George W. Hawkins
In 1850 the Hawkins family lived in Upper Darby township just to the west of Philadelphia County. (The city and county merged in 1854.) George was the middle child of…
Read MoreRichard Albert Moffitt
Richard was raised with an older brother and sister, Fred and Florence, by their parents, Charles and Sarah. The Moffitt house was on Larchwood Street, just around the corner from…
Read MoreJames Glendinning
The Glendinning heritage was Scottish and Presbyterian. James’ father, Robert, graduated from the University of Edinburgh, came to America in 1832, and married Elizabeth in 1833. They had seven sons,…
Read MoreWilliam Edwards and Tyson Evans
Tyson Evans shares almost all of the same biographical data as William Edwards except their birthdays. These two single white males joined Company A of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry on…
Read MoreWilliam Tellanamacus Troutt
Born in 1891 in Philadelphia and the ninth of ten children, William had a lot of older siblings to guide him as he grew. After the turn of the century…
Read MoreThomas Ingles Tankard, Jr.
A soldier’s mother knows a special kind of pain, and Thomas’ mother was all too familiar with grief. Clara Kamm suffered the loss of two infant children and her first…
Read MoreNicholas Vito Spagna
Three younger brothers and two younger sisters looked up to Nicholas as they grew up in the Point Breeze section of South Philadelphia. He was born on November 5, 1915,…
Read MoreCharles Warburton Smith
Charles had a brother named John Smith. Charles was probably glad his name was more unique, thanks to his middle name, although he rarely used it. He was born in…
Read MoreHoward Edwin Orr
Howard was among the first to attend the new John Bartram High School just a few blocks south of here after it opened in 1939. He was on the football…
Read MoreJohn Raymond Murphy
John came from a Philadelphia family with an older sister and younger brother. Their father died in 1902 when John was 5. His mother remarried and it wasn’t long before…
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