Genealogy of Northeast Pennsylvania • Lackawanna Military Honor Roll

NEPA Volunteers for the Spanish American War Part I

The Pa State Archives has photos of cards online that were compiled in 1941 by the US government concerning Pennsylvania Spanish Amercan War Veterans. [Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers - {series #19.78}] Very few are regular/permanent military, but men who enlisted for this particular conflict and listed their residence as PA. I've tried to extract info on those that name at least one location in NEPA. You can learn more about these individuals or seach for other Pennsylvania volunteers at tp://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&ArchiveID=8

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Name
Residence
Birth place & year/age
Enlistment/enrollment place & yr
End result, place & yr

[* -- some have apparent multiple or duplicate cards]

Ace, Oscar S
Scranton
Stroudsburg 1877
Scranton 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Adams, John A
Carbondale
Carbondale 1879
Scranton 1898
deserted Madison Barracks NY 1900

Adams, Zoe
Moosic
Wyoming 1871
Scranton 1898
discharged aboard the "Sheridan" 1901

Alavator, John C
Scranton
NY NY1878
Scranton 1900
discharged Ft Ethan Allen VT 1903

Akialis, Mathew
Hanover
Poland 1871
Wilkes-Barre 1898
discharged Camp Vidado Cuba 1899

Alexander, George N
Nanticoke
Nanticoke 1875
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged Puerto Princippe Cuba 1900

Alexander*, Thomas
Scranton
Scranton 1873
NY NY1900
discharged San Francisco Ca 1903

Alexander*, Thomas
Scranton
Scranton 1871
Scranton 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Alger, Stanley
Vose
Lynn 1877
Scranton 1898
died Cuba 1899

Allen, Alvah D
Vose
Meshoppen 1899
Wilkes-Barre 1898
discharged Fort Monroe VA 1898

Allen, Henry B
Meshoppen
Wyoming 1871
Wilkes-Barre 1898
discharged Ft Monroe VA 1899

Allen, Walker
Scranton
Bradford 1877
Scranton 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Ambron, Jacob M
Pittston
Pittston 23yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1901
discharged Ft Monroe VA 1904

Ames, James
Oakland
Binghamton NY 1879
Susquehanna 1900
deserted Ft Columbus NY 1900

Ammerman, William E
Light Street PA
Light Street PA 24yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Anderson*, Lincoln G
Allentown
Reading 1878
Scranton 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Andrews, William
Harford
Harford 1875
Scranton 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Angell, John
Scranton
Fairdale 1871
Scranton 1898
died Florida 1898

Armbruster, Christian
Scranton
Carbondale 1871
Scranton 1899
discharged Angel Island CA 1902

Bailey, Charles S
Scranton
Scranton 1875
Scranton 1901
drowned Long Island Sound NY 1901

Ball, Harry G
Hawley
Honesdale 26yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Pinar del Rio Cuba 1899

Barbarette, Thomas
Shock Chimney
Nanticoke 21yrs
Camp Meaade 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Barr, Jacob
Hazelton
Jeansville 1871
Hazelton 1898
died Ft Monroe VA 1898

Barrett*, Joseph R
Hudson
Scranton 1871
Wilkes-Barre 1898
died Ponce Puerto Rico 1898

Bayley, Frederick C
Carbondale
Carbondale 27yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Savannah GA 1899

Beane, Harry G
Scranton
Earlsville IL 29 yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Beissell, John J
Shenandoah
Shenandoah 27yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1899

Bennett, Walter
Tiffany
Fairview 27yrs
Montrose 1899
deserted Camp Meade 1899

Benson, Harry C
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 21yrs
Philadelphia 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Benson, James
Wilkes-Barre
Mill Creek 22 yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Berry, Frank
Pittston
Pitston 29yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1898
died Manila Philippines 1898

Biddleman, Merritt C
Scranton
Scranton 20 yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Ft McPherson GA 1899

Blumm, John
Hazelton
Mahanoy City 21yrs
Hazelton 1899
died Mindenoa Philippines 1901

Bocco, Michael
Hollywood
Germany 1871
Scranton 1901
discharged San Francisco CA 1904

Bocco Mike
Colerain
Hungary 27yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Boland, John
Scranton
Sligo Ireland 34yrs 5mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Bower, Clifton H
Mahanoy City
Tamaqua 21yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Bowman, William A
Pittston
Hanover Junction 21 yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Washington DC 1898

Boyle, John J
White Mills
Boston MA 25yrs 4mths
Scranton 1899
discharged Manilla Phillippines 1901

Boyle, William
Nanticoke
Nanticoke 31 yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
drowned Mindanao Philippines 1901

Brady, Andrew J
Scranton
Gordon 25yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Brink , John P
Lake Ariel
Ledgeville 1873
Scranton 1898
KIA Movitao Philippines 1900

Brink, Sydney M
Honesdale
Hawley 21 yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Savannah GA 1899

