In 1860, he was a laborer living in Lower Windsor Township, York County, and stood 5'9" tall with dark hair & dark eyes. He was married & widowed, wife's name unknown, & then married Mary Smeltzer, fathering Mary b 10/28/51, d 12/28/66, Susan b 1856, Samuel b 1857, Henry b 1858, Wesley, Joseph, Fannie, Augustus, & Annie.
A Civil War veteran, he was drafted in York November 11, 1862, & mustered into federal service November 13 as a private with Co. E, 166th Pennsylvania Infantry, aka "Drafted Militia." Became seriously ill near the close of his service & unable to march. Honorably discharged with his company July 28, 1863.
In 1860, he was a laborer living in Lower Windsor Township, York County, and stood 5'9" tall with dark hair & dark eyes. He was married & widowed, wife's name unknown, & then married Mary Smeltzer, fathering Mary b 10/28/51, d 12/28/66, Susan b 1856, Samuel b 1857, Henry b 1858, Wesley, Joseph, Fannie, Augustus, & Annie.
A Civil War veteran, he was drafted in York November 11, 1862, & mustered into federal service November 13 as a private with Co. E, 166th Pennsylvania Infantry, aka "Drafted Militia." Became seriously ill near the close of his service & unable to march. Honorably discharged with his company July 28, 1863.
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