He was born in 1820 (3 (44 in 1865), 7 (29 in 1850), 8 (39 in 1860), 9 (49 in 1870), 10 (60 in 1880), 12 (75 yrs 9 m 14 d at death)). He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania (3, 7, 8, 9, 10). He was born to Solomon Starner and Barbara [unknown family name] (11).
He married Leah Cline (11). They had 12 children (11):
(I don't know where the Hiram in the 1860 and 1870 censuses fits in.)
In 1850, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Leah, and children William, Benjamin, and Jeremiah (7). He was a farmer (7).
In 1860, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Leah, and children Benjamin, Jeremiah, Hiram, David, Leah, and John, along with June Starner [?] (8). He was a farmer, and owned $1,000 in real estate and $530 in personal property (8).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet 1 inch tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3).
He was drafted from Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (3). His service was credited to the Sixteenth Congressional District (3). He was a private in company G (1, 13-14).
He received clothing worth $41.05 (3).
He deserted on 10 June 1865 from camp near Washington DC (1, 2). He was a private, in company G (13-14).
In 1870, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9) He was living with his wife Leah, and children Benjamin, Hiram, David, Leah, Erville, and John (9). He was a farmer, and owned $2,500 in real estate and $800 in personal property (9).
In 1880, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Leah, and children Wilhelmina and Andrew (10). He was a farmer (10).
In 1890, he was living in Tyrone, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office: Alga) (4).
In June 1896, he shot himself in the stomach, while he was in great pain (6). He was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6).
On 7 August 1896, he died, in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5, 12). On 18 September 1896, his executors published a notice that they had sold real property from his estate (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) (Solomon Starner)
2 company G, register of deserters (Solomon Starner)
3 company G, second descriptive list, [#108] (Soloman Starter)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 23, page 4 (Solomon Starner)
5 [property sale notice]. New Oxford Item, 18 September 1896, page 5 (Solomon Starner)
6 [shooting]. New Oxford Item, 12 June 1896, page 5 (Solomon Starner)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 63 (Solomon Sterner [sic])
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township (post office Bendersville), microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 636 = 59 handwritten (Sollamon [sic] Starner)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township (post office York Springs), microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 371 = 1-2 handwritten (Solomon Sterner [sic])
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 45, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 67 = 1 A handwritten (Solomon Sterner)
11 'Spittel', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed 20 January 2008, last revised 1 November 2001, contact Teresa Armolt) (Solomon Montgomery Starner)
12 'Death in the county', Gettysburg Compiler, Tuesday 15 December 1896, page 3 (Solomon Sterner)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Solomon Sterner)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Solomon Starner)
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwellings visited | 831 | ||||
| Families visited | 913 | ||||
| Name | Solomon Sterner [sic] | Leah " | William " | Benjamin " | Jeremiah " |
| Age | 29 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 9/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | ||||
| Real estate owned | 1000 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Dwelling number | 401 | ||||||||
| Family number | 422 | ||||||||
| Name | Sollamon [sic] Starner | Leah " | Benjaman [sic] " | Jeremiah " | Hyram [?] " | David " | Leah " | John " | June B Starner [?] |
| Age | 39 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | F | M | F |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 1000 | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 530 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | " [presumably sc. Penna, but the first line is a ditto mark] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | 7 | ||||||||||
| Family number | 8 | ||||||||||
| Name | Sterner [sic] Solomon | Leah | Benjamin | Hiram | David | Leah | Erville [?] | John | Solomon | Wilhemina | Andrew |
| Age | 49 | 46 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | M | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Labor | Farm Labor | Farm Labor | At Home | Farm Labor | Farm Labor | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 2500 | ||||||||||
| Personal estate value | 800 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | |||||||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 4 | |||
| family visit # | 4 | |||
| name | Sterner Solomon | - Leah | - Wilhelmina | - Andrew |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 60 | 56 | 16 | 12 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | Keeping house | |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
An Idaville correspondent says: On Friday evening Solomon Starner, a highly respected citizen of Tyrone township, shot himself in the stomach while suffering considerable pain. He used an old single shot pistol loaded with buckshot, and it was owing to his nervousness that the ball glanced on a rib and running around to his side where Dr. Myers, of Idaville, found it, who says his patient, although 76 years of age, will recover.
Last Friday D. B. Myers and Thos. G. Neely, Esq., executors of Solomon Starner, deceased, sold the following property at public sale: No. 1, the mansion farm, in Tyrone township, containing 79 acres and 144 perches, to John Starner for $14 per acre; No. 2, a farm of 106 acres, in same township, to Franklin Diehl for $15.50 per acre, and No. 3, a lot of ground with improvements, in same township, to Ephraim Lobaugh for $130.