Patrick Reilly
All that is known of Patrick’s youth is that he was born in Chicago. The most complete documentation of his military service exists on the application for a military headstone.…
Read MoreGeorge Edward Kemp
George spent 39 years in his chosen profession with the Post Office but his real passion was the 44 years he spent with the National Guard of Pennsylvania (NGP). And…
Read MoreBarton Lisle Wright, M.D.
The father of Barton Wright was a Naval veteran of the Civil War and a native of Brooklyn, New York. Charles married a woman from Maryland in 1869 and Barton,…
Read MoreLewis Wood Robinson
Farm living wasn’t the life for Lewis, but it was how he grew up. All that is known of his youth is that his parents were William and Anna, he…
Read MoreHatte Yamashita
This sailor’s name makes no secret of his Asian heritage, with records confirming he was born in Nagasaki, Japan. Perhaps his first name was incorrectly translated or anglicized from the…
Read MoreJohn Bruce Anderson
This is the story of both father and son, because the love of the sea was the legacy of John Bruce Anderson’s ancestors. His grandfather, John, was a sea captain…
Read MoreOle Lauritz Jespersen
Denmark was Ole’s home and Danish was his language until he came to New York City in 1889 at age 21. He remained single the rest of his life but…
Read MoreSamuel Love
War with Spain in 1898 was officially declared in April, an armistice was announced in August, and a peace treaty was signed in December. The role Samuel Love and other…
Read MoreTruman Swain
Truman was one of nine children whose father was a captain in the 8th Maryland Infantry during the Civil War. He grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland and had…
Read MoreWilliam James Rainey Ritchie
William was the only son of Irish natives William and Mary Bayle Ritchie and grew up in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His father worked at D. Landreth Seed Company, which…
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