He was born in 1824/25, in Germany [sources: date: 2 (40 in 1865), 6 (1825), 7 (24 in 1850), 8 (35 in 1860), 9 (45 in 1870). place: 6, 7, 8, 9]
In 1850, he was living in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. He was living with Catharine Burger. (Given her age, Catharine might be his mother. However, the Catharine Coy who was living with him from 1860 through 1880, and who may have been married to Frederick Coy, was his sister (though the Catharine living with him and with Frederick Coy in 1870 was born in Maryland, not in Pennsylvania.) Could this be she, and '56' a mistake for '26'?) [source: 7]
On 30 July 1857, he married Elizabeth Coy. She was born in 1824/25, in Maryland, to Christian and Mary Coy. They were married by the minister of the Saint Paul Methodist Church, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. They had one known child:
[sources: 6, 11]
In 1860, he was living in Green Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, their son John, and with Catharine Coy. He was a mason, and owned $200 [?] in personal property. [source: 8]
He was a substitute. He was mustered into service on 24 March 1865. He was mustered in as a private, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He served as a private in company C. [sources: 1, 2, 5, 12]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company C. [sources: 1, 2, 5, 12]
In 1870, he was living in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was a mason, and owned $1,300 in real estate and $500 in personal property. He was living with his wife Elisabeth, their son John, and with Catharine and Frederick Coy. [source: 9]
In 1880, he was living in Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, his sister Cathrin, and his nephew [sic] John. He was a farmer. [source: 10]
He died on 18 December 1887. He was buried in the United Brethren Cemetery, in Scotland, Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 4, 5]
On 27 [or 28] July 1890, his widow, Elizabeth Berger, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 3, 4]
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) (Frederick Berger)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 15 July 2004 (Frederick Berger)
3 pension index, by name (Frederick Berger)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (Frederick Berger)
5 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 21 December 2010) (Frederick Berger)
6 'Mathna-Rosenberry-Tuckey tree', owner Josenkatha, accessed 9 October 2013, available on Ancestry (Frederick Burger)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Hamilton Township, microfilm series M432, film 782, page 547 verso = 42 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Frederick Burger)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greene Township, microfilm series M653, film 1111, page 232 = 250 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Fred Berker [sic])
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greene Township, microfilm series M593, film 1345, page 188 recto = 57 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Frederick Burger)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Fayetteville, enumeration district 96, microfilm series T9, film 1131, page 200 = 37 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Fred Burger)
11 St Paul Methodist Church records, in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania church and town records, reel 281 (Frederick Berger)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Frederick Berger)
| line | 25 | 26 |
| Dwellings visited | [286] | |
| Families visited | 300 | |
| Name | Frederick Burger | Catharine " |
| Age | 24 | 56 [sic] |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | " [sc. Laborer] | |
| Occupation of males over 15 years | ||
| Real estate owned | ||
| Birthplace | Germany | Pa |
| Married within year | ||
| Attended school within year | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling number | 1817 | |||
| Family number | 1776 | |||
| Name | Fred Berker [sic] | Eliz " | John " | Cath Coy |
| Age | 35 | 35 | 2 | 38 |
| Sex | m | m | m | f |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Mason | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 [?] | |||
| Place of birth | Ger | Md. | " | Penn |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwelling-house number | 415 | ||||
| Family number | 415 | ||||
| Name | Burger Frederick | - Elisabeth | - John | Coy Catharine | - Frederick |
| Age | 45 | 44 | 12 | 50 | 56 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Mason | Housekeeper | |||
| Real estate value | 1300 | ||||
| Personal estate value | 500 | ||||
| Birthplace | Germany | Maryland | Penna | Maryland | Maryland |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| 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 ... |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 318 | |||
| family visit # | 331 | |||
| name | Burger Fred | - Elizabeth | - Cathrin | - John |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 48 | 50 | 60 | 22 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Sister | Nephew [sic] | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keep home | ||
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | ||||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " [sc. Penna] | " [sc. Penna] | " [sc. Penna] |
| father's birthplace | " | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | " | " | " | " |