He was born in October 1841 (11, 14; 2 (23 in 1865), 3, 7 [8 in 1850], 8 [18 in 1860], 9 [27 in 1870], 10 [37 in 1880], 11 [58 in 1900], 12 [68 in 1910], 14 [27 in 1869], 15 [69 at death in 1910]). He was born in Monongalia County, West Virginia (2, 3, 7 [VA], 8 [VA], 9, 10 [VA], 11, 12, 14). He was born to David and Mary Stansberry (14).
In 1850, he was living in Monongalia County, Virginia (7). He was living with David and Mary Stanberry (presumably his parents), and with Rachel, Hannah, Emily, and Sarah (presumably his siblings) (7). He had attended school within the year (7).
In 1860, he was living in Monongalia County, Virginia (8). He was living with Daniel and Mary Stansberry (presumably his parents), and with Zilla, Mary, and Margaret (presumably his siblings) (8).
When he enlisted, he was a boatman (2, 3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and black hair (2, 3).
He also served in company A of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry (5, 6).
He was a substitute for W Toner or Garner (1, 2, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 22 February 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Brinten or Brighton, Pennsylvania, by Cathburton (2, 3). He was a private in company K (1, 16-17). His service was credited to the 92nd subdivision of the 24th congressional district (2, 3).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1). He was a private (16-17).
On 22 July 1869, he married Lucinda Warman (11 [31 years in 1900], 12 [40 years in 1910], 14). He was a farmer (14). They were married by James Miller (14). In 1900 and 1910, she had had no children (11, 12).
In 1870, he was living in Clinton Township, Monongalia County, West Virginia (9). He was living with his wife Lucinda (9). He was a farmer (9).
In 1880, he was living in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (10). He was living with his wife Lucinda and sister Emma (10). He was a jailor, for the Monongalia County Jail, which had no prisoners on 1 June (10).
On 12 June 1885, he applied successfully for a pension (5, 6).
In 1890, he was living in Morgan, Monongalia County, West Virginia (4). He had a diseased lung (5).
In 1900, he was living in South Morgantown, Monangolia County, West Virginia (11). He was living with his wife Lucinda (11). He was a day laborer, and had been unemployed for 6 months in the previous year (11).
In 1910, he was living on Bridge Street, in ward 1, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (12). He was living with his wife Lucinda (12). He was living on his own income (12).
He died of paralysis, on 31 July 1910, in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (6, 15). He was married (15).
On 27 August 1910, his widow, Lucinda Stansbury, applied successfully from West Virginia for a pension (5, 6).
In 1920, his widow, Lucinda Stansberry, was living at 20 Douley Street, ward 1, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (13). She was living with a roomer (13).
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) (Hosea Stansbury)
2 company K, third descriptive roll (Hosea Stansburry)
3 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Hosea Stansbury)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, West Virginia, Monongalia, Morgan, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 77, page 2 (Hose [sic] Stanberry)
5 pension index, by name (Hosea Stansbury)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Hosea Stansberry)
7 1850 US census, Virginia, Monongalia County, district 37, microfilm series M432, film 961, page 320 recto = 639 handwritten (Hosea Stanberry)
8 1860 US census, Virginia, Monongalia County, District number 1, microfilm series M653, film 1364, page 27 = 179 handwritten (Hosea Stansberry)
9 1870 US census, West Virginia, Monongolia County, Clinton Township, microfilm series M593, film 1694, page 322 = 13 handwritten (Hosea Stansberry)
10 1880 US census, West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 96, microfilm series T9, film 1409, page 219 = 16 D handwritten (Hosea Stansberry)
11 1900 US census, West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgan District, South Morgantown, supervisor's distict 288, enumeration district 84, microfilm series T623, film 1767, page 157 = 7 B handwritten (Hosea Stansberry)
12 1910 US census, West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgan District, Morgantown City, ward 1, microfilm series T624, film 1691, page 133 - 9 A handwritten (Hosea Stansberry)
13 1920 US census, West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown, ward 1, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 103, microfilm series T625, film 1964, page 139 = 3 A handwritten (Lucinda Stansberry)
14 Register of marriages, [Monongalia, West Virginia (?)], p.24 (Hosea Stansberry)
15 Register of deaths, Monongalia County, W. Va, page 59 (Hosea Stansberry)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Hosea Stansberry)
17 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Hosea Stansbury)
| line | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Dwellings visited | 412 | ||||||
| Families visited | 413 | ||||||
| Name | David Stanberry | Mary " | Rachel " | Hannah " | Emily J " | Sarah C " | Hosea " |
| Age | 44 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4/12 | 8 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Stone Mason | ||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | " " [sc. Virginia] | " " | " " | " " | " " | " " | " " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling number | 1328 | |||||
| Family number | 1285 | |||||
| Name | Daniel Stansberry | Mary " | Hosea " | Zillah " | Mary R " | Margaret E " |
| Age | 56 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | " | " |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 25 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Va] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 12 | 13 |
| Dwelling-house number | 93 | |
| Family number | 89 | |
| Name | Stansberry Hosea | - Lucinda |
| Age | 27 | 26 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | ||
| Birthplace | W Va | W Va |
| Father foreign born | ||
| Mother foreign born | ||
| Birth month if born within year | ||
| 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| street name | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 124 | ||
| family visit # | 134 | ||
| name | Stansberry Hosea | Stansberry Lucinda | Stansberry Emma |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| age | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Wife | Sister | |
| single | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Jailor | Keeping house | At home |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | 1 [?] | ||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| father's birthplace | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| mother's birthplace | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| line | 60 | 61 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 151 | |
| family number | 151 | |
| name | Stansberry Hosea | - Lucinda |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Oct 1841 | July 1844 |
| age | 58 | 55 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 31 | 31 |
| mother of how many children? | 0 | |
| # of children living | 0 | |
| birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| father's birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| mother's birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Day Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 6 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |
| free or mortgaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 31 | 32 |
| street | Bridge Street | |
| house nr | - | |
| dwelling nr | 177 | |
| family nr | 198 | |
| name | Stansberry, Hosea | - Lucinda |
| relationship | Head | wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 68 | 66 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 40 | 40 |
| mother of # children | 0 | |
| mother of # living children | 0 | |
| birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| father's birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| mother's birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Own Income | None |
| nature of industry etc. | ||
| employer etc. | ||
| 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 | ||
| line | 10 | 11 |
| street | Douley | |
| house number | 20 | |
| dwelling visit number | 56 | |
| family visit number | 59 | |
| name | Stansberry Lucinda | Hero, Cordelia |
| relationship | Head | roomer |
| own/rent | O | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |
| sex | F | F |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 76 | 64 |
| marital status | Wd | Wd |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| birth place | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| father's native language | ||
| mother's birthplace | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| mother's native language | ||
| can speak English | yes | yes |
| occupation | ||
| industry, business | ||
| employment status | ||
| number of farm schedule | ||
| Lines Numbered. | DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE. | FULL NAME OF THE PARTIES. | AGE AND CONDITION BEFORE MARRIAGE | PLACES OF THEIR BIRTH. | PLACES OF THEIR RESIDENCE. | NAMES OF THEIR PARENTS. | OCCUPATION OF HUSBAND. | NAME OF PERSON PERFORMING MARRIAGE CEREMONY. | REMARKS. Date of License | ||||||||||||
| DATE. | TOWN OR COUNTY. | HUSBAND. | WIFE. | HUSBAND. | WIFE. | SINGLE or WIDOWED. | HUSBAND. | WIFE. | HUSBAND. | WIFE. | HUSBAND. | WIFE. | |||||||||
| Yrs. | Mos. | Days. | Yrs. | Mos. | Days. | HUSBAND. | WIFE. | ||||||||||||||
| 55 | " [sc. July] 22 | " [sc. Monongalia] | Hosea Stansberry | Lucinda Warman | 27 | 25 | " [sc. Single] | " [sc. Single] | " [sc. Monongalia Co] | " [sc. Monongalia Co] | " [sc. Monongalia Co] | " [sc. Monongalia Co] | David + Mary | Thomas + Hannah | " [sc. Farmer] | James Miller | " [sc. July] 21" " [sc. 1869] | ||||
| Lines Numbered | 205 |
| NAME IN FULL | Stansberry, Hosea |
| White | 1 |
| Colored | |
| SEX | 1 [sc. Male] |
| DATE OF DEATH 1910 | July 31 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Morgantown |
| NAME OF DISEASE, OR CAUSE OF DEATH | Paralysis |
| AGE | 69 yrs [blank] mos [blank] days |
| Lines Numbered | [blank] |
| NAMES OF PARENTS | [blank] |
| WHERE BORN | [blank] |
| OCCUPATION | [blank] |
| CONSORT OF, OR UNMARRIED | Married |
| SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Name of Person Giving Information of Death | W. C. Kelley |
| Designation of Informant | Physician |