He was born on 6 June 1842, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to Henry Imler and Barbara Croyle. [sources: date: 12 (June 1841), 14 (6 June 1843), 17 (6 June 1842); 3 (20 in 1864), 4, 5, 9 (17 in 1860), 10 (26 in 1870), 11 (37 in 1880), 12 (58 in 1900), 13 (68 in 1910), 18 (7 [?] in 1850), 19 (76 in 1920). place: 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19. parents: 14]
In 1850, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents, Henry and Barbara Imler, and with other Imler's. [source: 18]
In 1860, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, with his parents. He was a farm laborer. [source: 9]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [sources: 3, 5]
His brother, Adam Imler, and his cousin Martin Imler, also served in the 91st Pennsylvania [source: 15]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. [sources: 3, 5]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 21 September 1864, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 (8 Oct 64), 7, 21, 22]
He was wounded on 27 October 1864, at Hatcher's Run, Virginia. [source: 5]
He was reported present on the muster roll for January-February 1865). [source: 16]
According to the regimental hospital records, "Imler of Co. B" was treated for constipation from 22 to 26 February 1865. (This may have been Adam or Martin Imler.) [source: 16]
He was discharged at Washington, DC, by general order 94, War Department (dated 25 May 1865), on 30 May 1865 or 25 May 1865. He was a private, in company B. [sources: (1 (30 May), 2 (25 May), 3 (30 May), 6 (6 July), 7 (30 May), 21, 22]
On 23 March 1868, he married Rebecca Sill. She was born on 24 June 1841. This was her second marriage, and his first. She was first married to Peter Berkheimer (22 May 1834-19 Sep 1864), and had two children with him: Leah Berkheimer (b.25 July 1862) and Clelly Berkheimer (b.1863, PA). William and Rebecca had nine children: [sources: 12, 13 (11 children, 10 alive in 1910), 14, 20]
In 1870, he was living in St Clairsville Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Rebecca, his son Milton, and two step-daughters. He was a huckster, and he owned $1,300 in real estate and $400 in personal property. [source: 10]
On 13 April 1880, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 7, 8]
In 1880, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Rebecca and seven children He was a farmer. [source: 11]
In 1890, he was living in Imler Valley, King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He had received a gunshot wound in his left breast. [source: 6]
In 1900, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Rebecca and four children. He was a farmer. [source: 12]
He again applied for a pension on [illegible] 1907. [source: 7]
In 1910, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife and two children. He was a farmer. [source: 13]
His wife, Rebecca S Imler, died on 20 April 1911. She was buried in the Imler Saint Paul Brethren Cemetery, Imler, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 17, 20]
In 1920, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his daughter Carrie Riddle. He was a farmer, on a general farm. [source: 19]
He died on 18 April 1921, at Imler, [Bedford County,] Pennsylvania. He was buried in the Imler Saint Paul Brethren Cemetery, Imler, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 6, 14 (Osterburg), 17 (18 Apr 1921), 20 (18 Apr 21)]
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) (William Imled)
2 company B, register of men discharged (Wm Imler)
3 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 71 (William Imler)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 2 Jun 2004 (William Imled; rolls have 'Imler')
5 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 31 (Wm Imler)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 75, page 2 (William H Imler)
7 pension index, by regiment (William Imler)
8 pension index, by name (William Imler)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township (post office St Clairsville), microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 642 = 24 handwritten (William H Imler)
10 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, St Clairsville Borough, microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 687 = 2 handwritten (W H Imler)
11 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 236, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 196 A = 17 handwritten (Wm H Imler)
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 19, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 29 = 7A handwritten (William H Imler)
13 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 18, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 162 B = 5 handwritten (William H Imler)
14 "My Mother's family-Neely, Biddle & extended families", GEDCOM on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Ramona Householder, last updated 12 June 2005, accessed 13 December 2005 and again on 11 May 2011; note that many other gedcoms mentioning William H Imler are available on WorldConnect (William H Imler)
15 e-mail, Mike Hengst to Harry A Ide, 3 August 2009 (William Imler)
16 summary of Martin Imler's service, pension file, Maria E Imler, widow of Martin Imler (William Imler)
