Monthly Archives: January 2021

Jeremiah D Sheehan’s Service Record to his County

Jeremiah D Sheehan is an Irishman who likely enlisted in the War of the States in order to provide food and shelter for his family. Since he had already obtained Citizenship through Naturalization in 1859, he did not NEED to enlist in order to obtain Citizenship. Company C, 3rd Infantry Regiment On 25 July 1861,

By |2021-01-14T22:45:48-05:00January 14th, 2021|Military, Surname: Sheehan|Comments Off on Jeremiah D Sheehan’s Service Record to his County

A Needle In The Haystack Find!

This is a story I have not told before... but one that Yerks cousin Gibby Iannotti will appreciate. Many years ago I learned from Gibby of a gravestone of one of her great ancestors. It may be her great x2 Grandparents. Emeline Yerks married Benjamin Schenck. She indicated that their headstone also has someone named

By |2022-10-28T14:04:26-04:00January 1st, 2021|Headstones, Surname: Yerks|Comments Off on A Needle In The Haystack Find!
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