He was born on 6 February 1823 (9, 12; 2 (43 in 1865), 4 (37 in 1860), 5 (47 in 1870), 6 (57 in 1880), 7 (27 in 1850), 9 (77 in 1900). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9).
In 1850, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennslyvania (7). He was a plasterer (7). He was living with Sarah Wickle (7).
In 1860, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (4). He was a master plasterer, and owned $800 in real estate and $100 in personal property (4). He was living with Salome Miehle and Louisa Donahue (4).
When he enlisted, he was a plasterer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and grey hair (2).
He was drafted (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 2, 3, 10). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (2). His service was credited to the sixteenth congressional district (2). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 13-14).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 10). He was a private, in company H (13-14).
In 1870, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5). He was a plasterer, and owned $1,400 in real estate and $300 in personal property (5). He was living with Louisa Donahue, a housekeeper (5).
In 1880, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a farmer (6). He was (still) living with Louisa Donahue (5).
In 1890, he was living in Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania (3).
On 23 July 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (10, 15).
In 1900, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his sister, Louisa Donohue (9). He was a farmer (9).
On Thursday 5 February 1903, he died at the home of Lewis Dull--presumably in Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8, 10 [26 Jan 1903], 12). He was a plasterer, and a Republican (8). He was buried by Montanna Lodge, IOOF (8). He was buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8, 11).
Contact Marie Reedy at [email protected].
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) (Hezekiah Mullen)
2 company H, descriptive roll, #141 (Hezekiah Mullen)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township and Bendersville Borough, page 10 [?] (Hezekian Mullen)
4 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township (post office Bendersville), microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 423 = 77 handwritten (Hezekiah Mullen)
5 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 258 = 16 [?] handwritten (Hezekiah Mullin)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 47, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 43 C = 31 handwritten (Hezekiah Mullen)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 4 (Hezekiah Mullen)
8 [death notice]. The Star and Sentinel (Gettysburg PA), Wednesday 11 February 1903, page 1 (Hezekiah Mullen)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 3, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 27 = 1 A handwritten (Hezkiah [sic] Mullen)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Hezekiah Mullen)
11 e-mail, Dennis W Brandt to Harry A Ide, 12 August 2009 (Hezekiah Mullen)
12 e-mail, Dennis W Brandt to Harry A Ide, 27 October 2009 (Hezekiah Mullen)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Hezekiah Mullen)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Hezekiah Mullin)
15 pension index, by name (Hezekiah Mullen)
| line | 17 | 18 |
| Dwellings visited | 47 | |
| Families visited | 52 | |
| Name | Sarah Wickle | Hezekiah Mullen |
| Age | 46 | 27 |
| Sex | F | M |
| Color | ||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Plasterer | |
| Real estate owned | ||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " |
| Married within year | ||
| Attended school within year | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 542 | ||
| Family number | 560 | ||
| Name | Hezekiah Mullen | Salome Miehle | Louisa Donahue |
| Age | 37 | 55 | 32 |
| Sex | m | f | f |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | M Plasterer | Domestic | |
| Value of real estate owned | 800 | ||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Pennsylvania] | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling-house number | 117 | |
| Family number | 126 | |
| Name | Mullin Hezekiah | Donahue Louisa |
| Age | 47 | 42 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | Plasterer | Housekeeper |
| Real estate value | 1400 | |
| Personal estate value | 300 | |
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " |
| 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 | 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 ... |
| line | 20 | 21 |
| street name | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling visit # | 276 | |
| family visit # | 300 | |
| name | Mullen Hezekiah | Donohue Louisa |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| age | 57 | 52 |
| month born if born in year | ||
| relationship | [blank] | |
| single | 1 | 1 |
| married | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||
| married during year | ||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house |
| months unemployed | ||
| currently ill? | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf/dumb | ||
| idiotic | ||
| insane | ||
| disabled | ||
| school this year | ||
| can't read | ||
| can't write | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa |
| line | 1 | 2 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 1 | |
| family number | 1 | |
| name | Mullen Hezkiah [sic] | Donohue Louisia [sic] |
| relationship | Head | Sister |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Feb 1823 | Apr 1828 |
| age | 77 | 72 |
| married? | S | S |
| # years married | ||
| mother of how many children? | ||
| # of children living | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Farmer | |
| # months not employed | 0 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | No |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |
| free or mortgaged | F | |
| farm/house | F | |
| # of farm schedule | 1 |
Hezekiah Mullen, one of Bendersville's oldest and highly [sic] respected citizens died at the home of Lewis Dull last Thursday, aged 79 years, 11 months and 21 days, and was buried Thursday afternoon by Montanna Lodge, I.O.O.F., of this place, of which Mr. Mullin was a member. Interment in the cemetery at this place. The funeral sermon was preached by his pastor, Rev. S. A. Diehl, in Bethlehem Lutheran church. Mr. Mullin was an old soldier, a plasterer by trade and a Republican in politics.