He was born on 7 October 1842 (9, 11 [also cites 7 Oct 1842 date], 12 [7 Oct 1842], 13 [7 Oct 1842]; 3 (21 in 1865), 6 [16 in 1860], 7 [27 in 1870], 8 [37 in 1870], 10 [66 in 1910], 14 [6 in 1850], 15 [79 in 1920]). He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 [also cites Emmitsburg, Frederick Cty, MD], 14, 15). He was born to John Eck and Barbara Leighton (11).
In 1850, he was living with his family in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (14).
In 1860, he was living with his family in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was drafted (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 2, 3, 4 [30 Feb]). He was enlisted for 1 year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (3). His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district (3). He served as a private in company A (1, 16).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 2, 4). He was a private in company A (16).
He married Sarah Jane Cool in 1867/68 (9, 10, 11 [1870]). They had nine children (11):
In 1870, he was living in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office Gettysburg) (7). He was living with his wife Sarah Jane, and their 3 month old child Samuel (7). He was a carpenter, and owned $200 in personal property (7).
In 1880, he was living in Freedom Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Sarah, and their children Samuel and Rosa (8). He was a carpenter (8).
In 1890, he was living in Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office Fair Grisle?) (4).
He applied successfully for a pension from Pennsylvania on 14 July 1891 and on 19 February 1907 (2, 5).
In 1900, he was living in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Sarah, and their children John [?] and Mary (9). He was a farmer (9).
In 1910, he was living in Freedom Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Sarah (10). He was a farmer (10).
His wife died on 10 October 1910 (12). She was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Fairfield (12).
In 1920, he was living in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (15) He was living witih his son James, and James's family (15). He was not working (15).
He died on 1 December 1929 at Fairfield, Pennsylvania (2, 11, 12). He was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Fairfield, Adams County, Pennsylvania (12).
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) (Daniel Eck)
2 pension index, by regiment (Daniel Eck)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 156 (Daniel Eck)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, [?] township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 8, page [1] (Daniel Eck)
5 pension index, by name (Daniel Eck)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Liberty Township, PO Emmitsburg MD, roll 1057, page 368 = 48 handwritten (Daniel Eck)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Liberty Township, Post Office Gettysburg, roll 1289, page 242 = page 7 handwritten (Daniel Eck)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Freedom, roll 1085, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 53, page 195 = page 5 handwritten (Daniel Eck)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Liberty Township, roll 1354, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 11, page 138A = handwritten 6A] (Daniel Eck)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Freedom Township, superivor's district 15, enumeration district 9, roll 1292, page 96 (Daniel Eck)
11 "Thomas Stobie's relatives, their ancestors and related families", GEDCOM on Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched 26 October 2005) (Daniel S Eck)
12 "Dates for Daniel Eck", message on Eck surname board at Rootsweb.com, dated 9 May 2000 (searched 26 October 2005) (Daniel Eck)
13 e-mail, Dennis W Brandt to Harry A Ide, 27 October 2009 (Daniel S Eck)
14 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Liberty Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, pages 137 verso - 138 recto = 274-275 handwritten (Daniel Eck)
15 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Hamiltonban Township, microfilm series T625, film 1507, page 123 = 6 A handwritten (Daniel S Eck)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Daniel Eck)
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwellings visited | 65 | |||||||
| Families visited | 67 | |||||||
| Name | John Eck | Barbara " | Mary " | Cecelia " | Julian " | Barbara " | Daniel Eck | Henry " |
| Age | 41 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | ||||||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | Penna | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Over 20 and can't read/write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Dwelling number | 323 | ||||||
| Family number | 353 | ||||||
| Name | John Eck | Barbara " | Daniel " | Henry " | Thomas Z " | Francis Z " | Jane Bowers |
| Age | 37 | 47 [?] | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9/12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Laborer | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 400 | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling-house number | 45 | |||||
| Family number | 47 | 48 | ||||
| Name | Eck John | - Barbara | - Thomas | Eck Daniel | - Sarah Jane | - Samuel F |
| Age | 61 | 58 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 3/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Fence Maker | Keeping house | Day Laborer | Carpenter | Keeping House | |
| Real estate value | 400 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | 200 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | 1 | |||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Feb | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | ||||||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | 1 | |||||
| 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 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 2 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 46 | 46 | |||
| family visit # | 50 | 50 | |||
| name | Eck Daniel | - Sarah | - Samuel | - Annie | - Rosa |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| age | 37 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | ||||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Carpenter | Keeping House | At Home | Home | Home |
| months unemployed | |||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| mother's birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 202 [?] | |||
| family number | 204 [?] | |||
| name | Eck Daniel | - Sarah J | - John [?] D | - Mary I [?] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| birth date | Oct 1843 | Aug 1849 | Feb 1882 | Feb 1890 |
| age | 56 | 50 | 18 | 10 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 32 | 32 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 7 | |||
| # of children living | 7 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer [?] | At School | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | ||
| # months in school | 7 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | M | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| # of farm schedule | 88 |
| line | 15 | 16 |
| street | Leading from Tract [?] to Gettysburg | |
| house nr | ||
| dwelling nr | 43 | |
| family nr | 45 | |
| name | Eck Daniel | - Sarah |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 66 | 61 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 42 | 42 |
| mother of # children | 7 | |
| mother of # living children | 7 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | None |
| nature of industry etc. | General Farm | |
| employer etc. | OA | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | M [?] | |
| farm/house | F | |
| nr on farm schedule | 38 | |
| civil war vet | UA | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| street | ||||||||
| house number | Fm | |||||||
| dwelling visit number | [illegible] | |||||||
| family visit number | [illegible] | |||||||
| name | Eck James Henry | - Lara Allice | - Jervise [?] H | - Sara E | - Lucy M. | - Francis D | - Paul | - Daniel S |
| relationship | head | wife | son | daughter | daughter | son | son | father |
| own/rent | R | |||||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||||||||
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | M |
| race | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 39 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 79 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | W |
| year of immigration | ||||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||||
| year of naturalization | ||||||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||
| can read | Yes | yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||||||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| occupation | Farm laborer | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| industry, business | Farm [illegible] | |||||||
| employment status | W | |||||||
| number of farm schedule | 50 |