Military: CWR: Mazer, John Gottlieb of interest in Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Petenbrink and Meyersdale Public Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Introduction and help of Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/intro.txt Additional Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/cwr.html __________________________________________ Mazer, John Gottlieb * Born July 1832 in Hesse - Cassel, Germany * Died Feb. 20, 1907 - Age 74 years 7 month 12 days at 8:30 p. m. * Buried in White Oak Cemetery, 4829 Cumberland Hwy. Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. C 52nd Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted at age 32 * Mustered in Sept. 26, 1864 at Chambersburg, Pa. * Discharged June 24, 1865 * Occupation - Farmer * Pension application: Certificate #878,541 Act of June 27, 1890; Granted advance of $2 making $10 to date from Sept. 12, 1900; Decelaration for $12, Dec. 19, 1901, Loss of left eye, loss of left ear, Rheumatism, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Piles and Dropsy SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Mazer Family Records - internet * H. C. McKinley Ledger, Page 41 and 223, contains additional genealogy info