MERCER COUNTY PAGenWeb Project

Surnames beginning with
 "B"

 Mercer County Ancestral Heroes

Name

Rank



Born



Birthplace



Died


Death Buried Info
BACON, Lester Wallace Co B, 2nd Infantry, Michigan 20 Apr 1832 lived at Sandy Lake 17 Dec 1913   
BARNES, George B. Private, Co. A, 142nd PA Reg, enrolled 22 Aug 1862  
company recruited from Mercer Co. 15 Dec 1862 from wounds received at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 Dec
BARNES, Samuel Co. C, 2nd Ohio Cavalry, Lieut. 47 - USCI 1841
 
1917 Mercer County Springfield Cemetery, Findley Township


Elaine Gano 

BATCHELDER, Meredith Private, Co G, 145th PA Regiment abt 1842 Montgomery, PA
BEAR, Henry Private, Co G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area 22 Aug 1863 Annapolis, MD Camp Parole Hospital Cemetery, MD
BEATY, William Private, Co. A, 142nd PA Reg, enrolled 22 Aug 1862 company recruited from Mercer Co. 9 Apr 1863
BEAVER, George W. Private, Co. B, 10th Regiment; enlisted 21 Jun 1861 at Camp Curtin 1842 PA; lived with his parents and siblings in Hickory Corners 1851 to enlistment 30 Jun 1862 Battle of White Oak Swamp
 


Lynn DuChene

BEIL, William H. Private, Co. K, 83rd Infantry PA Regiment   recruited from the Greenville area Presbyterian Cemetery, Transfer
BELIG, Daniel Private, Co G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area




BELL, Samuel Thompson

Co. K, 111th Reg Pa Vol; wounded at Gettysburg 

3 Jul 1863

3 Jul 1844 Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County 12 Feb 1920 Clark Mills, Mercer County Sheakleyville Cemetery, Sandy Creek Township




Virginia Brookes 

BENNETT, E. F.

 


Company B, 76th PA Volunteers; both legs amputated from war 13 Oct 1839 New Castle, PA
BENSON, George Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment
Enlisted 29 Aug 1862
Deserted 23 Jun 1863
 
recruited from the Greenville area Source: Samuel Bates' History of the PA Volunteers, 1861-1865
BESTWICK, John

 


Co. G, 100th PA Volunteers 26 Jun 1848 Mercer County
BESTWICK, Thomas 100th PA Volunteers "Roundheads" died at age 70


Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Center
BILLIG, C. F. Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment  
recruited from the Greenville area




BILLINGS, Lorenzo 111th Regiment, PA Volunteers 23 Jul 1836 Sandy Creek, PA 1 Aug 1909 Sublette, Whiteside County,  IL       Amboy, IL  


Ann Billings Rose


BLACK, A.T.

 

 


Co. F, 57th PA Volunteers, wounded at  Gettysburg, held at Belle Isle and Libby Prisons 1822 Springfield Twp, Mercer County   
BLACK, William C. Corporal, Company D, 211th Infantry Regiment PA Volunteers 13 Dec 1843 1926 Mercer Citizens Cemetery, Findley Township
BLAIR, Joseph S. Private, Co. A, 142nd PA Reg, enrolled 22 Aug 1862  
company recruited from Mercer Co.
BLAIR, William W. 28 Jul 1831 11 Aug 1906

Nazareth Cemetery, Springfield Twp


BLAND, William P. Private, Company G, 100th PA Volunteers 20 May 1842 29 Aug 1862 2nd Battle of Bull Run, Manassas Junction, VA Oak Grove Cemetery, Fairview Township
BLOODHART, John Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment 1842 from the Greenville area 1891 Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville
BOCKIUS, Justus Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area
BOLES, James M. Sergeant, Company G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area 9 Oct 1864 Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, GA.   Andersonville, GA - grave 10,779.  
BORTZ, Reuben


Co. A, 169th PA Militia 1 Feb 1821 Lehigh Co., PA
BOWDEN, James Gleason

Sergeant, Co. A, 76th Regiment, PA Vol Inf, "Keystone Zouaves"


abt 1836 Hickory Twp., Mercer Co., PA 18 Jul 1863 Charleston, SC probably Beaufort National Cemetery, SC



Arthur Bielfelt

BOWMAN, Samuel Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area 24 Dec 1864  National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 
BOYLE, James Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area
BRADBURG, Abner Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area
BRAHAM, William Walter  
BRANDON, Thomas Private, Co. A, 142nd PA Reg, enrolled 22 Aug 1862 company recruited from Mercer Co.
BRANDON, William C. Private, Co. A, 142nd PA Reg, enrolled 22 Aug 1862 company recruited from Mercer Co. 13 Dec 1862 Fredericksburg, VA
BREST, Andrew Co. E  57th Reg. PVI 1820 1899

Pearson Cemetery, Jefferson Twp





Frank VanTassel

 BREST, James  1836 1918 Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon   
 BREST, John P.

