He was born in March [?] 1840 (12; 4 (22 in 1863), 8 (72 at death in 1912), 9 (19 in 1860), 10 (29 in 1870), 11 (39 in 1880), 12 (60 in 1900), 14 (69 in 1910)). He was born in Germany (8, 9 [Bavaria], 10 [Prussia], 11 [Germany], 12 [Germany], 13 [Germany], 14 [Germany]). He was born to Henry Seher (8).
He immigrated in 1845 (13) or 1850 (14). He was a naturalized citizen by 1870 (10, 13, 14).
In 1860, he was living in ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with Henry Seher (presumably his father) and others (9). He was a barber (9). He was (probably) living at 152 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
The pension index card refers to Harry Sassman, who served in company G of the 213th Pennsylvania Infantry (7).
He was drafted (1, 3, 4). He was mustered into service as a private in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 17 July 1863 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4, 5 [10 Sep 63], 18). He was a private in company D of the 118th Pennsylvania (3, 7, 18).
He was captured at Wilderness, Virginia, on 8 May 1864 (3).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania to company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4 [1 Jun 65]). He was a private in company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 18, 19).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 5 [13 Jul 65], 18). He was a private, in company F (19).
In 1870, he was living at 2420 Frankford Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10, 16). He was living with Caroline (presumably his wife), and with Caroline, Harry, and Herman (presumably their children), along with two others (10). He was a barber (10, 16). He owned $12,500 in real estate and $600 in personal property (10).
In 1880, he was living at 117 West Thompson Street, ward 17, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11, 16). He was living with his wife Caroline, and children Caroline, George and Harry (11). He was an undertaker, with the firm of Davis & Seher, at 2420 Frankford Avenue and 117 Thompson Street (11, 16).
In 1881, he was an undertaker, and 170 Huntingdon and at 2119 North Front Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1882-83, he was an undertaker, at 2119 North Front Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1884-85, he was an undertaker, at 310 Otis Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
On 26 March 1885, his wife, Caroline Seher, died (15). She died of pneumonia (15). She died at, or was buried from, 2009 Otis Street (15). She was buried at North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (15).
In 1886, he was an undertaker, at 2009 Otis Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1889, he was an undertaker, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1890, he was living at 2009 Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 16). He was an undertaker (16).
In 1890, he married Emma Rebecca Sassman (12, 14, 17). In 1900 and 1910, she had had five children, three of whom were alive (12, 14). This was the second marriage for both of them (14).
In 1897-1899, he was an undertaker, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1900, he seems to have been living in two different places. He was living on Jarrett Avenue, Rockledge Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Emma and daughter Lucy Canter (12). He was also living at 2011 Susquehanna Avenue, ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his wife Emma, children Harry, Frank, and Lucy, and stepchildren William, Charles, and Ida Sassmann (13, 16). He was an undertaker (12, 13, 16).
In 1901-04, he was an undertaker, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, and living at 2011 Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1905, he was living in Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (16). He was an undertaker, with Henry Seher & Sons, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1906-07, he was living at 2011 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16). He was an undertaker, with Henry Seher & Sons, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
On 13 May 1907, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 7).
In 1908-09, he was living at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16). He was an undertaker, with Henry Seher & Sons, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
In 1910-11, he was living at 30 Jarrett Avenue, Rockledge Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (14, 16). He was living with his wife Emma (14). He was an undertaker (14), with Henry Seher & Sons, at 2009 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
On 7 October 1912, he died, of pulmonary tuberculosis, at Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2, 7, 8). He was an undertaker (8). He last lived at 20 Jarrett Avenue, Rockledge, Pennsylvania (8). On 12 October 1912, he was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (2, 8, 18). He was buried from 2011 East Susquehanna Avenue, Pennsylvania (8). His grave has a Grand Army of the Republic marker on it (18).
On 19 October 1912, his widow, Emma R Seher, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 7).
