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Amos H. Barshinger

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Amos H. Barshinger

Birth
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Jan 1929 (aged 85)
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.8947771, Longitude: -76.5709092
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The son of Henry & Mary Elizabeth (Anstine) Barshinger, in 1860, he was a laborer living in Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had brown hair and gray eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he was drafted and allegedly also mustered into federal service in Windsor Township October 3, 1864, as a private with Co. B, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 13, 1865. His surname is in the company register and Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers as "Boshinger."

After the war, he married Catherine Myers and fathered Benjamin Franklin (b. 11/07/66 - named in honor of his veteran-uncle who died of disease during the war), William Henry (b. 10/07/68), Mary Alice (b. 10/05/69 - married David H. Ensminger), Minnie Cora (b. 06/19/76 - married a Grim), Anna Agnes (b. 04/28/81 - married Milton Knisely), and Daniel A. (b. 10/20/87). He died in Windsor Township from "chronic valvular heart disease."
The son of Henry & Mary Elizabeth (Anstine) Barshinger, in 1860, he was a laborer living in Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had brown hair and gray eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he was drafted and allegedly also mustered into federal service in Windsor Township October 3, 1864, as a private with Co. B, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 13, 1865. His surname is in the company register and Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers as "Boshinger."

After the war, he married Catherine Myers and fathered Benjamin Franklin (b. 11/07/66 - named in honor of his veteran-uncle who died of disease during the war), William Henry (b. 10/07/68), Mary Alice (b. 10/05/69 - married David H. Ensminger), Minnie Cora (b. 06/19/76 - married a Grim), Anna Agnes (b. 04/28/81 - married Milton Knisely), and Daniel A. (b. 10/20/87). He died in Windsor Township from "chronic valvular heart disease."


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