William Anderson served with the U.S.C.T. in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. He was born around 1843 or 1845, in Xenia, Ohio. The 1850 Federal Census recorded him living in Xenia, with his mother Matilda, and his siblings Mary, John, Mack, Nancy, and Alice.1 In 1860, the Federal Census listed him as being fifteen years old, and still living with his mother and three of his siblings, M (Mack), Nancy, and Alice.
In November of 1934, the bodies of three young girls were found on South Mountain along Centerville Road (Rt. 233) in Penn Township. No readily identifiable information was available to determine who they were, and the ensuing investigation of the mystery attracted nation-wide attention.
Cumberland County place names under the following lists: named after the founder or an early settler, geographical/geological features, and miscellaneous.
The Cumberland County Register of Historic Places was organized by the Cumberland County Historical Society (CCHS) to recognize places of local historic significance that may not qualify for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.
This is a list of the seventy-four Cumberland County, Pennsylvania servicemen who sacrificed their lives in service to their country during World War I. The list is compiled from the book Service records: Cumberland County in the World War 1917-1918 printed in 1935 by the Cumberland Cou
The Cumberland County Historical Society houses the Day Book of tailor Isaac Haas and covers the years 1840-1848. The 161 pages of entries record the names of local residents, the items of clothing Haas made for them, and the cost of each item. Several pages at the end of the boo
The humming of the saws at the mill could be heard as you approached the general store. Sheaffer & Williamson Dealers in General Merchandise reads the sign above the windows on the second floor of the general store. As in many villages, the general store also served as the Post Office, and the Huntsdale Post Office sign hung from the porch roof. Six men are standing on the porch staring at the photographer on the other side of the road. Wooden posts stand at the edge of the dirt road ready for customers to tie up their horses. The scene resembles other small villages in the county, but this is the village of Huntsdale on Pine Road in Penn Township, Cumberland County.
Doing research into the history of a place can be a confusing exercise because county and township boundaries changed over the decades as well as the names of towns and villages.
This index runs from May 29, 1874 through May 11, 1882.
This index runs from January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989.