He was born on 30 October 1847, in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to John O Ache and Sarah Wasser. [sources: date: 3 (17 in 1865), 4, 5 (32 in 1880), 6, 13, 14 (62 in 1910), 17 (30 Oct 47). place: 3 (Easton), 4, 5, 13 (Easton), 14, 17. parents: 4.]
In 1860, he was living with his parents, in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was 13 years old, and had attended school in the previous year. His father was a segarmaker. [source: 9]
When he enlisted, he was a cigarmaker. [sources: 3, 13 (sai[lor]?)]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 2-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and brown hair. 3, 13 (5'5", light complexion, grey eyes, light hair)]
He was a substitute. He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 23 March 1865 at Easton, Pennsylvania He served in company E of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. (The only record of his service in the 118th Pennsylvania is in the 91st's company I rolls.) He was enlisted for one year, at Easton, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yohe [?] or Bottle [?]. His enlistment was credited to the eleventh congressional district. [sources: 1, 2, 3 (could be 28 March), 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19]
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred to the 91st PA, where he served as a private in companies A and I. [sources: 1, 5 (mentions co.I only), 8, 12, 16, 18, 19]
He was absent, sick, when the regiment mustered out. He was discharged on 14 July 1865. He was a private, in company A or I. [1, 2, 3 (could be 28 March), 6, 11, 13, 16 (10 Jul), 18, 19]
In 1870, he may have been living in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. (The only census entry I've found that could be his is for Henry Acha, with foreign-born parents.) If so, he was a laborer. [source: 15]
He was married to Matilda W Mushlitz on 9 July 1870. She was born on 26 April 1851, in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. They had nine children:
[source: 5]
In 1880, he was living in Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was working at a furnace. With him were his wife Tillie, and their children Ida, Stephen, Osca, Cora, and Allen. [source: 5]
In 1890, he was living in Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. [source: 11]
He successfully applied for a pension on 20 June 1892. [sources: 2, 8, 16]
In 1900, he was living in Hellertown Borough, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was a machinist, and had not been out of work at all in the previous year. He was born in October 1847, in Pennsylvania. His wife and three children were living with him: [source: 7]
He again applied for a pension on 8 November 1909. [sources: 2, 16]
In 1910, he was living in Hellertown Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his son Vincent and Vincent's family. He was a widower. He was a machinist, at a steel works. [source: 14]
In 1920 he was still living in Hellertown Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. He was a widower. Living with him were his daughter Cora C Krause, his granddaughter Harriett Jacobs (also widowed), his greatgranddaughter Frances E Jacobs, and his granddaughter Melba [?] Krause. [source: 10]
He died on 30 November 1927, at Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Union Cemetery, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 2, 16 (30 Nov), 17 (30 Nov)]
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)
2 pension index, by regiment (Henry M Ache)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 177 (Henry M Ache)
4 'Carpenter family', a gedcom, available at Rootsweb.com, last updated 16 August 2003, searched 30 April 2004 (Henry M Ache)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Hellertown, enumeration district 82, stamped page 46C, handwritten page 11, lines 12-18 (Henry M Ache)
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Henry M Ache)
7 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Lower Saucon Township, Hellertown Borough, page 11B, lines 64-68 (Henry M Ache)
8 pension index, by name (Henry M Ache)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Lower Saucon Township, stamped page 742, handwritten page 24, lines 8-14 (Henry Ache)
10 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Hellertown Borough, enumeration district 131, page 15A, lines 38-42 (Henry M Ache)
11 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Hellertown, page 1, enumeration district 286, line 2 (Henry Ache)
12 company I, register of men transferred (Henry M Ache)
13 company I, descriptive roll, #85 [second entry] (Henry M Ache)
14 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Hellertown Borough, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 92, microfilm series T624, film 1381, page 31 A = 6 handwritten] (Henry M Ache)
15 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Lower Saucon Township, microfilm series M593, film 1393, page 288 = 70 handwritten (Henry Acha [sic])
16 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Henry M Ache)
17 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (Henry M Ache)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry M Ache)
19 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry W Ache)
Bates (1) lists two Henry Ache's: Henry M Ache, in company A, and Henry W Ache, in company I and the 118th PA. The pension index (2) makes clear these are the same person.
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwelling number | 177 | ||||||
| Family number | 180 | ||||||
| Name | John Ache | Sarah Ann | Henry | Mary Ann | Thomas | John | Susana |
| Age | 40 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Segar maker | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 250 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 8 |
| Dwelling-house number | [461] |
| Family number | [537] |
| Name | Henry Acha [sic] |
| Age | 24 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Real estate value | |
| Personal estate value | |
| Birthplace | Pa |
| Father foreign born | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 |
| 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| street name | Durham Street | ||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 106 | ||||||
| family visit # | 118 | ||||||
| name | Ache Henry M. | - Tillie | - Ida | - Stephen | - Oscar | - Cora | - Allen |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | M |
| age | 32 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Works at furnace | Keeping house | Attending school | Attending school | Attending school | ||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. |
| father's birthplace | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. |
| mother's birthplace | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. | Pa. |
| line | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 204 | ||||
| family number | 215 | ||||
| name | Ache Henry M | - Matilda | - Myrtie M | - Harry L | Vincent F |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| birth date | Oct 1847 | Apr 1851 | Jan 1881 | Jan 1885 | Apr 1887 |
| age | 52 | 49 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 30 | 30 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 9 | ||||
| # of children living | 8 | ||||
| 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 | Machinist | Mender (Knitting Mill) | At School | At School | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 9 | 9 | |||
| 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 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| street | Front Street | ||||
| house nr | |||||
| dwelling nr | 117 | ||||
| family nr | 122 | ||||
| name | Ache Vincent F | - Carrie E | - Hilda M | - Kermit V [?] | - Henry M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Father |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 62 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 4 | 4 | |||
| mother of # children | 3 | ||||
| mother of # living children | 2 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | ||
| occupation | Clerk | None | None | None | Machinist |
| nature of industry etc. | Steel works | Steel works | |||
| employer etc. | W | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | No | ||||
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | |||||
| civil war vet | UA | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| street | Front Street | ||||
| house number | 525 | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 290 | ||||
| family visit number | 321 | ||||
| name | Ache, Henry M. | Krause, Cora P | Jacobs, Harriet | , Frances E. | Krause, Mella I. |
| relationship | Head | Dau. | Grand Dau | Great Grand Dau | Grand Dau |
| own/rent | R | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |||||
| sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 72 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| marital status | W | W | M | S | S |
| year of immigration | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | yes | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | 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 | yes |
| occupation | Laborer | none | School Teacher | none | none |
| industry, business | General | ||||
| employment status | Wage | Sal. | |||
| number of farm schedule | |||||