He was born on 21 July 1841 (15; 2 (23 in 1864), 6 [18 in 1860], 7 [25 in 1870], 8 [38 in 1880], 9 [50 in 1900], 10 [60 in 1910], 11 [69 in 1920]). He was born in York, Pennsylvania (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
In 1860, he was living in South Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (post office Pattonsville) (6). He was an apprentice to a miller (6).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He was drafted (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 2, 3, 5). He enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (2, 3). His enlistment was credited to the sixteenth congressional district (2, 3). He was a private in company C (1, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20).
He was discharged by general order on 24 June 1865 (1, 5). He was a private, in company C (14, 17, 18, 19, 20).
He married Savina [unknown family name] (9). She was born on 13 April 1928 (16). In 1900 and 1910, she had had six children, four of whom were alive (9, 10).
In 1870, he was living in South Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (post office: Waterside) (7). He was living with his wife Lavina and daughter Annie (7). He was a miller, and owned $400 in personal property (7).
In 1880, he was living in Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Savina, his children Annie, DC, Edward, and Harry, and a servant (8). He was a miller (8).
On 25 November 1889, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (12, 13).
In 1890, he was living in Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5).
On 3 March 1900, he died (13 (3 Mar), 15 (31 Mar)). He was buried in Keagy Graveyard, in Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (4, 15 (31 Mar 1900)).
On 11 April 1900, his widow, Savina Lecrone, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (12, 13).
In 1900, his widow, Savina Lecrone, was living in Woodbury Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (9). She was living with her children Harry and Vinnie, and her father (9).
In 1910, his widow, Savina Lecrone, was living in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (10). She was living with her children Harry and Vina (10).
In 1920, his widow, Savina Lecrone, was living in Woodbury Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (11). She was living with her children Harry and Vina (10).
On 13 April 1928, his widow, Savina H Lecrone, died (16). She was buried in Keagy Cemetery, Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (16).
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 Lechron)
2 company C, descriptive book, entry 130 (William Lecron [?])
3 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 42 (William Lechron)
4 message, from David and Carol Eddleman, 3 November 2002, on PABEDFOR list at <sites.rootsweb.com>, transcribing burial list from the Bedford Inquirer, 22 May 1908 (William K. Lecrone [sic])
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Woodbury Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 92, page 2 (William K Lecrone)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, South Woodbury Township (post office Pattonsville), microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 616 = 34 handwritten (Wm Lecrone)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, South Woodbury Township (post office: Waterside), microfilm series M593, film 1304, pages 640-641 = 4-5 handwritten (William Lecrone)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Bloomfield Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 217, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 73 B = 2 handwritten (W K Lecrone)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Woodbury Borough, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 34, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 200 B = 1 handwritten (Savina Lecrone)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, supervisor's district [illegible], enumeration district 32, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 72 A = 13 handwritten (Savina Lecrone)
11 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Woodbury Borough, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 36, microfilm series T625, film 1533, page 143 B = 10 handwritten (Savina Lecrone)
12 pension index, by name (William K Lecrone [sic])
13 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (William K Lecrone)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William R Lecroan)
15 Find a grave, memorial 12171872, created by Kat, added 26 October 2005 (accessed 26 November 2014) (William K Lecrone)
16 Find a grave, memorial 14401091, created 24 May 2006, by Kat (accessed 26 November 2014) (Savina H LeCrone)
17 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Lechron)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Lecoran)
19 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William R Lecroen)
20 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Lecron)
| line | 39 |
| Dwelling number | [239] |
| Family number | [243] |
| Name | Wm Lecrone |
| Age | 18 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | |
| Occupation | App to Milling |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Pa] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Dwelling-house number | 30 | ||
| Family number | 30 | ||
| Name | Lecrone William | Lavina | Lecrone Annie |
| Age | 25 | 21 | 3/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Miller | Keeping House | |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | 400 | ||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | Penna |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | Mar | ||
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 11 | ||||||
| family visit # | 11 | ||||||
| name | Lecrone W K | - Savina | - Annie | - D C | - Edward | - Harry | Brent Amanda |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | F |
| age | 38 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Son | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Miller | Keeping house | |||||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 24 | |||
| family number | 25 | |||
| name | Lecrone Savina | - Harry H | - Vinnie | Hoover [?] David O |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter | Father |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | F | M | F | M |
| birth date | Aug 1849 | Mar 1879 | Aug 1891 | June 1820 |
| age | 50 | 21 | 8 | 79 |
| married? | Wd | S | S | Wd |
| # years married | ||||
| mother of how many children? | 6 | |||
| # of children living | 4 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Day Laborer | Landlord | ||
| # months not employed | 6 | |||
| # months in school | 7 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| street | Main Street | ||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 53 | ||
| family nr | 56 | ||
| name | Lecrone Savina | - Harry | - Vina |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter |
| sex | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 60 | 31 | 18 |
| marital status | W | S | S |
| #years present marriage | |||
| mother of # children | 6 | ||
| mother of # living children | 4 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Own Income | Laborer | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Odd Jobs | ||
| employer etc. | W | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | No | ||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| line | 78 | 79 | 80 |
| street | |||
| house number | X | ||
| dwelling visit number | 47 | ||
| family visit number | 48 | ||
| name | Lecrone Savina | - Harry | - Vina |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter |
| own/rent | O | ||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | ||
| sex | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 69 | 40 | 24 |
| marital status | Wd | S | S |
| year of immigration | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| year of naturalization | |||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | Blacksmith | None |
| industry, business | Railroad Co | ||
| employment status | W | ||
| number of farm schedule |