He was born on 17 August 1842 (10, 13; 4 (21 in 1863), 7 [17 in 1860], 8 [27 in 1870], 9 [35 in 1880], 10 [57 in 1900], 11 [68 in 1910], 14 [8 in 1850]). He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14). He was born to John Jacob Hauswirth and Margaret Shaffer (13).
In 1850, he was living in Nackamixon [?] Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (14). He was living with his parents John and Margaret (14). He had attended school within the year (14).
In 1860, he was living in Bridgeton District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with John and Margaret Houseworth, and with Hannah, Lucinda, Jacob, Margaret, and Anne Houseworth (presumably his siblings) (7).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (4).
He was drafted (1, 3, 4). He enlisted and was mustered into service in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 22 July 1863 (1, 3, 4, 5). He enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). His service was credited to the Fifth Congressional District (4). He was a private in company K of the 118th Pennsylvania (3, 4, 16).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from company K of the 118th Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4). He was a private in company G of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 16).
On 3 July 1865, he was promoted [probably to corporal], effective 1 July 1865 (2).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 5). He was a corporal in company G (16).
In 1865/67, he married Mary [unknown family name] (10, 11). In 1900 and 1910, she had had ten children, eight of whom were alive (10, 11).
In 1870, he was living in Bridgeton District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Mary and children Emma and Charlotte (8). His occupation was boating on the canal (8). He owned $250 in real estate and $675 in personal property (8).
In 1880, he was living in Bridgeton Election District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Mary, and children Emma, Lotta, Maggie, Liveria, and Valentine (9). He was a boatman, and had been unemployed four months in the previous year (9).
In 1890, he was living in Bridgeton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (post office Upper Black Eddy) (5).
On 8 March 1892, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 15).
In 1900, he was living in Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Emma, and children Emma, Valentine, George, Harry, and Nellie (10). He was a farmer (10).
On 18 February 1907, he again applied for a pension (15).
In 1910, he was living in Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Mary, and children Emma and Harry (11). He was farming, on a home farm (11).
He died on 3 September 1912, at Upper Black Eddy, [Bucks County,] Pennsylvania (13 [1921], 15 [1912]).
On 21 October 1912, his widow, Mary Houseworth, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 15).
In 1920, his widow Mary was living in Bridgeton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (12). She was living with her children Harry and Emma, and Harry's family (12).
Contact Mariann Houseweart about Houseworth at [email protected].
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) (Val Houseworth)
2 special order 39, HQ 91st PA, 3 July 1865 (Valentine Housewor[th])
3 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1340. (In the roster) (Val Houseworth)
4 company G, second descriptive roll, [#112] (Valentine Houseworth)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 93, page 2 (Valentine Housworth)
6 pension index, by name (Valentine Houseworth)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton District (post office Upper Blacks Eddy), microfilm series M653, film 1082, page 78 = 18 handwritten (Valentine Houseworth)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton District (post office Upper Blacks Eddy), microfilm series M593, film 1314, page 484 = 7 handwritten (Valentine Houseworth)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton Election District, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 134, microfilm series T9, film 1105, page 135 D = 16 handwritten (Valentine Houseworth)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton township, supervisor's district 2 [?], enumeration district 5, microfilm series T623, film 1384, page 57 B = 2 handwritten (Valentin Houseworth)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton Township, Upper Black Eddy Village, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 6, microfilm series T624, film 1319, page 73 B = 5 handwritten (Valentine Houseworth)
12 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bridgeton, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 5, microfilm series T625, film 1542, page 67 A-B = 4 handwritten (Mary Housworth)
13 'Voelker-Wichers family tree', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last updated 10 June 2005, contact Bruce Voelker) (Valentine Houseworth)
14 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Nackamixon [?] Township (Valentine Housworth)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Valentine Housworth)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Valentine Houseworth)
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Dwellings visited | 373 | ||||||
| Families visited | 373 | ||||||
| Name | John Housworth | Margret | Mary Jane | Valentine | Anne | Lucinda | Jacob |
| Age | 58 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | F | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | [blank (sic)] | ||||||
