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David Agnew

Before the war

He was born in Ireland (6). He was 42 years old when he was enlisted (6, 4 [74 in 1880], 7 [64 in 1870]).

Description

He was 6 feet tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and grey hair (6).

During the war

He was enlisted and mustered into service on 30 October 1861 (1, 6). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Colonel Burr (?) (6). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1). He had gun number 59 (6).

He was discharged at camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on 20 March 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 3 [no date], 5, 6).

According to the pension index, he also served in company D of the 21st Veterans' Reserve Corps (2, 8).

After the war

In 1870, he was living in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Eliza, and several children (7). (I suspect Charles, Mary, and Theodore are their children, and that Sydney is Theodore's wife, and Milly [?] and Percy and Theodore and Sydney's children.) He was a bookkeeper, and owned personal property worth $500 (7).

In 1880, a David Agnew was living in Sharpsville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Eliza C, and their children Charles E (34 years old, born West Virginia), and Mary M (28 years old, born Pennsylvania) (4). He was a bookkeeper (4).

He died on 13 July 1888 (8).

His widow, Eliza Agnew, applied successfully for a pension on 13 August 1890 (2, 8).

Sources

1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)

2 Veterans' administration. Pension index, by name (David Agnew) (searched 18 Feb 2001, on <www.ancestry.com>)

3 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 21 March 1863 (Private Agnew)

4 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Sharpesville, supervisor's district 10, enumeration district 232, page 529, lines 14-19 (David Agnew)

5 company H, register of men discharged, #34 (David Agnew)

6 company H, descriptive roll, #53 (David Agnew)

7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Hickory Township (post office Sharon), microfilm series M593, film 1373, page 254 = 164 handwritten (David Agnew)

8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (David Agnew)

[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched April 2007)]

1870 census

[1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Hickory Township (post office Sharon), microfilm series M593, film 1373, page 254 = 164 handwritten]
line26272829303132333435
Dwelling-house number4         
Family number4         
NameAgnew DavidElizaChasMary ETheodSydney RMilly [?] E [?]PercySly LauraEustace Kate
Age646226223525313625
SexMFMFMFFMFF
ColorWWWWWWWWWW
OccupationBook keeperKeeps houseBook Keeper Lab.Keeps house  Dom.Serv.Dom. Serv.
Real estate value          
Personal estate value500         
BirthplacePaPaVa [?]PaVaMdMdMdH. DarmstadIre.
Father foreign born        11
Mother foreign born        11
Birth month if born within year          
Marriage month if married within year          
Attended school past year          
Can't read        11
Can't write        11
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc.          
Male US citizen at least 21 years old1 1 1     
Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ...          

1880 census

[1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Sharpsville, supervisor's district 10, enumeration district 232, page 529 = 32 handwritten]
line141516171819
street nameShenango Street
house number      
dwelling visit #255     
family visit #262     
nameAgnew David- Eliza C- Charles E- Mary MRigby Margret BRobison James
colorWWWWWW
sexMFMFFM
age747334281914 [?]
month born if born in year      
relationship wifeSonDaughterServantServant
single  ////
married//    
widowed/divorced      
married during year      
occupationBook KeeperKeeping HouseBank clerkAt HomeHouse KeeperChore Boy
months unemployed      
currently ill?      
blind      
deaf/dumb      
idiotic      
insane      
disabled      
school this year     /
can't read     /
can't write     /
birthplacePennaPennaWest VirginiaPennaScotlandPenna
father's birthplacePennaPennaPennaPennaScotlandPenna
mother's birthplacePennaPennaPennaPennaScotlandPenna

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