He was born in March 1848 (5, 9; 2 (17 in 1865), 6 [4 in 1850], 7 [13 in 1860], 8 [31 in 1880]). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 5, 6, 7, 8). He was probably born to Daniel and Mary Hilty (5, 6, 7).
In 1850, he was living in Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Daniel and Mary Hilty (presumably his parents), and four other Hilty's (presumably his siblings) (6).
In 1860, he was living in Bell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (7). He had attended school within the year (7).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was a substitute (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 March 1865 (1, 2, 3 [4 Mar 63]). He was enlisted for one year, at Greensburg [?], Pennsylvania, by Captain Coleter [?] (2). He was a private in company I (1, 13, 14).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 3 [4 Jul 63]). He was a private, in company I (13, 14).
In 1871/1872, he married Catharine E [unknown family name] (5, 9). They had nine children (5):
In 1900, she had had twelve children, nine of whom were alive (9; see also 10).
In 1880, he was living in Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (8). He was a laborer (8). He was living with his wife Catharine, and his children Mary, Harry, and Baly [?] (8).
In 1890, he was living at 157 Carver Street, Pittsburgh (4th precinct, 21st ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (3).
On 10 November 1892, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 11).
In 1900, he was living at 157 Carver Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (9). He was a carpenter, and had been out of work for seven months in the previous year (9).
On 10 September 1908, he again applied for a pension (11).
In 1910, he was living at 157 Carver Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (10). He was a house carpenter (10). He had been out of work for 52 weeks in 1909 (10).
He died on 21 February 1913, at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (11). He was buried in St Peter's Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (12). (Find a Grave lists two St Peter's Cemeteries in Allegheny County.)
On 12 March 1915 [or 1913?], his widow, Catharine E Hilty, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (4).
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) (George W Hilty)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #66 (George W Hilty)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh 4th precinct 21st ward, supervisor's district 9, enumeration district 108, page 1 (George W Hilty)
4 pension index, by name (George W Hilty)
5 "Western Pennsylvania Millirons", gedcom on WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com (searched 16 Dec 2005) (George W Hilty)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Washington Township, microfilm series M432, film 836, page 408 (George W Hilty)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Bell Township, microfilm series M653, film 1195, page 70 = 104 handwritten (George Hilty)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland, Upper Burrell Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 102, microfilm series T9, film 1203, page 276 = page 448B handwritten (George W Hilty)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburg [sic] City, supevisor's district 18, enumeration district 249, microfilm series T623, film 1362, page 103 = 12A handwritten (George W Hilty)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburg [sic] City, ward 12, supervisor's district 23, enumeration district 436, microfilm series T624, film 1303, page 213 = 5A handwritten (George W Hilty)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (George W Hilty)
12 Civil War veteran tombstone inscriptions Allegheny County Pennsylvania H (George W Hilty)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George W Hilty)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George W Hiltz)
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwellings visited | 449 | ||||||
| Families visited | 449 | ||||||
| Name | Daniel Hilty | Mary | Michael | Margaret | Lavinia | George W | Sarah |
| [the head of household's personal name may be 'David', and 'Mary' may be 'Marg'] | |||||||
| Age | 32 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10/12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | ||||||
| Real estate owned | 1500 | ||||||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Pena] | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Dwelling number | 769 | |||||||||
| Family number | 718 | |||||||||
| Name | Daniel Hilty | Mary " | Michal " | Margaret " | Lavinia " | George " | Sarah " | Martha " | Daniel " | Anna " |
| Age | 40 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m | f | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Coopper | Farm Laborer | Serving | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 2,000 | |||||||||
| [the value may be '3,000'] | ||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 700 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||
| line | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 161 | ||||
| family visit # | 161 | ||||
| name | Hilty George W | Hilty Catharine | Hilty Marry M | Hilty Harry E | Hilty Baly [?] |
| color | w | w | w | w | w |
| sex | m | f | f | m | m |
| age | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2/12 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | wife | daughter | son | son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Laborer | Keeping house | At Home | " | " |
| months unemployed | |||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | |||||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| street | Carver St | ||||||||
| house number | [157] | ||||||||
| dwelling number | 188 | ||||||||
| family number | 205 | ||||||||
| name | Hilty George W | - Katharine E | Gilmore J | Bubie [?] O | Clarence D | Violet D | Victor R | Mason S | Valerie R |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | M | F |
| birth date | Mar 1848 | Oct 1855 | Feb 1882 | July 1884 | Oct 1886 | Sept 1889 | Dec 1892 | Jan 1896 | Feb 1898 |
| age | 52 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| mother of how many children? | 12 | ||||||||
| # of children living | 9 | ||||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||||
| occupation | Carpenter | Labor | Drayman | At school | At school | ||||
| # months not employed | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| # months in school | 10 | 10 | |||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |||
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||||||||
| free or mortgaged | M | ||||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||||||
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| street | Carver St | ||||
| house nr | 157 | ||||
| dwelling nr | 72 | ||||
| family nr | 87 | ||||
| name | Hilty, George W | - Catharine E | - Victor R | - Mason S | - Valma R |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 63 | 58 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 38 | 38 | |||
| mother of # children | 12 | ||||
| mother of # living children | 8 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Carpenter | None | Apprentice | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | House | Westinghouse | |||
| employer etc. | W | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | Yes | No | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 52 | 52 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | |||||
| civil war vet | UA | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||