He was born on 5 June 1823 (6 (5 Jun 1823), 7 (4 Sep 1825); 2 (40 in 1864), 4 (40 in 1864), 8 (34 in 1860), 9 (45 (?) in 1870), 10 (54 in 1880)). He was born in Black Valley, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). He was born to George Steckman and Elizabeth Bussard (6, 7).
He married Charlotte O'Neal (6). They had these children (6, 7):
In 1860, he was living in West Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Charlotte, and children Gilbert and Jordan (8). He was a farmer, and owned real estate worth $700 and personal property worth $565 (8).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (4).
He was drafted (1, 2, 4). His service was credited to the sixteenth congressional district (4). He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on 21 September 1864 (1, 2, 4). He was enlisted for one year (4). He was mustered in as a private, in company I (1, 2, 13-15).
He was discharged by general order on 30 or 31 May 1865 (1, 2, 3 [31 May], 4 [31 May]). He was a private, in company I (13-15).
In 1870, he was living in West Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Charlotte, and children Gilbert, Jordan, Rhoda, and Ambert (9). He was a farmer, and owned real estate worth $2,000, and personal property worth $450 (9).
In 1880, he was living in West Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Charlotte and children Rhoda and Ambert (10). He was a farmer (10).
On 28 June 1880, he applied successfully for a pension (5, 11).
In 1890, he was living in West Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (post office Everett) (12). He had lung disease and a tumor (12).
He died on 25 April 1892, in East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (6, 7, 11 [Apr 1890, Everett PA]).
He was buried in the Bethel Reformed Cemetery (Frame Church), in Clearville, Pennsylvania (6). His grave has a GAR flagholder (6).
On 5 July 1892 [??], his widow, Charlotte Steckman, applied unsuccessfully for a pension (5, 11).
His widow, Charlotte Steckman, died on 8 May 1900, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (6). She was buried at the Bethel Reformed Cemetery (Frame Church), Clearville, Pennsylvania (6).
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) (David B Stackman)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 August 2004 (David B Stackman)
3 company I, register of men discharged (David B Stackman)
4 company I, descriptive roll, #31 [second] (David Steckman [sic])
5 pension index, by name (David Steckman)
6 "Our O'Neal History", a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, updated 14 December 2005, viewed 27 February 2006 (David B Steckman)
7 "Duke Clark's genealogy database", a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, updated 16 February 2006, viewed 17 February 2006 (David B Steckman)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, West Providence Township, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 678 = 56 handwritten (David Steckman)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, West Providence Township (post office Bloodutun), microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 718 = 11 handwritten (David Steckman)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, West Providence Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 233, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 290 A = 9 handwritten (David B Steckman)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (David B Steckman [sic])
12 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford, West [sic] Providence Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 85, page 2 (David Steckman)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David B Steckman)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David Stackman)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David B Stackmen)
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwelling number | 401 | |||
| Family number | 366 | |||
| Name | David Steckman | Charlotte " | Guilbert " | Jordan " |
| Age | 34 | 36 | 6 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Farmer | - | - | - |
| Value of real estate owned | 700 | - | - | - |
| Value of personal estate | 565 | - | - | - |
| Place of birth | Pennsylvania | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dwelling-house number | 71 | |||||
| Family number | 76 | |||||
| Name | Steckman David | - Scharlotte [sic] | - Gilbert | - Jordan | - Rhoda | - Ambert |
| Age | 45 [?] | 46 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | ||
| Real estate value | 2000 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 450 | |||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 86 | |||
| family visit # | 90 | |||
| name | Steckman David B | - Charlotte | - Rhoda | - Ambert |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 54 | 56 | 19 | 16 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | At home | Works on farm |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |