He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (5, 7). He was born in 1816/19 (3 (43 in 1861), 5 [41 in 1860], 7 [38 in 1850]).
In 1850, he was living in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (7). He was a carpet weaver (7). He was living with his wife Hannah, with Francis, Clementine, and John Butterswa, and with Harriet and Wilhelmina Jenkins (7).
In 1860, he was living in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5). He was a laborer, and owned $100 in personal property (5). He was living with his wife Hannah, and four other people, including Harriet and Willmina Jenkins (5).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 19 September 1861 (1, 3). He enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was mustered in as a private in company I (1, 3, 9).
He died on 11 May 1862 (1, 2, 3). He was a private, in company I (9). He was buried in Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2).
On 28 September 1864, his widow, Hannah Laver, applied successfully for a pension (4, 8).
In 1870, his widow, Hannah Laver, was living in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (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) (Elias Lever)
2 Montgomery Cemetery records, on http://www.thefinalwalt.com (thanks to Amy Waltz!) (Elias Leaver)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 March 2005 (Elias Leaver)
4 pension index, by name (Elias T Laver)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1144, page 515 = 17 handwritten (Elias Laver)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown, microfilm series M593, film 1378, page 94 = 11 [??] handwritten] (Hannah Laver)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Borough, microfilm Series M432, film 800, page 240 (Elias Leaver)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Elias T Laver)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Elias Leaver)
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwellings visited | 273 | ||||||
| Families visited | 273 | ||||||
| Name | Elias Leaver | Hannah " | Francis Butterswa " | Clementine " | John " | Harriet A Jenkins | Wilhemina |
| Age | 38 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 50 | 28 | 5 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | F |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Carpet Weaver | Miller | Labourer | ||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | Bucks Co Pa | Montg Co Pa | Do | Do | Do | Do | Philad Pa |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwelling number | 117 | |||||
| Family number | 130 | |||||
| Name | Elias Laver | Hannah | Harriet Jenkins | Willmina | Susan Sodgrap | Ruthan " |
| Age | 41 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 37 | 4 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | f | f |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Laborer | works in factory | " | Binding shoes | ||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dwelling-house number | 74 | |||||
| Family number | 78 | |||||
| Name | Laver Hannah | Jenkins Owen | Updegrove Abraham | - John | Nussgesser [?] Frederick | Butterswa [?] John |
| Age | 66 | 34 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 70 |
| Sex | F | M | M | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keeping House | Laborer | Laborer | Laborer | Roller in Rod Mill | Laborer |
| Real estate value | ||||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |