He was born to Dr C F Gebler (6). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 4, 5). He was born to Dr C F Gebler (6).
In 1860, he was living in the 14th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with Charles and Elizabeth Gebler (presumably his parents), and with Charles Gebler (presumably his brother) and Mary Smith (4). He was a bricklayer (4).
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and black hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 8 October 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Colonel Zinn (3). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 7).
He deserted in 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3). The company H descriptive roll refers to his being arrested (3). Unfortunately, I can't determine what happened to him, because the rest of the line is illegibly light in my microfilm copy (3). He was a private in company H (7).
On 16 July 1863, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of congestion of brain (5, 6). He was single (5). He was a bricklayer (5). He died at, or was buried from, 1327 Parrish Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his parents' residence (5, 6). On 20 July 1863, he was buried, in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 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) (Matthias Gebler)
2 company H, register of deserters, #7 (Mathias Gebler)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #37 (Mathias Gebler)
4 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 14, division 1, microfilm series M653, film 1164, page 59 = 59 handwritten (Mathias Gebler)
5 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16 July 1863 (Matthias Gebler)
6 death notice, Public Ledger 20 July 1863 page 2 (Mathias Gebler)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Mathias Gebler)
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwelling number | 372 | ||||
| Family number | 428 | ||||
| Name | Chas F Gebler | Eliz A | Mathias | Chas F [?] | Mary Smith |
| Age | 58 | 52 | 24 | 21 | 76 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Physician | Bricklayer | Clerk | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 35000 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 600 | ||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Phila] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
GEBLER.--On the 16th instant, MATHIAS GEBLER, son of Dr. C F Gebler, in the 28th [?] year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, 1327 Parrish street, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.