He was born in May 1843, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, perhaps to William H Meyers and Mary Ann [unknown surname]. [sources: date: 10; 3 (20 in 1864), 7 (7 in 1850), 8 (27 in 1870), 20 (35 in 1870), 9 (36 in 1880), 10 (57 in 1900), 11 (59 at death in 1902), 25 (18 in 1861). place: 3, 7 8, 9, 10, 11, 25. parents: 7]
In 1850, he was living in the Penn District, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was living with William and Mary Ann Meyers (presumably his parents), with Virginia and Mary (presumably his siblings), and with Rachel C Mason. He had attended school within the year. [source: 7]
He was a laborer when he enlisted. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair. [sources: 3, 25 (light complexion, grey eyes, black hair)]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 19 November 1861. He was enrolled for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant G Black. He was mustered in as a private in company H. [source: 23, 25]
He was discharged at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on writ of habeas corpus, because he was a minor. [sources: 23, 24, 25]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 20 February 1864. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Gregory. He was mustered in as a private in company H, by Lieutenant Hilderburn. [sources: 1, 3, 6, 26-27]
He was wounded on 14 May 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia. [sources: 1, 4]
He was discharged at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 23 May 1865 because of those wounds, by order of the War Department. He was a private, in company H. [sources: 1, 6, 26-27]
In 1862/63, he married Susan Weaver. She was born in 1833/35, in Pennsylvania. They apparently had one child:
[sources: 9, 10, 13, 21]
On 30 June 1865, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
Probably in fall 1868, he was (probably) a driver, living at 602 Townsend, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 12]
In 1870, he was living in the 19th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a teamster, and owned $200 in personal property. He was living with Susan (presumably his wife), Harry (presumably their child), and William (perhaps a sibling or cousin). [sources: 8, 20 (Susan and Harry only)]
Probably in fall 1870, he was a driver, living at 602 Townsend, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 13]
In 1880, he was living at 253 Firth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a driver. He was living with his wife Susan and son Harry. [source: 9]
Probably from fall 1881 through fall 1884, he was a driver, living at 253 Firth. [sources: 14, 15, 16]
Probably in fall 1896, he was a laborer, living at 2338 Pepper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 17]
Probably in fall 1898, he was a laborer, living at 2338 Albert, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 18]
Probably in fall 1899, he was a laborer, living at 2308 Albert, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 19]
In 1900, he was living at 210 Tioga Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his son Henry and Henry's family. He was a laborer, and had been out of work 4 months in the previous year. [source: 10]
On 25 March 1900, his wife, Susan F Myers, died. She was buried at North Cedar Hill Cemetery. She was buried from 2338 East Albert Street, her husband's residence. [source: 21]
On 18 May 1902, he died, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of pneumonia. He died at, or was buried from, 1848 E Harold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was married. On 21 May 1902, he was buried, at Cumberland Street Vault, to be buried later at North Cedar Hill. [sources: 11, 22]
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) (Winchester Myers)
2 company H, register of men discharged, #47 (Winchester Myers)
3 company H, descriptive list, #119 (Winchester Myers)
4 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Winchester Myers)
5 pension index, by name (Winchester Myers)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Winchester Myers)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penn District, microfilm series M432, film 820, page 92 = 185 handwritten (Winchester Meyers)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, district 61, microfilm series M593, film 1405, page 471 = 73 handwritten (Winfield [sic] Myers)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 31, division 11, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 675, microfilm series T9, film 1190, page 465 C = 15 handwritten (Winchester Myers)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 33, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 861, microfilm series T623, film 1475, page 88 = 14 A handwritten (Winchester Myers)
11 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18 May 1902, Winchester Myers (Winchester Myers)
12 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1869, page 1114 (Winfield [sic] Myers)
13 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1870, page 1146 (Winchester Myers)
14 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1882, page 1161 (Winchester Myers)
15 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1883, page 1197 (Winchester Myers)
16 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1885, page 1316 (Winchester Myers)
17 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1897, page 1480 (Winchester Myers)
18 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1899, page 1687 (Winchester Myers)
19 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1900, page 1686 (Winchester Myers)
20 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, district 61, pages 303 verso - 304 recto = 8 - 9 handwritten (Winchester Meyers)
21 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer 27 March 1900, page 12 (Susan F Myers)
22 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer 20 May 1902, page 15 (Winchester Myers)
23 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) (Winchester Myers)
24 company H, register of men discharged, #1 (Winchester Myers)
25 company H, descriptive roll, #72 (Winchester Meyers)
26 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Winchester Meyers)
27 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Winchester Myers)
I have combined two entries in Bates. The NPS index to the index to the compiled service records lists only one Winchester Myers. Further, as far as I can judge (based especially on the LDS pilot and Heritage Quest sites, including especially census indices, and also the LDS index to the Philadelphia death records), there was only one Winchester Myers who could have served in the 91st Pennsylvania.
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwellings visited | 253 | " | " | " | " | " |
| Families visited | 299 | " | " | " | " | " |
| Name | William H Meyers | Mary Ann " | Winchester " | Virginia " | Mary " | Rachael C Mason |
| Age | 30 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11/12 | 55 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | House Carpenter | |||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | Delaware | Pennsylvania | " | " | Delaware |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | 569 | |||
| Family number | 590 | |||
| Name | Myers Winfield [sic] | Susan | Harry | William |
| Age | 27 | 25 | 5 | 20 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Teamster | Housekeeping | Teamster | |
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | |||
| Birthplace | 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 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling-house number | 604 | ||
| Family number | |||
| Name | Meyers Winchester | Meyers Susan | Harry |
| Age | 35 | 28 | 6 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | |||
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | |||
| Birthplace | |||
| 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 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| street name | Firth Street | ||
| house number | 253 | ||
| dwelling visit # | 129 | ||
| family visit # | 138 | ||
| name | Myers Winchester | - Susan | - Harry |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| age | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Wife | Son | |
| single | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Driver | Keeping house | Works in cotton mill |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| street | Tioga St | |||
| house number | 210 | |||
| dwelling number | 264 | |||
| family number | 269 | |||
| name | Myers Henry | Margaret | Elva M | Winchester |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Father |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | Aug 1864 | July 1865 | Aug 1898 | May 1843 |
| age | 35 | 34 | 1 | 57 |
| married? | M | M | S | M [sic] |
| # years married | 18 | 18 | 37 | |
| mother of how many children? | 7 | |||
| # of children living | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Engineer | Laborer | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 4 | ||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||
MYERS.--On March 25, 1900, Susan F., wife of Winchester Myers and daughter of the late Albert and Mezzy Ann Weaver, aged 57 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the residence of her husband, 2338 East Albert street. Interment private, at North Cedar Hill Cemetery.
MYERS.--On May 18, 1902, Winchester husband of the late Susan F Myers, aged 59 years. Funeral on Wednesday at 2 o'clock, from 1843 [?] East Harold street. To proceed to Cumberland Street Vault. Interment at North Cedar Hill Cemetery.