He was born on 15 March 1844, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to Samuel Mock and Barbara Amsbaugh (or Almsbaugh). [sources: date: 17, 18; 3 (20 in 1864), 4, 7 (36 in 1880), 8 (56 in 1900), 10 (66 in 1910), 11 (75 in 1920), 13 (6 in 1850), 14 (15 in 1860), 15 (26 in 1870). place: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15. parents: 9 (Almsbaugh), 13, 14, 15, 17 (Amsbaugh), 18 (Amsbaugh)]
In 1850, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Samuel and Barbara Mock and with Emanuel, Caty [?], and Elizabeth Mock (presumably siblings). [source: 13]
In 1860, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Samuel and Barbara Mock, and with Emanuel and Elizabeth Mock (presumably siblings). He was a farm laborer, and had attended school within the year. [source: 14]
When he enlisted, he was a laborer. (At some point before he enrolled, he was apparently a teacher, in the common schools.) [sources: 3, 17]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair. [source: 3]
He was drafted. His service was credited to the sixteenth congressional district. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was mustered in, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, as a private in company I. [source: 1, 3, 4, 12, 21-22]
He was discharged by general order on 30 or 31 May 1865. He was a private, in company I. [sources: 1, 2 (31 May), 3 (31 May), 4 (30 May), 12 (30 May), 17 (30 May), 21-22]
In 1870, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Samuel and Barbara Mock. He was a farm laborer. [source: 15]
On 12 February 1874, he married Martha Harbaugh. She was apparently his second wife. She was born on 30 April 1854. They had five children, four of whom were alive in 1900 and 1910.
[sources: 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19]
In 1880, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, and had not been unemployed in 1880. He was living with his wife Martha, and children Howard, Charles, and Charlotte. [source: 7]
In 1890, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (post office Lovely). He was partially deaf. [source: 5]
On 19 August 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 6, 12]
In 1900, he was living in Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. He was living with his wife Martha, and children Charles, Charlotte, and Elbert. [source: 8]
In 1910, he was living in Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Martha and children Lottie and Clayton. He was a farm laborer. [source: 10]
His final illness started about 1918. He stopped farming then. [source: 17]
In 1920, he was living in Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Martha and children Lottie and Clayton. He was not working. [source: 11]
He died on 5 February 1923, at Alum Bank, [Bedford County,] Pennsylvania. He was living in Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Mount Union Cemetery, Spruce Hollow, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was in the Grand Army of the Republic. He was an active Methodist, and was especially interested in the public schools. [sources: 9, 12, 17, 18, 20]
On 23 [?] February 1923 [?], his widow, Martha J Mock, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [source: 6]
In 1930, Martha J Mock, his widow, was living in Lincoln Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her son Evert [?] and daughter Charlotte. [source: 16]
Martha J Mock died on 26 September 1930. She was buried at Mount Union Cemetery, Spruce Hollow, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 9, 19]
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) (Daniel A Mock)
2 company I, register of men discharged (Samuel A Mock)
3 company I, descriptive roll, #23 (Samuel A Mock)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 20 March 2005 (Daniel A Mock; rolls have 'Samuel A')
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 91 (Samuel A Mock)
6 pension index, by name (Samuel A Mock)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 237, microfilm series T9, film 1098, pages 343 B - 344 C = 14-15 handwritten (Samuel A Mock)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district [blank], enumeration district [blank], microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 56 B = 4 handwritten (Samuel Mock)
9 'Mock, Hite, Ickes, Earnest, Colebaugh, Imler, Speese', a gedcom on RootsWeb WorldConnect (individual I00485 on 15 July 2012) (viewed June 2007, last updated 7 May 2000, contact Nancy Fisher) [Note: many other gedcoms on WorldConnect have similar information] (Samuel A Mock, Junior)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration disrict 20, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 199 A = 6 handwritten (Samuel Mock)
11 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 22, microfilm series T625, film 1533, page 256 B = 2 handwritten (Samuel Mock)
12 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Samuel A Mock)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 260 verso = 518 handwritten (Samuel Mock)
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, post office St Clairsville, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 655 = 37 handwritten (Samuel Mock)
15 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, post office St Clairsville, microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 697 = 18 handwritten (Samuel Mock)
16 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 17, enumeration district 5-21, microfilm series T626, film 1998, page 247 = 2 A handwritten (Martha J Mock)
17 obituary, Bedford Gazette, 9 February 1923 (Samuel A Mock)
18 Find a grave, memorial 25391629, created by A Seeker, added 19 March 2008, accessed 15 July 2012 (Samuel A Mock)
19 Find a grave, memorial 25391618, created by A Seeker, added 19 March 2008, accessed 15 July 2012 (Martha J Harbaugh Mock)
20 Pennsylvania death indices, 1923 (soundex = M200) ("200 Samuel A Mock Bedf Co [state file #] 24092 [date of death] 2/5") (Samuel A Mock)
21 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Samuel S Mock)
22 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Samuel A Mock)
