He was born on 24 May 1841, in Weymouth, Dorset, England, to John Royal and Lettis Margaret Harris. [sources: date: 11, 15, 23; 2 (23 in 1865), 3, 5 (68 in 1910), 6 (59 in 1900), 7 (39 in 1880), 8 (29 in 1870), 18 (17 in 1860). place: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 11, 15, 18, 23. parents: 11, 15, 23]
He was educated in the British and Town Hall Schools. [source: 11]
When he was fourteen years old, he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. [source: 11]
He was supposed to be one of the crew of the Great Eastern, but chose to come to the United States instead. [source: 12]
In 1856, he immigrated to the United States. He was naturalized by 1900. [sources: 5, 6 (1857), 11 (1857)]
He lived for a year in Ashtabula County, Ohio. While he was there, he "formed the acquaintance of old John Brown". He was invited to join in the raid on Harper's Ferry, but declined. One of his cousins died with Brown in Kansas. [sources: 11, 12]
He moved to Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was a blacksmith. He lived in Warren until the Civil War started. [sources: 11, 13]
In 1860, he was living in Warren Village, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was a blacksmith. [source: 18]
On 6 October 1860, he married Mary Ann Baker. She was born in 1840/41, in Ohio. They had five children:
[sources: 8, 11, 22]
When he enlisted, he was a blacksmith. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 11-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and light hair. [sources: 2, 3]
He also served in company G of the 6th Ohio Cavalry. He served from 15 July 1861 to 18 March 1862. [sources: 9, 10, 11]
In 1863, he moved to Otter Creek Township, Mercer County. He had a small blacksmith shop there. [source: 11]
He was a substitute for J Woodsides. He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 March 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Meadville, Pennsylvania, by Captain Derickson. He was mustered in as a private in company K. His service was credited to the 15th subdivision of the 20th congressional district. [sources: 1, 2, 3 (Derson), 24]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company K. [sources: 1, 24]
He established a blacksmith shop at Fredonia. He continued there until 1893. [source: 11]
In 1870, he was living in Fairview Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith, and owned $6,600 in real property, and $415 in personal property. He was living with his wife Mary, and children John, Sammuel, Lettice, Margaret, and Mary, along with two apparently unrelated people. [source: 8]
In 1872, he married Mary Ann Kashner. She was born in August 1854, in Pennsylvania. They had three known children:
[sources: 5 (3 children 2 alive in 1900), 6 (3 children 1 alive in 1910), 7, 11, 16, 23]
On 1 March 1879, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 4, 10]
In 1880, he was living in Fairview Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith. He was living with his wife Mary, and children Mary, Minnie, William, and Annie. [source: 7]
In 1890, he was living in Fredonia, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. [source: 9]
In 1893, he retired from his blacksmith shop, and moved to a farm. [source: 11]
In 1900, he was living in Fairview Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. He was living with his wife Mary, children William and Warren, and a laborer. [source: 6]
In 1908, he was living in Kremis, Pennsylvania. He preferred Foraker for president. (This was presumably Joseph B Foraker, Senator from Ohio, who was a candidate for the Republican nomination [see 'Joseph B Foraker' on Wikipedia (last revised 19 November 2010, accessed 18 December 2010)].) He thought "[t]he McCumber bill would have been better if it had been five years shorter". (I don't know to what bill this refers. I assume McCumber was Porter James McCumber, Senator from North Dakota [see 'Porter James McCumber' in the Biographical dictionary of the United States Congress (accessed 18 December 2010).) [source: 12]
In 1909, he was a member of the Reformed Church. He was an "earnest and effective Prohibitionist", "one of the best known advocates of Prohibition in the county". [source: 11]
In 1910, he was living in Fairview Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a retired farmer. He was living with his son William Royal, William's family, and his wife Mary. [source: 5]
On 30 April 1910, he died, in Farrell [?] Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He died of organic disease of heart and mitral regurgitation. He was a farmer. On 3 May 1910, he was buried in Millbank Cemetery, Fredonia, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 10, 14, 15, 17 (1909), 21 (1909), 22 (1909)]
On 27 June 1910, his widow, Mary A Royal, applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 4, 10]
In 1920, his widow, Mary Royal, was living in Fredonia, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. [source: 19]
On 15 February 1925, his widow, Mary Royal, died, in Fredonia, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Millbank Cemetery, Fredonia, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 16, 20]
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) (Samuel S Royal)
2 company K, third descriptive roll (Samuel S Royal)
3 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Samuel S Royal)
4 pension index, by name (Samuel Royal)
5 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Fairview Township, supervisor's district 19 [?], enumeration district 145, microfilm series T624, film 1374, page 46 = 6 B handwritten (Samuel Royal)
6 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Fairview, supervisor's district 19, enumeration district 133, microfilm series T623, film 1440, page 107 = 1 A handwritten (Samuel Royal)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Fairview Township, microfilm series T9, film 1154, page 39 = 21 A handwritten (Samuel Royal)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Fairview Township, microfilm series M593, film 1373, page 62 = 22 handwritten (Sam'l Royal)
9 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Fredonia, supervisor's district 10, enumeration district 50, pages 1-2 (Samuel Royal)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Samuel Royal)
11 'Samuel Royal.' J G White. A twentieth century history of Mercer County Pennsylvania. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909. Volume II. Pages 843-844. (Samuel Royal)
12 'Soldier and sailor'. National Tribune 4 June 1908, page 6 (Samuel Royal)
13 'Trumbull County Ohio Civil War veterans' (accessed 29 June 2012) (Samuel Royal)
