Andrew Sheely
Private, Company I

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The son of John & Elizabeth (Emelit {?}) Sheely, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg April 7, 1865, as a private with Co. I, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 29, 1865.

In 1890, live in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, in 1907, in Littlestown, Adams County, but died in Mount Pleasant Township at age 79 from chronic interstitual nephritis with gangrene of an unspecified body part a contributing factor.

OBITUARY

Andrew Sheely died recently at his home in Mount Pleasant township about a mile Southwest of White Hall. He was about 78 years of age and was a Veteran of the Civil War. He lived on the original Sheely homestead in the county and on occasions would speak of the family traditions that when the farm was settled, Indians were neighbors and spots would be pointed out where Indian wigwams had stood.

He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter, Daniel Sheely of Hanover, Jacob Sheely of White Hall and Mrs. George Shildt of White Hall.

Gettysburg Compiler
{Gettysburg, Pennsylvania}
April 21, 1909