He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1839/40 to Henry G Bartell and Philemon [unknown surname]. [sources: date: 3 (21 in 1861), 5 (9 in 1850), 6 (11 in 1860), 7 (28 in 1870), 8 (39 in 1880), 9 (40 in 1881). place: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
In 1850, he was living in ward 1, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with Henry and Philemon (presumably his parents), and with Elizabeth, Caroline, and Louisa (presumably his siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 5]
In 1860, he was apparently living in ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with William and Emily Bartle (his parents?), and with Elizabeth, George, Caroline, and Emily (siblings?), along with Ann Gallagher (a domestic). He had attended school within the year. [source: 6]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair. [source: 3]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 29 August 1861. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain McArthur. He was a private in company C. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 11, 12]
He deserted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 21 January 1862. He was a private, in company C. The company C register of deserters reports his "whereabouts [were] not known". [sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12]
In 1870, he was living in ward 11, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with Henry Bartel (apparently his father), and with Caroline Keneba (Theonebe?) and her family. He was a clerk in the store, presumably his father's stove store. [source: 7]
In 1880, he was living at 1112 Callowhill Street, ward 14, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with Lewis and Caroline Thoenaba (?Theonebe) (his sister and brother-in-law), their family, and others. He was working in a stove store. [source: 8]
On 5 April 1881, he died, of phthisis pulmonalis. He died at, or was buried from, 1112 Callowhill Street, ward 14, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 7 April 1881, he was buried at Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 9, 10]
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) (Henry Bartells)
2 company C, register of deserters, number 4 (Henry Bartels)
3 company C, descriptive roll, number 19 (Henry Bartells)
4 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 103 (Henry Bartells)
5 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Northern Liberties, ward 1, microfilm series M432, film 810, page 11 recto = 21 handwritten (Henry Bartell)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 18, S W division, microfilm series M653, film 1168, pages 449 = 155 handwritten to 450 = 156 handwritten (William H Bartle)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 11, district 134, microfilm series M593, film 1396, page 118 recto = 115 handwritten (Henry Bartel)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 14, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 227, microfilm series T9, film 1174, page 384 = 26 D handwritten (Henry Bartels)
9 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 April 1881 (Henry G Bartels)
10 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, 7 April 1881, page 4 (Henry G Bartles)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry Bastels)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry Bartels)
I have three other candidates for being my Henry Bartell.
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Dwellings visited | 129 | |||||
| Families visited | 134 | |||||
| Name | Henry G Bartell | Philemon " | Elisabith [sic] " | Caroline " | Henry " | Louisa " |
| Age | 44 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Sex | M | M | F | F | M | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Stove Finisher | |||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||
| Birthplace | Germany | Germany | N Jersey | N Jersey | Penna | Penna |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwelling number | 1089 | |||||||
| Family number | 1227 | |||||||
| Name | William T Bartle | Emily A. Bartle | Elizabeth A. " | George " | Caroline " | William H. " | Emily T. " | Ann Gallagher |
| Age | 39 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4/12 | 19 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | f | m | f | f |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Stove Maker and Dealer in Timber | Domestic | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | $14050 | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | $27530 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] [sic] | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | " | " | " | " | Scotland |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Dwelling-house number | 691 | |||||
| Family number | 740 | |||||
| Name | Bartel Henry | - Henry | Keneba Caroline | - Louisa | - Wilhelmina | - Louis |
| Age | 54 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Sex | M | M | F | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Stove Store | Clerk in Store | Keeping House | |||
| Real estate value | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Personal estate value | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birthplace | Prussia | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| street name | ||||||||||||
| house number | 1112 | 1112 | ||||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 234 | 235 | ||||||||||
| family visit # | 245 | 246 | ||||||||||
| name | Thoenabe Lewis | - Caroline | - Lewis | - Herman | - Wilhelmina | Schneider Herman | - Louisa | - Arthur | Wolka William | Bartels Henry | Guathney Richard | Probost Hellen |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| age | 45 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 39 | 55 | 48 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Son in Law | Daughter | Grand Son | Nephew | Brother in Law | Boarder | Boarder | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| married during year | ||||||||||||
| occupation | Works in Cabinet Shop | Keeping house | At School | At School | At home | Upholsterer | At home | Works in Stove Store | Musician | Works in Stove Store | Laborer | Works in Silk Shop |
| ['Works in Stove Store' on Arthur's line seems lighter and may have been erased] | ||||||||||||
| months unemployed | ||||||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||||||
| blind | ||||||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||||||
| insane | ||||||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| can't read | ||||||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||||||
| birthplace | Prussia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Prussia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Prussia | Pennsylvania | Kentucky | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Prussia | Penn | Prussia | Prussia | Prussia | Prussia | Prussia | Prussia | Prussia | Prussia | Virginia | England |
| mother's birthplace | Prussia | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Prussia | Penn | Penn | Prussia | Prussia | Kentucky | Penn |
BARTLES--On the 5th inst, HENRY G BARTLES, in his forty first year.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, from the residence of his brother in law, L. Theonebe, No. 1112 Callowhill street.