He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1835/36. [sources: date: 3 (28 in 1864), 4, 9 (22 in 1860), 12 (50 in 1886), 14 (12 in 1850), 15 (34 in 1870), 16 (43 in 1880), 18 (ca 1837). place: 3, 4, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18]
In 1850, he was living in St Clair, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Jacob and May Barclay (presumably his parents), along with nine others (presumably siblings). [source: 14]
In 1860, he was living in St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was a shoemaker. [source: 9]
When he enlisted, he was a shoemaker. [source: 3, 4]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. [sources: 3, 4]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 6 (4 Oct), 19, 20, 21]
He was present on the regiment's march from Burksville Station to Daily's Crossroads, in April 1865. [source: 12]
He was discharged at Washington, D.C., by general order 94, War Department, on 30 May 1865 (1) or 25 May 1865. He was a private, in company B. [sources: 2, 6 (6 July), 19, 20, 21]
He married Susan Beegle. She was born in April 1844, in Pennsylvania. They had four children, two of whom were alive in 1900:
[sources: 10, 15, 16, 18]
In 1870, he was living in Freedom Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Susan and children Ella, Jennie, and Annie. He was a s[h]oemaker. [source: 15]
On 20 [?] March 1879, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 7, 8]
In 1880, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Sue, and children Ellen, Jennie, Annie, and William, along with a nephew. He was a laborer. [source: 16]
On 11 December 1886, he made an affidavit supporting the pension application of Maria E widow of Martin Imler. He was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [source: 12]
In 1890, he was living in Imler Valley, King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He had lost an eye while in the service. [source: 6]
He died on 10 November 1897. He was buried at the Lutheran Church near St Clairsville, in East St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 5, 7, 13]
On 3 May 1898, his widow, Susan Barkley, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 7, 8]
In 1900, his widow Susan was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was living with a grandson [?]. She reported having had four children, two of whom were alive. [source: 10]
In 1910, she was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was living alone. [source: 11]
In 1920, his widow, Sue Barclay, was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [source: 17]
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) (Jacob C Barclay)
2 company B, register of men discharged (J T Barclay)
3 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 74 (Jacob Barclay)
4 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 34 (Jacob Barclay)
5 message, from David and Carol Eddleman, 12 November 2002, on PABEDFOR list at <sites.rootsweb.com>, transcribing burial list from the Bedford Inquirer, 22 May 1908 (Jacob Barkley)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 75, page 1 (Jacob T Barkley)
7 pension index, by regiment (Jacob T Barkly)
8 pension index, by name (Jacob T Barkley)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, St Clair Township, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 458 = 4 handwritten (Jacob Barclay)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 19, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 23 B = 1 handwritten (Susan Barkley)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King township, supervisor's district [illegible], enumeration district 18, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 163 A = 6 handwritten (Susan Barclay)
12 affidavit, 11 December 1886, for pension application of Maria E widow of Martin Imler (Jacob L Barkley)
13 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 7 Apr 12) (Jacob Barkley)
14 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, St Clair, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 178 recto = 355 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Jacob Barclay)
15 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Freedom Township, post office Martinsburg, microfilm series M593, film 1310, page 288 recto = 1 handwritten, FamilySearch) (Jacob Barkley)
16 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 226, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 197 C = 19 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Jacob T Barkley)
17 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 20, microfilm series T625, film 1533, page 236 = 6 B handwriten (FamilySearch) (Sue Barclay)
18 'Brian Cartwright's western Pennsylvania families', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Brian L, updated 8 August 2012, accessed 15 August 2012 [identification is uncertain, but he cites the 1870 and 1880 censuses transcribed below] [other gedcoms are available] (Jacob T [sic] Barkley)
19 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (J T Barckly)
20 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jacob T Barkley)
21 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jacob T Barclay)
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| Dwellings visited | 256 | |||||||||||
| Families visited | 257 | |||||||||||
| Name | Jacob Barclay | May Barclay | Jonah Barclay | Alana Barclay | Martha Barclay | Thomas Barclay | Jacob Barclay | George Barclay | David Barclay | Andrew Barclay | Samul Barclay | Sarah Barclay |
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| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m | m | m | m | m | m | f |
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| Real estate owned | ||||||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | ||||||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 29 |
| Dwelling number | [25] |
| Family number | [23] |
| Name | Jacob Barclay |
| Age | 22 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | |
| Occupation | Shoemaker |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling-house number | 5 | ||||
| Family number | 5 | ||||
| Name | Barkley Jacob | - Susan | - Ella | - Jennie | - Annie |
| Age | 34 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Soemaker [sic; sc. shoemaker] | Keeping House | |||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
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| dwelling visit # | 163 | ||||||
| family visit # | 168 | ||||||
| name | Barkley Jacob T | - Sue | - Ellen | - Jennie M | - Annie S | - William W | Boore George A |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | M |
| age | 43 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Husband | Wife | Daugh | Daugh | Daugh | Son | Nephew |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| occupation | Laborer | House Keeper | At Home | At Home | At Home | ||
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| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 99 | 100 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 22 | |
| family number | 22 | |
| name | Barkley Susan | [illegible] Barkley P |
| relationship | Head | Grandson [?] |
| color | W | W |
| sex | f | m |
| birth date | Apr 1844 | Sept [illegible] |
| age | 56 | [illegible] |
| married? | Wd | S |
| # years married | ||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | |
| # of children living | 2 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | At School | |
| # months not employed | ||
| # months in school | 7 | |
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |
| free or mortgaged | M | |
| farm/house | F | |
| # of farm schedule | 14 |
| line | 26 |
| street | Scrub Grass country |
| house nr | |
| dwelling nr | 119 |
| family nr | 123 |
| name | Barclay, Susan |
| relationship | Head |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 67 |
| marital status | |
| #years present marriage | |
| mother of # children | |
| mother of # living children | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| speaks English | English |
| occupation | Farmer |
| nature of industry etc. | General Farm |
| employer etc. | OA |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |
| can read | Yes |
| can write | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |
| owned/rented | O |
| owned free or mortagaged | F |
| farm/house | F |
| nr on farm schedule | 80 |
| civil war vet | |
| blind | |
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 71 |
| street | Imler + Roads [?] |
| house number | X |
| dwelling visit number | 133 |
| family visit number | 152 |
| name | Barclay Sue |
| relationship | Head |
| own/rent | O |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F |
| sex | F |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 77 |
| marital status | Wd |
| year of immigration | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| year of naturalization | |
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |
| can speak English | yes |
| occupation | none |
| industry, business | |
| employment status | |
| number of farm schedule |