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He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1815. [sources: date: 5 (42 in 1861), 16 (47 at death in 1862), 17 (48 in 1860), 20 (47 at death), 21 (37 in 1850), 25 (1815). place: 16, 17, 21]
On 23 June 1834, he married Martha Jane Cameron, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born in 1810/13, in Pennsylvania. They had at least four children alive in 1862:
[sources: 17, 21, 25]
In 1850, he was living in ward 6, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a painter. He was living with his wife Martha, with Susanna, Sarah, and James (presumably their children), with Susan Camerion (perhaps Martha's sister?), and with three painters. [source: 21]
In 1851-1852, he was a painter, at Noble Street below Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He lived at 3 Maria street. [source: 24]
From 1853 through 1857, he was a painter and glazier, at 125 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He lived initially at 3 Maria Street, and then at the corner of 4th and Maria Streets. [source: 24]
In 1858, he was a painter and glazier at 405 Vine Street, still living at 4th and Maria Streets. [source: 24]
In 1859, he was still a painter and glazier at 405 Vine Street, but had moved to 714 North 5th Street. [source: 24]
In 1860, he was a painter at 5 Vine Street, Philadelphia. [source: 24]
In 1860, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Martha, and with six other people (four or five of whom are probably their children). He was a master painter. [source: 17]
In 1861, he was a painter, at 714 North 4th Street, Philadelphia. [source: 24]
He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted. Perhaps he was then living at 1543 Marshall Street (as he was in the 1862 city directory). [sources: 5, 24]
He enlisted for three years and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 21 September 1861. He was mustered in as first lieutenant of company C. [sources: 1, 2 (20 Sep 61), 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 27]
From 6 March 1862 until he received a commission as captain, on 15 August 1862, he was in command of company C. [source: 25]
On 29 June 1862, he, along with the other commissioned officers in the regiment (except Colonel Gregory), signed a statement denying accusations that they were on the verge of open mutiny, that the regiment had been reduced to 400 men, and that Colonel Gregory was too lenient to Confederates and too harsh to men in the regiment. [source: 11]
He was promoted on 15 August 1862 from first lieutenant to captain, when Peter Keyser was discharged. [sources: 1, 3 (16 Aug), 4, 5 (21 Sep 62)
He became ill, with typhoid fever, at Sharpsburg, Virginia, and was treated in a private house for several weeks, along with a soldier named 'David Ross'. [source: 25]
He was discharged on 18 October 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability. He was then Captain. [sources: 1; 2 (resigned 27 October 1862), 3 (27 Oct), 4 (resigned 27 Oct), 5 (18 Oct 62, mustered out 21 Sep 62), 7 (surgeon's certificate; no date), 27]
On 31 October 1862, he became ill with typhoid fever, which quickly lead to convulsions, which continued intermittently until he died. [source: 25]
On 7 November 1862, he died, at 1417 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of typhoid fever. He was then a painter. Members of the Humane Hose Company were invited to the funeral. He was buried on 12 November 1862, at Glenwood Cemetery. He was buried from his late residence, 1417 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 16, 20, 25, 26]
On 26 November 1862, his widow, Martha J Sulger, applied successfully for a pension, from Pennsylvania, under the Act of 14 July 1862. Her address was 1147 N 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her application was accepted on 16 July 1863, retroactive to 7 November 1862. She received $20 per month. [sources: 10, 15, 25]
From 1864 through 1867, his widow Martha was living at 1625 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 24]
From 1868, his widow Martha had a boarding house at 1515 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 24]
From 1869 through 1871, his widow Martha lived at 1741 Marshall Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 24]
Payment of her pension was suspended from 18 December 1875 through 24 January 1876. [source: 25]
In 1880, his widow, Martha Sulger, was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was keeping a boarding house. She was living with her daughter Adaline, her grandson James, and various boarders. She owned $3,000 in real estate and $300 in personal property. [source: 18]
In 1880, his widow, Martha Sulger, was living at 741 Marshall Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Adaline and her grandson James. She was a housekeeper. [source: 19]
In 1890, his widow, Martha J Sulger, was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 8]
On 15 December 1892, Martha J Sulger died, of strangulation of the bowels. On 18 December 1892, she was buried in Glenwood Cemetery. [sources: 22, 23]
Martha Sulger was dropped from the pension rolls. She had last been paid through 4 November 1892, at a rate of $20 per month. [source: 25]
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)
4 company C List of commissioned officers (James E Sulgar, 2 entries)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 1 July 2004 (James E Sulger)