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 Seher)
2 West Laurel Hill cemetery records, on http://www.thefinalwalt.com (thanks to Amy Waltz!) (Henry Seher)
3 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment'. Volume 3, page 1326. (In the roster) (Henry Seher)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Henry Seher)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 736, page [2] (image 2355 of 2610 on Ancestry) (Henry Seher)
6 pension index, by name (Henry Seher)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Henry Seher)
8 burial permit #22685, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and undertaker's certificate, died 7 October 1912, Rockledge, Abington, Montgomery County, in Philadelphia death records (Henry Seher)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 16, east division, microfilm series M653, film 1166, page 201 = 203 handwritten (Henry Seher)
10 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1405, pages 420 verso = 230 handwritten to 421 recto = 231 handwritten (Henry Seher)
11 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 17, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 308, microfilm series T9, film 1176, page 235 = 3 C handwritten (Henry Sher [sic])
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Rockledge Borough, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 195, microfilm series T623, film 1442, page 2 = 2 A handwritten (Henry Seher)
13 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 31, supervisor's district 222 [sic], enumeration district 782, microfilm series T623, film 1473, page 178 = 9 A handwritten to 178 = 9 B handwritten (Henry Sehrer [sic])
14 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Rockledge Borough, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 62, microfilm series T624, film 1377, page 3 = 3 B handwritten (Henry Seher)
15 Philadelphia Pennsylvania death certificates, 26 March 1885 (Carroline [sic] Seher)
16 various Philadelphia city directories
17 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marriage indexes, 1885-1916 (Henry Seher)
18 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed March 2011) (Henry Seher)
19 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry Seher)
| line | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling number | 1362 | |||||
| Family number | 1569 | |||||
| Name | Henry Seher | Maria " | Henry " | Herman " | Christiann " | Phillip " |
| Age | 69 [? could be 49?] | 38 | 19 | 16 [? could be 14] | 11 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Barber | Barber | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 1600 | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 600 | |||||
| Place of birth | Naussau [??] | Bavaria | " | " | " | Penna |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1737 | ||||||
| Family number | 1772 | ||||||
| Name | Seher Henry | Caroline | Caroline | Harry | Herman | Schirwol [?] Jos. | Fuss Lousia [sic] |
| Age | 29 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4/12 | 20 | 22 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Barber | Barber | |||||
| Real estate value | 12,500 | ||||||
| Personal estate value | 600 | ||||||
| Birthplace | Prussia | Germany | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Bavaria |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Birth month if born within year | March | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||
| Attended school past year | |||||||
| 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 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| street name | West Thompson St | ||||
| house number | 117 | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 24 | ||||
| family visit # | 36 | ||||
| name | Sher [sic] Henry | " Caroline | " Caroline | " George B | " Harry R |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| age | 39 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | Undertaker | Keeping House | At School | ||
| occupation | |||||
| months unemployed | |||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Germany | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| street | Jarrett Avenue | ||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 30 | ||
| family number | 30 | ||
| name | Seher Henry | Seher Emma | Canter Lucy |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | Mar [??] 1840 | April 1849 | Feb 1881 |
| age | 60 | 51 | 18 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 8 | 8 | |
| mother of how many children? | 5 | ||
| # of children living | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | unk [?] | ||
| # years in USA | unk [?] | ||
| naturalized citizen? | unk [?] | ||
| occupation | Undertaker | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||
| # months in school | yes | yes | yes |
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | O | ||
| owned/rented | F | ||
| free or mortgaged | H | ||
| farm/house | |||
| # of farm schedule | |||
| line | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| street | Susquehanna Ave | Susquehanna ave | |||||||
| house number | 2011 | 2011 | |||||||
| dwelling number | 179 | 177 | |||||||
| family number | 179 | 177 | |||||||
| name | Sehrer [sic] Henry | - Emma | Sehrer [sic] Harry | Baxter Lucy | Sehrer [sic] Frank H [?] | Sassmann Wm H | - Charles | - Ida | Lafferty Eliza |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son | Step son | Step son | Step Daughter | Servant |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | [illegible] | [illegible] | M | F | M | M | M | F | M |
| birth date | [illegible] | [illegible] | June 1877 | Oct 1882 | May 1882 | Aug 1872 | June 1879 | Mar 1875 | July 1871 |
| age | [illegible] | [illegible] | 22 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| married? | [illegible] | [illegible] | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | [illegible] | [illegible] | |||||||
| mother of how many children? | 5 [?] | ||||||||
| # of children living | 3 | ||||||||
| birthplace | Germany | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Penna | Germany | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Penna | Germany | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| immigration year | 1845 [?] | 1896 | |||||||
| # years in USA | 55 | 4 | |||||||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | ||||||||
| occupation | Undertaker | Undertaker | Insurance | Insurance | Undertaker | Housework | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | |||||||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||||||
| line | 80 | 81 |
| street | Jarrett Avenue | |
| house nr | 30 | |
| dwelling nr | 62 | |
| family nr | 67 | |
| name | Seher Henry | - Emma R |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 69 | 60 |
| marital status | M2 | M2 |
| #years present marriage | 20 | 20 |
| mother of # children | 3 | |
| mother of # living children | 3 | |
| birthplace | Ger German | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ger German | Ger German |
| mother's birthplace | Ger German | Ger German |
| immigrated | 1850 | |
| naturalized/alien | Na | |
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Undertaker | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Own Business | |
| employer etc. | Emp | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | UA [?] | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||