Monroe Township

Ransome E. Babcock

Ransome Babcock served in Company B of the 21st U.S.C.T. Regiment, in New York. His date of birth and his life before his enlistment is unknown, but he was discharged on November 14, 1865, due to the end of the Civil War.1 He passed away in Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1894, and is buried in Lincoln Cemetery, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.2

  1. Pennsylvania, U.S. Veterans Burial Cards. 1777-2012.
  2. “Briefly Told”, Carlisle Evening Herald, 4, Aug 3, 1894.

 

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Susan Beckey and Rebecca (Gill) Lender

Screenshot from the Susan Beckey and Rebecca Lender Interview

Interview of Susan Beckey and Rebecca Lender for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library, an initiative of the Cumberland County Historical Society. Beckey and Lender discuss growing up in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania and their memories of Cumberland County including the Silver Spring Drive-In, the Silver Spring Speedway, and Cumberland Valley High School.

Churchtown

Image of the square in Churchtown (Allen), 1909

Churchtown in Monroe Township in Cumberland County was known as “Allen” for 136 years.1 Some current residents persist in using the Churchtown name while others prefer to use Allen.

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