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Palmer, Cyrus Maffet b. February 12, 1887 d. August 16, 1959
US Congressman. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1911, and commenced practice in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and was a Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania, serving from 1927 to 1929. He was a Judge of the common pleas court of Schuylkill County, twenty-first judicial district of Pennsylvania, from 1931 until his death in 1959. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Patterson, George Robert b. November 9, 1863 d. March 21, 1906
US Congressman. Elected as a Republican to represent Pennsylvania's 12th and 13th Districts in the Fifty-seventh and two succeeding Congresses, he served from March 4, 1901 until his death in office. Patterson attended the Academy in his native Lewistown and from age 17 worked for local merchants. In 1886 he settled in Ashland, where he eventually became the Pennsylvania sales representative for a national grain and feed buisness. As a Delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Citizens Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pleasants, Henry b. February 16, 1833 d. March 26, 1880
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (a 3-month enlistment regiment), then as as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was a former mining engineer, and his regiment was made up of coal miners from the hills of Pennsylvania. During the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, he came up with the idea of tunneling under Confederate lines and and planting a mine to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 11
Reid, Robert Alexander b. January 22, 1842 d. April 25, 1929
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was an Ordinance Sergeant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company G, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry for action on June 17, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 44th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.)." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
GPS coordinates: 40.6954002, -76.2012024 (hddd.dddd)
Ryan, James Wilfrid b. 1858 d. 1907
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1899 to 1901.
Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ryon, John Walker b. March 4, 1825 d. March 12, 1901
US Congressman. After attending academies in Orleans, New York and Wellsboro, Pennsylvania he studied law, attained admission to the bar, and commenced a practice in Lawrenceville in 1847. From 1850 to 1856 he was Tioga County District Attorney. At the start of the Civil War he assisted in raising a company of Pennsylvania's 42nd "Bucktail" Regiment, afterwards accepting a Major's commission and assignment as paymaster in the state reserve. In 1863 Ryon moved to Pottsville, where he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Patricks Cemetery, McAdoo, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Seitzinger, James M. b. November 24, 1846 d. January 14, 1924
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 G, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry for action on June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia. His citation reads "When the color bearer was shot down, this soldier seized the colors and bore them gallantly in a charge against the enemy." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sigfried, Joshua K. b. July 4, 1832 d. July 19, 1895
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He began his service in defense of the Union soon after the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, being commissioned as Captain and commander of Company K, 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on April 22, 1861. The unit served first in Maryland, then in Virginia, and saw no action other then skirmishing. Mustered out then the regiment's enlistment expired on July 27, 1861, he helped raise and organize the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 9
Stivetts, John Elmer b. March 31, 1868 d. April 18, 1930
Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Happy Jack", he was a pitcher and outfielder with St. Louis Browns of the American Association beginning in 1898 until 1891. Over that span he went 72-50. In 1892, he went to the Boston Beaneaters that won 4 championships with winning 131 games and losing 78. He was an excellent batte as well, hitting 46 home runs and batting .297 for his career. He finished his career with the Cleveland Spiders in 1899. (Bio by: Robert)
Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Straub, Christian Markle b. 1804 d. June 7, 1860
US Congressman. He worked as a teacher, surveyor and merchant, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. Straub was also an original shareholder in Williamsport's West Branch Bank and several Pennsylvania railroads, including the Sunbury and Erie, and Pittsburg and Susquehanna, the Harrisburg and Sunbury, He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1842. In the same year he was elected Schuylkill County Prothonotary and served until 1849, when he was elected county Sheriff. Straub...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Strouse, Myer b. December 16, 1825 d. February 11, 1878
US Congressman. He immigrated with his family from the Bavarian city of Oberstrau to the US in 1832. Strouse was editor of Philadelphia's North American Farmer while he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and began practice in Pottsville. Strouse was elected to Congress as a Democrat and served two terms, 1863 to 1867. He then resumed practicing law and was attorney for the "Molly Maguires", a secret Irish-American organization that advocated, sometimes violently, better working...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Titus, John Franklin 'Silent John' b. February 21, 1876 d. January 8, 1943
Major League Baseball Player. He was an outfielder making his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 8, 1903. For eleven seasons, he played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1903-12), Boston Braves in 1913 and lead the National League in hit by pitches with 16 in 1909. He ended his career with a record of 1401 hits, 38 home runs, 561 runs batted in and a .282 batting average. He died at age 66 in St. Clair, Pennsylvania. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Yuengling, David G. b. March 2, 1808 d. September 27, 1877
Businessman. He founded the Yuengling Beer Breweries. The German brewer David G. J�ngling immigrated to the United States in 1823 from Germany. He anglicized his surname from J�ngling to Yuengling and began the "Eagle Brewery" on Center Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania in 1829. The Eagle Brewery changed its name to "D.G. Yuengling and Son" in 1873. Although the company's name changed, the bald eagle remained the company's emblem. In 1985, the Yuengling brewery was listed on the National...[Read More] (Bio by: Dave Feibusch)
Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

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