He was born in 11 September 1845 (5, 6; 3 (18 in 1865), 7 [5 in 1850], 8 [15 in 1860], 9 [23 in 1870], 10 [34 in 1880]). He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania (7, 8, 9, 10). He was born to Reuben Boyer and Kate Moyer (6, 7).
In 1850, he was living in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his mother Catherine and others (7).
In 1860, he was living in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with John and Mary Moyer (his mother's parents), and others (8).
He was a substitute (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 23 March 1865 (1, 3, 5, 14). He was mustered in as a private, at Reading, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private in company B (1, 5, 16).
He may have been charged for lost equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 5, 14). He had served for 3 months and 17 days (14). He was a private, in company B (16).
In 14 March 1868, he married Amanda S Yoder (6). In 1900, she reported having had eight children, all of whom were alive (11); in 1910, she reported having had eight children, seven of whom were alive (12). They had nine children (6):
In 1870, he was living in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Amanda and daughter Annie (9). He worked in an iron ore mine [?] (9). He owned $325 in personal property (9).
In 1880, he was living in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Manda, and children Annie, Mary, Lillie, Katy, and Willis (10). He was a farm laborer (10).
He died on 1 October 1889 (4, 5, 6). He was buried in Longswamp Cemetery, Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (5).
In 1890, his widow Amanda was living in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (14).
On 7 June 1890, his widow, Amanda S Boyer, successfully applied fron Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 15).
In 1900, his widow Amanda was living in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (11). She was living with her children Fred, John, and Bertha, and her grandson Clarence Schough (11).
In 1910, his widow Amanda was living in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (12). She was living with her daughter Bertha (12).
In 1920, his widow Amanda was living in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (12).
On 30 September 1923, his widow died, in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (6).
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) (John M Boyer)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (J Boyer or JM Boyer [uncertain which is this person])
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (John M Boyer)
4 pension index, by regiment (John M Boyer)
5 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 20 December 2010) (John Boyer)
6 'Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb (contact Jerri Burket, last updated 18 December 2010, accessed 20 December 2010) [see for sources] (John Boyer)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pike Township, microfilm series M432, film 754, pages 457=916 handwritten to 458 = 917 handwritten (John Boyer)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pike Township, microfilm series M653, film 1076, page 661 = 70 handwritten (John Boyer)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pike Township, microfilm series M593, film 1306, page 655 = 6 handwritten = 119 handwritten (John Boyer)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Longswamp Township, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 23, microfilm series T9, film 1099, page 358 = 5 A handwritten (John Boyer)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Longswamp Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 29, microfilm series T623, film 1377, page 125 = 12 A handwritten (Amanda Boyer)
12 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Longswamp Township, supervisor's district 9, enumeration district 29, microfilm series T624, film 1313, page 258 = 15 A handwritten (Amanda S Boyer)
13 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Longswamp Township, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 34, microfilm series T625, film 1535, page 152 = 7 A handwritten (Amanda Boyer)
14 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Longswamp Township, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 33, page 3 (Amanda widow of John Boyer)
15 pension index, by name (John M Boyer)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John M Boyer)
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwellings visited | 147 | ||||||||||
| Families visited | 154 | ||||||||||
| Name | John Moyer | Mary do | Catherine Boyer | John do | Jeremiah do | Catharine Boyer | Mary do | Elizabeth Moyer | Sarah do | Daniel do | William do |
| Age | 48 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6/12 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | F | F | M | |
| Color | |||||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | do [sc. Farmer] | ||||||||||
| Real estate owned | 1000 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Berks Co] | do | do | do | do | Berks Co | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Dwelling number | 452 | |||||||
| Family number | 475 | |||||||
| Name | John Moyer | Mary | Elizabeth | Daniel | Sarah | William | John Boyer | William Yoder |
| Age | 57 | 59 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m [sic] | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | Saddler | Laborer | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 2000 | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 600 | |||||||
| Place of birth | do [sc. Pennsylvania] | do | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwelling-house number | [46] | ||
| Family number | 49 | ||
| Name | Boyer, John | -, Amanda | -, Annie |
| Age | 23 | 21 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Works in Iron [?] Ore [?] Mine [?] | Keeping house | |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | 325 | ||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| 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 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 41 | ||||||
| family visit # | 41 | ||||||
| name | Boyer John | " Manda | " Annie | " Mary | " Lillie | " Katy | " Willis |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M |
| age | 34 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Farm labor | Keeping House | At Home | ||||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 238 | ||||
| family number | 248 | ||||
| name | - [sc. Boyer], Amanda | -, Fred R | -, John R | -, Bertha E | Schlough Clarence |
| relationship | Head | Son | son | Daugh | Grandson |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | F | M | M | F | M |
| birth date | Mar 1849 | Apr 1881 | Mar 1884 | Apr 1887 | May 1890 |
| age | 51 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| married? | Wd | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | |||||
| mother of how many children? | 8 | ||||
| # of children living | 8 | ||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Telegraphite [sic] worker | Farm laborer | At school | At school | |
| # months not employed | 4 | 4 | |||
| # months in school | 7 | 7 | |||
| 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 | 19 | 20 |
| street | ||
| house nr | ||
| dwelling nr | 274 | |
| family nr | 279 | |
| name | Boyer, Amanda S | - Bertha E. |
| relationship | Head | Daughter |
| sex | F | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 61 | 23 |
| marital status | Wd | S |
| #years present marriage | ||
| mother of # children | 8 | |
| mother of # living children | 7 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | German [sic] | English |
| occupation | None | Warper |
| nature of industry etc. | Silk mill | |
| employer etc. | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 19 |
| street | |
| house number | X |
| dwelling visit number | 162 |
| family visit number | 163 |
| name | Boyer Amanda |
| relationship | Head |
| own/rent | O |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F |
| sex | F |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 68 |
| 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 |