He was born on 23 October 1827, in Pennsylvania, to [unknown] and Mary Akers (7, 10, 12; 4 (37 in 1865), 8 [32 in 1860], 9 [41 in 1870], 10 [72 in 1900], 11 [82 in 1910]). He was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
In 1852, he married Mary A Rumberger (7, 10, 11). They had at least seven children (7):
In 1900 and 1910, she had had ten children, seven of whom were living (10, 11).
In 1860, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Mary Ann, and their children Sarah, George, Harvey, and Mary (8). He was a carpenter, and owned $600 in real estate and $200 in personal property (8).
He was drafted (1, 4). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 March 1865 (1, 4, 6). He was mustered in as a private at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (4). He was a private in company B (1, 13).
He may have been charged for a lost wrench and tompin, perhaps when the regiment mustered out--but his name is crossed out (3).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 4, 6). He was a private, in company B (13).
He moved to Kansas in 1869 (7). He then purchased a farm in Miami Township, Miami County (7). He later purchased more property, totally at least 935 acres in Miami Township (7).
In 1870, he was living in Miami Township, Miami County, Kansas (9). He was living with his wife Mary A, and (probably) their children Sarah, George, Harry, Mary, Curtin, and Eva (9). He was a farmer, and owned $2,000 in real estate, and $1,100 in personal property (9).
He attended an October 1878 reunion of soldiers (5).
He was Justice of the Peace for four years, and County Commission of Miami County 1877-1880 (11).
On 9 September 1890, he successfully applied from Kansas for a pension (2, 6).
In 1900, he was living in Miami County, Kansas (10). He was living with his wife Mary and daughter Nina (10). He was a carpenter (10).
He again applied for a pension on 18 [illegible month] 1907 [?] (6).
In 1910, he was living at 1214 West 20th Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (11). He was living with his wife Mary A (11). He had no occupation (11).
He died on 1 January 1916, at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (6, 12). He was a carpenter, and a retired farmer (12). He died of cerebral hemorrhage (duration 32 days), with starvation (duration 10 days) as a secondary cause (12). He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, on 7 January 1916 (12). The undertaker was HW Gates (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) (Isaac Hamlin)
2 pension index, by name (Isaac Hamlin)
3 list of men who owed money [?] (Isaac [??] Hamlin])
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (Isaac Hamlin)
5 Index of names--Civil War veterans, 1878, citing The Republic Citizen (Paola Kansas), reprinted in the Miami County Genealogy Society's MICOGESOQU 6 (1991) 91-94 (Isaac Hamlin)
6 pension index, by regiment (Isaac Hamlin)
7 William G Cutler. History of the State of Kansas. Miami County, biographical sketches--New Lancaster. Available at http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/miami/miami-co-p15.html (searched January 2006). (Isaac Hamlin)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, pages 688-689 = 20-21 handwritten (Isaac Hamlin)
9 1870 US census, Kansas, Miami County, Miami Township, microfilm series M593, film 439, page 405 = 16 handwritten (Isaac Hamlin)
10 1900 US census, Kansas, Miami County, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 130, microfilm series T623, film 490, page 145 A = 12 handwritten (Isaac Hamlin)
11 1910 US census, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 34, microfilm series T624, film 785, page 246 B = 8 handwritten (Isaac Hamlin)
12 death certificate, available on Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1956 (Isaac Hamlin)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Isaac Hamlin)
| line | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling number | 139 | |||||
| Family number | 141 | |||||
| Name | Isaac Hamlin | Mary Ann Hamlin | Sarah F | George W | Harvey | Mary C |
| Age | 32 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m | f |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 600 | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | Penna | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dwelling-house number | 117 | |||||||
| Family number | 117 | |||||||
| Name | Hamlin Isaac | - Mary A | - Sarah | - George W | - Harry | - Mary C | - Curtin | - Eva G |
| Age | 41 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 2000 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 1100 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Kansas |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Oct | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| street | West War Street | ||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 276 | ||
| family number | 283 | ||
| name | Hamlin Isaac | - Mary A | - Nina B |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | Oct 1827 | Jan 1835 | Mar 1876 |
| age | 72 | 75 | 24 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 48 | 48 | |
| mother of how many children? | 10 | ||
| # of children living | 7 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Kansas |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Carpenter | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||
| line | 67 | 68 |
| street | West 20th | |
| house nr | 1214 | |
| dwelling nr | 157 | |
| family nr | 203 | |
| name | Hamlin Isaac | - Mary A |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 82 | 75 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 58 | 58 |
| mother of # children | 10 | |
| 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 | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | ||
| employer etc. | ||
| 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 | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | UA [?] | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||