He was born in 1842/43, in Baden, Germany, to [unknown personal name] Hebding and Frances [unknown family name]. [sources: date: 2 (19 in 1861), 3, 4 (38 in 1880), 14 (28 in 1870), 17 (53 at death), 20 (55 at death), 24 (18 in 1850). place: 2, 4, 14, 17, 24 (Switzerland). parents: 20 (father Francisca 1820-1894), 21 (Frances Hebding d. 1894 female)]
In 1860, he was living in ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a segar apprentice. He was living with Martin Bincker and others. [source: 24]
When he enlisted, he was a "segar maker", and was living in Philadelphia. [sources: 2, 3 ('cigarmaker')]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, gray eyes, and light hair. [sources: 2, 3]
He also served in company C of the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry. [source: 7]
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 27 August 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr. He was a private in company A. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 8, 28]
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. [source: 15]
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia. [sources: 1, 3]
On 12 March 1864, he was reported under arrest. He probably returned from arrest on 21 April 1864. [sources: 5, 6]
On 1 August 1864, he was reported absent sick. [source: 12]
On 17 August 1864, he was sick in the division hospital. [source: 13]
He was absent, sick, when the regiment mustered out. He was a private, in company A. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 8 (10 July 1865), 28]
He married Elizabeth [unknown family name]. She was born on 17 October 1843, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had seven children, including these:
[sources: 4, 14, 19, 22 (Eliza b. Oct 1841, 7 children, 4 alive), 25 (Eliz. born Germany), 26]
In 1870, he was living in the 17th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an organ manufac[turer], and owned $300 in personal property. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and children Mary, George, and Anna. [source: 14]
On 7 October 1871, his daughter Anna died, at 1743 Germantown Avenue, ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died of double pneumonia. On 9 October 1871, she was buried, in New Cathedral Cemetery. Her physician was Chas W Houghton, who had served in the 91st. [source: 27]
On 4 June 1880, his son George B Hebding died, of asthma. He died at, or was buried from, 345 Ann Street, 21st ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 6 June 1880, he was buried at New Cathedral Cemetery. [source: 26]
In 1880, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a brakeman for a railroad. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, his children Mary, Geo B, Ema, Charles, and Henry, and his mother-in-law Elizabeth Biddle. [source: 4]
In 1890, he was living at 626 Penn, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a driver (9). [sources: 8, 9]
On 10 December 1890, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 7, 11]
On 26 April 1895, he died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of cirrhosis. He was married, and was a driver. He died at (or was buried from) 2323 Garside Street, ward 29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 29 April 1895, he was buried in the New Cathedral Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 10, 17, 18]
On 17 June 1895, his widow, Elizabeth Hebding, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 7, 11]
In 1900, his wife Eliza was living with her daughter Emma and Emma's family, along with Eliza's son Harry. They were living at 2519 Ingersoll Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 22]
On 20 December 1908, Elizabeth Hebding died. at 2423 Sharswood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died of pneumonia (bronchial), with heart weakness contributing. On Wednesday 23 December 1908, she was buried, from 2423 Sharswood Street, the home of her daughter Mrs Eugene Kuhn. She was buried at New Cathedral Cemetery. [sources: 16, 19, 25]
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 Hebding)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 27 (Charles Hebding)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Charles Hebding; rolls also have 'Hebbding')
4 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 686, microfilm series T9, film 1190, page 617 = 33A handwritten (Charles Hebding)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 12 March 1864 (Hebding)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 21 April 1864 (--ing [probably Hebding])
7 pension index, by regiment (Charles H Hebding)
8 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 81, page [1] (image 353 on Ancestry), line 1 (Charles Hebding)
9 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Charles Hebding)
10 e-mail, Gus Hebding, May 2005 (Charles Hebding)
11 pension index, by name (Charles Hebding)
12 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 1 August 1864 (Bugler Hebding)
13 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 17 August 1864 (Bugler Hebding)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 50th division 17th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1402, page 97 = 25 handwritten (Charles Hebding)
15 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Chas Hebding)
16 [death notice], Philadelphia Inquirer, 22 December 1908, page 13 (Elizabeth Hebding)
17 death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, #22763, 26 April 1895 (Charles Hebding)
18 Find a grave, memorial 36759983, created by Margaret Orthodox, added 5 May 2009, accessed 26 October 2013 (Charles H Hebding)
19 Find a grave, memorial 36760099, created by Margaret Orthodox, added 5 May 2009, accessed 26 October 2013 (Elizabeth Hebding)
20 'Hebding family tree', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Michelle Hebding, accessed 26 October 2013 (Charles Hebding)
21 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 14 April 1894, available on FamilySearch (Frances Hebding [mother?])