14 Pennsylvania death indices, 1910 ("Royal, Samuel; 45442; Mercer Co.; Apr. 30.")
15 death certificate, Pennsylvania, 30 April 1910, file number 45442 (Samuel Royal)
16 Find a grave, memorial 50,577,180, created by Terence Whalen, 2 April 2010 accessed 19 January 2013 (Mary A Royal [wife of Samuel Royal])
17 Find a grave, memorial 50,577,183, created by Terence Whalen, 2 April 2010, accessed 19 January 2013 (Samuel Royal [uncertain id, especially given the year of death])
18 1860 US census, Ohio, Trumbull County, Warren Village, microfilm series M653, film 1041, page 212 verso = 28 handwritten (FamilySearch) (S Royal)
19 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Fredonia, supervisor's district 17, enumeration district 36, microfilm series T625, film 1601, page 35 = 2 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Mary Royal)
20 Pennsylvania death indices, 1925 ("Royal Mary E.; 14563; Fredonia; Feb. 15,")
21 Pennsylvania veterans burial cards, 1929-1990 (Samuel Royal)
22 'Young/Boies/Hanks/Poulson family tree' (on Ancestry, owner dgarling5, accessed 19 Jan 2013) [includes pictures of Samuel Royal] (Samuel Royal)
23 'Dillinger/Baugh family tree' (on Ancestry, owner lcarlson1103, accessed 19 Jan 2013) [includes pictures of Samuel Royal] (Samuel Royal)
24 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Samuel S Royal)
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| Family number | [185] |
| Name | S Royal |
| Age | 17 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | |
| Occupation | " [sc. Blacksmith] |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | England |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dwelling-house number | 157 | ||||||||
| Family number | 157 | ||||||||
| Name | Royal Sam'l | - Mary A | - John | - Samuel H | - Lettice | - Margaret | - Mary E | Shryble [?] John | - Walker James |
| Age | 29 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 40 [?] | 18 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f | f | f | m | m |
| Color | w | w | w | w | w | w | w | w | w |
| Occupation | Blacksmith | Keeping H | D. Laborer | Apprent. blacksm | |||||
| Real estate value | 6600 | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | 415 | ||||||||
| Birthplace | England | Ohio | " " | Penn | " " | " " | " " | Wurttenburg G. | Penn |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 10 | |||||
| family visit # | 10 | |||||
| name | Royal Samuel | - Mary | - Mary | - Minnie | - William H | - Annie |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F |
| age | 39 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Blacksmith | Keeping House | At Home | |||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | England | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Bermuda | Pa | England | England | England | England |
| mother's birthplace | England | Pa | Ohio | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 5 | ||||
| family number | 5 | ||||
| name | Royal Samuel | - Mary K [?] | - William | - Warren | Fisher George |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | - |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| birth date | May 1841 [?] | Aug 1854 | Aug 1874 | May 1883 | - 1884 |
| age | 59 [?] | 55 | 25 | 17 | 16 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 28 | 28 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | ||||
| # of children living | 2 | ||||
| birthplace | England | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | England | Pennsylvania | England | England | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | England | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | 1857 | ||||
| # years in USA | 43 | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | Farm Laborer | Farm Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 4 | ||||
| # months in school | |||||
| 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 | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 4 |
| line | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| street | New Road to Frederick [?] | ||||||
| house nr | |||||||
| dwelling nr | 120 | ||||||
| family nr | 121 | ||||||
| name | Royal William | - Cary [?] | - Robert | - Martha | - Doris | - Samuel | - Mary |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Father | Mother |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 34 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 6/12 | 68 | 55 |
| marital status | M 2 [?] | M 1 | S | S | S | M | M |
| #years present marriage | 8 | 8 | [illegible] | ||||
| mother of # children | 3 | 3 | |||||
| mother of # living children | 3 | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | England | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | England | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | England | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania [?] | Pennsylvania | Scotland | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | 1856 | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | Na | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | |||
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | None | None | Farmer | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Farmer | Retired | |||||
| employer etc. | OA | ||||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | No [?] | |||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||||||
| owned/rented | R | ||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||||||
| farm/house | F | ||||||
| nr on farm schedule | 116 | ||||||
| civil war vet | UA | ||||||
| blind | N | ||||||
| deaf & dumb | Y | ||||||
| line | 57 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit number | 53 |
| family visit number | 53 |
| name | Royal Mary |
| relationship | head |
| own/rent | O |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F |
| sex | F |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 65 |
| marital status | Wd |
| year of immigration | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| year of naturalization | |
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| father's birthplace | Ohio |
| father's native language | |
| mother's birthplace | Ohio |
| mother's native language | |
| can speak English | yes |
| occupation | none |
| industry, business | |
| employment status | |
| number of farm schedule |
SAMUEL ROYAL.--The broad and honorable career of Samuel Royal, of Fairview township, Mercer county, has covered a number of diverse fields, for he has gained a standing both as a soldier, a blacksmith, a farmer and an earnest and effective Prohibitionist. He is an Englishman, born in Weymouth, Dorset, England, on the 24th of May, 1841. His father, John Royal, was a native of the same locality, and was for many years a relief officer there. He married Margaret Harris, of Dorset, England, and the eight children of their union were as follows: Lettuce; Henry; Margaret; John, Jr.; Thomas; William H.; Samuel; and Joseph H. The mother of the family died in 1848 and the father in 1867, their children being now residents of British Columbia, Australia, America, and other quarters of the globe.
Samuel Royal received a fair education at what were known as the British and Town Hall schools and at the age of fourteen was apprenticed to the trade of a blacksmith. In 1857, two years thereafter, he sailed for America to improve his prospects in this country. He first located in Ashtabula county, Ohio, where he remained for one year and there formed the acquaintance of old John Brown, the noted Abolitionist. He then went to Warren, Ohio, where he followed his trade until the breaking out of the Civil war in 1861. He enlisted in Company G, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was honorably discharged in the following year. He became a resident of Otter Creek township, Mercer county, in 1863, establishing and conducting a small blacksmith shop in that locality. But the war fever was in his blood and in 1865 he abandoned his forge and re-enlisted for service in the Union cause, joining Company K, Ninety-first Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. With this command he served until the close of the war. Returning from the front he resumed his work as a blacksmith, founding and establishing a shop at Fredonia, which he conducted until 1893, when he retired from the active business life on account of his health and located on his present farm.
On October 6, 1860, Samuel Royal was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Baker, who was born in Warren, Ohio, in 1841, and is now deceased. The five children of their union are as follows: J. F., now living at Warren, Ohio; Samuel H., a resident of Hempfield township, Mercer county; Lettuce A., now Mrs. Warren Stewart, who married a Delaware township farmer; Mary E., the wife of W. M. Mowry, of Greenville, Pennsylvania; and Margaret, Mrs. William Stewart, also a [p.844] resident of Warren, Ohio. In 1872 Mr. Royal married as a second wife Mary Ann Kashner, a native of Delaware township and daughter of James and Abbie (Smith) Kashner. The three children of this union were: William H., a farmer of Fairview township, who married Carom Billig and has three children, Robert, Martha Cora, and Anna M., who died July 8, 1899, as the wife of Austin Kremis; and Warren, a resident of Greenville, Pennsylvania, an engineer on the Bessemer Railroad, who married Kate Young, and is the father of Howard, Theodore R. and Floyd. Both Mr. and Mrs. Royal are stanch members of the Reformed church, and, as stated, Mr. Royal is one of the best known advocates of Prohibition in the county.
Samuel Royal, 91st Pa., Kremis, Pa., remembers the Great Eastern, and it was at one time intended that he should become one of her crew, but he preferred to come to the United States from his England home, and located in Ashtabula County, O., near where Old John Brown lived. He was solicited to join with him in the Harper's Ferry invasion, but declined. He had a cousin who lost his life with Brown in Kansas. The McCumber bill would have been better if it had been five years shorter. He favors Foraker for President.