He was born in October 1831 (6; 2 (34 in 1865, 4 [39 in 1870], 5 [49 in 1880], 6 [68 in 1900]). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 4, 5, 6).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was drafted from Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 2, 3, 8). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (2). His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District (2). He was a private in company G (1, 9).
He received clothing worth $36.82 (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 8). He was a private, in company G (9).
In 1870, he was living in Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with his wife Sarah, with Samuel, Sarah, Henry, and George (presumably their children), with John Garner (perhaps his father?) and with another person (4). He was a farmer, and owned $600 in personal property (4).
In 1880, he was living in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Sarah and children Sallie and George (5). He was a farmer (5).
In 1890, he was living in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (post office North Wales) (3).
On 23 August 1892, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (7, 8).
In 1900, he was living in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his daughter Sallie and with a boarder (6). He did not list an occupation (6).
He died in 1905 (8).
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) (Charles F Garner)
2 company G, descriptive roll, [#64] (Charles F Garner)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Gwynedd Township, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 196, page [1] (Charles F Garner)
4 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Gwynedd (post office North Wales), microfilm series M593, film 1377, page 384 = 18 handwritten (C F Garner)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Gwynedd Township, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 7, microfilm series T9, film 1157, page 138 C = 27 handwritten (Charles Garner)
6 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Upper Gwynedd Township, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 256, microfilm series T623, film 1444, page 95 A = 8 handwritten (Charles Garner)
7 pension index, by name (Charles F Garner)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Charles F Garner)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Charles F Garner)
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Dwelling-house number | 123 | |||||||
| Family number | 142 | |||||||
| Name | Garner C F | " Sarah | " Samuel | " Sarah A | " Henry | " Geo W | " Jno B | Steer George |
| Age | 39 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 25 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Laborer | At Home | " " | " " | Farm Laborer | Stone Mason |
| Real estate value | 5000 [?] | 400 | ||||||
| Personal estate value | 800 | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 239 | |||
| family visit # | 279 | |||
| name | Garner Charles | - Sarah | - Sallie | - George |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 49 | 50 | 23 | 16 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | wife | daughter | son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | [blank sic] | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | At Home | At Home |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 153 | ||
| family number | 160 | ||
| name | Garner Charles | - Sallie | Hoot Peter |
| relationship | Head | Daughter | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| birth date | Oct 1831 | June 1857 | Mar 1859 |
| age | 68 | 42 | 41 |
| married? | Wd | S | S |
| # years married | |||
| mother of how many children? | |||
| # of children living | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Engineer | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||
| free or mortgaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule |