He was born in August 1845 (9, 10 1845); 3 (21 in 1864), 4 [37 in 1880], 6 [25 in 1870], 9 [54 in 1900]). He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (3, 4, 6, 9).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 8 February 1864 (1, 3, 7, 10). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Hildeburn (3). He was a private, in company A (1, 10, 11, 12).
On 17 August 1864, he was sick in the division hospital (8).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 3, 7, 10). He was a private, in company A (11, 12).
In 1864/65, he married Sarah [unknown family name] (9). In 1900, she had had 7 children, 4 of whom were alive (9).
In 1870, he was living in East Pikeland, Chester County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a farm laborer (6). He was living with Sarah (presumably his wife), and Lucy, Horatio Seymour, and Thomas (presumably their children) (6).
In 1880, he was living in West Vincent, Chester County, Pennsylvania (4). He was a horse dealer (4). He was living with his wife Sallie, and children Lucy, John, Thomas, Minnie, and Sarah (4).
He applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension on 16 July 1881 (2, 5).
In 1890, he was living in East Vincent, Chester County, Pennsylvania (post office Sheeder [?]) (7).
In 1900, he was living in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Sarah, and a laborer (9). He was a farmer (9).
On 30 November 1902, he died (5, 10). He was buried in Morris Cemetery, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (10).
His widow, Sarah Hoskins, applied successfully for a pension from Pennsylvania on 17 December 1902 (2, 5).
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) (Edward Hoskins)
2 pension index, by name (Edward Hoskins)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 139 (Edward Hoskins)
4 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, West Vincent, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 93, microfilm series T9, film 1115, page 381 = 12 D handwritten (Edward Hoskins)
5 pension index, by regiment (Edward Hoskins)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, East Pikeland, microfilm series M593, film 1323, page 174 = 11 handwritten (Edward Hoskins)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Chester County, East Vincent, supervisor's district [2], enumeration district [112], page [2] (Edward P Hoskins)
8 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 17 August 1864 (Pri Hoskins)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, East Pikeland Township, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 64, microfilm series T623, film 1392, page 144 = 1 A handwritten (Edw Hoskins)
10 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 28 February 2011) (Edward Hoskins)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Edward Haskins)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Edward Hoskins)
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| Dwelling-house number | 79 | ||||
| Family number | 82 | ||||
| Name | Hoskins, Edward | _ Sarah | _ Lucy | _ Horatio Seymour | _ Thomas |
| Age | 25 [sic] | 28 | 3 | 1 | 4/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer | Keeping House | |||
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| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
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| Birth month if born within year | Feb | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
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| 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 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| dwelling visit # | 112 | ||||||
| family visit # | 123 | ||||||
| name | Hoskins Edward | Sallie | - Lucy C | - John | - Thomas | Minnie M | Sarah E |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F |
| age | 37 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Horse Dealer | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
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| blind | |||||||
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| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 20 | ||
| family number | 20 | ||
| name | Hoskins Edw | - Sarah | Rittenbach [?] Joseph |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Labor |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| birth date | Aug 1845 [?] | Mar [?] 1840 | Aug 1878 |
| age | 54 | 60 | 21 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 35 | 35 | |
| mother of how many children? | 7 | ||
| # of children living | 4 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pa |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Farmer | Day Labor | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes [?] |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes [?] |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | |||
| free or mortgaged | |||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 11 |