[74-166] SAMUEL GROFF DAUB, b Nov. 17, 1816; d Sept. 26, 1890; s John George and Elizabeth (Groff) Daub [74-39]; m Dec. 19, 1839, ELIZABETH LIGHTCAP, b Apr. 7, 1817; d May 26, 1887. Carpenter; lived in Norristown, Pa. (1921.)
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Sylradus Henry Daub, Private of Company F, 51st Pa. Vol., was wounded in action on June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor and died at Washington, D. C., June 16, 1864, ‘‘With the title of a brave soldier,” aged 18 years, 10 months, 5 days. Elizabeth Daub gave of her full devotion to preserve the Union, husband and two sons. Father and one son returned home, but Sylradus, the younger, gave his life that the Nation might live. [Mrs. Higson.]