He was born in Pennsylvania (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14). He was 19 years old when he was enrolled (3, 9 [4 in 1850], 10 [13 in 1860], 11 [24 in 1870], 12 [34 in 1880], 13 [54 in 1900], 14 [64 in 1910]). He was born in December 1845, to Daniel Boyer Clauser and Susanna Brumbach (7 [1847], 8, 13 [Dec 1845]).
In 1850, he was living in Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his parents, Daniel and Susanna Clouser, and others (9).
In 1860, he was living in Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his parents, Daniel and Susanna Clouser, and others (presumably siblings) (10).
He was a substitute (1, 3). He was enrolled and mustered into service on 23 March 1865 (1, 3, 4 [28 Mar], 6 [14 Mar]). He was mustered in as a private, at Reading, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company B (1).
He seems not to have been charged for lost equipment, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 4, 6).
He married Hettie Drumheller, probably in 1867/1868 (8, 13).
In 1870, he was living in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with Hetty (presumably his wife), Clinton (presumably their son), and with Louis Frankinfield (11). He was an overseer at a lime quarry (11). He owned $300 in personal property (11).
In 1880, he was living in Upper Saucon, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with his wife Hettie, and children Harvey, Harry [?], and Eliza (12). He was a laborer (12).
In 1890, he was living in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (6).
In 1899/1900, he married Eliza [unknown surname] (14). In 1900 and 1910, she had had one child, who was living (13, 14). According to the 1910 census, this was his second marriage, and her first (14).
In 1900, he was living in Upper Saucon Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his second wife, Eliza, two of his children (Harvey and Annie), and Eliza's son William T Clymer (13). He was a farmer (13).
On 2 March 1903, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 5).
He again applied for a pension on 7 January 1908 (4).
In 1910, he was living in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (14). He was living with his wife Eliza (14). He was a farmer, on a home farm (14).
He died on 18 May 1913 (4).
On 18 September 1916, his widow, Eliza Clauser, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 5).
In 1920, his widow, Eliza Clouser, was living in Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (15). She was living with her son William T Clymer, and his family (15).
In 1930, his widow, Eliza Clauser, was living in Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (16). She was living with her son William T Clymer, and his family (16).
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) (Lando B Clauser)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (Lando B Clauser)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 June 2004 (Lando B Clauser)
4 pension index, by regiment (Lando B Clauser)
5 pension index, by name (Lando B Clauser)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Snidersville + Hellertown, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 290, page 1 (Orlando B Clauser)
7 'My Berks County extended family', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (citing obituary, Mary Ann B Rhoads, Boyertown Times 4 May 1912) (accessed 16 May 2009) (Orlando Brumbach Clauser)
8 'RBK's southeastern PA-German families', a gedcom available on Rootsweb WorldConnect (accessed 16 May 2009) (note: other gedcoms on WorldConnect have the same data) (Orlando Clauser)
9 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Earl Township, microfilm series M432, film 754, page 459 = 2 handwritten (Orlando Clouser)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Earl Township, microfilm series M653, film 1073, page 205 = 10 handwritten (OrLando [sic] Clouser)
11 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton [sic] County, Lower Saucon Township, microfilm series M593, film 1383, page 278 = 49 handwritten (Lando Clauser)
12 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Upper Saucon, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 190, microfilm series T9, film 1147, page 300 = 34 B handwritten (Orlando Clauser)
13 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Upper Saucon Valley, microfilm series T623, film 1430, page 130 = 11 A handwritten (Orlando B Clauser)
14 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Upper Saucon Township, microfilm series T624, film 1365, page 261 = 19 B handwritten (Orlando B Clauser)
15 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Bethlehem, ward 12, microfilm series T625, film 1589, page 72 = 18 B handwritten (Eliza Clouser)
16 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Bethlehem, ward 12, supervisor's district 21, enumeration district 39-50, microfilm series T626, film 2064, page 70 = 8 B handwritten (Eliza Clouser)
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Dwellings visited | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Families visited | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Name | Daniel Clouser | Susanna do | Caroline do | Simon do | Levi do | Elizabeth do | Rebecca do | Orlando do | Amelia do | Anna do | Harrison Hank | Catharine Clouser | Anna Trayer | Peter Clouser |
