He was born in 1839/40, in New York, New York. [source: date: 1 (23 in 1863), 5 (23 in 1863). place: 1, 5]
When he enlisted, he was a driver. [source: 5]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and sandy hair. [sources: 1, 5 (red hair)]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered in as a private in company F of the 118th Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 31 July 1863, for three years. His enlistment was credited to the third congressional district. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
He is listed on a Muster and Descriptive Roll of a Detachment of Drafted Men and Substitutes forwarded for the 118th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, dated 3 August 1863, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 5]
He was listed as present on the July-August 1863, September-October 1863, and November-December 1863 muster rolls for company F of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. [source: 5]
He was listed as present on the January-February 1864 muster roll for company F of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was a guard on the Division Teams. He had never received the US advance bounty of $25. (I do not know why he was owed a bounty, since he was drafted.) [source: 5]
He was listed as present on the March-April 1864 muster roll for company F of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. He had never received the US advance bounty of $25. [source: 5]
He was wounded at Petersburg, Virginia, on 19 June 1864. He was listed as absent on the May-June 1864 and July-August 1864 muster rolls for company F of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. [sources: 2, 3, 5]
He was listed as absent sick, in hospital, at Washington DC, on the September-October 1864, November-December 1864, and January-February 1865 muster rolls for company F of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. [source: 5]
He was listed as present on the March-April 1865 muster roll for company F of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. [source: 5]
He was apparently transferred to company C of the 91st Pennsylvania, by general order 26, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. His clothing account hadn't been settled, and he had drawn $54.19. He had last been paid through 29 February 1864. However, he was not listed on any company muster rolls in the 91st Pennsylvania (though he is listed in company C's descriptive book). [source: 1, 5]
1 company C, descriptive roll, entry 187 (Owen Roberts)
2 Civil War veterans' card file, 1861-1866 (Pennsylvania Archives) (Owen Roberts--118th PA only; no card for 91st PA)
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 1331. (Owen Roberts)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Owen Roberts [F 118th PA])
5 compiled service record, 118th Pennsylvania, company F (Owen Roberts)
The 118th PA had two men named 'Owen Roberts', one a private in company F, the other a Sergeant in company H. The Owen Roberts in the company C descriptive book is the Owen Roberts who served in F 118th PA:
I next summarize information I gathered about the Owen Roberts from company H.
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwellings visited | 120 | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Families visited | 145 | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Name | Owen Roberts | Hannah Do | Laura Do | Adalia Do | Annie Do | Owen Do Jr | Elizabeth Do |
| Age | 40 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | F |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Blacksmith | ||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Dwelling number | 298 | ||||||
| Family number | 354 | ||||||
| Name | Owen Roberts | Hannah " | Laura " | Adelia " | Annie " | Owen " | Alfred C " |
| Age | 51 | 52 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | " | " | " | M | " |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Black Smith | Book Folder | " " | " " | |||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| NAME OF SOLDIER | Roberts, Owen D | ||||||||||||||||
| NAME OF DEPENDENT | Widow | Roberts Phebe W | |||||||||||||||
| Minor | |||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | H 118 Pa Inf | ||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF FILING | CLASS | APPLICATION NO | CERTIFICATE NO | STATE FROM WHICH FILED | |||||||||||||
| 1865 Sept 13 | Invalid | 89245 | 52625 | [blank] | |||||||||||||
| 1920 [?] Nov [?] 7 | Widow | 1201849 | 932759 | Pa | |||||||||||||
| [the month could be 'Mar'] | |||||||||||||||||
| Minor | |||||||||||||||||
| ATTORNEY | |||||||||||||||||
| REMARKS | |||||||||||||||||
| DEAD NAME OF SOLDIER | Roberts, Owen D. | ||||
| SERVICE | Late rank Sgt | Co. H | 118 Reg't Pa Inf | ||
| TERM OF SERVICE | Enlisted Aug 2, 1862 | Discharged | |||
| DATE OF FILING | CLASS | APPLICATION NO | LAW | CERTIFICATE NO. | |
| 1865 Sept. 15 | Invalid | 89 245 | 52,625 | ||
| 1923 Mch 7 | Widow | 1,201,849 | 5/1/20 | 932.759 | |
| Minor | |||||
| ADDITIONAL SERVICES | |||||
| REMARKS | |||||
| Died Feb. 14, 1923 | at Philadelphia, Pa | ||||
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling-house number | 108 | |||||
| Family number | [150] | |||||
| Name | Roberts Owen | Babbitt Eliz | " Carrie G | Colloins Francis | " Anna M | " Frank L |
| Age | 23 | 37 | 12 | 24 | 25 | 8/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Book keeper | Sales lady | At school | Clerk | Wife at home | |
| Real estate value | 1000 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 100 | 500 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Sep | |||||
| 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 | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| street name | S 5th St | |||||
| house number | 1240 | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 18 | |||||
| family visit # | 19 | |||||
| name | Roberts Owen D | - Phoebe W | - Jas Eldon [?] | - Howard S | - Laura | - Hannah H |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| age | 33 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Mother in Law | |
| single | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Book Keep Furniture [?] | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | ||||||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Ireland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | New Hampshire | Penna | Penna | Penna | Delaware |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| street | S 5th St | ||||
| house number | 1240 | ||||
| dwelling number | 2 | ||||
| family number | 2 | ||||
| name | Roberts Owen | - Phoebe W | - Eldon J | - Howard S | - Laura |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| birth date | Dec 1846 | Oct 1846 | June 1876 | April 1877 | Dec 1878 |
| age | 53 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 25 | 25 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 5 | ||||
| # of children living | 3 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Real Estate Agt | Bookkeeper | Machinist | School Teacher | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| street | South Fifth Street | ||
| house nr | 1240 | ||
| dwelling nr | 243 | ||
| family nr | 364 | ||
| name | Roberts Owen D | - Phebe | - Laura |
| relationship | head | wife | daughter |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 35 | 35 | |
| mother of # children | 4 | ||
| mother of # living children | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Eng England | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Eng England | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | none | none | Teacher |
| nature of industry etc. | School | ||
| employer etc. | W | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | ||
| owned/rented | R | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| line | 99 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| street | Newhall Street | Newhall Street | |||
| house number | 5131 [?] | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 318 | ||||
| family visit number | 326 | ||||
| name | Connelly John H | " Laura R | Connelly Elvira [?] L | Roberts Owen D | " Phebe W |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Father in law | Mother in law |
| own/rent | O | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | ||||
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 42 | 41 | 4 | 73 | 73 |
| marital status | M | M | S | M | M |
| year of immigration | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| birth place | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| native language | |||||
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's native language | |||||
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's native language | |||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| occupation | Accountant | None | None | None | None |
| industry, business | Railroad | ||||
| employment status | W | ||||
| number of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 39 | 40 |
| street | West Penn [??] Street | |
| house number | [161] | |
| dwelling visit # | [48] | |
| family visit # | 62 | |
| name | Roberts Phebe [?] T [?] | - Elizabeth T |
| relation | Head | Daughter |
| owned/rented | R | |
| value or rent | 72.00 | |
| radio | ||
| farm | ||
| sex | F | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 86 | 57 |
| married? | Wd | S |
| age 1st marriage | 25 | |
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Delaware | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| immigration year | ||
| naturalization | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | Principal |
| industry | Private School | |
| worker class | W | |
| at work yesterday | Yes | |
| unemployment schedule # | ||
| veteran? | ||
| war | ||
| farm schedule # | ||