22 1900 US census Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 29, enumeration district 731, microfilm series T623, film 1471, page 118 = 11 A (FamilySearch) (Eliza Hebdig [sic])
23 Philadelphia Pennsylvania marriage license indexes, 1885-1951 (Emma Hebding and Eugene Charles Kuhn)
24 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 20, 1st division, microfilm series M653, film 1171, pages 130 = 132 handwritten to 131 = 133 handwritten (Charles Hepting [sic])
25 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 20 December 1908, Elizabeth Hebding, available on FamilySearch
26 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 4 June 1880, George B Hebding, available on FamilySearch (Charles and Elizabeth Hebding)
27 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 7 Oct 1871, Anna Hebding, available on FamilySearch (Chas and Elizabeth Hebding)
28 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Charles Hebding)
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| Dwelling number | 878 | |||||
| Family number | 938 | |||||
| Name | Martin Bincker | Lousia [sic] Reinfelt | William | Lousia [sic] | Martin | Charles Hepting [sic] |
| Age | 33 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Machinist | Segar apprentice | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | ||||||
| Place of birth | Prussia | Switzerland | Penna | " | " | Switzerland |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling-house number | 143 | ||||
| Family number | 164 | ||||
| Name | Hebding Charles | - Elizabeth | - Mary | - George | - Anna |
| Age | 28 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Organ Manufac | Keeping House | |||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | ||||
| Birthplace | Baden | Pennsylvania | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | |||
| Birth month if born within year | May | ||||
| 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| street name | Ann Street | |||||||
| house number | 247 | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 278 [?] | |||||||
| family visit # | 304 | |||||||
| name | Hebding, Charles | - Elizabeth | - Mary | - Geo. B | - Ema | - Charles | - Henry | Biddle, Elizabeth |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | M | F |
| age | 39 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 61 [??] |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||
| relationship | Wife | [da]ughter | [so]n | [da]ughter | [so]n | [so]n | [mothe]r-in-law | |
| [a piece of tape covers the left part of the "relationship" column] | ||||||||
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |||||||
| married during year | ||||||||
| occupation | Brakeman R.R. | Keeping house | House Work | |||||
| months unemployed | 4 | |||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||
| insane | ||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | ||||||||
| can't read | ||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||
| birthplace | Germany | Philadelphia Pa | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Germany |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Germany |
| line | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| street | Ingersoll Street | ||||||
| house number | 2519 | ||||||
| dwelling number | 189 | ||||||
| family number | 199 | ||||||
| name | Kuhn Eugana [?] | - Emma | - Harry | - Charles | - Eugene | Hebdig [sic] Eliza | - Harry |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Mother | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M |
| birth date | July 1872 | Jan 1874 | Dec 1897 | Dec 1883 | Dec 1895 | Oct 1841 | May 1879 |
| age | 27 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 21 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | Wd | S |
| # years married | 9 | 9 | |||||
| mother of how many children? | 2 | 7 | |||||
| # of children living | 2 | 4 | |||||
| birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Germany | Germany |
| immigration year | 1886 | ||||||
| # years in USA | 13 | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | ||||||
| occupation | Baker | Baker | |||||
| # months not employed | |||||||
| # months in school | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| owned/rented | R | R | |||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||||
HEBDING.--On December 20, 1908, ELIZABETH, wife of the late Charles Hebding, aged 65 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday morning at 8.30 o'clock, from the residence of her daughter, Mrs Eugene Kuhn, 2423 Sharswood Street. High mass at St Elizabeth's Church at 10 AM. Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery.