He was born on 4 September 1837 (12, 16; 8 (28 in 1864), 9 (28 in 1864), 2 [57 on 14 July 1894], 13 [23 in 1860], 14 [33 in 1870], 15 [43 in 1880], 16 [63 in 1900], 17 [73 in 1910], 18 [83 in 1920], 19 [13 in 1850], 21 [50 in 1886]). He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19). He was born to Peter and Sarah Ickes (12).
In 1850, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (19). He was living with his parents Peter and Sarah Ickes, and with Jacob, Elizabeth, and May Ickes (19).
On 6 April 1858, he married Mary Ann Ickes (his second cousin) (12, 16, 17). They had nine children, eight of whom were alive in 1900 and 1910 (12, 16, 17):
In 1860, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his mother Sarah and his wife Mary (13). He was a farmer (13).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (8, 9).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (8, 9).
He also served in company I of the 171st Pennsylvania Infantry (3, 5, 11, 12). He was mustered into service on 2 November 1862 (5, 10, 12 [16 Oct 62]). He was mustered out with his company on 8 August 1863 (5, 12).
He was drafted (1, 8, 9). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 8, 9, 10 [8 Oct]). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (8, 9). His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district (8, 9). He was a private, in company B (1, 22, 23).
On 27 April 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 April 1865 (4).
He was present when the surgeon drained Martin Imler's abscess, some time in April 1865 (21).
He was discharged on 30 May 1865 by general order 94, War Department (1, 7 [25 May 65], 10 [6 July]). He was a corporal in company B (1, 23).
In 1870, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (14). He was living with his wife Mary and children Sarah, Philip, Maria, Calvin, and Anna (14). He was a carpenter, and owned $1,000 in real estate and $200 in personal property (14).
In 1880, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (15). He was living with his wife MaryAnn, and children Sarah, Philip, Maria, Clara, Ann, Milton, Lucy, and Mary (15). He was a carpenter (15).
On 13 April 1880, he successfully applied for a pension (3, 11).
On 11 December 1886, he made an affidavit in support of the pension application of Maria Imler, widow of Martin Imler (21). His post office address was King [Township], Bedford County, Pennsylvania (21).
In 1890, he was living in Imler Valley, King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (10). He had had a rupture (10).
In 1894, his postal address was Caterburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (2).
In 1900, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (16). He was living with his wife Mary Ann, and children Lucy, Milton, and Mary (16). He was a farmer (16).
On 27 February 1910 he wrote a letter to Glenn LaVern (Reesey) Goodell (see the 'Goodell' etc. gedcom listed below for a transcription) (12). He was then tax collector of King Township (12).
In 1910, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (17). He was living with his wife Mary Ann, son Milton, and Milton's family (17). He was a farmer, on a general farm (17).
In 1920, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (18). He was living with his wife Mary Ann, son Milton, and Milton's family (18). He was retired (18).
On 14 January 1921, he died, at Imler, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (11, 12). He was buried at Pavia Cemetery, Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (12, 22 [Mt Zion, Bedford County]).
On 5 February 1921 [?], his widow, Mary Ann Ickes, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 11).
In 1930, his widow, Mary A Ickes, was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (20). She was living with her son Milton and grandchildren (20).
Mary Ann Ickes died on 3 March 1939, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and was buried in Pavia Cemetery, Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (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)
2 General Affidavit, 14 July 1894 (Bedford County, Pennsylvania), in Samuel Mock's pension file
3 pension index, by name. Searched 11 Mar 01 on <www.ancestry.com>
4 special order 25, HQ 91st PA, 27 April 1865 (Alexd Ickes)
5 Bates (see #1), p.1179 (171st PA Infantry) (Alexander Ickes)
6 [no entry]
7 company B, register of men discharged (Alexander Ickes)
8 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 73 (Alexander Ickes)
9 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 33 (Alexander Ickes)
10 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 75, page 1 (Alexander Ickes)
11 pension index, by regiment (Alexander Ickes)
12 'Goodell, descendents of Robert Goodell and Catherine Kilham', a gedcom available on Rootsweb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 27 Aug 05, contact Jack N Goodell) [note: other gedcoms on WorldConnect have entries for Alexander Ickes]) (Alexander Ickes)
13 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, microfilm s4eries M653, film 1072, page 646 = 28 handwritten] (Alexander Ickes)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township (post office St Clairsville), microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 709 = 42 handwritten] (Alexander Ickes)
15 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 226, microfilm series T9, film 1098, pages 190 = 5 A - 6 B handwritten] (Alexander Ickes)
16 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 19, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 23 = 1 A handwritten] (Alexander Ickes)
17 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 18, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 162 A = 5 handwritten] (Alexander Ickes)
18 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 20, microfilm series T625, film 1533, page 237 = 7 A handwritten] (Alexander Ickes)
19 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 248] (Alexander Ickes)
20 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 17, enumeration district 5-19, microfilm series T626, film 226, page 226 A = 2 handwritten] (Mary A Ickes)
21 affidavit, 11 December 1886, pension file, Maria E Imler, widow of Martin Imler (Alex Ickes)
22 Page 211. Floyd G Hoenstine. Military services and genealogical records of soldiers of Blair County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press, 1940. (Alexander Ickes)
23 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Alexander Ickes)
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| Dwellings visited | 32 | |||||
| Families visited | 32 | |||||
| Name | Peter Ickes | Sarah Ickes | Jacob Ickes | Elizabeth Ickes | Alexander Ickes | May Ickes |
| Age | 46 | 46 | 20 [?] | 18 | 13 | 8 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | |||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling number | 965 | ||
| Family number | 922 | ||
| Name | Sarah Ickes | Alexander " | Mary " |
| Age | 58 | 23 | 17 |
| Sex | f | m | f |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | Serving | |
| Value of real estate owned | 400 | ||
| Value of personal estate | 400 [?] | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwelling-house number | 310 | ||||||
| Family number | 310 | ||||||
| Name | Ickes Alexander | - Mary | - Sarah | - Philip | - Maria | - Calvin | - Anna |
| Age | 33 | 28 | 9 | 7 [??] | 5 | 3 | 8/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Carpenter | Keeping House | |||||
| Real estate value | 1000 | ||||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Dec | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||
| Attended school past year | |||||||
| Can't read | |||||||
| Can't write | 1 | ||||||
| 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 ... |
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| street name | ||||||||||
| house number | ||||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 40 | |||||||||
| family visit # | 42 | |||||||||
| name | Ickes Alexander | - Maryann | - Sarah | - Philip | - Maria J | - Clara | - Ann S | - Milton | - Lucy | - Mary |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | F | F | M | F | F |
| age | 43 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||||
| relationship | Husband | Wife | Daugh | Son | Daugh | Daugh | Daugh | Son | Daugh | Daugh |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||||||
| married during year | ||||||||||
| occupation | Carpenter | House Keeper | At Home | Laborer | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | ||
| months unemployed | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||||
| blind | ||||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||||
| insane | ||||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| can't read | ||||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 1 | ||||
| family number | 1 | ||||
| name | Ickes Alexander | Ickes Mary Ann | - Lucy | - Milton | - Mary |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| birth date | Sept 1836 | Mar 1840 | Oct 1875 | May 1873 | Oct 1879 |
| age | 63 | 60 | 24 | 27 | 20 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 42 | 42 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 9 | ||||
| # of children living | 8 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | Servant | Farm Laborer | Servant | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 1 |
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| street | Long Ridge and Scout Lane [?] Case [??] | ||||
| house nr | |||||
| dwelling nr | 98 | ||||
| family nr | 101 | ||||
| name | Ickes Alexander | - Mary Ann | - Milton | - Sadie | - Clair |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter-in-law | Grandson |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 73 | 70 | 36 | 28 | 4 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 51 | 51 | 6 | 6 | |
| mother of # children | 9 | 1 | |||
| mother of # living children | 8 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | |
| occupation | Farmer | None | Farmer | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | General farm | |||
| employer etc. | Emp | OA | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | [illegible] | Yes | Yes | |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | 62 | ||||
| civil war vet | [blank] | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||
| line | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
| street | Sconbane [??] Road | ||||
| house number | 572 [?] | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 149 | ||||
| family visit number | 171 | ||||
| name | Ickes Alexander | - Mary Ann | - Milton | - Sherb [?] Clair | - Jerome Lucila |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Grand Son | Grand Daughter |
| own/rent | O | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | ||||
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 83 | 80 | 46 | 14 | 6 |
| marital status | M | M | Wd | S | S |
| year of immigration | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | yes | yes | |||
| can read | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Retired | None | Farmer | None | None |
| industry, business | Gernal Farmer | ||||
| employment status | OA | ||||
| number of farm schedule | 61 | ||||
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 31 | ||||
| family visit # | 32 | ||||
| name | Ickes Mary A | - Milton | - S Clair | - J Lucilla | - Hattie J |
| relation | Head | Son | GrandSon | GrandDaught | GrandDaught in law [?] |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| value or rent | 3000 | ||||
| radio | |||||
| farm | Yes | X | X | X | X |
| sex | F | M | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 92 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
| married? | M | Wd | M | S | M |
| age 1st marriage | 20 | 31 | 23 | 17 | |
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No | No | No | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||||
| immigration year | |||||
| naturalization | |||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | Farmer | Laborer | None | None |
| industry | General Farm | Farm | |||
| worker class | Yes | Yes | |||
| at work yesterday | |||||
| unemployment schedule # | |||||
| veteran? | No | No | |||
| war | |||||
| farm schedule # | 10 |