17 headstone, Old Imler Cemetery, Imler, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (thanks to Mike Hengst for providing this!) (Wm H Imler)
18 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 252 verso = 502 handwritten (W H Imler)
19 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 20, microfilm series T625, film 1533, page 236 = 6 B handwritten (William H Imler)
20 Find a Grave, memorial 44670702, created by pat callahan, maintained by S Sill, added 22 Nov 2009, accessed 11 May 2011 [identity is confirmed by reference on the memorial to his service in the 91st] (Wm H Imler)
21 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Imler)
22 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Imlar)
| line | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Dwellings visited | 100 | ||||||
| Families visited | 100 | ||||||
| Name | Henry Imler | Barbara Imler | Thomas Imler | Adam Imler | Josiah Imler | W. H. Imler | Calhan [?] Imler |
| Age | 52 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 7 [?] | 17 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | |||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Dwelling number | 936 | |||
| Family number | 894 | |||
| Name | Henry Imler | Barbara " | Josiah " | William H. " |
| Age | 63 | 58 | 22 | 17 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Farm Lab | " " | |
| Value of real estate owned | 2000 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Dwelling-house number | 15 | ||||
| Family number | 15 | ||||
| Name | Imler W H | Rebecca | Milton | Burkheimer [??] [illegible] | - McClella [?] |
| Age | 26 | 28 [?] | 6/12 | 7 | 6 [?] |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Huckster | Keeping House | |||
| Real estate value | 1300 | ||||
| Personal estate value | 400 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | Nov | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| street name | |||||||||
| house number | |||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 145 | ||||||||
| family visit # | 149 | ||||||||
| name | Imler Wm. H | - Rebecca | - Milton L | - Dennis C | - Katy D | - Amanda E | - Thomas E | - Lucy Ada | Berkimer Clella [?] |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| age | 37 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | Husband | Wife | Son | Son | Daugh | Daugh | Son | Daugh | Daugh [sic] |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||||
| married during year | |||||||||
| occupation | Farmer | House Keeper | Farm Hand | At Home | |||||
| months unemployed | 11 | ||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||
| blind | |||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||
| insane | |||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | |||||||||
| can't write | |||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| street | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling number | 139 | |||||
| family number | 140 | |||||
| name | Imler William H | - Rebecca | - Park C | - Josiah S | - Carrie M | Berkheimer Leah |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Step Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| birth date | June 1841 | June 1840 | Apr 1881 | Dec 1883 | Feb 1889 | Jul 1862 |
| age | 58 | 59 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | 31 | 31 | ||||
| mother of how many children? | [illegible] | |||||
| # of children living | 3 [?? perhaps 8?] | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||||
| # years in USA | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | At School | At School | Dress Maker | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 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 | F | |||||
| # of farm schedule | 81 |
| line | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
| street | Imler Village and vicinity | |||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 102 | |||
| family nr | 105 | |||
| name | Imler William H | - Rebecca S | - Carrie M | BerkheimerLeah |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Step-daughter |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 68 | 69 | 21 | 45 |
| marital status | M1 | M2 | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 42 | 42 | ||
| mother of # children | 11 | |||
| mother of # living children | 10 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | Milliner |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | Own shop | ||
| employer etc. | Emp | OA | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No [sic] | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 [sic] | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| nr on farm schedule | 66 | |||
| civil war vet | UA | |||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||
| line | 75 | 76 |
| street | Imler + Roads [?] | |
| house number | Fm | |
| dwelling visit number | 185 | |
| family visit number | 154 | |
| name | Imler William H | Riddle Carrie |
| relationship | Head | Daughter |
| own/rent | O | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |
| sex | M | F |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 76 [?] | 30 |
| marital status | Wd | M |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Farmer | None |
| industry, business | General farm | |
| employment status | OA | |
| number of farm schedule | 55 | |