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 1 July 2004 (James E Sulger)
7 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 3 (James E Sulger)
8 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (27th division, [20th ward]), supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 426, page 2 (image 969 on Ancestry), line 18 (James E Sulger)
9 [deleted]
10 pension index, by name (James E Sulger)
11 'Ninety-first Pennsylvania Regiment'. Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 July 1862, page 2 (James E Sulger)
12 'Camp Chase at Gray's Ferry' Philadelphia Inquirer 19 October 1861 page 8 (James Sulger)
13 'Camp Chase', Philadelphia Inquirer 30 November 1861 (James E Sulger)
14 'Departure of Col. Gregory's regiment', Philadelphia Inquirer 22 January 1862 page 2 (James E Sulger)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (James E Sulger)
16 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 November 1862 (Capt James E Sulger)
17 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 12, microfilm series M653, film 1162, page 279 = 59 handwritten (Jas E Sulger)
18 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 20, microfilm series M593, film 1407, page 597 = 13 handwritten (Martha Sulger)
19 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 20, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 408, microfilm series T9, film 1180, page 328 A = 5 handwritten (Martha Sulger)
20 death notice, Public Ledger 12 November 1862, page 2 (James E Sulger)
21 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Northern Liberties, ward 6, microfilm series M432, film 811, page 378 recto = 753 handwritten = 47 handwritten (Jas E Sulger)
22 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, 19 December 1892, page 6 (Martha J Sulger)
23 Philadelphia Pennsylvania death certificates, 1803-1915, 15 December 1892 (Martha J Sulger)
24 [various Philadelphia city directories, 1851-1871]
25 widow's pension certificate file, National Archives and Records Administration, record group 15, widow's certificate 3,997 (Martha Jane Cameron widow of James E Sulger)
26 Pennsylvania veterans burial card, Delaware County, 7 November 1862 (J E Sulger)
27 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James E Sulger, or James Sulger)
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| Dwellings visited | 352 | ||||||||
| Families visited | 422 | ||||||||
| Name | Jas E Sulger | Martha do | Susanna do | Sarah I do | Jas do | Susan Camerion [sic] | John Farron | Isaac Terry | Henry Shucy [??] |
| Age | 37 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | m | fr | m | m | m |
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| Occupation of males over 15 years | Painter | Painter | do | do | |||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Pen] | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling number | 418 | |||||||
| Family number | 480 | |||||||
| Name | Jas E Sulger | Martha " | Susan R Beal | C W " | Sarah J Sulgar | Jas E " | Adeline " | Susan Cameron [?] |
| Age | 48 | 50 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 50 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Master Painter | Drover | ||||||
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| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling-house number | 93 | |||||||||||
| Family number | 98 | |||||||||||
| Name | Sulger Martha | Adaline | James | Cammeron Susan | Lyenberger Albt | Beal George | Elizth | Carberry Lorena | Heine Oliver | Wake Freelan | Lyenberger Geo | Hafley Mich |
| Age | 53 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 52 | 54 | 21 | 63 | 30 |
| Sex | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keep Boarding House | At Home Board | Boarding | Carpenter House | Dealer in General | Boarding (None) | Domestic | Skin Dresser | Druggist | Carpenter House | Skin Dresser | |
| Real estate value | 3000 | 4000 | ||||||||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Penns | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Maryland | Penns | France | Penns |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| street name | Marshall Street | ||
| house number | 741 | ||
| dwelling visit # | 44 | ||
| family visit # | 48 | ||
| name | Sulger Martha | - Adaline A [?] | - James R |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | F | F | M |
| age | 69 | 26 | 19 |
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| occupation | Housekeeper | At Home | Rail Road Clerk |
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| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
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| school this year | |||
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| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
SULGER.--On the 7th inst., of disease contracted at a Camp near Sharpsburg, Captain JAMES E. SULGER, in the 47th year of his age, of Co. C, 91st regiment, P.V. Col. Gregory.
The relatives and friend [sic] of the family, and the members of the Humane Hose Co., are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, 1417 North Fourth street, this afternoon, at 1 o'clock, without further notice. To proceed to Glenwood Cemetery.
SULGER.--On December 15, 1892, Martha J., wife of the late Captain James E. Sulger, aged 84 years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the residence of her grandson, James E. Sulger, 2527 [?] North Eleventh street. To proceed to Glenwood Cemetery. Interment private.