He was born in May 1836, in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to John Dicken Perdew and Rebecca Garriston. [sources: date: 14 (1837), 20 (May 1836); 4 (27 in 1864), 5, 7 (33 in 1870), 8 (43 in 1880), 9 (May 1836). place: 4, 7, 8, 9, 20. parents: 20]
In 1860/61, he married Elizabeth J Elbin. She was born in March [?] 1832, in Pennsylvania. They apparently had five children:
[sources: 5 (Elizabeth S), 8, 9 (5 children all alive in 1900), 10 (5 children all alive in 1910), 20]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 4]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, gray eyes, and sandy hair. [source: 4]
He was drafted from the 16th congressional district. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company F. [sources: 1, 4, 5, 15-16]
On 13 March 1865, he was reported returned from hospital. [source: 11]
On 17 March 1865, he was detailed for duty in the 3rd brigade pioneer corps. [sources: 2, 12]
He was discharged near Washington DC on 1 June 1865 by general order. He was a private, in company F. [sources: 1, 3, 5, 15-16]
In 1870, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and children Emanuel, Albert, Scott, and Mary Ann. He was laboring on a farm. [source: 7]
In 1880, he was living in Radnor Townshpi, Peoria County, Illinois. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and children Albert, Scott, Mary Ann, and Nancy. He was a farmer. [source: 8]
He lived in Page County, Iowa. [source: 5]
On 27 December 1882, he successfully applied from Iowa for a pension. [sources: 13, 17]
In 1885, he was living in Sharps, Iowa. [sources: 6]
In 1900, he was living in Dallas Township, Taylor County, Iowa. He was living with his wife Elizabeth. He was a farmer. [source: 9]
On 17 July 1903, he died, in Dallas Township, Taylor Count, Iowa. He was buried in Memory Cemetery, New Market, Taylor County, Iowa. [sources: 5, 14, 18, 19]
On 25 July 1903, his widow, Elizabeth Perdew, successfully applied from Iowa for a pension. [sources: 13, 17]
In 1910, his widow, Elizabeth Perdew, was living in Sharpsburg, Marshall Township, Taylor County, Iowa. She was living with her son Albert and his family. She was living on her own income. [source: 10]
In 1914, his widow, Elizabeth S Perdew, died. She was buried in Memory Cemetery, Page County, Iowa. [source: 14]
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) (Hiram Perdue)
2 special order 30, HQ 91st PA, 17 March 1865 (Hiram Perdew)
3 company F, register of men discharged (Hiram Padew)
4 company F, second descriptive roll, #28 (Hiram Perdew)
5 'Alphabetical listing of military veterans of Page County, Iowa' (searched 18 March 2005) (Hiram S Perdew)
6 William Alexander. List of ex-soldiers, sailors, and marines living in Iowa, page 640. Des Moines: state printer, 1886. (H S Perden)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township (post office: Chaneysville), microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 626 = 18 handwritten (Hiram Perdew)
8 1880 US census, Illinois, Peoria County, Radnor Township, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 225, microfilm series T9, film 241, page 369 ([illegible] Perdew)
9 1900 US census, Iowa, Taylor County, Dallas Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 117 [?], microfilm series T623, film 461, page 45 A = 1 handwritten (Hiram S Perdew)
10 1910 US census, Iowa, Taylor County, Marshall Township, Sharpsburg, microfilm series T624, film 425, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 39 [?], page 138 A = 12 handwritten (Elizabeth Perdew)
11 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 13 March 1865 (Private Perdue)
12 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 18 March 1865 (Priv Perdew)
13 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Hiram S Perdew)
14 Find a grave, memorial 15705783, created by Bev, 11 Sep 2006, accessed 15 January 2011 [identity is confirmed by reference to his service in the 91st on the pictured headstone] (Hiram S Perdew)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Hiram S Perdue)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Hiram S Perdew)
17 pension index, by name (Hiram S Perdew)
18 headstones provided for deceased Union Civil War veterans, 1879-1903 (Hiram S Perdew)
19 Iowa, select deaths and burial, 1850-1990 (index-only, accessed on Ancestry 20 February 2015) (Hiram S Perdew, 66, born Bedford County PA, died 17 July 1903 Dallas Twp Taylor IA)