 


Corporal, Co. E, 100th PA Volunteers, lost leg at battle of Cold Harbor 14 Aug 1840  
 BREST, John Z. T.  Co. E  57th Reg. PVI 1845 1864

Pearson Cemetery, Jefferson Twp





Frank VanTassel


BREST,

Lewis  Francis

 

medal of honor citation



Private, Co. D, 57 15 May 1842 Mercer County 2 Dec 1915 Citizens Cemetery, Mercer 




Submitter:

Timothy Bennett

 BROMLEY, George 

Private, Co. I, 4th Cavalry Regiment, PA Volunteers


Mercer County 5 Jun 1864 Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, GA Andersonville National Cemetery, grave #1654




 BROMLEY, James M. 

Private, Co. G, 83rd Infantry Regiment, PA Volunteers

Mercer County 30 Aug 1862 killed at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run
 BROWN, James C. (Hon.)


Private, Co. C, 55th PA Militia 7 Oct 1829
 BROWN, John  Private, Co. G, 145th PA Regiment
recruited from the Greenville area
BROWN, John E. 


Co A, 169th PA Volunteers 17 Jun 1835 near Greenville
BROWN, Thomas Private, Co. A, 142nd PA Reg, enrolled 22 Aug 1862 company recruited from Mercer Co.
 BROWN, Walker W. 

Private, Co. B,  57th Infantry Regiment PA Volunteers


20 Mar 1838 25 Dec 1910 Findley Cemetery, Findley Township




Pamela L. Palmer

BROWNLEE, Gavin

Private, Co. C, 57th Regiment PA Volunteer Infantry 

 

27 Jun 1843 Carluke, Scotland, s/o of John and Isabelle Meek Brownlee Littlejohn 2 Jul 1891 Colorado, from falling rock in a mine




Jan Bailey Hart

 BUCHANAN, William P.  Co. B, 140th Regiment abt 1830 Wolf Creek Twp; s/o Wm & Catherine Reeves Buchanan Jr. Dickson County, TN
 


Etta Miller

 BUCHANAN, William Russell Wounded at Second Battle of Bull Run 29 Aug 1862 abt 1841 Wolf Creek Twp;s/o James & Elizabeth Ramsey Buchanan 9 Oct 1862 French Street Hospital Grave #757, French Street Cemetery, Alexandria, VA


Etta Miller

 BUCKLEY, Daniel Private, Co. G., 100th Regiment PA Infantry Aug 1842 Worth Township, Mercer County



Janice Davis

 BUCKLEY, John Private, Co. 5, 140th Regiment PA Infantry, Capt. Rodger's Co. 1826 Sandy Lake, Mercer County 1 Jul 1863 Killed in Action, Battle of Gettysburg Sect D, Grave 84, National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA




Janice Davis


BUDD, George W.


2nd Ohio Cavalry, Co. F  
 BUDD, John C.  Private, Company F, 100th Infantry Regiment PA Volunteers 12 May 1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
BUMBARGER, Samuel  Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment recruited from the Greenville area

BUNDEL, Charles E.

 

79th PA Vol., participated in Sherman's March to the Sea 14 Nov 1844 Lancaster, PA  
 
 
BUNNEY, Thomas 1885

Nazareth Cemetery, Springfield Twp

view headstone

BURDETT, Oliver  Private, 55th PA Militia 4 Feb 1822 Naseby, England 10 Apr 1876 Worth Township

obituary


Bethany Cemetery, Lake Township




Norris Burdette

BURDETT, Oliver Henry  Private, Co. C, 100th Regiment PA Volunteer Infantry; served 1864- end of war with Gen. Grant in northern VA  16 Dec 1846 Lackawannock Township; Son of Oliver Burdett; grandson of Clement Sewall 24 Oct 1924 Lake Township, Mercer County Unity Cemetery, Greenfield


Norris Burdette

BURDETT, William S. 



10th Regiment 4 Apr 1848 Lackawannock Township 4 Jun 1931 Mercer County Unity Cemetery, Greenfield


Norris Burdette

BURKENSTOCK, L.  Private, Company G, 145th PA Regiment  
recruited from the Greenville area
BYERS, James P.  Private, Company B, 100th Infantry Regiment PA Volunteers May 1828

                                                                               

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