According to her baptismal record she was born as shown above and baptised at St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg on 10/25/1851. Her parents were Emanuel (b. 1824, d. 1893) and Mary E. Ziegler.
On July 4th 1872, she was married in the Seminary Chapel to the Rev. Richard H. Clare, who had in the Spring of that year graduated from that institution, and who later, with her loving and ever-faithful co-operation, served parishes in Blain, PA, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Chambersburg, Pa., Hamilton Scotia, Pa., and Abbottstown, Pa.
In about 1900, Lydia dictated an account of her activities as a 13 year old girl during the Battle of Gettysburg. During the Civil War, her father, Emanuel, was the steward of the edifice of the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg. Information about her marriage to Rev. Clare and the photo to the right are also from this source. Please see http://www.genealogystories.net/account_of_lydia_clare.html
Please see the flowers left by Jenn W. for the obituaries which ran in the York Daily Record and the York Daily News.
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GETTYSBURG NATIVE. WIDOW OF REV. R.H. CLARE. WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF CHRISTIAN HOME AND HOUSE OF DETENTION. 64 YEARS OLD AT TIME OF DEATH. MOTHER TO 5 CHILDREN. DAUGHTER OF EMANUEL ZIEGLER WHO WORKED AT THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY DURING THE BATTLE AT GETTYSBURG.
64-11-4.
On July 4th 1872, she was married in the Seminary Chapel to the Rev. Richard H. Clare, who had in the Spring of that year graduated from that institution, and who later, with her loving and ever-faithful co-operation, served parishes in Blain, PA, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Chambersburg, Pa., Hamilton Scotia, Pa., and Abbottstown, Pa.
In about 1900, Lydia dictated an account of her activities as a 13 year old girl during the Battle of Gettysburg. During the Civil War, her father, Emanuel, was the steward of the edifice of the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg. Information about her marriage to Rev. Clare and the photo to the right are also from this source. Please see http://www.genealogystories.net/account_of_lydia_clare.html
Please see the flowers left by Jenn W. for the obituaries which ran in the York Daily Record and the York Daily News.
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GETTYSBURG NATIVE. WIDOW OF REV. R.H. CLARE. WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF CHRISTIAN HOME AND HOUSE OF DETENTION. 64 YEARS OLD AT TIME OF DEATH. MOTHER TO 5 CHILDREN. DAUGHTER OF EMANUEL ZIEGLER WHO WORKED AT THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY DURING THE BATTLE AT GETTYSBURG.
64-11-4.
According to her baptismal record she was born as shown above and baptised at St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg on 10/25/1851. Her parents were Emanuel (b. 1824, d. 1893) and Mary E. Ziegler.
On July 4th 1872, she was married in the Seminary Chapel to the Rev. Richard H. Clare, who had in the Spring of that year graduated from that institution, and who later, with her loving and ever-faithful co-operation, served parishes in Blain, PA, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Chambersburg, Pa., Hamilton Scotia, Pa., and Abbottstown, Pa.
In about 1900, Lydia dictated an account of her activities as a 13 year old girl during the Battle of Gettysburg. During the Civil War, her father, Emanuel, was the steward of the edifice of the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg. Information about her marriage to Rev. Clare and the photo to the right are also from this source. Please see http://www.genealogystories.net/account_of_lydia_clare.html
Please see the flowers left by Jenn W. for the obituaries which ran in the York Daily Record and the York Daily News.
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GETTYSBURG NATIVE. WIDOW OF REV. R.H. CLARE. WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF CHRISTIAN HOME AND HOUSE OF DETENTION. 64 YEARS OLD AT TIME OF DEATH. MOTHER TO 5 CHILDREN. DAUGHTER OF EMANUEL ZIEGLER WHO WORKED AT THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY DURING THE BATTLE AT GETTYSBURG.
64-11-4.
On July 4th 1872, she was married in the Seminary Chapel to the Rev. Richard H. Clare, who had in the Spring of that year graduated from that institution, and who later, with her loving and ever-faithful co-operation, served parishes in Blain, PA, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Chambersburg, Pa., Hamilton Scotia, Pa., and Abbottstown, Pa.
In about 1900, Lydia dictated an account of her activities as a 13 year old girl during the Battle of Gettysburg. During the Civil War, her father, Emanuel, was the steward of the edifice of the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg. Information about her marriage to Rev. Clare and the photo to the right are also from this source. Please see http://www.genealogystories.net/account_of_lydia_clare.html
Please see the flowers left by Jenn W. for the obituaries which ran in the York Daily Record and the York Daily News.
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GETTYSBURG NATIVE. WIDOW OF REV. R.H. CLARE. WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF CHRISTIAN HOME AND HOUSE OF DETENTION. 64 YEARS OLD AT TIME OF DEATH. MOTHER TO 5 CHILDREN. DAUGHTER OF EMANUEL ZIEGLER WHO WORKED AT THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY DURING THE BATTLE AT GETTYSBURG.
64-11-4.
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