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwellings visited | 210 | |||||
| Families visited | 211 | |||||
| Name | Samuel Mock | Barbara Mock | Emanuel Mock | Samuel Mock | Caty [?] Mock | Elizabeth Mock |
| Age | 50 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f | f |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | |||||
| Real estate owned | 600 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling number | 1034 | ||||
| Family number | 987 | ||||
| Name | Samuel Mock | Barbara " | Emanuel " | Samuel " | Elizabeth " |
| Age | 55 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Farm Lab | " " | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 500 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 150 | ||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dwelling-house number | 121 | ||
| Family number | 121 | ||
| Name | Mock Samuel | - Barbara | - Samuel |
| Age | 65 | 63 | 26 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Laborer |
| Real estate value | 1000 | ||
| Personal estate value | 300 | ||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| 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 | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 123 | 123 | |||
| family visit # | 127 | 127 | |||
| name | Mock Samuel A | - Martha | - Howard Stanley [???] | - Charles Ross [?] | - Charlotte |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| age | 36 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | |||
| months unemployed | 0 | ||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | " | " | " |
| line | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 71 | ||||
| family number | 71 | ||||
| name | Mock Samuel | - Martha J | - Charles R | - Charlotte | - Elbert S |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| birth date | Mar 1844 | Apr 1854 | Mar 1877 | Mar 1877 | Dec 1887 |
| age | 56 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 26 | 26 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 5 | ||||
| # of children living | 4 | ||||
| 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 | School teacher | Farm Labor | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| # months in school | 5 1/2 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 56 |
| line | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| street | ||||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 6 | |||
| family nr | 6 | |||
| name | Mock Samuel | - Martha | - Lottie | - E. Clayton |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 66 | 55 | 33 | 22 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 36 | 36 | ||
| mother of # children | 5 | |||
| mother of # living children | 4 | |||
| 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 | Farm laborer | None | None | Farm Laborer |
| nature of industry etc. | Home farm | Home farm | ||
| employer etc. | W | W | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | H [sic] | |||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||
| civil war vet | UA | |||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
| street | ||||
| house number | Fm | |||
| dwelling visit number | 38 | |||
| family visit number | 39 | |||
| name | Mock Samuel | - Martha | - Lottie | - Clayton |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son |
| own/rent | O | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |||
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 75 | 65 | 42 | 32 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S |
| year of immigration | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| year of naturalization | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | none | none | none | Farmer |
| industry, business | [illegible] general farm | |||
| employment status | OA | |||
| number of farm schedule | 32 |
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 27 | ||
| family visit # | 28 | ||
| name | Mock Evert [?] A | - Martha J | - Charlotte |
| relation | Head | Mother | Sister - H |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| value or rent | |||
| radio | [blank] | ||
| farm | yes | ||
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 42 | 75 | 53 |
| married? | S | Wd | S |
| age 1st marriage | 28 | ||
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||
| immigration year | |||
| naturalization | |||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None |
| industry | Farm | ||
| worker class | O | ||
| at work yesterday | Yes | ||
| unemployment schedule # | |||
| veteran? | No | ||
| war | |||
| farm schedule # | 26 |
Once more death has invaded the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic and called from labor to rest a member.
Samuel A. Mock, of Lincoln Township, passed peacefully to his final reward on Monday, Feb. 5, after an illness of five years duration. He was a son of Samuel and Barbara (Amsbaugh) Mock, pioneer of Lincoln Township and was born March 15, 1844. In early life he taught in the common schools, leaving the profession to serve his country in War of the Rebellion and enlisting in Company I, 91st Reg. Pa. Vol., from which he was honorably discharged May 30, 1865. He returned to his home and engaged in farming until five years ago when on accounty of failing health, he retired from active duties.
On February 12, 1874 he was united in marriage with Martha J. Harbaugh, who with the following children survives: Howard S. Mock of Lincoln Township; Charles R. Mock, Esq., of Bedford, Charlotte and Elberta C Mock, at home; one daughter, Sue, preceded him. He also leaves to survive him a sister, Mrs. Catharine Brown, of Lincoln Township.
He was an active member of the Methodist Church, always took an interest in the affairs of his local community, serving in any capacity which duty called him, and was especially concerned for the welfare of the public schools.
The funeral was held at his late home on Wednesday and interment in Mt. Union Cemetery. He has done his long drill, and has been called "Dismissed". Taps for him have been sounded and he is resting calm and free waiting to stand "God's Reville."