He was born on 1 June 1830, in Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 10, 12; 3 (34 in 1865), 7 (32 in 1860), 8 (40 in 1870), 9 (50 in 1880), 10 (69 in 1900), 14 (20 in 1850). place: 7, 8, 9, 10, 14]
In 1849/50, he married Harriet Weaver. She was born on 14 April 1832. Their children include:
[sources: 7, 8, 10 (10 children, 7 living in 1900), 11 (13 children, 6 living in 1910), 12, 13, 14]
In 1850, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Harriet; they had married in the previous year. He was a laborer. [source: 14]
In 1860, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Harriet, and with Catharine, Rachel, and Mary (presumably their children. He was a carpenter, and owned $500 in real estate and $200 in personal property. [source: 7]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 16 March 1865. He was mustered in as a private, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 16, 17]
He may have been charged for a lost cap box, box, gun sling, etc., perhaps when the regiment mustered out. [source: 2]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 16, 17]
In 1870, he was living in Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Harriet, and with Mary, Elmer, Samuel, William, and Albert (presumably their children). He was a farmer, and owned $1,000 in real estate and $590 in personal property. [source: 8]
In 1880, he was living in Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Harrietta [?], and children Elmer, Albert, Lettie, and Wilbert. He was a farmer. [source: 9]
On 19 December 1890, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
In 1890, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (post office Entriken [?]). [source: 4]
In 1900, he was living in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Harriet. He was a mason, and had been out of work 6 months in the previous year. [source: 10]
On 8 September 1903, he died. He was buried in Saint Pauls UCC Church Cemetery, Russelville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. [source: 12]
On 21 November 1903, his widow, Harriet Krieger, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
In 1910, his widow, Harriet Krieger, was living in Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (11). She was living on her own income (11).
On 11 December 1912, his widow, Harriet Weaver Krieger, died, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Saint Pauls UCC Church Cemetery, Russelville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 13, 15]
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) (Lorenzo Kreiger)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (Lewis [sic] Krieger)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (Lorenzo Kreiger)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 171, page 4 (Lewis [sic D Krieger])
5 pension index, by name (Lorenzo Krieger)
6 pension index, by regiment (Lorenzo Krieger)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, page 276 = 8 handwritten (Lorenzo D. Kreiger)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Lincoln Township, microfilm series M593, film 1349, page 655 = 10 handwritten (Lorenza Krieger)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 196, microfilm series T9, film 1134, page 222 = 5 A handwritten (L. D. Krieger)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 96, microfilm series T623, film 1414, page 225 = 3 A handwritten (Lorenzo D. Kreiger)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district [illegible], enumeration district 73, microfilm series T624, film 1349, page 86 = 4 B handwritten (Harriet Krieger)
12 Find a grave, memorial 90266027, added 17 May 2012, by Sharron, accessed 19 November 2012 (Lorenzo Dow Kreiger ("Louis"))
13 Find a grave, memorial 90266004, added 17 May 2012, by Sharron, accessed 19 November 2012 (Harriet Weaver Kreiger)
14 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M432, film 784, page 798 verso = [594] handwritten (FamilySearch) (Louis Krieger)
15 Pennsylvania death indices, 1912 ("Kreiger, Harriett; 114288; Huntingdon Co.; Dec. 11.") (Harriett Kreiger)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Lorenzo Kreeger)
17 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Larazo Kreiger)
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| Dwellings visited | 65 | |
| Families visited | 65 | |
| Name | Louis Krieger | Harriet " |
| Age | 20 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f |
| Color | ||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | " [sc. Labr] | |
| Real estate owned | ||
| Birthplace | Pa | " |
| Married within year | 1 | 1 |
| Attended school within year | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwelling number | 51 | ||||
| Family number | 53 | ||||
| Name | Lorenzo D. Kreiger | Harriet " | Catharine " | Rachel " | Mary " |
| Age | 32 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | f |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 500 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | ||||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Penn] | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | 66 | |||||||
| Family number | 72 | |||||||
| Name | Krieger Lorenza | - Harriet | - Rachel | - Mary | - Elmer | - Saml | - William | - Albert |
| Age | 40 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| 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 | 1000 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 590 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| 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 ... |
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| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 40 | |||||
| family visit # | 45 | |||||
| name | Krieger L. D. | - Harrietta [?--maybe Henrietta?] | - Elmer E | - Albert | - Lettie | - Wilbert E |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| age | 50 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
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| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Works on Farm | |||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | 1 | |||||
| can't write | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 44 | 45 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 45 | |
| family number | 47 | |
| name | Kreiger, Lorenzo D. | -, Harriet |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | June 1830 | April 1832 |
| age | 69 | 68 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 51 | 51 |
| mother of how many children? | 10 | |
| # of children living | 7 [? could be '9'] | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Mason | |
| # months not employed | 6 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |
| free or mortgaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 52 |
| street | |
| house nr | |
| dwelling nr | 73 |
| family nr | 75 |
| name | Krieger, Harriet |
| relationship | Head |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 70 |
| marital status | Wd |
| #years present marriage | |
| mother of # children | 13 |
| mother of # living children | 6 |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |
| naturalized/alien | English |
| speaks English | Own Income |
| occupation | |
| nature of industry etc. | |
| employer etc. | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |
| owned/rented | O |
| owned free or mortagaged | F |
| farm/house | H |
| nr on farm schedule | |
| civil war vet | |
| blind | |
| deaf & dumb |