20 'Hiram S Perdew', in "Davis family tree", an Ancestry family tree, owner tadancer, accessed 20 February 2015 (Hiram S Perdew)
21 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 154 recto = 307 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Hiram Perdue)
line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Dwellings visited | 158 | ||||||
Families visited | 158 | ||||||
Name | John Perdue | Rebecca " | Oliver " | Susanna " | Thomas " | George " | Hiram " |
Age | 34 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4/12 | 14 |
Sex | m | f | m | f | m | m | m |
Color | |||||||
Occupation of males over 15 years | " [sc. Farmer] |   | " |   |   | ||
Real estate owned | 500 | ||||||
Birthplace | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
Married within year | |||||||
Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Dwelling-house number | 130 | |||||
Family number | 130 | |||||
Name | Perdew Hiram | - Elizabeth | - Emanuel | - Albert | - Scott | - Mary Ann |
Age | 33 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Sex | M | F | m | M | M | F |
Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
Occupation | Laboring in Farm | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
Real estate value | ||||||
Personal estate value | ||||||
Birthplace | 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 ... |
line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
street name | ||||||
house number | ||||||
dwelling visit # | 3 | |||||
family visit # | 3 | |||||
name | Perdew [illegible personal name] | - Elizabeth | - Albert | - Scott | - Mary Ann [?] | - Nancy [?] |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
age | 43 | 48 [?] | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
month born if born in year | ||||||
relationship | Wife | Son | Son | daughter | daughter | |
single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
married | 1 | 1 | ||||
widowed/divorced | ||||||
married during year | ||||||
occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | farm laborer | [illegible] on farm | At school | At school |
months unemployed | ||||||
currently ill? | ||||||
blind | ||||||
deaf/dumb | ||||||
idiotic | ||||||
insane | ||||||
disabled | 1 | |||||
school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
can't read | ||||||
can't write | 1 | |||||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
father's birthplace | Penn | Pen | Pen | Pen | Pen | Pen |
mother's birthplace | [illegible] | Pen | Pen | Pen | Pen | Pen |
line | 37 | 38 |
street | ||
house number | ||
dwelling number | 9 | |
family number | 9 | |
name | Perdew Hiram S | - Elizabeth E |
relationship | Head | Wife |
color | W | W |
sex | M | F |
birth date | May 1836 | Mar [?] 1832 |
age | 64 | 68 |
married? | M | M |
# years married | 39 | 39 |
mother of how many children? | 5 | |
# of children living | 5 | |
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 | Yes |
speaks English | Yes | Yes |
owned/rented | O | |
free or mortgaged | F | |
farm/house | F | |
# of farm schedule | 10 |
line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
street | |||||||
house nr | |||||||
dwelling nr | 249 | ||||||
family nr | 249 | ||||||
name | Perdew Albert | Ida M | Mabel | Ruth | Alice | Mary | Elizabeth |
relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Mother |
sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | F |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
age | 46 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 78 |
marital status | M2 | M1 | S | S | S | S | Wd |
#years present marriage | 11 | 11 | |||||
mother of # children | 2 | 5 | |||||
mother of # living children | 2 | 5 | |||||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Pennsylvania |
father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | English Ire | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ohio |
mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Pennsylvania |
immigrated | |||||||
naturalized/alien | |||||||
speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | English | |
occupation | Laborer | None | Teacher | None | None | None | Own income |
nature of industry etc. | Odd jobs | Public School | |||||
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 | yes | yes | |
can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
school since 1 Sep 09 | m | yes | yes | yes | |||
owned/rented | O | ||||||
owned free or mortagaged | F | ||||||
farm/house | H | ||||||
nr on farm schedule | |||||||
civil war vet | |||||||
blind | |||||||
deaf & dumb |