He was born in January 1850, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to George Peterman and Susan U Schwartz. [sources: date: 8; 2 (18 in 1865), 11 (58 in 1910), 12 (69 in 1920), 13 (30 in 1880), 14 (19 in 1870), 15 (10 in 1860), 16 (8/12 on 1 June 1850), 23 (72 in 1921). place: 2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. parents: 13, 14, 15, 16, 23]
In 1850, he was living in the South Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with George and Susannah Peterman (presumably his parents), and with William T Peterman (presumably his brother). [source: 16]
In 1860, he was living in ward 14, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with Susanna and George Peterman (presumably his parents), and with William (presumably his sibling), along with others. He had attended school within the year. [source: 15]
When he enlisted, he was a laborer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. [source: 2]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 March 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes. He was a private in company D. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 7, 24]
He was admitted into McClellan US General Hospital on 2 May 1865. [source: 2]
He was discharged by general order on 23 June 1865. He was a private, in company D. [sources: 1, 3, 6, 7, 24]
In 1870, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with George and Emily Peterman (presumably his father and perhaps his stepmother?), and with William, Albert and Harry (presumably his siblings). He was a chair maker's apprentice. [source: 14]
He married Louisa Meredith, perhaps in 1873/74. She was born in 1852/53, in Pennsylvania. They had five known children:
[sources: 8, 9, 13, 19, 20]
In 1880, he was living at 4215 Hutton Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Louisa, his children William, Susan, Elizabeth, and his mother Susan. He was a railroad employee. [source: 13]
On 25 September 1888, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 7]
In 1890, he was living at 4953 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a conductor. [sources: 3, 10]
On 25 October 1894, his wife, Louisa, died, of tubercular peritonitis. The funeral services were held at his house, 4953 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Knights of Pythias), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 18, 19]
In 1895, he was a conductor, living at 4953 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 10]
In 1900, he was living at 4953 Girard Avenue, ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which he was renting. He was living with a housekeeper, and with his children Charles and Louisa. He was widowed. He was a railroad conductor, and had not been unemployed in the previous year. [sources: 8, 10]
On 24 May 1909, his son, William T Peterman, died, at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of typhoid fever, and duodenal ulcer and peritonitis, with empyema of left side of chest contributing. He was a printer. He was buried (at Westminster Cemetery) from Charles's residence, 3960 Reno Street, West Philadelphia. [sources: 17, 20]
In 1910, he was living at 3960 Reno Street, ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which he was renting. He was living with his daughter Louisa. He was married, for the second time, and had married her in 1904/05. He was a railroad conductor, and had not been out of work in 1909. [sources: 10, 11]
On 17 [?] January 1912, he again applied for a pension. [source: 7]
In 1915, he was a conductor, living at 4017 Ogden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 10]
In 1919, he was living at 4017 Ogden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 10]
In 1920, he was living at 4017 Ogden Street, ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a boarder, with Eugenia Sloan. He was widowed. He was not working. [source: 12]
On 10 April 1921, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at his residence, 4017 Ogden Street. He died of organic heart disease (mitral) (duration 1 year), with arteriosclerosis (duration 10 years) contributing. He was not working. On 14 April 1921, he was buried in Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Invited to the funeral were members of Moscosco [?] Tribe Number 31, IOORM [sc. ? Improved Order of Red Men]; Cincinatus Lodge, No. 26 [?], IOOF [sc. International Order of Odd Fellows]; and the Order of Railroad Conductors of the Pennsylvania Railroad ("ORC of PRR"). [sources: 21, 22, 23]
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) (Charles Peterman)
2 company D, [second] descriptive roll, entry 69 (Charles Peterman)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district [1], enumeration district [812], page 2 (image 2578 on Ancestry) (Charles W Peterman)
4 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Charles W Peterman)
5 pension index, by name (Charles Peterman)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 June 1865 (Peterman)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Charles Peterman)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 34, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 885, microfilm series T623, film 1476, page 155 = 3 A handwritten (Charles W Peterman)
9 abstract of birth record, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Louisa Peterman, 10 June 1890
10 select Philadelphia city directories, transcribed from Fold3
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 24, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 506, microfilm series T624, film 1397, page 249 = 1 B handwritten (Charles W Peterman)
12 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 24, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 735, microfilm series T625, film 1627, page 258 = 10 A handwritten (Charles Peterman)
13 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 501, microfilm series T9, film 1183, page 262 = 26 B handwritten (Chas W Peterman)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1404, page 69 verso = 138 handwritten (Charles Peterman)
15 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 14, division 1, microfilm series M653, film 1164, page 17 = 17 handwritten (Charles Peterman)
16 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Mulberry Ward, microfilm series M432, film 815, page 304 recto = 605 handwritten (Charles Peterman)
17 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, 27 May 1909, page 13 (William T Peterman)
