He was born in May 1845, to David Ankeney and Nancy Agnes Dennison (9, 15). He was 20 years old when he was enlisted (4, 7 [16 in 1860], 8 [35 in 1880], 9 [55 in 1900], 10 [66 in 1910], 13 [6 in 1850], 14 [26 in 1870]). He was born in Pennsylvania (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14).
In 1850, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his parents David and Agnes Ankeny, along with other people (13).
In 1860, he was living in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his parents David and Agnes Ankeney, and Susan and Samuel Ankeny (presumably his siblings) (7). He was a farmer, and had attended school within the year (7).
He was drafted (1, 4). He was enlisted on 11 March 1865 (4, 5). He was mustered into service as a private on 11 March 1865, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 3 [27 Mar?], 4). He served in company B (1).
He may have been charged for lost equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3 [14 Jul], 4, 5 [14 Jul]).
In 1870, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (14). He was living with his parents David and Nancy Ankeny, and Elizabeth Ankeny (14). He apparently had no occupation (14).
In 1880, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his parents David and Nancy Ankeny (8). His occupation was reported as "at home" (8).
On 11 November 1889, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
In 1890, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (3).
In 1891/1893, he married Liddie [unknown surname] (9, 10, 12 [46 years old]). In 1900, she had had four children, three of whom were alive (9). In 1910, she had had six children, five of whom were alive (10).
In 1900, he was living in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Liddie and children Daisy, Bertha, and Noah (9). He was a farmer (9).
In 1910, he was living in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Lydia, and children Daisy, Noah, Morris, and Mary (10). He was a farmer, on a general farm (10).
In 1920, he was living in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Lydia, and children Noah, Morris, Mary, and Emma (11). He was a farmer, on a general farm (11).
In 1930, he was living in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (12). He was a farmer, on a grain [??] farm, and had been at work the previous day (12). He was living with his wife Lydia and daughter Emma (12).
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) (Andrew Ankeney)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (Andrew Ankeney)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 24, page 2 (image 6 of 15 on <www.ancestry.com>) (Andrew J Ankney [sic])
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 June 2005 (Andrew Ankeney)
5 pension index, by regiment (Andrew Ankeny)
6 pension index, by name (Andrew Ankeny)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Jefferson Township (post office Benford's Store), microfilm series M653, film 1183, pages 200-201 = 2 [?]-3 [?] handwritten (Andrew Ankney)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 22, microfilm series T9, film 1195, page 445 C = 3 handwritten (Andrew J Ankney)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 186, microfilm series T623, film 1487, page 51 B = 3 handwritten (Andrew Ankeny)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 22, enumeration district 144, microfilm series T624, film 1420, page 284 A = 7 handwritten (Andrew J Ankeny)
11 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 21, enumeration district 181, microfilm series T625, film 1654, page 196 A = 7 handwritten (Andrew J Ankiny)
12 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 24, enumeration district 56-27, microfilm series T626, film 2149, page 75 = 17 B handwritten (Andrew Ankeny)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M432, film 828, page 27 (Andrew Ankeny)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M593, film 1452, pages 498-499 = 64-65 handwritten (Andrew Ankeny)
15 "eicher" (a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Heather Henrie, viewed 23 December 2007, last updated 15 May 2003) (Andrew Ankney)
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwellings visited | 76 | |||||||||||
| Families visited | 80 | |||||||||||
| Name | David Ankeny of C | Agnes do | Alexander " | Joseph " | Elijah " | David Enos | David Ankeny | Susan do | Elisabeth " | Mary " | Andrew " | Samuel " |
| Age | 40 | 40 [?] | 19 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Sex | " [sc. m] | f | m | " | " | " | " | f | " | " | m | " |
| Color | ||||||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Do [sc. Laborer] | Blacksmith | Laborer | Do | Do | |||||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Dwelling number | 11 | ||||
| Family number | 12 | ||||
| Name | David Ankney | Agnes " | Susan M " | Andrew " | Samuel Ankney |
| Age | 50 | 56 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Housework | Farmer | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 5000 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | ||||
| Place of birth | Pa | " | " | " | Pa |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling-house number | 466 | |||
| Family number | 460 | |||
| Name | Ankeny David | - Nancy | - Andrew | - Elizabeth |
| Age | 60 | 66 | 26 | 24 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | [blank] | |||
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | 1 | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| street name | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 20 | ||
| family visit # | 24 | ||
| name | Ankney David | - Nancy | - Andrew J |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| age | 71 | 76 | 35 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | wife | son | |
| single | [blank] | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | [illegible; seems to be 'Castonadrey'] | Keeping house | At home |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | 1 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Mary[land] | Mary[land] | Mary[land] |
| line | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 64 | ||||
| family number | 67 | ||||
| name | Ankeny Andrew | - Liddie B | - Daisy B | - Bertha J | - Noah T |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M |
| birth date | May 1845 | June 1872 | June [?] 1892 | June 1895 | Nov 1897 |
| age | 55 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 8 | 8 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | ||||
| # of children living | 3 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | ||||
| # months not employed | |||||
| # months in school | 0 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | |||
| can write | yes | yes | |||
| speaks English | yes | yes | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 51 |
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| street | ||||||
| house nr | ||||||
| dwelling nr | 131 | |||||
| family nr | 134 | |||||
| name | Ankeny Andrew J | - Lydia B | - Daisy B | - Noah F | - Morris S | Mary M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 66 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 17 | 17 | ||||
| mother of # children | 6 | |||||
| mother of # living children | 5 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | ||
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | None | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | |||||
| employer etc. | Emp | |||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | no | yes | yes | yes | ||
| owned/rented | O | |||||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||||
| farm/house | F | |||||
| nr on farm schedule | 94 | |||||
| civil war vet | [blank (sic)] | |||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| street | ||||||
| house number | fm | |||||
| dwelling visit number | 120 | |||||
| family visit number | 122 | |||||
| name | Ankiny [sic] Andrew J | - Lydia | - Noah F | - Morris S | - Mary | - Emma G |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Daughter |
| own/rent | O | |||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |||||
| sex | M | Fm | M | M | Fm | Fm |
| race | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 75 [?] | 47 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | S | S |
| year of immigration | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| year of naturalization | ||||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no [?] |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | farmer | none | miner | miner | none | none |
| industry, business | General farm | Coal miner | Coal miner | |||
| employment status | OA | W | W | |||
| number of farm schedule | 39 |
| line | 57 | 58 | 59 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 337 | ||
| family visit # | 358 | ||
| name | Ankeny, Andrew | - Lydia | - Emma [?] |
| relation | Head | Wife | Daught |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| value or rent | |||
| radio | |||
| farm | Yes | X | X |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 85 | 56 | 16 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| age 1st marriage | 46 | 16 | |
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||
| immigration year | |||
| naturalization | |||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None |
| industry | [illegible] Farm | ||
| worker class | O | ||
| at work yesterday | Yes | ||
| unemployment schedule # | |||
| veteran? | Yes | ||
| war | Civ | ||
| farm schedule # | 110 | ||