Brown, Edward J
Honesdale
Honesdale 20 yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged Savannah GA 1899

Brown , Walter L
Scranton
Scranton 21yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Bruin, Michael J
Scranton
Lurick Germany 31yr 4mths
Manilla Philippines 1900
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Buchanan, Clinton J
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre 24yrs 4mths
Wilkes-Barre 1899
died Imus Cavite Phillippines 1899

Burkhardt, Charles F
Hazelton
Hazelton 22yrs
Ridgway 1899
discharged Angeles Philippines 1901

Butterfield, Benjamin F
Schultzville
Schultzville 43yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Canson, John
Scranton
Italy 21yrs 3mths
Scranton 1899
discharged Manilla Philippines 1901

Cardwell*, Harry
Kingston
Parsons 26yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Matanzas Cuba 1899

Carlson*, Charles O
Wilkes-Barre
Sweden 24 yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Carroll, William
Scranton
Pittston 1872
Scranton 1899
died Columbia Barracks Cuba 1901

Casey, Patrick J
Scranton
Scranton 27yrs 8mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Chamberlain, Joseph
Ricketts
Wheatherly 22yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San FRancisco CA 1901

Chapman*, Charles E
Carbondale
Prompton 20yrs 2mths
Honesdale 1898
discharged Savannah GA 1899

Chilson, Daniel
Standing Stone
Standing Stone 21yrs
Tunkhannock 1899
discharged San San Francisco 1901

Chivers, Archie L
Pickville (sic)
Lake Ariel 19yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Clark, John J
Dunmore
Dunmore 21yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Clegg, George C
Philadelphia
Philadelphia 33yrs
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Conery, William E
Scranton
Scranton 1876
Scranton 1898
died San Juan Puerto Rico 1898

Connery, James
Scranton
Scranton 29yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Cooney, William L
Great Bend
East Bloomfield 1874
Binghamton NY 1899
died Santiago Cuba 1899

Corbett, James J
Scranton
Scranton 22yrs 4mths
Scranton 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Covel, George M
Scranton
Scranton 21yrs 3mths
Ridgway 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Craik, James
Carbondale
Carbondale 1874
Carbondale 1898
died Puerto Principe Cuba 1898

Crane, James A
Tamaqua
Mahanoy City 33yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Crockenburg, John
Honesdale
Honesdale 26yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Camp Mackensie GA 1899

Crogan, Joseph
Ashland
Wilkes-Barre 1874
Pottsville 1899
KIA Zapote Philippines 1899

Cronin, William
Shamokin
Nanticoke 1880
Shenandoah 1898
died Plattsburg NY 1898

Custred, John F
Lopez
Oceola 27yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

     

Davenport, Samuel
Lackawanna
Pittston 21yrs 1mth
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Davis, Arthur
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 25yrs
Pittsburgh 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Davis, David B
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel 19yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Davis, William H
Shenandoah
Llewellyn 24yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Davis, William W
Plymouth
Spring Brook 21yrs 6mths
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

DeFrain, William
Hazelton
Rock Glen 1880
Hazelton 1898
died Honolulu HI 1898

Dever, Albert
Scranton
Carbondale 40yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Didyoung, George J
Mahanoy City
St Clair 21 yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Doocy, Anthony
Scranton
Ireland 1876
Wilkes-Barre 1899
MIA 1900

Doran, Joseph
Shenandoah
Newark NJ 21yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Duddy, James
Winooka (sic)
England 22yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
drowned Taal Philippines 1900

Duffy, Frank
Mayfield
Mayfield 1876
Scranton 1898
drowned Pinar del Rio Cuba 1899

Ely, Ernest W
Pink PA
Madisonville 21yrs
Honesdale 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Embleton, Joseph H
Pittston
Pittston 29yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged San Juan Puerto Rico 1899

Felton, Charles
Scranton
Cedar Rapids IA 40yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Ferguson, Malcolm
Hazelton
Hazelton 28yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Ferry, James J
Wilkesbarre
Wilkesbarre 33 yrs
Camp Meade 1899
deserted Camp Meade 1899

Finn, Walter L
Scranton
Scranton 18yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged Ft McPherson GA 1899

Fisher, Wilbur E
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg 27yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Fitzgerald*, John
Erie
Susquehanna 29yrs Erie 1899 discharged San Francisco 1901

Fitzgerald*, John K?
Susquehanna
Susquehanna 28yrs
Douglas WI 1898
discharged Fort McPherson GA 1899

Fletcher, Edward
Nanticoke
Nanticoke 21 yrs
Nanticoke 1899
died Legaspi Philippines 1900

Flosser, William A
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 1868
Wilkes-Barre 1898
died Manila Philippines 1898

Frace, Eugene V
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 24yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San FRancisco CA 1901

Franey, Anthony
Scranton
Scranton 28yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged Fort McPherson GA 1899