18 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, 27 October 1894, page 7 (Louisa Peterman)
19 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 25 October 1894, #8542 (Louisa Peterman)
20 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 24 May 1909, #12728 (William Peterman)
21 Pennsylvania death indices, 1921 ("[P]365 Charles W Peterman 43833 Phila 4/10")
22 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer 12 April 1921, page 12 (Charles W Peterman)
23 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, 10 April 1921 (Charles W Peterman)
24 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Charles Peterman)
| line | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwellings visited | 1121 | |||
| Families visited | 1244 | |||
| Name | George Peterman Jr | Susannah Peterman | William T Peterman | Charles Peterman |
| Age | 37 | 29 | 4 | 8/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Machinist | |||
| Real estate owned | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | Maryland | Pennsylvania | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Dwelling number | [118] | ||||||||
| Family number | 110 | ||||||||
| Name | Susanna Peterman | William L Do | Charles W Do | George Do | John Congell | Charles Do | Frederick Sibley | Gideon Do | Elizabeth Bosworth |
| Age | 30 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 |
| Sex | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation | Machinist | Roofer | Do | Machinist | Do | Servant | |||
| Value of real estate owned | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Value of personal estate | 500 | - | - | - | 4000 | 2,500 | - | - | - |
| Place of birth | Md | Pa | Do | Do | Del | Do | Mass | Do | Pa |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling-house number | 918 | |||||
| Family number | 1147 | |||||
| Name | Peterman George | - Emily | - William | - Charles | - Albert | Harry |
| Age | 51 | 51 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Chair maker | Keeping house | Chair maker | Chair mkr app | Attending school | Attending school |
| Real estate value | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Personal estate value | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | 1 | |||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| street name | Hutton Street | |||||
| house number | 4215 | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 230 | |||||
| family visit # | 241 | |||||
| name | Peterman Chas W | Louisa | Wm T | Susan | Eliz L | Susan U |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | F |
| age | 30 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10/12 | 59 |
| month born if born in year | July | |||||
| relationship | Wife | son | daughter | daughter | mother | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | D | |||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | R. R. Employe | HouseKeeping | At home | |||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | ||||||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Maryland |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Md | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| street | Girard Ave | ||||
| house number | 4953 | ||||
| dwelling number | 33 | ||||
| family number | 37 | ||||
| name | Peterman Charles W | Sloan Eugenia | Peterman Charles W | - Louisa | |
| relationship | Head | Housekeeper | Son | Daughter | |
| color | W | W | W | W | |
| sex | M | F | M | F | |
| birth date | Jan 1850 | May 1855 | Aug 1885 | June 1890 | |
| age | 50 | 45 | 14 | 10 | |
| married? | W | S | S | S | |
| # years married | 26 | ||||
| [the '26' is crossed out] | |||||
| mother of how many children? | |||||
| # of children living | |||||
| birthplace | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | |
| father's birthplace | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | |
| mother's birthplace | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | Phila Pa | |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Cond Rail Road | Housekeeper | At School | School | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 9 | 9 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 93 | 94 |
| street | Reno Street | |
| house nr | 3960 | |
| dwelling nr | 20 | |
| family nr | 21 | |
| name | Peterman Charles W | - Louisa |
| relationship | Head | Daughter |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 58 | 19 |
| marital status | M2 [sic] | S |
| #years present marriage | 5 [sic] | |
| mother of # children | ||
| mother of # living children | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Conductor | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Rail Road | |
| employer etc. | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | R | |
| owned free or mortagaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||
| line | 15 | 16 |
| street | Ogden Street | |
| house number | 4017 | |
| dwelling visit number | 178 | |
| family visit number | 235 | |
| name | Sloan Eugenia | Peterman Charles |
| relationship | Head | Boarder |
| own/rent | R | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||
| sex | F | M |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 63 | 69 |
| marital status | S | WD |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| mother's native language | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | |
| industry, business | Retail Grocery | |
| employment status | ||
| number of farm schedule | ||
PETERMAN--On May 24, 1909, WILLIAM T PETERMAN, aged 36 years. Relatives and friends, also Fairview Council No 32, Jr O A M, are invited to attend funeral on Thursday, May 27 at 2 P M, from residence of his father, Charles W Peterman, 3960 Reno st, West Phila. Interment at Westminster Cemetery.
PETERMAN--On the 25th inst., Louisa, wife of Charles W. Peterman, aged 47 [?] years.
The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday, at 1 P.M., at the residence of her husband, 4953 Girard avenue. Interment private, at Greenwood Cemetery.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from 5/4 1909 to 5/24 1909 that I last saw him alive on 5/24 1909 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 1.40 PM. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
PETERMAN.--At his residence, 4017 Ogden st., April 10, CHARLES W. PETERMAN. Relatives and friends, also Moscosco [??] Tribe No. 31, I.O.O.R.M., Cincinatus Lodge, No. 206 [??], I.O.O.F. and O.R.C. of P.R.R. are invited to the services on Thurs. at 2 P.M., at the Oliver H. Bair Bldg., 1820 Chestnut st. Int. at Westminster Cem. Viewing Wed. ev.