He was 37 years old when he enlisted in 1865 (2, 7 [42 at death in 1870]). He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania (2, 7 [Germany]).
His wife, Lavinia [unknown surname], immigrated to the US in 1852 (6). In 1900, she had had four children, all of whom were alive (6).
When he was enlisted, he was a miller (2).
He was 5 feet 3 inches tall, and had a brown complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 24 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania (2). His enlistment was credited to the sixth congressional district (2). He served as a private in company A (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1).
On 28 April 1870, he died, of phthisis pulmonalis (7). He was a laborer (7). He was married (7). He died at, or was buried from, 467 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). On 1 May 1870, he was buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7).
On 28 August 1888, his widow, Lavinia Klar, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 5).
In 1890, his widow, Anna S Klar, was living at 2024 Cleveland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4).
In 1900, his widow, Lavinia Klar, was living at 2057 York Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). She was living with her daughter Hermina and Hermina's family (6).
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) (Augustus A Kear [sic])
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 172 (Augustice Klar [the 'l' is clear])
3 pension index, by regiment (Augustus A A Klar [sic])
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 767, page 1 (image 2449 on Ancestry)
5 pension index, by name (Augustus A A Klar [sic])
6 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series T623, film 1470, page 63 = 6A handwritten (Lavinia A [?] Klar)
7 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 April 1870 (August Klar)
[I did not find an entry for him in the LDS pilot index to the 1870 US census (searched 31 May 2009)]
[I did not find an entry for him in RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched 31 May 2009)]
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | York Street Block G | ||||
| house number | 2057 | ||||
| dwelling number | 124 | ||||
| family number | 124 | ||||
| name | Young William H | - Hermina | - Zella M | - Elsie | Klar Lavinia A [?] |
| relationship | head | wife | daughter | daughter | m-in-Law |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| birth date | Oct 1858 | May 1859 | Aug 1886 | July 1888 | Sept 1837 |
| age | 41 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 62 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | W |
| # years married | 2 | 2 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 2 | 4 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | 4 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Germany |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Germany |
| immigration year | 1852 | ||||
| # years in USA | 48 | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Bookkeeper | ||||
| # months not employed | |||||
| # months in school | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule |