He was born in May 1845, in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Philip Derr and Mary E Call. [sources: date: 9; 2 (19 in 1861), 4, 7 (14 in 1860), 8 (35 in 1880), 9 (55 in 1900), 10 (65 in 1910), 12, 13 (5 in 1850), 14 (25 in 1870). place: 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14. parents: 12; note that 13 might suggest his mother is Catharine--Philip is not living with a wife in 1860 (7 below), but is living with Mary (38) in 1870; could she be his second wife? (see microfilm series M593, film 1384, page 17, Chilisquaque Township page 17 = 18 handwritten)]
In 1850, he seems to have been living in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Philip and Catharine Derr, along with his apparent siblings Isaiah and Aaron. He had attended school within the year. [source: 13]
In 1860, he was living in Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Philip Derr (presumably his father), six probable siblings, and two other apparently unrelated people. [source: 7]
When he enlisted, he was a boatman. [source: 4]
The Aaron Derr who also served in company F was apparently his brother. [sources: 7, 13]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, light eyes, and dark hair. [source: 4]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 18 or 22 October 1861. He was enlisted for three years, by Lieutenant Gregory, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Milton, Pennsylvania. He was mustered in at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a private, in company F. [sources: 1, 2 [Philadelphia], 4 (18 Oct, Milton), 5 (18 Oct), 6 , 11 (18 Oct), 15 (18 Oct), 16]
He was promoted to corporal, probably on 1 January 1863, though possibly on 1 June 1863. [sources: 1, 2, 3 (1 Jan), 4 (1 Jan)]
He was transferred to company B of the 24th Veterans' Reserve Corps on 15 February 1864. When he was transferred, he was a corporal, in company F. [sources: 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 16]
On 18 October 1864, he was discharged. [sources: 5, 11, 15]
He also served in company D of the 1st US Veteran Volunteers. He enlisted on 18 October 1864 or 23 January 1865. [sources: 5, 6, 11, 15 (18 Oct 64)]
On 23 January 1865, he was discharged from the 1st US Veteran Volunteers. [source: 5, 15 (23 Jan 66)]
In 1864 or 1865, he married Annie [unknown family name]. She was born in October 1847, in Rhode Island. In 1900, she had had seven children, five of whom were alive. In 1910, only four of them were alive. Their children include: [sources: 8, 9, 10, 12, 14]
In 1870, he was living in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. He was living with his wife Anna, and children Willie and Robert. He was a laborer. [source: 14]
On 19 May 1877, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 6, 11]
In 1880, he was living in Chillisquaque, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Annie, and children William, Philip, and Charles. He was a laborer. [source: 8]
In 1890, he was living in Chillisquaque, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (post office Milton). He had a hernia and hearing problems. [source: 5]
In 1900, he was living in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Annie and children William, Charles, Rosa, and James. He was a day laborer. [source: 9]
On 12 March 1908, he again applied for a pension. [source: 11]
In 1910, he was living at 515 South Front Street, Milton Borough, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Anna, and his daughter Rosa and her family. He was a house plasterer. [source: 10]
On 26 November 1914, he died, at Milton, Pennsylvania. [source: 11]
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) (Jeremiah Derr)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 31 August 2004 (Jeremiah Derr)
3 company F, list of non-commissioned officers (Jermiah [sic] Derr)
4 company F, descriptive roll, #63 (Jeremiah Derr)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Northumblerland County, Chillisquaque, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 143, page [2] (Jeremiah Derr)
6 pension index, by name (Jeremiah Derr)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Chillisquaque Township (post office Milton), microfilm series M653, film 1149, page 155 = 49 handwritten (Jeremiah Derr)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Chillisquaque, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 143, microfilm series T9, film 1163, page 20 D = 20 handwritten (Jeremiah Derr)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Milton, supervisor's district 10, enumeration district 134, microfilm series T623, film 1449, page 306 B = 4 handwritten (Jeremiah Derr)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Milton Borough, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 76, microfilm series T624, film 1383, page 318 B = 16 handwritten (Jeramiah [sic] Derr)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Jeremiah Derr)
12 'Brobst family historical registry', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Art Holmes, last updated 12 April 2011, accessed 14 April 2011 (Jerimiah [sic] Derr)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Union County, Lewisburg, microfilm series M432, film 831, page 305 = 609 handwritten (Phillip Derr)
14 1870 US census, Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, subdivision 26, microfilm series M593, film 121, page 184 verso = 204 handwritten (Jeremiah Derr)
15 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed April 2011) (Jeremiah Derr)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jeremiah Derr)
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Dwellings visited | 1927 | ||||
| Families visited | 2018 | ||||
| Name | Phillip Derr | Catharine | Isaiah | Jeramiah [sic] | Aron |
| Age | 32 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Blacksmith | ||||
| Real estate owned | 500 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pa [?] | Germany | |||
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dwelling number | 337 | |||||||||
| Family number | 331 | |||||||||
| Name | Philip Derr | Jeremiah " | Aaron " | William C " | Philip C " | Mary C " | Anne E " | John B " | Mary E Call | Washington Hureback [?] |
| Age | 41 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4/12 | 23 | 29 |
| Sex | M | M | M | M | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Black Smith | Domestic | Black Smith | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 1200 | |||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Pennsylvania | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Dwelling-house number | [1418] | |||
| Family number | [1570] | |||
| Name | Derr Jeremiah | - Anna | - Willie | - Robert |
| Age | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Laborer | At home | At home | At home |
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | ||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Delaware | Delaware |
| 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 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 184 | ||||
| family visit # | 195 | ||||
| name | Derr Jeremiah | - Annie F | - Wm H | - Philip F | - Charles H |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | m | f | m | m | m |
| age | 35 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | wife | son | son | son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Laborer | Keeping House | At Home | ||
| months unemployed | |||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||
| [Philip and Charles have a crossed-out '1' in the "can't read" and "can't write" columns] | |||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||
| birthplace | Pa | Rhode Island | Delaware | Penna | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Ireland | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Prussia | Ireland | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
| line | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
| street | Drakeshirle [?] Avenue | |||||
| house number | 619 | |||||
| dwelling number | 86 | |||||
| family number | 89 | |||||
| name | Derr Jeremiah | - Annie | - William H | - Charles K | - Rosa I | - James M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| birth date | May 1845 | Oct 1847 | July 1867 | Apr 1876 | Nov 1881 | Jan 1887 |
| age | 55 | 52 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| married? | M | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 35 | 35 | 12 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 7 | |||||
| # of children living | 5 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Delaware | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Ireland | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
| immigration year | ||||||
| # years in USA | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||||
| occupation | Laborer Day | Roller Rolling Mill | Laborer- [illegible] Factory | At School | ||
| # months not employed | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||
| # months in school | 6 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||||
| free or mortgaged | M | |||||
| farm/house | H | |||||
| # of farm schedule | ||||||
| line | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 |
| street | South Front Street | |||||
| house nr | 515 | |||||
| dwelling nr | 345 | |||||
| family nr | 351 | |||||
| name | Shutt, Thomas S | - Rosa I [?] | - Zelda F | - Thomas J | Derr, Jeramiah [sic] | - Anna F |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Father in law | Mother in law |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 34 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 63 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 9 | 9 | 45 | 45 | ||
| mother of # children | 3 | 7 | ||||
| mother of # living children | 2 | 4 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ire Irish |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ger German | Ire Irish |
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | ||
| occupation | Rougher [?] | None | None | None | Plasterer | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Iron Mill | House | ||||
| employer etc. | W | W | ||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | Yes | No | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | No | |||||
| owned/rented | O | |||||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | |||||
| farm/house | H | |||||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||||
| civil war vet | UA | |||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||||