| Real estate owned | 1000 | ||||||
| Birthplace | Pa | ||||||
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Dwelling number | 138 | |||||||
| Family number | 133 | |||||||
| Name | John Houseworth | Margaret " | Valentine " | Hannah " | Lucinda " | Jacob " | Margaret " | Anne " |
| Age | 64 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Washerwoman | Domestic | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 1200 | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | 44 | |||
| Family number | 45 | |||
| Name | Houseworth Valentine | - Mary | - Emma | - Charlotte |
| Age | 27 | 23 | 2 | 4/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Boating on Canal | Keeping House | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 250 | |||
| Personal estate value | 675 | |||
| Birthplace | Penna | New York | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | Mar | |||
| 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 189 | ||||||
| family visit # | 189 | ||||||
| name | Houseworth Valentine | Houseworth Mary | Houseworth Emma | - Lotta | - Maggie | - Liveria | - Valentine |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M |
| age | 35 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Boatman | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| months unemployed | 4 | ||||||
| currently ill? | Paralyzed one side | ||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | 1 | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | 1 | ||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Bucks Co Pa | Brooklin N Y [?] | Bucks Co Pa | Bucks Co Pa | Bucks Co Pa | Bucks Co Pa | Bucks Co Pa |
| father's birthplace | Bucks Co | Germany | Bucks Co | Bucks Co | Bucks Co | Bucks Co | Bucks Co |
| mother's birthplace | Bucks Co | Germany | Brooklyn NY | Brooklyn NJ | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Brooklyn |
| line | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| street | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling number | 43 | ||||||
| family number | 43 | ||||||
| name | Housworth [sic] Valentine | - Mary | - Emma | - Valentine | - George W | - Harry L | - Nellie |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | F |
| birth date | Aug 1842 | Oct 1846 | Sept 1867 | Apr 1879 | July 1882 | Mar 1888 | Nov 1891 |
| age | 57 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | 34 | 34 | |||||
| mother of how many children? | 10 | ||||||
| # of children living | 8 | ||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | New York | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | New York | New York | New York | New York | New York |
| immigration year | |||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Day laborer | Boatman | Boatman | At school | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| # months in school | 7 | ||||||
| can read | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| owned/rented | O | ||||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||||
| farm/house | F | ||||||
| # of farm schedule | 22 |
| line | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| street | Swamp Brail Hill Road | |||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 115 | |||
| family nr | 115 | |||
| name | Houseworth Valentine | - Mary A | - Emma | - Harry |
| relationship | head | wife | daughter | son |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 68 | 64 | 41 | 22 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 43 | 43 | ||
| mother of # children | 10 | |||
| mother of # living children | 8 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | New York | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | New York | New York |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | farming | farm laborer | none | action [?] hand |
| nature of industry etc. | home farm | home farm | railroad | |
| employer etc. | Emp | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | no | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| nr on farm schedule | 52 | |||
| civil war vet | UA | |||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||
| line | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 1 |
| street | [illegible] | |||||
| house number | [blank?] | |||||
| dwelling visit number | [blank] | |||||
| family visit number | 83 | 83 | ||||
| name | Housworth [sic] Mary | - Harry | - Sadie | - Dale | - Evelyn E | Housworth Emma |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter in law | Grandson | Granddaughter | Daughter |
| own/rent | O | |||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |||||
| sex | F | M | F | M | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 74 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 1 3/12 | 53 |
| marital status | Wd | M | M | S | S | S |
| year of immigration | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| year of naturalization | ||||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | Yes | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| can write | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| birth place | New York | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||||
| father's birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | German | |||||
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | New York |
| mother's native language | German | |||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| occupation | None | Farmer | None | None | None | None |
| industry, business | General Farm | |||||
| employment status | W | |||||
| number of farm schedule | 35 |