He was 28 years old when he was enlisted (3, 4, 9 [22 in 1860], 12 [50 in 1886]). He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (3, 4, 9).
In 1860, he was living in St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (9). He was a shoemaker (9).
When he was enlisted, he was a shoemaker (3, 4).
He was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3, 4).
He was drafted (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 3, 4, 6 [4 Oct]). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3, 4). His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district (3, 4). He served as a private in company B (1).
He was present on the regiment's march from Burksville Station to Daily's Crossroads, in April 1865 (12).
He was discharged at Washington, D.C., by general order 94, War Department, on 30 May 1865 (1) or 25 May 1865 (2, 6 [6 July]).
On 20 [?] March 1879, he successfully applied for a pension (7, 8).
On 11 December 1886, he made an affidavit supporting the pension application of Maria E widow of Martin Imler (12). He was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (12).
In 1890, he was living in Imler Valley, King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (6). He had lost an eye while in the service (6).
He died on 10 November 1897 (7). He was buried at the Lutheran Church near St Clairsville, in East St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5).
On 3 May 1898, his widow, Susan Barkley, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (7, 8).
In 1900, his widow Susan was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (10). She was living with a grandson [?] (10). She reported having had four children, two of whom were alive (10).
In 1910, she was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (11). She was living alone (11).
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) (Jacob C Barclay)
2 company B, register of men discharged (J T Barclay)
3 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 74 (Jacob Barclay)
4 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 34 (Jacob Barclay)
5 message, from David and Carol Eddleman, 12 November 2002, on PABEDFOR list at <www.rootsweb.com>, transcribing burial list from the Bedford Inquirer, 22 May 1908 (Jacob Barkley)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 75, page 1 (Jacob T Barkley)
7 pension index, by regiment (Jacob T Barkly)
8 pension index, by name (Jacob T Barkley)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, St Clair Township, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 458 = 4 handwritten (Jacob Barclay)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 19, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 23 B = 1 handwritten (Susan Barkley)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King township, supervisor's district [illegible], enumeration district 18, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 163 A = 6 handwritten (Susan Barclay)
12 affidavit, 11 December 1886, for pension application of Maria E widow of Martin Imler (Jacob L Barkley)
| line | 29 |
| Dwelling number | [25] |
| Family number | [23] |
| Name | Jacob Barclay |
| Age | 22 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | |
| Occupation | Shoemaker |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 99 | 100 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 22 | |
| family number | 22 | |
| name | Barkley Susan | [illegible] Barkley P |
| relationship | Head | Grandson [?] |
| color | W | W |
| sex | f | m |
| birth date | Apr 1844 | Sept [illegible] |
| age | 56 | [illegible] |
| married? | Wd | S |
| # years married | ||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | |
| # of children living | 2 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | At School | |
| # months not employed | ||
| # months in school | 7 | |
| 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 | 14 |
| line | 26 |
| street | Scrub Grass country |
| house nr | |
| dwelling nr | 119 |
| family nr | 123 |
| name | Barclay, Susan |
| relationship | Head |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 67 |
| marital status | |
| #years present marriage | |
| mother of # children | |
| mother of # living children | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| speaks English | English |
| occupation | Farmer |
| nature of industry etc. | General Farm |
| employer etc. | OA |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |
| can read | Yes |
| can write | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |
| owned/rented | O |
| owned free or mortagaged | F |
| farm/house | F |
| nr on farm schedule | 80 |
| civil war vet | |
| blind | |
| deaf & dumb |