Cemeteries: Muddy Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, East Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County, PA

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Muddy Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, East Cocalico Township
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Henry WHITAKER   Civil War Photo  10/12/1841-10/27/1926, aged 79y 15d

Henry was the first son of Abraham and Catherine Whitaker of Berks County. He married Annie Gangawore.
Henry served in Company A of the 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. He mustered in
August of 1861. He was active in the service of the Union Army until Sharpsburg (Antietam). He was hurt
at the battle and afterwards went home to his family. He later lived in Adamstown where he was listed in
the directories as a mason.  The Civil War picture was originally a tintype kept by his sister Hannah
Whitaker Reazor.