He was 19 years old when he was enlisted (5, 7 [37 in 1880], 8 [65 in 1908], 9 [17 in 1860], 10 [26 in 1870]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 7, 9, 10). He was born to George and Sarah Ashton (8).
In 1860, he was living in ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his parents George and Sarah Ashton, and with William, Francis, Mary, and Annie Ashton (presumably his siblings) (9).
When he was enlisted, he was a clerk (5).
He was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (5).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 10 September 1861 (1, 5, 6, 11). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain McAuthur [?] (5). He served in company G (1).
He was promoted from the ranks to corporal on 1 May 1862 (3).
He was discharged on 19 December 1862 by a hospital surgeon, at Frederick, Maryland on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 3, 4 [Frederick VA], 5 [Fredrick Md], 6, 11). He was then a corporal (1).
In 1870, he was living in the 15th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his parents George and Sarah Ashton, along with Annie and Angie Ashton (10). He was a salesman--tea, coffee, etc. (10).
In 1880, he was living at 720 North 21st Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Angelina, his children Mabel and Harrison [?], and other family members (7). He was a salesman (7).
He attended the 1884 meeting of the 91st's Survivors' Association (2).
In 1890, he was living at 2023 Lambert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was a salesman (6).
On 28 December 1891, he applied successfully for a pension (11).
He again applied for a pension on 14 February [?] 1907 (11).
On 21 December 1908, he died, at the National Soldiers Home in Hampton Roads, Virginia (8, 11). He was buried in Hampton Roads, Virginia (8).
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) (Hiram Ashton)
2 'The Ninety-first'. Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail, 20 December 1884, page 6 column 2 (HT Ashton).
3 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (Hiram Ashton)
4 company G, register of men discharged, #15 (Hiram Ashton)
5 company G, descriptive roll, entry 19 (Hiram Ashton)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 771, page 1 (image 2460 on <www.ancestry.com>) (Hiram T Ashton)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 629, microfilm series T9, film 1188, page 251 A = 21 handwritten (Hiram T Ashton)
8 [death notice], Philadelphia Inquirer 23 December 1908, page 13 (Hiram T Ashton)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 20th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1171, page 464 = 466 handwritten (Hiram T Ashton)
10 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 15th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1400, page 145 = 85 handwritten (Hiram T Ashton)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Hiram Ashton)
[I did not find him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name cards (searched 12 June 2005)]
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dwelling number | 2972 | Family number | 3282 | Name | George H Ashton | Sarah T " | William H " | Hiram T " | Francis T " | Mary " | Annie L " | ||||||||||||
| Age | 49 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2/12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Color | Occupation | Drug + Spice Dealer | Blacksmith App | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Value of real estate owned | Value of personal estate | 200 | Place of birth | England | Massachusetts | Penna | " | " | " | " | |||||||||||||
| Married within year | Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cannot read & write | Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwelling-house number | 555 | ||||
| Family number | 656 | ||||
| Name | Ashton George | - Sarah T | - Hiram T | - Annie L | - Angie R |
| Age | 60 | 50 | 26 | 10 | 25 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Salesman Spices +c | Keeping house | Salesman Tea Coffee +c | Attending School | no occupation |
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 1,000 | ||||
| Birthplace | England | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | |||||
| Can't write | |||||
| 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| street name | North Twenty First Street | |||||||
| house number | 720 | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 150 | |||||||
| family visit # | 169 | |||||||
| name | Ashton Hiram T | - Angelina R | - H Mabel | - W Harrison [?] | Ashton Sarah T | Ashton A Laura | Thomeson H Clay | - Harriet |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | F |
| age | 37 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 28 | 26 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||
| relationship | wife | daughter | son | mother | sister | son in law [sic] | sister | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |||||||
| married during year | ||||||||
| occupation | salesman | keeping house | at school | at home | clerk | tin roofer | at home | |
| months unemployed | ||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||
| insane | ||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | 1 | |||||||
| can't read | ||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Pa | Pa | Pa | Mass | Penna | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | England | Pa | Pa | Pa | Mass | England | Pa | England |
| mother's birthplace | Mass [?] | Pa | Pa | Pa | Mass | Mass | Pa | Mass |