| Age | 40 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10/12 | 14 | 14 | 11 [?] | 79 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | F | F | M |
| Color | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | |||||||||||||
| Real estate owned | 3000 | 2100 | ||||||||||||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Berks Co] | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | ||||||||||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Dwelling number | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Family number | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Name | Daniel Couser [sic] Esq | Susanna Clouser [sic] | Levi Clouser | Elizabeth Clouser | Rebecca Clouser | OrLando [sic] Clouser | Amelia Clouser | Mahlon Clouser | Hannah Clouser | Maryann Clouser | Cyrus Clouser | Tobias Clouser | Daniel Clouser |
| Age | 49 | 47 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Carpenter | |||||||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 7,000 | ||||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 3,000 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pennsylvania | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Dwelling-house number | [320] | |||
| Family number | 374 | |||
| Name | Clauser Lando | - Hetty | - Clinton | Frankinfield Louis |
| Age | 24 | 24 | 3/12 | 20 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Overseer at Lime Quarry | Keeping house | ||
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | March | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 267 | ||||
| family visit # | 297 | ||||
| name | Clauser Orlando | - Hettie | - Harvey | - Harry [?] | - Eliza |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| age | 34 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | wife | son | son | daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | laborer | Keeping house | |||
| months unemployed | |||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 248 | ||||
| family number | 254 | ||||
| name | Clauser Orlando B | Clauser Eliza | Clauser Harvey E | Clauser Annie M | Clymer William T |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Step Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| birth date | Dec 1845 | Feb 1850 | Aug 1872 | Jan 1885 | Apr 1887 |
| age | 54 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 13 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 32 | 32 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 1 | ||||
| # of children living | 1 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | Day Laborer | At School | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 3 | |||
| # months in school | 8 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 76 |
| line | 51 | 52 |
| street | ||
| house nr | ||
| dwelling nr | 291 | |
| family nr | 306 | |
| name | Clauser Orlando B. | - Eliza |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 64 | 59 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 10 | 10 |
| mother of # children | 1 | |
| mother of # living children | 1 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | none |
| nature of industry etc. | home farm | |
| employer etc. | OA | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | M | |
| farm/house | F | |
| nr on farm schedule | 165 | |
| civil war vet | UA | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| street | Avenue G. Formally [sic] South 6th avenue | ||||
| house number | 510 | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 429 | ||||
| family visit number | 429 | ||||
| name | Clymer William T. | Jennie F | Mabel J [??] | Helen M | Clouser Eliza |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Mother |
| own/rent | O | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | ||||
| sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 32 | 31 | 11 | 4 9/12 | 60 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| year of immigration | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | yes | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| occupation | Stenographer [?] | none | none | none | none |
| industry, business | Beth. Steel Co. | ||||
| employment status | W | ||||
| number of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| street | Sixth Ave | ||||
| house number | 519 | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 182 | ||||
| family visit # | 197 | ||||
| name | Clymer William | Jennie | Mabel | Helen | Clauser Eliza |
| relation | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Mother |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| value or rent | 8,000 | ||||
| radio | R | ||||
| farm | No | ||||
| sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 43 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 79 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| age 1st marriage | 20 | 18 | |||
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No | No | yes | No |
| can read & write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||||
| immigration year | |||||
| naturalization | |||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Stenographer | None | Secretary | None | None |
| industry | Steel Mill | Y.W.C.A. | |||
| worker class | W | W | |||
| at work yesterday | yes | yes | |||
| unemployment schedule # | |||||
| veteran? | No | ||||
| war | |||||
| farm schedule # | |||||