He was born on 14 December 1833, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, to Reverend Henry Berkey, and Louisa Philson (7, 9). He was 31 years old when he was enrolled (3).
He attended public schools and worked on the farm (9). He learned carpentry, and owned teams, running a general hauling business (9).
He was married to Mary Ann Atchinson, about 1837, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania (7, 9). They had these children (7, 9):
He also served in company E of the 133rd Pennsylvania Volunteers (4, 5, 6, 9). He was mustered in on 9 August 1862 (4, 9). He was discharged in May 1862 (4, 9).
He also served in company A of the 145th Pennsylvania Infantry (5, 6).
He was drafted (1, 3, 9). He was enrolled and mustered into service on 11 March 1865 (1, 3, 6). He was mustered in as a private, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company B (1).
He was "not to be charged"--perhaps for lost equipment, when the regiment mustered out (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 6).
In 1870, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Mary A, and his daughters Elizabeth, Mary, and Ida (10). He was a carpenter, and owned $200 in personal property (10).
At some point, probably about 1872, he made a statement supporting William Bowman's application for a pension (8).
His wife died on 24 May 1880 (9).
In 1880, he was living in Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his children Elizabeth, Mary Louisa, Ida, William, Charles, and Samuel (11). He was a farm laborer (11).
On 11 January 1883, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
In 1890, he was living in Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (4).
In 1900, he was living in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with his daughter Elizabeth, her family, and several other people (12). He was a farm laborer, and had been out of work 8 months in the previous year (12).
He again applied for a pension on 1 March 1907 (6).
He died on 8 April 1917, at Friedens, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (6, 7).
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) (Annanias Berkey)
2 list of men who owed money [?], page 2, number 9 (Berkey)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 June 2004 (Annanias Berkey)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Upper Turkeyfoot, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 32, page 1 (Ananias Berkey)
5 pension index, by name (Ananias Berkey)
6 pension index, by regiment (Ananias Berkey)
7 "FILAS-BABCOCK FAMILY ROOTS" (gedcom on www.rootsweb.com, submitted by Deborah Filas) (searched 20 Jul 2005) [cited "Hursts of WV" at ancestry.com world tree] (Ananias Berkey)
8 [re William Bowman]. Serial Set volume 1898, session volume 6, 46th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Report 662. 28 May 1880. (Ananias Berky)
9 John W Jordan and James Hadden. Genealogical and personal history of Fayette County, Pennsylvania New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. (Annanias Berkey)
10 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M593, film 1452, page 501 = 10 [?] handwritten (Ananias Berkey)
11 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Milford Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 15, microfilm series T9, film 1195, page 374 C = 15 handwritten (Ananias Berkey)
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Upper Turkeyfoot township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 171, microfilm series T623, film 1486, page 156 A = 8 handwritten (Ananias Berkey)
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| Dwelling-house number | 570 | ||||
| Family number | 504 | ||||
| Name | Berkey Ananias | - Mary A | - Elizabeth | - Mary L | - Ida |
| Age | 36 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
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| Occupation | Carpenter | Keeping house | |||
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| Personal estate value | 200 | ||||
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| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||
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| family visit # | 110 | ||||||
| name | Berkey Ananias | - Mary Louisa | - Charles L | - Saml [illegible] | - Elizabeth C | - William S | - Ida I |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
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| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
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| name | Nicholson John W | - Elizabeth | - Roy R | - Albert A | - Phoebe S | - Mary K | - Esther L | - Samuel A | Berkey Ananias | - John L | Bonheimer [??] Jennie |
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| birth date | Dec 1856 | July 1863 | Aug 1889 | Nov [?] 1890 | Mar 1893 | Mar 1895 | June 1897 | June 1999 | Dec 1833 | Mar 1899 | Decr 1876 |
| age | 43 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11/12 | 66 | 1 | 24 |
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| # of children living | 6 | ||||||||||
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| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| occupation | Farmer | At School | At School | At School | Farm Laborer | Servant | |||||
| # months not employed | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| # months in school | 7 | 6 1/2 | 3 | ||||||||
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| free or mortgaged | F | ||||||||||
| farm/house | F | ||||||||||
| # of farm schedule | 120 |
Berkey (V) Annanias son of Henry and Louise Berkey, was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1833. He attended the public school, and worked on the farm until reaching a suitable age, then began learning the carpenter's trade, always a favorite one in the family. He also owned teams and did a general hauling business. He enlisted as a volunteer in Company E, 133rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, in August, 1862, serving nine months and seeing hard service, including the battles of Frederickburg and Chancellorsville, returning home with an honorable discharge. He was drafted in 1865 and served four months in the 91st Pennsylvania Regiment, but was not called into active service. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church, his wife also being a communicant. He married Mary Atchison, who died May 24, 1880, daughter of James and Mary (Pritz) Atchison, of English and German descent, both born in Somerset County, where they died. James Atchison was a good carpenter, and owned a farm. They were parents of seven children, one son, Henry Atchison, serving in the civil war. Children of Annanias and Mary (Atchison) Berkey, all born in Somerset County, and all deceased except William, Charles R. and Samuel (in order of birth): Sarah, James Henry, Elizabeth, Louisa, Ida, William, Charles R. (of whom further), Emma and Samuel.