He was born on 16 July 1843, in Pennsylvania, to Christopher Weigle and Betsy Guise. [sources: date: 11, 12, 16; 2 (21 in 1865), 7 (7 in 1850), 8 (17 in 1860), 9 (26 in 1870), 10 (36 in 1880), 11 (56 in 1900). place: 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. parents: 16]
In 1850, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Christian and Elizabeth Weigle (presumably his parents), and with Jesse, Lucinda, Mary, Margaret, and Elias Weigle (presumably siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 7]
In 1860, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Christian and Elizabeth Wigel (presumably his parents), and with Lucinda, Mary, Margaret, Elias, and George Wigel (presumably siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 8]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair. [source: 2]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster. HIs service was credited to the 16th Congressional District. He was a private in company G. [sources: 1, 2, 4, 6, 18]
He received clothing worth $38.35. [source: 2]
He deserted on 20 June 1865 near Washington DC. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 2, 6, 18]
In 1870, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Christian and Elisabeth Weigel (presumably his parents), with George (presumably his brother), and with a servant. He was a farm laborer. [source: 9]
In 1870/71, he married Emma Jane Zeiglar. She was born in 26 June 1850, in Pennsylvania, to Thomas Zeiglar and Margaret Miller. They apparently had these children:
[sources: 10, 11 (7 children, 6 alive in 1900), 13, 15 (6 children, 5 alive in 1910), 17]
In 1880, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Emma, his children Harry, Zula [?], John, Charlie, Phescipher [?], and Edward, and two servants. He was a farmer. [source: 10]
On 16 October 1889, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 4, 6]
In 1890, he was living in Tyrone, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office: Menallen). [source: 4]
In 1900, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Emily E, children John, Charles, and Edward, and a boarder. He was a farmer. [source: 11]
On 30 August 1908, he died, in Mt Holly Springs Borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He died of arteriosclerosis and fatty degeneration of heart (duration 2 years). He was a farmer. He was buried in the Upper Bermudian Church Cemetery, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 12, 14, 16]
In 1910, his widow, Emily J Weigle, was living in Mt Holly Springs Borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [source: 15]
On 10 August 1919, his widow, Emily Jane Weigle, died, in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. She died of valvular heart disease, with chronic Brights disease (2 years duration) contributing. On 13 August 1919, she was buried in the Upper Bermudian Church Cemetery, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 12 (10 Aug), 13 (26 Aug), 17 (10 Aug)]
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) (Jeremiah Weigle)
2 company G, register of deserters (Jeremiah Weigle)
3 company G, second descriptive list, [#87] (Jeremiah Weigle)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 23, page 2 (Jeremiah J Weigle)
5 pension index, by regiment (Jeremiah J Weigle)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Jeremiah J Weigle)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 3 verso = 6 handwritten (John [sic] Weigle)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, post office Hedelsburg, microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 632 = 50 handwritten (Jeremiah Wigel)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, post office York Springs, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 382 = 24 handwritten (Jeremiah Weigel)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 45, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 68 = 4 D handwritten (Jeremiah Weigle)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 340 = 1 A handwritten (Jerry J Weigle)
12 Find a grave, memorial 18700560, created by pat callahan, added 31 Mar 07, accessed 7 Oct 10 (John Jeremiah Weigle)
13 Find a grave, memorial 76099151, created by AlbFirefly, added 6 Sep 11, accessed 5 May 15 (Emily J Weigle)
14 Pennsylvania, veterans burial cards, 1777-1999 (John Jeremiah Weigle)
15 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Mt Holly Springs Borough, enumeration district 27, microfilm series T624, film 1335, page 76 = 13 B handwritten (FamilySearch [indexed under 'Emily I Weiger']) (Emily E Weigle)
16 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, file 77234 (Jeremiah John Weigle)
17 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, file 82972, 10 August 1919 (Emily Jane Weigle)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jeremiah Weigle)
line | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Dwellings visited | 40 | |||||||
Families visited | 44 | |||||||
Name | Christian Weigle | Elizabeth " | Jesse " | Lucinda " | Mary " | Margaret " | John [sic] " | Elias " |
Age | 43 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Sex | M | F | M | F | F | F | M | M |
