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Ahl, Dr. John Alexander b. August 16, 1813 d. April 25, 1882
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 16th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1859. He also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1856.
Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: s., IV, lot 178
Armstrong, James b. August 29, 1748 d. May 6, 1828
US Congressman and Revolutionary War Doctor. During his educational years he attended the Philadelphia Academy and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). He studied medicine at Doctor John Morgan's School in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1769. He moved to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia and established a medical practice. During the Revolutionary War he served as a medical officer. After the war he went to England for three years to further his...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Armstrong Sr., John b. October 13, 1717 d. March 9, 1795
Revolutionary War Major General. He received his education in Ireland and became a civil engineer. He came to Pennsylvania as a surveyor for the Penn family. He laid out the plans for Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1750 and became one of its first settlers. He was then appointed as surveyor for the newly established Cumberland County. When the French and Indian Wars began, he was a colonel in charge of militia troops stationed in Cumberland County. When a group of Indians and Frenchmen overtook Fort...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Beltzhoover, Frank Eckels b. 1841 d. 1923
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879-1883 and 1891-1895. Served as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1876.
Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cart, Jacob b. 1843 d. April 24, 1882
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Sergeant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, for action on December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 19th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the hands of the color bearer." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cook, Nathan b. April 9, 1950 d. June 11, 1988
Actor. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cook is probably best remembered for his television roles as basketball player 'Milton Reese' on "The White Shadow" from 1978 to 1980, and that of Bellhop 'Billy Griffin' on "Hotel" from 1983, until it was cancelled in 1988. A graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, the 6'2" Cook also had roles in such films as "Abby" (1974), "Katie: A Portrait Of A Centerfold" (1978), "The Last Word" (1980), "Scared Straight! Another Story" (1980), "The...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cause of death: Allergic reaction to pencillin
Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Minick, John W. b. June 14, 1908 d. November 21, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Staff Sergeant Squad Leader in Company I, 3d Battalion, 121st Infantry, 8th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 21, 1944 near Hurtgen, Germany. He was killed in action. His citation in part reads "Voluntarily, S/Sgt. Minick led four men through hazardous barbed wire and debris, finally making his way through the minefield for a distance of 300 yards. When an enemy machine gun opened fire, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 304
Montgomery, John b. July 6, 1722 d. September 3, 1808
Continental Congressman. His family migrated to Carlisle at its founding in 1740, and Montgomery became a successful merchant and farmer. He was one of Cumberland County's first Justices of the Peace and became active in the militia. As a Captain in the Third Pennsylvania Battalion he served in the French and Indian War during the late 1750s. An advocate of independence from England, he became a member of Pennsylvania's Committee of Safety in 1775. In 1777 he was appointed Colonel and commander...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Myers, William Harrison 'Billy' b. August 14, 1910 d. April 10, 1995
Major League Baseball Player. He played for two teams during his seven years in the majors. Myers played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1935 to 1940, and finished up with the Chicago Cubs in 1941. His career batting average was .257 and he hit 45 home runs and 243 runs batted in. He received some votes in consideration for National League Most Valuable Player in 1937 and 1939, and played in the World Series in 1939 and 1940. Myers was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1966. (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Otis, Glenn K. b. March 15, 1929 d. February 21, 2013
US Army General. Born Glenn Kay Otis, he enlisted in the US Army in 1946, and began his career serving on occupation duty in post World War II Korea. About three years later he was chosen from the Army ranks to attend the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in 1953. He later taught at West Point and received a master's degree in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and in 1965 he was one of the first student Army officers to receive a Master of...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Saint Patricks Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pitcher (McCauley), Molly (Mary Ludwig Hayes) b. October 13, 1744 d. January 22, 1832
Revolutionary War Heroine. Born Mary Ludwig near Trenton, New Jersey, she was sent to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at a young age to become a servant in the home of Colonel William Irvine. In 1769, she married John Casper Hays, a young barber who lived in the village. In 1775, her husband enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Artillery as a gunner. He spent the winter of 1777 and 1778 at Valley Forge. As with many other soldier wives, Molly joined her husband in the camp, and helped by cooking, washing...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ramsey, William b. September 7, 1779 d. September 29, 1831
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1831.
Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ramsey, William Sterrett b. June 12, 1810 d. October 18, 1840
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 13th District in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1839 until his death. Ramsey was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and studied the classics at Dickinson College there. He continued his education in England while employed as an attache with the American Legation in London, and sought no public office before his successful run for the Twenty-Sixth Congress in 1838. During his last months on Capitol Hill he...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Reeser, Mary b. 1884 d. July 1, 1951
Folk figure. Reeser is perhaps the best known alleged victim of spontaneous human combustion. The local media nicknamed her "The Cinder Lady." Even though her remains were almost entirely cremated, her apartment showed little evidence of fire damage. The FBI investigated at the request of the local police; they determined that Reeser fell asleep while smoking, and that the extensive damage to her body was due to the "wick effect," a phenomenon where the clothing of the victim soaks up melted...[Read More] (Bio by: Jennifer M.)
Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ritner, Joseph b. March 25, 1780 d. October 16, 1869
Pennsylvania Governor. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania, from 1835 to 1839, but was defeated in 1829, 1832, and 1838. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1820. (Bio by: K)
Mount Rock Methodist Churchyard, Mount Rock, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rupley, Arthur Ringwalt b. November 13, 1868 d. 1920
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives at-large, serving from 1913 to 1915.
Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Shughart, Randall David b. August 13, 1958 d. October 3, 1993
Somalia Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army Rangers and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Mogadishu, Somalia on October 3, 1993. Sergeant Shughart is one of two of the first Snipers in History to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (the other being his comrade in Somalia Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon). His official CMOH citation reads as follows: Sergeant First Class Shughart, United States Army, distinguished...[Read More]
Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Singiser, Theodore F. b. March 15, 1845 d. January 23, 1907
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served in support of the Union as a Private in Company E, 6th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves. After the war, he worked as a assistant assessor of internal revenue and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Washington, D.C. in 1878 and employed in the United States Treasury from 1875 to 1879. In 1880 he engaged in mining in Idaho, was secretary of the Territory of Idaho and Acting Governor of Idaho, 1881 to 1882. He was elected as a Republican to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson, William b. 1736 d. September 3, 1781
Revolutionary War Continental Brigadier General. First officer to be commissioned as a Colonel in the United States Army. Commander of Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion from 1775 to 1776. Eventually promoted to Brigadier General.
Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Todd, Lemuel b. July 29, 1817 d. May 12, 1891
US Congressman. He attended the local schools in Carlisle and pursued a classical course of studies. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1839. He established a law practice in Carlisle after passing the bar in 1841. Upon entering the political arena he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fourth US Congress and served from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1857. His 1856 bid for reelection was unsuccessful, so he returned to his law practice. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army as...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

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