He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (2, 3 [10 in 1850]). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 3).
In 1850, he was living in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (3). He was living with John and sophia Hendricks (presumably his parents) and with Catharine, Charles, Joseph, and July (presumably siblings) (3). He had attended school within the year (3).
He was a laborer when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was drafted from Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (2). His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District (2). He served as a private in company G (1).
He received clothing worth $36.86 (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1).
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 Hendricks)
2 company G, descriptive roll, [#69] (Jacob Hendricks)
3 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Gwynedd Township, microfilm series M432, film 800, page 82 = 163 handwritten (William Hendricks)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name (searched February 2007)]
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| Dwellings visited | 154 | ||||||
| Families visited | 165 | ||||||
| Name | John Hendricks | Sophia " | Catharine A " | Charles " | Joseph " | July A " | Jacob " |
| Age | 53 | 52 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | M |
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| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | ||||||
| Real estate owned | 2700 | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | ||||||
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