He was born in 1834/35 (3 (30 in 1865), 6 (15 in 1850), 7 (25 in 1860), 8 (35 in 1870)). He was born in Pennsylvania (6, 7, 8).
In 1850, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Jacob and Catharine Swank (presumably his parents), and with Henry, Catharine, and Matilda (presumably his siblings (6). He was a farmer, and had attended school within the year (6).
In 1860, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Catharine Swank (presumably his mother), and with Catharine and Abraham Swank (presumably his siblings) (7).
He was drafted (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 11 March 1865 (1, 3). He was mustered in as a private, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private in company B (1, 10).
He may have been charged for a lost wrench, tompin, and equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (but the list does not have "to be charged" on his line) (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3). He was a private, in company B (10).
In 1870, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with Sarah (presumably his wife), with Jacob, Henry, and Benjamin (presumably his children), and with Catharine Swank (presumably his mother) (8). He was a farmer, and owned $2,000 in real estate and $500 in personal property (8).
He was buried in Beams [cemetery], Boswell RD #2, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (9).
On 1 [?] May 1881, George J Swank, a minor dependent, successfully applied for a pension (4, 5).
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) (Noah Swank)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (Noah Swank)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (Noah Swank)
4 pension index, by regiment (Noah Swank)
5 pension index, by name (Noah Swank)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M432, film 828, page 34 recto = [67] handwritten (Noah Swank)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township (post office Benford's Store), microfilm series M653, film 1452, page 483 = 105 handwritten (Noah Swank)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M593, film 1452, page 498 = 63 handwritten (Noah Swank)
9 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (Noah Swank)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Noah Swank)
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Dwellings visited | 168 | |||||
| Families visited | 176 | |||||
| Name | Jacob Swank Sen | Catharine do | Henry " | Noah " | Catharine " | Matilda " |
| Age | 58 | 58 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| Sex | m | f | m | " | f | " |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Farmer | Do | |||
| Real estate owned | 2000 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | [blank] | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Dwelling number | 730 | |||
| Family number | 709 | |||
| Name | Catharine Swank | Noah " | Catharine " | Abraham " |
| Age | 68 | 25 | 21 | 8 |
| Sex | f | m | f | m |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Farmer | |||
| Value of real estate owned | 3,000 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | |||
| Place of birth | Pa | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Dwelling-house number | 458 | |||||
| Family number | 453 | |||||
| [although the family numbers is '453', the previous number is '453' and the next number is '455'] | ||||||
| Name | Swank Noah | - Sarah | - Jacob | - Henry | - Benjamin | Swank Catharine |
| Age | 35 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2/12 | 78 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | f |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | ||||
| Real estate value | 2,000 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 500 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | May [?] | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | ||||||
| Can't read | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Can't write | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 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 ... | ||||||