Revolutionary War
Christian Whiteman (1762-1827)
Private, Berks County 6th Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia
(Gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandfather)
War of 1812
Nicholas Headington (1790-1856)
Maryland Militia
(Gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandfather)
Civil War
Daniel Brewster (1845-1917)
Private, Co E, 80th OVI
(Gr-gr-grandfather)
James Henry Brewster (1841-1916)
Sergeant, Co E, 80th OVI
(Gr-gr-granduncle)
Hallet Bryan (1836-1863)
Private, Co E, 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Killed in Memphis, Tennessee, buried in Memphis National Cemetery
(Gr-gr-gr-granduncle)
Nimrod Headington (1827-1913)
Colonel, 34th Indiana Infantry
(Gr-gr-gr-gr-granduncle)
John Wesley Headington (1833-1911)
Colonel, 100th Indiana Regiment
(Gr-gr-gr-gr-granduncle)
Daniel Schumm (1840-1863)
Corporal, 52nd OVI
Killed during the Civil War
(First cousin 3 times removed)
John Schumm (1843-1864)
Corporal, Co. A, 60th OVI
Died while imprisoned at Salisbury, North Carolina
(First cousin 3 times removed)
WWI
Carl Schumm
Killed in France
(Second cousin 2 times removed)
John Fred Ruck, Jr.
US Army, 3rd Division
(First cousin twice removed)
WWII
Herbert M. Miller (1925-2012)
Private, 84th Division, 333rd Regiment, Co. L, The Railsplitters
Battle of the Bulge
2 Bronze Stars
(father)
Ralph J. Derickson Jr (1925-1945)
Private, 99th Infantry Division
Killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Bulge
Buried in Luxembourg
(First cousin once removed)
Edgar F. Schumm (1914-1944)
Killed in action
(Third cousin once removed)
Victor Schueler (1924-1945)
Private First Class, 85th Mountain Reg., 10th Mountaineer Division
Killed in action
(Fourth cousin)
Korean War
Emanuel George Roehm (1931-1951)
Co. C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Killed in Action
(Fourth cousin)
Viet Nam
Corey Wayne Ellenberger (1946-1967)
Private First Class, Rifleman, Co. L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Killed in action in South Vietnam
(Second cousin)
Ronald L. Weitz
First Lieutenant, US Army
West Point
(First cousin)
2 comments
Very Dear Karen,
I have just send my mail and start to explore your website, fruit of a fabulous work…
And I’m so sad to read all the names of your family members who have lost their life in so terrible wars…
It let me with a big emotion…
Thank for sharing all of that.
Friendly.
Michel Lorquet (Belgium)
Author
Thank you for writing and connecting with our family again.