His name may have been Henry K. Nearhoof, Henry B. Nearhoof, or Henry K. Neunhoof (2).
He was born in Warrior's Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (3, 5, 6, 9). He was born on 4 August 1830 (9, 11, 14; 3 (35 in 1865), 5 (29 in 1860), 6 (39 in 1870)).
On 18 November 1855, he married Elizabeth Bogar ("Lib"), in Blair County, Pennsylvania (9). They had seven children, all of whom were alive in 1910 (9, 13):
In 1860, he was living in Snyder Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and three children (Amos, Andrew, and Isaiah) (5). He was a day laborer, and owned $150 in personal property (5).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was drafted (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 16 March 1865 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd (3). He was mustered in as a private in company I (1, 14, 15-18).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865, with his company (1, 3, 4). He was a private, in company I (15-18).
In 1870, he was living in Snyder Townshp, Blair County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Eliza and seven children (Amos, Andrew, Isaiah, James, Laura, Fannie, and Joshua) (6). He was a laborer, and owned $1000 in real estate and $500 in personal property (6).
In 1880, he was living in Snyder Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and their seven children (7). (In 1900, Elizabeth had had seven children, all of whom were alive (8).) He was a farmer (7).
In 1890, he was living in Snyder Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (post office: Olivia) (4). He was "worn out no good" (4).
On 3 February 1891, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (10, 19).
He died on 11 October 1897 (9, 10, 11, 14). He was buried in the Bald Eagle Cemetery, Bald Eagle, Blair County, Pennsylvania (9, 11, 14).
On 23 October 1897, his widow, Elizabeth Nearhoof, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (10, 19).
In 1900, his widow Elizabeth was living in Snyder Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, with her son Amos and his family (8).
In 1910, his widow, Elizabeth Nearhoof, was living in Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (13). She was living with her daughter Annie and Annie's family (13).
His widow, Elizabeth Boger Nearhoof, died on 3 January 1914 (12). She was buried in Bald Eagle Cemetery, Bald Eagle, Blair County, Pennsylvania (12).
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) (Henry B Neorhod)
2 e-mail, 21 Nov 2002, Monica (Henry K. Nearhoof, Henry B. Nearhoof, Henry K. Neunhoof)
3 company I, descriptive roll, #88 (Henry B Nearhoof)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Snyder Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 55, page [3] (Henry Nearhoof)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Snyder Township (post office Tyrone City), microfilm series M653, film 1078, page 477 = 123 [?] handwritten (Henry Nearhoof)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Snyder Township, microfilm series M593, film 1310, page 396 = 2 handwritten (Henry K Nearhoof)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Snyder Township, supervisor's district [illegible], enumeration district 176, microfilm series T9, film 1103, page 471 C = 3 handwritten (Henry K Neerhoof)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Snyder Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration 90, microfilm series T623, film 1382, page 162 A = 1 handwritten (Elizabeth Nearhoof)
9 "Win Wood's Ancestors", a GEDCOM on Rootsweb.com WorldConnect, updated 24 February 2005 (searched 3 January 2006) (Henry K Nearhoof)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Henry B Nearhoof)
11 Find a grave, memorial 33839270 (added 14 February 2009, accessed 15 December 2010) [identification is confirmed by reference to his service] (Henry K Nearhoof)
12 Find a grave, memorial 56581949 (created by Clancy Hassler, added 7 August 2010, accessed 15 December 2010)
13 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Frankstown Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 67, microfilm series T624, film 1316, page 250 = 5 B handwritten (Elizabeth Nearhoof)
14 Page 241. Floyd G Hoenstine. Military services and genealogical records of soldiers of Blair County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press, 1940. (Henry K Nearhoof)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry B Nearhool)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry B Nearfool)
17 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry K Neanhoof)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry B Nearhool)
19 pension index, by name (Henry B Nearhoof)
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling number | 850 | ||||
| Family number | 871 | ||||
| Name | Henry Nearhoof | Elizabeth " | Amos " | Andrew " | Isiah [?] " |
| Age | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Day Laborer | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 150 | ||||
| Place of birth | Pennsylvania | ||||
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Dwelling-house number | 13 | ||||||||
| Family number | 13 | ||||||||
| Name | Nearhoof Henry K | - Eliza | - Amos | - Andrew | -Isaah [?] | - James L | - Laura R | - Fannie | - Joshua |
| Age | 39 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 [?]/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Laborer | Keeping house | Laborer | Laborer | Laborer | ||||
| Real estate value | 1000 | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | 500 | ||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | June [?] | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| street name | |||||||||
| house number | |||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 21 | ||||||||
| family visit # | 21 | ||||||||
| name | Neerhoof Henry K | - Elizabeth | - Amos | - Andrew | - Isaiah | - James | - Laura | - Fanny | - Joshua |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | F | F | M |
| age | 48 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||||
| married during year | |||||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Mining Coal | Mining Coal | Mining Coal | Works on Rail Road | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| months unemployed | |||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||
| blind | |||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||
| insane | |||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | |||||||||
| can't write | |||||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| street | |||||||||
| house number | |||||||||
| dwelling number | 9 | ||||||||
| family number | 9 | ||||||||
| name | Nearhoof Amos | - Elmira J | - Austin W | - Cora Grace | - Earnest R | - Charles F | - Mildren June | - Joseph Kenny | - Elizabeth |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | Mother |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| birth date | Jan 1857 | Oct 1860 | Jan 1888 | Apr 1889 | Aug 1890 | Dec1893 | July 1895 | Mar 1899 | Nov 1834 |
| age | 43 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 65 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | S | Wd |
| # years married | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| mother of how many children? | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| # of children living | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||||
| occupation | Farmer | At School | At School | At School | At School | ||||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||||||||
| # months in school | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | ||
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| owned/rented | R | ||||||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||||||
| farm/house | F | ||||||||
| # of farm schedule | 2 |
| line | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
| street | ||||||
| house nr | ||||||
| dwelling nr | 94 | |||||
| family nr | 102 | |||||
| name | Reid George W. | - Annie | - Verna E | - James B | - Earnest W | Nearhoof Elizabeth |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Mother in law |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 39 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 6/12 | 75 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 19 | 19 | ||||
| mother of # children | 6 | 7 | ||||
| mother of # living children | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 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 |
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | |
| occupation | Engineer | None | None | None | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Railroad | |||||
| employer etc. | W | |||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | no | ||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | no | ||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes | yes | ||||
| owned/rented | R | |||||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||||
| farm/house | H | |||||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||||
| civil war vet | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb |