He was born in 1835/36 (2 (29 in 1865), 5 (24 in 1860), 6 (33 in 1870), 8 (13 in 1850)). He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2, 4, 5, 6, 8).
In 1850, he was living in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with Eliza A Weber (presumably his mother), with Abraham and Emaline Weber (perhaps siblings), and with Alonza Engleman (8).
In 1860, he was living in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with Benjamin Baker and Sira Weber (5). He was a farmer, and owned $4,500 in real estate, and $1,000 in personal property (5).
When he enlisted, he was a mason (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and black hair (2).
He was drafted from Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (2). His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District (2). He was a private in company G (1, 9).
He received clothing worth $36.82 (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1). He was a private, in company G (9).
He married Elizabeth [unknown family name] (4). They had two children:
In 1870, he was living in Towamensing Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Elizabeth and children Markley and Howard (6). He was a stone mason, and owned $2,000 in real estate and $580 in personal property (6).
On 29 February 1888, his widow, Elizabeth Weber, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 7).
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) (Silas M Weber)
2 company G, descriptive roll, [#68] (Silas M Weber)
3 pension index, by name (Silas M Weber)
4 'Schwenk, Stout, Moyer, Naugle, Goodhart, Latshaw & allied families of PA', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 14 June 2007, contact Thera) (Silas M Weber)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Worcester Township, microfilm series M653, film 1145, page 729 = 7 handwritten (Silas M Weber)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Towamensing Township, microfilm series M593, film 1379, page 545 = 13 handwritten (Silas M Weber)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Silas M Weber)
8 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Worcester Township, microfilm series M432, film 799, page 271 = 541 (Silas N Weaber [sic])
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Silas M Weber)
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwellings visited | 79 | ||||
| Families visited | 79 | ||||
| Name | Eliza A. Weaber [sic] | Abraham N Weber [sic] | Silas N. Weaber [sic] | Emaline N. Weaber | Alonza Engleman |
| Age | 54 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| Sex | F | M | M | F | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | ||||
| Real estate owned | 6,000 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling number | 43 | ||
| Family number | 55 | ||
| Name | Silas M Weber | Benjamin W Baker | Sira A Weber |
| Age | 24 | 10 | 60 |
| Sex | m | m | f |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 4500 | ||
| Value of personal estate | 1000 | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Dwelling-house number | 85 | |||
| Family number | 101 | |||
| Name | Weber Silas M | - Elizabeth | - Markley | - Howard |
| Age | 33 | 30 | 7 | 3 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Stone Mason | Keeping House | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 2000 | |||
| Personal estate value | 580 | |||
| Birthplace | 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 | ||||
| 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 ... |