Color | ||||||||
Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | L [sic; perhaps 'Laborer'] | ||||||
Real estate owned | ||||||||
Birthplace | " [sc. Pa.] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
Married within year | ||||||||
Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
Dwelling number | 374 | |||||||
Family number | 394 | |||||||
Name | Christian Wigel | Elizabeth " | Lucinda " | Mary " | Margaret " | Jeremiah " | Elias " | George " |
Age | 54 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
Sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | M | M |
Color | ||||||||
Occupation | Farmer | |||||||
Value of real estate owned | 3,500 | |||||||
Value of personal estate | 440 [?] | |||||||
Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
Married within year | ||||||||
Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Cannot read & write | ||||||||
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Dwelling-house number | 169 | ||||
Family number | 181 | ||||
Name | Weigel Christian | Elisabeth | Jeremiah | George | Guise [?] Hannah |
Age | 63 | 59 | 26 | 15 | 50 |
Sex | M | F | M | M | F |
Color | W | W | W | W | W |
Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Labor | Farm Labor | Domestic Servant |
Real estate value | 7000 | ||||
Personal estate value | 1200 | ||||
Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
Father foreign born | |||||
Mother foreign born | |||||
Birth month if born within year | |||||
Marriage month if married within year | |||||
Attended school past year | 1 | ||||
Can't read | |||||
Can't write | |||||
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | |||
Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
line | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
street name | ||||||||||
house number | ||||||||||
dwelling visit # | 43 | |||||||||
family visit # | 43 | |||||||||
name | Weigle Jeremiah | - Emma J | - Harry M | - Zula [?] | - John W | - Charlie | - Phescipher | - Edward | West George | Deardorf Delila |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | F |
age | 36 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 [?] |
month born if born in year | ||||||||||
relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son | Son | Son | Son | Servant | Servant | |
single | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
married | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
widowed/divorced | ||||||||||
married during year | ||||||||||
occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Laborer | Servant | ||||||
months unemployed | ||||||||||
currently ill? | [illegible] Debility | |||||||||
blind | ||||||||||
deaf/dumb | ||||||||||
idiotic | ||||||||||
insane | ||||||||||
disabled | ||||||||||
school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
can't read | ||||||||||
can't write | 1 | |||||||||
birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
line | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
street | ||||||
house number | ||||||
dwelling number | 11 | |||||
family number | 11 | |||||
name | Weigle, Jerry J. | - Emily E. | - John W. | - Charles M. | - Edward J. | Levingston, Ela [?] G |
relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Boarder |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | M | M | M | F |
birth date | July 1843 | June 1850 | Apr 1874 | Sept 1876 | Nov [?] 1877 | Feb [?] 1883 |
age | 56 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 |
married? | M | M | S | S | S | S |
# years married | 29 | 29 | ||||
mother of how many children? | 7 | |||||
# of children living | 6 | |||||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
immigration year | ||||||
# years in USA | ||||||
naturalized citizen? | ||||||
occupation | Farmer | School Teacher | School Teacher | School Teacher | Servant | |
# months not employed | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
# months in school | ||||||
can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
owned/rented | O | |||||
free or mortgaged | F | |||||
farm/house | F | |||||
# of farm schedule | 10 |
line | 84 |
street | |
house nr | |
dwelling nr | 321 |
family nr | 325 |
name | Weigle Emily J |
relationship | Head |
sex | F |
color | W |
age | 59 |
marital status | Wd |
#years present marriage | |
mother of # children | 6 |
mother of # living children | 5 |
birthplace | Pennsylvania |
father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
immigrated | |
naturalized/alien | |
speaks English | English |
occupation | None |
nature of industry etc. | Own income |
employer etc. | |
out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |
# weeks out of work 1909 | |
can read | yes |
can write | yes |
school since 1 Sep 09 | |
owned/rented | R |
owned free or mortagaged | |
farm/house | H |
nr on farm schedule | |
civil war vet | |
blind | |
deaf & dumb |
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Aug. 29, 1908 to August 30 1908 that I last saw him alive on Aug. 30 1908 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 6.15 P.M. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
Arterio-sclerosis and Fatty degeneration of heart. (Duration) 2 years