He was born on 1 July 1832, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, to Godfrey Stahl and Elizabeth Hess. [sources: place: 8, 10, 11. date: 11; 3 (33 in 1865), 8 (28 in 1860), 10 (18 in 1850). parents: 11.]
In 1850, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Godfrey and Elisabeth Stahl (presumably his parents), and with Jonathan, Susan, Ann, and Harmon (presumably siblings), along with John Hess. He was a laborer, and had attended school within the year. [source: 10]
He married Barbara Miller, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. They had four children:
[sources: 8, 9, 11]
In 1860, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter, and owned $800 in real estate and $250 in personal property. He was living with his wife Barbara, and with John, Herman, and John Miller (presumably their children). [source: 8]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 11 March 1865. He was mustered in as a private at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 11, 13]
He may have been "not to be charged"--perhaps for lost equipment, when the regiment mustered out. [source: 2]
He died of disease, on 1 July 1865. He was a private, in company B. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13]
Cornelius Beckley (or Berkley) of Milford Township was the administrator of his estate. [source: 11]
On 7 August 1865, Barbara Stahl, his widow, successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
In 1870, his widow, Barbara Stahl, was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was living with John, Herman, Noah [?], and Mary (presumably her children). [source: 9]
On 1 July 1871, Barbara Stahl died, in Jenner Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Jonathan Miller was appointed guardian of the children, on petition of Abraham A Miller. [source: 11]
On 30 October 1871 [?], J Miller Stahl, a minor dependent, successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
On 3 August 1920, C E Lane removed Stahl's widow's pension certificate file, for the Invalid Division. The only other note in the file is a reference to George W Failing, who served in company C of the 8th New York Cavalry from 10 September 1861 to 5 January 1863, received a pension, and died on 19 November 1921. [source: 12]
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) (Annanias Stahl)
2 list of men who owed money [?], page 2, number 14 (Stahl [may be George Stahl)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 June 2004 (Annanias Stahl)
4 Veterans' cemeteries, on Ancestry (searched 31 Mar 2005) (Annanias Stabl)
5 pension index, by regiment (Ananias Stahl)
6 pension index, by name (Ananias Stahl)
7 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 4 July 1865 (Stahl)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M653, film 1183, page 478 (Ananias Stall)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Somserset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M593, film 1452, page 499 (Barbara Stahl)
10 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M432, film 828, page 26 verso = 52 handwritten (Ananias Stahl)
11 'The Stahl family', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Jan, updated 10 January 2011, accessed 2 April 2011 [the gedcom entry mentions his service in the 91st] (Ananias Stahl)
12 widow's pension certificate file, National Archives and Records Administration, record group 15, certificate WC 78,193 (widow of Annanias Stahl)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Annanias Stahl)
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| Dwellings visited | 67 | |||||||
| Families visited | 71 | |||||||
| Name | Godfrey Stahl | Elisabeth do | Ananias " | Jonathan " | Susan " | Ann M " | Harmon " | John Hess |
| Age | 42 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 89 |
| Sex | m | f | m | " | f | " | m | " |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Laborer | do | Gentleman | ||||
| Real estate owned | 5000 [?] | |||||||
| Birthplace | Penna | do | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dwelling number | 692 | ||||
| Family number | 671 | ||||
| Name | Ananias Stall | Barbara " | John " | Herman [?] " | John Miller |
| Age | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 800 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 250 | ||||
| Place of birth | Pa | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwelling-house number | 677 | ||||
| Family number | 472 | ||||
| Name | Stahl Barbara | - John | - Herman | - Noah [?] | - Mary |
| Age | 35 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Sex | F | M | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keeping house | ||||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 150 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " |
| 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 | 1 | ||||
| Can't write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |