Information from Pension and Military Records:
Born: 1830 in Nescopeck, PA
Died: 3/12/1903 in Freeland, PA
Buried: Freeland Cemetery
Occupation: Laborer
Marital Status: Married 10/29/1854 at Nanticoke, PA
Wife: Sara Humel
Children: Jane b. 1856; Sarah b. 1857; George B. b. 1858; William b. 1865; Mary b. 2/10/1868; Joseph b. 1871
Residence: Eckley, Drifton
Height: 5'8 1/2"
Weight: 146
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Ruddy of Fair
Service: Mustered in 10/27/1861 at the age of 31. Re-enlisted 12/23/1863 as a Veteran Volunteer.
Discharged: 2/14/1865 at Philadelphia
Rank: Corporal/Sergeant
Pension: Certificate # 40.447
Other: Wounded with a gun shot wound in right eye at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on 5/12/1864. Pension affidavit given by Capt. James McKinley.
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