150+ years ago there were several Lydicks and McCardles in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Many had similar names.
The Indiana Democrat paper published this September 11, 1873, page 6:
From March 12, 1874, The Indiana Democrat, page 3:
The Indiana Democrat paper on page 3, June 24, 1875:
This jail break made the paper on 22 Jul 1875 in The Indiana Democrat, page 3:
This database on Ancestry shows when Union soldier David McCardle first applied for a pension. And after his death, his wife, Barbara Ann (Lydick) McCardle then applied for his widow's pension. From: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.
I found that Mr. McCardle served in the Civil War with Co. E, 177th Regiment PA Infantry and also with Co. F, 206th Reg. PA Infantry.
This was copied from Ancestry's Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012:
His birth year was recorded as 1817. He was 81 when he passed. Two local papers carried death notices for Mr. McCardle on their front pages. From March 23, 1898 of The Indiana Gazette and The Indiana Democrat:
-- With appreciation to volunteer photographers Debi and Rob Felten who shared this on Findagrave in July 2015. Nice work!
At age 77 Barbara Ann McCardle died at her daughter's home in Missouri. From The Sedalia Democrat, page 1, November 5, 1906:
The Indiana Democrat paper, page 9, on November 7, 1906:
