John was born about 1828/29, in Pennsylvania, to Philip Partenheimer and Mary Ann Preall.(1) He (along with three siblings) was baptised in the First Reformed Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 28 July 1833.(15)
Before enlisting, he was a clerk.(2). In 1859, he was living at 1545 Marshall, with his brother William.(3)
He was mustered in on 4 November 1861 as a sergeant, in company B of the 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, at Philadelphia.(4) He had a light complexion, was 5 foot 8 inches tall, and had blue eyes and dark hair. He was a salesman, and lived in Philadelphia.(5)
He was present in the October 1861 to February 1862 muster rolls. The March-April 1862 roll does not state whether he was present. On 2 May he was reduced to private. He was present on the May-June and July-August muster rolls. On the September-October roll, he was present, on daily duty at the Quartermaster Department. He was present on the November-December muster roll, and was promoted to regimental commissary sergeant on 25 December 1862.(6)
He was present as commissary sergeant on all the muster rolls in 1863. He was at the Battle of Gettysburg, as regimental commissary sergeant.(16)
He was reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia. On 31 December 1863, at Warrenton Junction, he mustered out. He owed the US $6.87 for clothing.(7) On 1 January 1864, he re-enlisted. He was again present as commissary sergeant on all the muster rolls in 1864.
On 1 January 1865, Sellers asked that he be discharged to allow him to accept a commission as Captain.(17) He was discharged on 3 January 1865, and promoted to captain of company B on 4 January 1865, having received a commission from the Governor of Pennsylvania.(18)
On 27 January 1865, he and other officers met near Petersburg Virginia and adopted a testimonial to Captain James Closson, who had died in November 1864, of wounds received in action.(14)
On 14 February he requested a fifteen-day leave of absence to visit home because of serious illness of wife, which must have been granted because he was absent with leave on the January-February muster roll. (I have no other evidence that he was ever married; the 1880 census, for example, records him as single.) His leave began on 16 February 1865, and expired on 3 March 1865.(20) He returned to duty on 4 March, and was present on the March-April muster roll. On 28 March 1865, he was ordered to turn over surplus ordnance & ordnance stores to Captain William Carpenter.(19) On the May-June roll, however, he was absent--under arrest in his quarters.(8)
He mustered out on 10 July 1865, with his company.(9)
On 13 July 1865, he certified that William McLaughlin (B) was killed on duty on 10 January 1862.(21)
From 1870 until his death, he lived at 1140 South Street.(10) His mother Mary Ann and sister Elizabeth were also living there, at least in 1880.(11) His occupation is described variously as notion store, trimmings, varieties, and dry goods. (Elizabeth ran the store after his death, apparently until about 1894.(12))
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1887, of consumption, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at, or was buried from, 1140 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.(13)
Baptismal record, First Reformed Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 July 1833 (John, Edwin, Rudolf, William Partenheimer), reported by Walt Jebens
1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Roxborough, page 273 recto line 4
1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, 1st ward, 11th division, page 516, line 14
1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, first enumeration, 13th ward, 37th district, page 333 recto = handwritten page 179: John Partenheimer
1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, enumeration district 84, sheet 12, lines 7-9: John, Mary, and Elizabeth Partenheimer
[I did not find entries for him in the Ancestry indices to the 1890 veteran's census or the 1900-1930 censuses (accessed June 2009)]
McElroy's Philadelphia directory: 1859
Gopsill's Philadelphia directory: 1870, 1871, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1887
Bates History of Pennsylvania Volunteers volume 3, pages 194, 198, 201
Pennsylvania index of civil war soldiers
Compiled military service record, John C Partenheimer
testimonial to James Closson, adopted 27 Jan 1865
letter, Sellers to Bartlett, 1 Jan 65
special order 2, HQ 91st PA, 4 January 1865
special order 24, HQ 91st PA, 28 March 1865
consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 5 January 1865 (Comm Sergt Partenheimer)
[undated and untitled chart with officers' names](Partenheimer)
Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
undated officers' furlough list, in regimental letter, order, guard, and furlough book (John C Partenheimer)
court-martial record, Alpheus Bowman
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, records
Philadelphia PA death register, 1887 volume 2, page 94 [unfortunately, the page was too light to read on the film I borrowed, but the month of recording was definitely August]
death notice, John C Partenheimer, Philadelphia Record, 4 August 1887, page 3.
death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 August 1887, John C Partenheimer
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (on ancestry.com) has a reference to John C Partenheimer, b. 184?, PA, "Civil War", in "Boyer Fam: 44" [I have not looked at this reference, and do not know what volume 'Boyer fam' is]
Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 18 May 2004 (JC Partenheimer)
company B, list of commissioned officers (Jno C. Partenheimer)
pension certificate file, National Archives and Records Administration, RG 15, certificate 53,074, Emeline widow of William McLaughlin (Jno C Partenheimer)
index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Partenheimer)
index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John C Partentiemer)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched March 2007)]
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwellings visited | 345 | ||||||
| Families visited | 345 | ||||||
| Name | Philip Partenheimer | Mary Partenheimer | Elizabeth Partenheimer | John Partenheimer | Edwin Partenheimer | Rudolph Partenheimer | Wm Partenheimer |
| Age | 50 [?] | 45 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Manufacturer | Clerk | Druggist | None | Manufacturer | ||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | Germany | Pa | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwelling number | 1307 | |||
| Family number | 1382 | |||
| Name | Phillip Partenheimer | Mary | Elizabeth | John |
| Age | 60 [?] | 50 | 33 [?] | 31 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Gentleman | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 1000 | |||
| Place of birth | Bernau Germany | Phila | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1163 | |
| Family number | 1240 | |
| Name | Partenheimer, John | Reeve, John |
| Age | 25 | 70 |
| Sex | M | M |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | Dry Good dealer | Bookkeeper |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | ||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey |
| 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 |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| street name | South Street | ||
| house number | 1140 | ||
| dwelling visit # | 101 | ||
| family visit # | 143 | ||
| name | Partenheimer John | Mary | Eliz |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| age | 53 | 70 | 40 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | son | mother | daughter |
| single | 1 | 1 | |
| married | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | 1 [sic] | ||
| occupation | Notion Store | ||
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| DATE OF BURIAL | NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | CAUSE OF DEATH | GRAVE NO. | DEPTH SIZE | UNDERTAKER |
| 1800 | ||||||
| 10-24-61 | Philip Partenheimer | 61 | Paralysis | 1st | N.E. | Removal |
| 5-25-68 | Mary A. Partenheimer | 19 mo. | ? | 1st | S.W. | " |
| 1-11-75 | Harold Seitzanger | 4 " | Convulsions | " | " " | |
| 12-4-79 | Harry Seitzinger | 18 " | Scarlet Fev. | " | " " | |
| 2-3-82 | Mary A. Partenheimer | 76 | Erysipelas | 1st | N.E. | |
| 3-5-87 | John L. Partenheimer | 58 | Consumption | 2nd | N.E. | |
| [the month of John's death is almost illegible] | ||||||
| [ill]-2-90 | Margt. A. Partenheimer | 67 | Cholera Morbus | 2nd | S.W. | |
| [the month of Margaret's death is too badly smudged to read] | ||||||
| 3-25-92 | Hanry [sic] Partenheimer | 69 | Apoplexy | 3rd | N.E. | |
| the month of Henry's death isn't clear; I've restored it from the other data I have about his death, and wouldn't have guessed it was a '3'] | ||||||
| 1900 | ||||||
| 4-9-03 | Eliz. Partenheimer | 77 | Gen. Deb. | 1st | N.E. | |
| No. | of | Officers | in Regiment | 17 |
| " | " | Men | " " | 315 |
| " | " | Officers | " Company | none |
| " | " | Men | " " | 52 |
| No of | Officers in | Regiment | 17 |
| " " | Men " | " | 315 |
| " " | Officers " | Company | none |
| " " | Men " | " | 52 |
| No of | Officers | Present | 13 |
| " " | Men | " | 327 |
| " " | Officers | on leave | 1 |
| " " | Men | on Furlough | 9 |
| " " | Applications pending | none | |
1. 1850 census; 1860 census. I have no other information about his parents, but the 1830 census suggests that the only other Partenheimer's I know of in the 1820's are not his parents. According to the 1880 census, he was 53 years old.
2. 1850 census; 1859 McElroy's directory.
3. 1859 McElroy's directory.
4. Compiled service record. PA State Archives card (as private)
5. PA index of civil war soldiers; Bates. The re-enlistment record in his compiled service record has the same description and occupation.
6. Compiled service record. PA State Archives card.
7. Compiled service record. PA State Archives card has 26 December 1863.
8. Compiled service record.
9. Compiled service record; PA index of civil war soldiers; Bates.
10. 1870 census, 1880 census, Gopsill's directories 1870, 71, 80, 82, 84, 86, 87
11. 1880 census.
12. Gopsill's Philadelphia directory: 1888, 1890, 1894, 1892, 1893, 1894. She is not in later city directories, through 1900.
13. Cedar Hill records; Philadelphia death register; death notice, Philadelphia Record.
14. Testimonial to Captain Closson.
15. Baptismal record, John Partenheimer
16. PA memorial, Gettysburg, PA.
17. letter, Sellers to Bartlett, 1 Jan 65.
18. special order 2, HQ 91st PA, 4 Jan 64. PA State Archives card. co.B list of commissioned officers; consolidated morning report 91st PA 5 January 1865
19. special order 24, HQ 91st PA, 28 March 1865
20. untitled list of officers' furloughs, citing SO 41, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac. he is reported absent on leave on the consolidated morning reports from 15 February 1865 through 4 March 1865
21. Page 12 of pension certificate file, National Archives and Records Administration, RG 15, certificate 53,074, Emeline widow of William McLaughlin