He was born on 12 September 1840, in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, to George Nicodemus and Mary Shontz (9, 12). He was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania (4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11). He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (4, 5, 8 [69 in 1910], 9 [59 in 1900], 10 [40 in 1880], 11 [30 in 1870]).
In 1850, he was living in Herston Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with his parents George and Mary Nicodemus, and others (presumably his siblings) (12). He had attended school within the year (12).
He was a farmer when he was enlisted (4, 5).
He was 5 feet 9-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (4, 5).
He was mustered into service on 9 August 1861 in the 62nd Pennsylvania (1).
He was reenlisted (presumably as a veteran volunteer) on 15 February 1864 (4, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Licken Run, Virginia, by Lieutenant Adams (4, 5). He was mustered in by Captain Gentry (4, 5).
He was transferred on 20 July 1864 from company M of the 62nd Pennsylvania to the 91st (1, 15). On 21 July 1864, he, and the other members of companies L and M, were assigned to company G (2). On 22 July 1864, they were transferred to company K, following brigade orders to assign them to the smallest company (3). He was then absent, as a private (3). He served as a private in company K (1).
He was wounded in the thigh (1, 12).
On 30 April 1865, he was reported absent sick (16). At the end of June 1865, he was absent sick, in Pittsburg Hospital (17).
He was absent, wounded, when the regiment mustered out (1).
He also served in company B of the 6th Veterans' Reserve Corps (6, 15).
On 14 September 1865, he applied successfully for a pension (6, 15).
On 26 February 1867, he married Mary Stoner, in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12). They had six children (12):
In 1870, he was living in Middle Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (11). He was a farmer, and had $600 in personal property (11). He was living with his wife Mary, and children Harry [?] and Edward, and with one other person (11).
In 1880, he was living in Martinsburg Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvania (10). He was working on road repairs for the Pennsylvania Railroad (10). He was living with his wife Mary, children Harry, Edward, and Charles, and a niece (10).
In 1890, he was living in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (14). He had been wounded in the thigh (14).
His wife Mary died on 10/12 April 1894, in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12).
On 19 January 1896, he married Sarah Ann Brumbaugh (12). She died on 9 October 1898, in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12).
In 1900, he was living in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (9). He was a farmer (9). He was widowed (9). He was living with his sons John, Samuel, and Charles, and with several servants (9).
In 1904/05, he married Elizabeth [unknown surname] (8). This was his third marriage, and her second (8). In 1910, she had had seven children, six of whom were living (8).
On 20 [?] February 1907, he again applied for a pension (15).
In 1910, he was living in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (8). He was working in a railroad shop (8). He was living with his wife Elizabeth (8).
He died on 8 February 1919, in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12, 15). He was buried in Spring Hope Cemetery, Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12).
In 1920, his widow, Elizabeth Nicodemus, was living in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (7). She was living with her daughter Dorothy and Dorothy's family (7).
On 14 June 1920, his widow, Elizabeth S Nicodemus, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 15).
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 special order 65, HQ 91st PA, 21 July 1864 (Samuel Nicodemus)
3 special order 66, HQ 91st PA, 22 July 1864 (Samuel Nicodemus)
4 company K, third descriptive roll (Samuel Nicodemus)
5 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Sam'l Nicodemus)
6 pension index, by name (Samuel S Nicodemus)
7 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg Borough, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 110, microfilm series T625, film 1540, page 155 = 7 A handwritten (Elizabeth Nicodemus)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg Borough, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 80, microfilm series T624, film 1318, page 5 = 5 B handwritten (Samuel S Nicodemus)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, North Woodbury Township, Martinsburg, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 87, microfilm series T623, film 1381, page 131 = 6 A handwritten (Samuel Nicodemus)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg Borough, microfilm series T9, film 1103, page 468 = 10 B handwritten (Saml Nicodemus)
11 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford, Middle Woodbury Township, microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 537 = 2 handwritten (Samuel Nicodemus)
12 'Descendants of 18th century Morrison's Cove settlers', a gedcom on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 14 April 2007, contact Kriss Replogle); NB: many other gedcoms on WorldConnect seem to have essentially the same information (Samuel S Nicodemus)
13 1850 US census, Herston Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, microfilm series M432, film 755, page 121] (Samuel Nicodemus)
14 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Martinsburg, Blair County, PA (Samuel I [?] Nicodemus)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Samuel S Nicodemus)
16 company K, monthly report, April 1865 (Sam Nicodemus)
17 monthly return, company K, June 1865 (Saml Nicodemus)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1930 census (searched June 2007)]
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| Dwellings visited | 151 | ||||||||
| Families visited | 151 | ||||||||
| Name | George Nicodemus | Mary Nicodemus | Mary Nicodemus | Christian Nicodemus | Daniel Nicodemus | Sarah Nicodemus | Esther Nicodemus | Samuel Nicodemus | Susan Nicodemus |
| Age | 57 | 49 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m | f | f | m | f |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | ||||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | Pa | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Dwelling-house number | 14 | ||||
| Family number | 14 | ||||
| Name | Nicodemus Samuel | Mary | Harry [?] | Edward | Burdid Mary |
| Age | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | |||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 600 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | ||||
| 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 ... |
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| dwelling visit # | 96 | |||||
| family visit # | 101 | |||||
| name | Nicodemus Saml | Mary | Harry | Edward | Charles | Weigandt [?] Emma |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F |
| age | 40 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Niece | |
| single | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | On Road Repairs PRR | |||||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| street | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit number | 144 | ||||||
| family visit number | 147 | ||||||
| name | Nicodemus Samuel | - John P | - Samuel E | - Charles | Straley Leah | Hughes Rosy | - Charles E |
| relationship | Head | Son | Son | Son | Servant | Servant | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | M | M | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | Sept 1840 | May 1883 | Nov 1889 | Mch 1879 | Aug 1847 | May 1880 | Apr 1900 |
| age | 59 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 20 | 2/12 |
| married? | Wd | S | S | S | Wd | M | S |
| # years married | 1 | ||||||
| mother of how many children? | 5 | 1 | |||||
| # of children living | 3 | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||
| occupation | Farmer [?] | Farm Laborer | At School | Carpenter | Servant | Servant | |
| # months not employed | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| # months in school | 6 | ||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| owned/rented | R | ||||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 95 | 96 |
| street | South Market Street | |
| house nr | ||
| dwelling nr | 127 | |
| family nr | 133 | |
| name | Nicodemus Samuel S | - Elizabeth |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 69 | 64 |
| marital status | M3 | M2 |
| #years present marriage | 5 | 5 |
| mother of # children | 7 | |
| mother of # living children | 6 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Binck [??] Hand [??] [illegible] | None |
| nature of industry etc. | R R Shops | |
| employer etc. | W | |
| 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 | R | |
| owned free or mortagaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | UA | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| street | South Market Street | |||
| house number | X | |||
| dwelling number | 155 | |||
| family number | 165 | |||
| name | Hartman Homer | - Dorothy | - Helen | Nicodemus, Elizabeth |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Mother in law |
| own/rent | O | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |||
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 41 | 41 | 16 | 74 |
| marital status | M | M | 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 |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Electrician | None | None | None |
| industry, business | Working out | |||
| employment status | W | |||
| number of farm schedule | ||||