Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. C, 206th Pennsylvania Infantry

Enlisted on 26 Aug 1864; mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Richmond VA.
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An Old Pioneer Gone. • Joseph Mauk died at his late residence near Rochester Mills, Indiana County, on Wednesday of last week, of neuralgia of the heart. He was among the early settlers of this part of the country, having taken up his residence on the farm on which he died, when it was yet original forest. He was a soldier in the late Civil War, and for the past forty-two years had been a member of the M.E. Church, for fifteen years being a local preacher in the same. He was one of the founders of the old Zion church near his residence which has since been moved to Rochester Mills. He was married three times, and was the father of ten children, one of whom, a daughter, died a number of years ago; two of the sons reside in North Dakota, the other children living at or near the old homestead. The remains were interred in the Zion cemetery on Friday, preceded by the members of the Grand Army carrying our national flag furled, and followed by nearly one hundred vehicles filled with sorrowing relatives and friends. The services at the grave were conducted by the G. A R
Punxsutawney News-June 17 1891

JOSEPH MAUK
Joseph Mauk died very unexpectedly at his home near Rochester's Mills, Indiana County, early on the morning of June 8th, 1891, of neuralgia of the heart, aged 69 years, 3 months and 5 days. He was one of the pioneers of this section, having taken up his residence on the farm on which he died when it was yet primeval forest. He was also one of the founders of Zion M. E. Church, near his residence, of which church he was a member nearly forty-two years, and a local preacher about fifteen years. He took up arms in defense of the Union in the late civil war, and was an honored, esteemed and loved brother, comrade and citizen.
He was three times married and a widow and nine children survive him, one daughter having died several years ago. The funeral and interment was delayed until Friday morning, June 12, that two sons from North Dakota, might reach home to view the remains before burial. The body was laid to rest in a beautiful flower ornamented and cloth lined grave by the hands and ceremony of comrades G. A. R., in the Zion cemetery near the old homestead, after which the long concourse of vehicles bearing several hundred friends and acquaintances proceed to the M. E. Church at Rochester's Mills, which was also very beautifully draped and decorated with flowers. The service was conducted by the regular pastor, Rev. A. H. Acken, assisted by Revs. Harshberger and Ellenberger. It was said to have been the most largely attended funeral ever witnessed in that place. The widow and five sons and four daughters survive him and have the sympathies of a large number of friends and acquaintances.
A. H. A. From an unknown newspaper clipping owned by Dallas and Dorothy Mauk of Centennial Colorado
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N.B.: In addition to the offspring listed below, Joseph and Mary Ann Hoover Mauk had one other son: William Harry Mauk, born August 2, 1866 at Rochester Mills, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA , died April 14, 1943 at Marchand, North Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA (Memorial #60040262).