French, John
Scranton
Scranton 28yrs 9mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Fyshe, John M
Scranton
Lochmaben Scotland 34yrs 5mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1900

Gable, Archie
Nanticoke
Nescopec 1880
Wilkes-Barre 1898
died Ft Monroe VA 1898

Gairens, Martin J
Scranton
Scranton 22yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged Fort McPherson GA 1899

Galligan*, John
Newtown
Wilkes-Barre 23yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Gannon*, John J
Scranton
Oldham England 38yrs
Washington DC 1898
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Garlick, Arthur
Pittsburgh
Scranton 21yrs 7mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Geiger, August A
Scranton
Scranton 21 yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
deserted Camp Meade 1899

Gerrity, John
Scranton
Scranton 22yrs 2mths
Scranton 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Gillette, George
Lackawanna
Forestburg NY 21yrs 1mth
Port Jervis NY 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Gilroy, Arley H
Scranton
Williamsport 29 yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Goebel, Alfred
Scranton
Hamburg Germany 21yrs 10mths
Ft Ethan Allen VT 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Gordon, William
Wilkes-Barre
Pittston 28yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged Manila Philippines 1901

Gorham, John
Ashley
Ireland 1877
Wilkes-Barre 1898
died Phoebus VA 1898

Gould, David H
Tarrytown
Center Moreland 30 yrs
Towanda 1899 discharged 1899 Camp Meade

Gregory, Ephraim S
Scranton
Lake Wanata 26yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Greiner, Floyd H
Dunmore
Honesdale 24yrs 6mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Griffiths, Harry
Hazelton
Parsons 1878
Hazelton 1899
MIA Cebu Philippines 1900

Hamilton, William Edward
Greenridge (sic)
Reading 21yrs 5mths
Scranton 1898
discharged Fort McPherson GA 1899

Hammond, James
Hazelton
Nanticoke 23 yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Hardenbergh, Raymond W
Honesdale
Honesdale 20yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Ft McPherson GA 1899

Hart, Henry F
Scranton
Jarmen (sic) 24yrs 1mth
Buffalo NY 1899
died Sinloan Laguna Philippines 1900

Healey, John F
West Pittston
East Pittston 1881
Wilkes-Barre 1902
died Columbus OH 1902

Heiss, Jack A
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 35 yrs
Detroit MI 1896
died Huntsville AL 1898

Herman, August
White Mills
NY NY 1868
Philadelphia 2898 died San Francisco 1900

Hickernell, David
Ricketts
Hartleton 29 yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San Francisco 1901

Higgins, Ambrose
Philadelphia
Pittston 1871
Washington DC 1898
discharged Philadelphia 1899

Higgins, James A
Philadelphia
Pittston 24 yrs
Philadelphia 1898
discharged Philadelphia 1899

Hitchler, Charles G
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 30yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Honan, Emmet
Scranton
Pittston 21yrs 2mths
Wilkes-Barre 1899
deserted Camp Meade 1899

House, Fred
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 21 yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Lexington KY 1898

Huerther, John H
Phioladelphia
Wilkes-Barre 25 yrs
Peekskill NY 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Hughes, Joseph
Hyde Park
Hyde Park 27yrs 4mths
Scranton 1899
deserted Camp Meade 1899

Humphrey, Elmer
Ashland
Ashland 34 yrs
Hazelton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Hunter, Thomas
Carbondale
Carbondale 21yrs 10mths
Binghamton NY 1899
discharged Camp Meade 1899

Isadore, Charles E
Scranton
NY NY 21yrs 2mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Jackson, Milo
Cruburn
Cruburn 28yrs 7mths
Scranton 1899
died Legaspi Philippines 1900

Jaimin, Edgar
Honesdale
Honesdale 1865
Washington DC 1898
discharged Ft McPherson GA 1899

Jenkin, James
Scranton
Glamorganshire Wales 27yrs 6mths
Scranton 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Jenkins, Jenkin
Scranton
Wales England 34yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

John, Thomas W
Scranton
Scranton 25yrs
Scranton 1898
discharged NY NY 1899

Johnson, William R
Carbondale
Tunkhannock 1875
Wilkes-Barre 1898
died Mayaguez Porto Rico 1898

Jones, Harry A
Hazelton
Hazelton 1877
Pottsville 1899
drowned Santa Philippines 1900

Jones, John W
Scranton
Wales Grt Britain 25yrs
Mt Gretna 1898
discharged Fort McPherson GA 1899

Jordan, John
Old Forge
Scranton 1881
Scranton 1899
died Angeles Philippines 1900

Joyce, John J
Scranton
Scranton 34yrs 6mths
Bellevue OH 1899
discharged San Francisco CA 1901

Juston, Arthur C
Lake Como
Tanners Falls 24 yrs
Wilkes-Barre 1899
dischcarged Camp Meade 1899

Modified Sunday, 27-Jun-2004 19:38:25 MDT