Democratic Watchman
Bellefonte, Pennslyvania
Friday Sept. 16, 1898
Another old veteran answers the last roll call. About 9 o'clock last Saturday morning D. S. Erb, breathed at his home at Struble's Station. His death was a shock not only to his relatives but to his legion of friends elsewhere, as he had not been confined to bed and but a few persons outside the family knew of his illness, until the news of his death startled everybody. Several weeks ago he started to Williams Grove Picnic which he never reached. Finding his health failing he tarried a week among Dauphin County relatives, returning home a very sick man. Mr. Erb was the youngest son of the late Jacob Erb and one of the best and most favorably known men in this section. In early life he was connected with in business with his father in the Erb Mill, foundry, and machine shops. From 1854 to 1860 he engaged in lumbering and teaching school in Clearfield County. He enlisted Oct 7th 1861 in Co. B 9th Penna. Cavalry and was 5th seargeant. (sic) At the expiration of service he re-enlisted and was mustered out July 1865. He was a great favorite with his Captain Edward Savage, for whom he named his only son. March 1875 he married Susan Bloom. For a time he followed farming but for the last dozen years was engaged in the mercantile business at Struble Station, where he acted as agent for the Bellefonte Central railroad. He was a ruling elder in the Penn Hall Lutheran church and had just been elected a delegate to the next Synod. He was born in Erbtown Centre County, July 17 1832.
Bellefonte, Pennslyvania
Friday Sept. 16, 1898
Another old veteran answers the last roll call. About 9 o'clock last Saturday morning D. S. Erb, breathed at his home at Struble's Station. His death was a shock not only to his relatives but to his legion of friends elsewhere, as he had not been confined to bed and but a few persons outside the family knew of his illness, until the news of his death startled everybody. Several weeks ago he started to Williams Grove Picnic which he never reached. Finding his health failing he tarried a week among Dauphin County relatives, returning home a very sick man. Mr. Erb was the youngest son of the late Jacob Erb and one of the best and most favorably known men in this section. In early life he was connected with in business with his father in the Erb Mill, foundry, and machine shops. From 1854 to 1860 he engaged in lumbering and teaching school in Clearfield County. He enlisted Oct 7th 1861 in Co. B 9th Penna. Cavalry and was 5th seargeant. (sic) At the expiration of service he re-enlisted and was mustered out July 1865. He was a great favorite with his Captain Edward Savage, for whom he named his only son. March 1875 he married Susan Bloom. For a time he followed farming but for the last dozen years was engaged in the mercantile business at Struble Station, where he acted as agent for the Bellefonte Central railroad. He was a ruling elder in the Penn Hall Lutheran church and had just been elected a delegate to the next Synod. He was born in Erbtown Centre County, July 17 1832.
Democratic Watchman
Bellefonte, Pennslyvania
Friday Sept. 16, 1898
Another old veteran answers the last roll call. About 9 o'clock last Saturday morning D. S. Erb, breathed at his home at Struble's Station. His death was a shock not only to his relatives but to his legion of friends elsewhere, as he had not been confined to bed and but a few persons outside the family knew of his illness, until the news of his death startled everybody. Several weeks ago he started to Williams Grove Picnic which he never reached. Finding his health failing he tarried a week among Dauphin County relatives, returning home a very sick man. Mr. Erb was the youngest son of the late Jacob Erb and one of the best and most favorably known men in this section. In early life he was connected with in business with his father in the Erb Mill, foundry, and machine shops. From 1854 to 1860 he engaged in lumbering and teaching school in Clearfield County. He enlisted Oct 7th 1861 in Co. B 9th Penna. Cavalry and was 5th seargeant. (sic) At the expiration of service he re-enlisted and was mustered out July 1865. He was a great favorite with his Captain Edward Savage, for whom he named his only son. March 1875 he married Susan Bloom. For a time he followed farming but for the last dozen years was engaged in the mercantile business at Struble Station, where he acted as agent for the Bellefonte Central railroad. He was a ruling elder in the Penn Hall Lutheran church and had just been elected a delegate to the next Synod. He was born in Erbtown Centre County, July 17 1832.
Bellefonte, Pennslyvania
Friday Sept. 16, 1898
Another old veteran answers the last roll call. About 9 o'clock last Saturday morning D. S. Erb, breathed at his home at Struble's Station. His death was a shock not only to his relatives but to his legion of friends elsewhere, as he had not been confined to bed and but a few persons outside the family knew of his illness, until the news of his death startled everybody. Several weeks ago he started to Williams Grove Picnic which he never reached. Finding his health failing he tarried a week among Dauphin County relatives, returning home a very sick man. Mr. Erb was the youngest son of the late Jacob Erb and one of the best and most favorably known men in this section. In early life he was connected with in business with his father in the Erb Mill, foundry, and machine shops. From 1854 to 1860 he engaged in lumbering and teaching school in Clearfield County. He enlisted Oct 7th 1861 in Co. B 9th Penna. Cavalry and was 5th seargeant. (sic) At the expiration of service he re-enlisted and was mustered out July 1865. He was a great favorite with his Captain Edward Savage, for whom he named his only son. March 1875 he married Susan Bloom. For a time he followed farming but for the last dozen years was engaged in the mercantile business at Struble Station, where he acted as agent for the Bellefonte Central railroad. He was a ruling elder in the Penn Hall Lutheran church and had just been elected a delegate to the next Synod. He was born in Erbtown Centre County, July 17 1832.
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David S Erb
Co B 9th PA CAV
DIED
Sep 10 1898
Aged 66 Y 8 M
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