He was 28 years old when he was enrolled (3, 6 [24 in 1860], 7 [44 in 1880], 8 [73 in 1910]). He was born in Pennsylvania (6, 7, 8).
In 1860, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (6). He wasl iving with Miriam (presumably his first wife) and Harry (presumably their son) (6). He was a carpenter, and owned $500 in real estate and $50 in personal property (6).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was enrolled and mustered into service on 15 March 1865 (1, 3, 4). He was mustered in as a private, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company B (1).
He may have been charged for lost equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (2).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 3, 4).
In 1876/77, he married Ellen [unknown surname] (8). This was his second marriage (8). In 1910, she had had three children, all of whom were alive (8).
In 1880, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Ellen, his children Lena, Ella, Clayton, and Nancy, and a laborer (7). He was a carpenter and farmer (7).
On 8 January 1892, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 5).
He again applied for a pension on 23 February 1907 (4).
In 1910, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Ellen and daughter Alice (8). He was a house carpenter (8).
He died on 15 February 1917, at Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania (4).
On 8 March 1917, his widow, Ellen S Burkett, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 5).
In 1920, his widow, Ellen S Burkett, was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (9). She was living with her daughter Alice (9).
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 list of men who owed money [?] (Wm Burkett)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 June 2004 (William Burkett)
4 pension index, by regiment (William Burket)
5 pension index, by name (William Burket)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, page 687 = 19 handwritten (William Burket)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 180, microfilm series T9, film 1134, page 16 A = 36 [?] handwritten (Wm Burket)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 88, microfilm series T624, film 1349, page 273 B = 4 handwritten (William Burkett)
9 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, supervisor's district 14, enumeration districtg 62, microfilm series T625, film 1564, page 125 B = 2 handwritten (Ellen S Burket)
[I did not find him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched February 2006)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1930 census (searched May 2007)]
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dwelling number | [129] | ||
| Family number | 130 | ||
| Name | William Burket | Miram [sic] Burket | Harry B |
| Age | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| Sex | m | f | m |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 500 | ||
| Value of personal estate | 50 | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 293 | ||||||
| family visit # | 293 | ||||||
| name | Burket Wm | - Ellen | - Lena | - Ella | - Clayton | - Nancy C | Wynn [?] Coleman |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | M |
| age | 44 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 47 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | do | Son | Daughter | Laborer | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Carpenter & Farmer | Keeping House | At House | do | Laborer | ||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | do [sc. Penna] | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| father's birthplace | do [sc. Penna] | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| mother's birthplace | do [sc. Penna] | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| line | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| street | |||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 80 | ||
| family nr | 80 | ||
| name | Burkett William | - Ellen S | - Alice |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 73 | 67 | 24 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 33 | 33 | |
| mother of # children | 3 | ||
| mother of # living children | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Carpenter | None | Laborer |
| nature of industry etc. | House | [illegible] Work | |
| employer etc. | OA | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | |
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA [?] | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 98 | 99 |
| street | ||
| house number | X | |
| dwelling visit number | 53 | |
| family visit number | 55 | |
| name | Burket Ellen S | - Alice C |
| relationship | Head | Daughter |
| own/rent | O | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |
| sex | F | F |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 72 | 38 |
| marital status | Wd | S |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | None |
| industry, business | ||
| employment status | ||
| number of farm schedule |