason and belonged to several other organizations.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jun 1899
Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Jun 1899
Dr. Thomas A. Shingle Dead
Belonged to a Family That Furnished a Long Line of Patriots
Ocean City, NJ, June 11 - Dr. Thomas A. Shingle, a prominent dentist, of Twelfth and Filbert streets, Philadelphia, died here today of cancer of the stomach after a lingering illness. Dr. Shingle was born in Germantown, in 1844. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Lander's Battery during the invasion of Pennsylvania by Lee's army. He next became a member of Battery A, then known as the Keystone Battery, and finally enlisted in the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry (Lamenn Dragoons), serving until the regiment was mustered out of the service at the end of the war.
Dr. Shingle comes of a family that has furnished a long line of patriots. His great uncle served in the war of 1812, an uncle and a cousin served through the Mexican war, another uncle died in Libbey Prison during the Civil War, a cousin died in Andersonville prison and an uncle and two cousins were killed in action while serving in the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. His grandfather, Captain Thomas Ashton, commanded the Germantown Blues early in this century, one of his uncles died fighting for Texan independence, his uncle, Rev. James Y. Ashton, served as chaplain in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War, and his uncle, Thomas Ashton, served in Baker's California regiment, and was a Past Commander of George G. Meade Post, No 1, GAR of Philadelphia.
Dr. Shingle was a member of Fred Taylor Post, No 19, GAR, of Pennsylvania, and a Past Commander of Davis Post, No 21, GAR of New Jersey. He was also a Mason and belonged to several other organizations.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jun 1899
SHINGLE - On June 11, 1899, Thomas A. Shingle, DDS, aged 55 years. The relatives and friends of the family, Fred Taylor Post No 19, GAR; T. J. Davis Post, No 21, GAR of Haddonfield, NJ; Haddon Assembly, No 12, AOMP of Haddonfield, NJ and St. Paul's Lodge, No 481, F and A[?] M, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Elenor A. Mercer, 3032 Berks street, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Jun 1899
Dr. Thomas A. Shingle Dead
Belonged to a Family That Furnished a Long Line of Patriots
Ocean City, NJ, June 11 - Dr. Thomas A. Shingle, a prominent dentist, of Twelfth and Filbert streets, Philadelphia, died here today of cancer of the stomach after a lingering illness. Dr. Shingle was born in Germantown, in 1844. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Lander's Battery during the invasion of Pennsylvania by Lee's army. He next became a member of Battery A, then known as the Keystone Battery, and finally enlisted in the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry (Lamenn Dragoons), serving until the regiment was mustered out of the service at the end of the war.
Dr. Shingle comes of a family that has furnished a long line of patriots. His great uncle served in the war of 1812, an uncle and a cousin served through the Mexican war, another uncle died in Libbey Prison during the Civil War, a cousin died in Andersonville prison and an uncle and two cousins were killed in action while serving in the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. His grandfather, Captain Thomas Ashton, commanded the Germantown Blues early in this century, one of his uncles died fighting for Texan independence, his uncle, Rev. James Y. Ashton, served as chaplain in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War, and his uncle, Thomas Ashton, served in Baker's California regiment, and was a Past Commander of George G. Meade Post, No 1, GAR of Philadelphia.
Dr. Shingle was a member of Fred Taylor Post, No 19, GAR, of Pennsylvania, and a Past Commander of Davis Post, No 21, GAR of New Jersey. He was also a Mason and belonged to several other organizations.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jun 1899
Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Jun 1899
Dr. Thomas A. Shingle Dead
Belonged to a Family That Furnished a Long Line of Patriots
Ocean City, NJ, June 11 - Dr. Thomas A. Shingle, a prominent dentist, of Twelfth and Filbert streets, Philadelphia, died here today of cancer of the stomach after a lingering illness. Dr. Shingle was born in Germantown, in 1844. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Lander's Battery during the invasion of Pennsylvania by Lee's army. He next became a member of Battery A, then known as the Keystone Battery, and finally enlisted in the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry (Lamenn Dragoons), serving until the regiment was mustered out of the service at the end of the war.
Dr. Shingle comes of a family that has furnished a long line of patriots. His great uncle served in the war of 1812, an uncle and a cousin served through the Mexican war, another uncle died in Libbey Prison during the Civil War, a cousin died in Andersonville prison and an uncle and two cousins were killed in action while serving in the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. His grandfather, Captain Thomas Ashton, commanded the Germantown Blues early in this century, one of his uncles died fighting for Texan independence, his uncle, Rev. James Y. Ashton, served as chaplain in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War, and his uncle, Thomas Ashton, served in Baker's California regiment, and was a Past Commander of George G. Meade Post, No 1, GAR of Philadelphia.
Dr. Shingle was a member of Fred Taylor Post, No 19, GAR, of Pennsylvania, and a Past Commander of Davis Post, No 21, GAR of New Jersey. He was also a Mason and belonged to several other organizations.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jun 1899
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