He was born on 2 July 1846, in York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, to Emanuel Weigle and Anna Catherine [unknown family name]. [sources: date: 6, 9, 17; 2 (18 in 1865), 5 (32 in 1880), 6 (53 in 1900), 7 (64 in 1910), 8 (73 in 1920), 11, 13 (6 in 1850), 14 (13 in 1860), 15 (23 in 1870). place: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15] parents: 6, 9, 11, 13, 15]
In 1850, he was living in Butler, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents, Emanuel and Catherine Weigle, and various other Weigle's. [source: 13]
In 1860, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with George Bender. He had attended school within the year. [source: 14]
When he enlisted, he was a laborer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair. [source: 2]
Abraham Weigle and Benjamin Franklin Weigle, who also served in the 91st Pennsylvania, may be his brothers. [source: 11 (re Abraham)]
He was a substitute for Jesse Weigle. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 23 March 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster. His service was credited to the Sixteenth Congressional District. He was a private in company G. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 12, 20]
He received clothing worth $37.13. [source: 2]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 3, 12, 20]
In 1870, he was living in Huntington, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Emanuel and Catharine Weigel, and others. He was a laborer on a farm, and owned $350 in personal property. [source: 15]
In 1874/75, he married Mary Agnes [unknown family name]. She was born on 12 May 1853, in Pennsylvania. They had one known child:
[sources: 6 (1 child, living in 1900), 7 (1 child, living in 1910), 11, 17]
In 1880, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Agnes and two servants. He was a farmer. [source: 5]
In 1890, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office: Heidlersburg). He had rheumatism. [source: 3]
On 7 November 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 4, 10]
In 1900, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Agnes and daughter Mary. He was a farmer. [source: 6]
On 6 July 1908, he again applied for a pension. [source: 10]
In 1910, he was living on Menallen Road, Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary, and his daughter Mary and Mary's family. He was a farmer, on a general farm. [source: 7]
In 1920, he was living on the Gettysburg-Harrisburg Road, in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Agnes. He was not working. [source: 8]
He died on 15 March 1923, in Heidlersburg, Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in the Heidlersburg Cemetery, Heidlersburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 9, 10 (14 Mar), 11, 12, 17]
On 2 April 1923, his widow, Mary Agnes Weigle, applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 4, 10, 11 (12 Apr)]
In 1930, his widow, Agnes Weigel, was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. She was a farmer, on a general farm. [source: 18]
On 3 December 1934, his widow, Mary Agnes Weigle, died, in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in the Heidlersburg Cemetery, Heidersburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [source: 17 (4 Dec), 19 (3 Dec)]
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) (William Weigle)
2 company G, second descriptive list, [#104] (William Weigle)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 23, page 1 (William Weigle)
4 pension index, by name (William Weigle)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 45, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 72 = handwritten page 12 D (William Wigle)
6 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 345 = sheet 6 B handwritten (William Weigle)
7 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 15, enumeration district 32, microfilm series T624, film 1292, page 82 = sheet 3 B handwritten (William Weigle)
8 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 31 [?] (William Weigle)
9 'RW20061126', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 26 November 2006, contact Robert Wolfe) (William Weigle)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (William Weigle)
11 'Notes for William Weigle and Mary Agnes' (citing, among other sources, the 1850-1870 census records, and invalid pension application) (thanks to Bob Wolfe for letting me know about his updated records!) (William Weigle)
12 Pennsylvania veterans burial card (William Weigle)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 4 recto = 7 handwritten to 4 verso = 8 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Weigle)
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 425 = 79 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Weigle)
15 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Huntington, microfilm series M593, film 1289, pages 206 verso = 18 handwritten to 207 recto = 19 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Weigel)
16 Pennsylvania death indices, 1923 ("240 William Weigle 32376 Adams Co 3/15")
17 Find a grave, memorial 18524810, created by Pat Callahan, 20 March 2007, accessed 13 October 2012 (William Weigle)
18 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 25, enumeration district 1-32, microfilm series T626, film 1959, page 93 = 2 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Agnes Weigle)
19 Pennsylvania, Division of Vital Records, death indices, 1934 ("MARY A WEIGLE[,] TYRN T[,] W240[,] 01[,] 12 3 34[,] 109467")
20 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Weigle)
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 1 |
| Dwellings visited | 51 | 51 | |||||
| Families visited | 56 | 56 | |||||
| Name | Emanuel Weigle | Catherine " | Hannah " | Benjamin " | William " | Abraham " | Isaac Weigle |
| Age | 30 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Laborer | ||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | Pa |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 37 |
| Dwelling number | [553] |
| Family number | [574] |
| Name | William Weigle |
| Age | 13 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | |
| Occupation | |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Pennsylvania] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | 1 |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | 141 | ||||||||||
| Family number | 156 | ||||||||||
| Name | Weigel Emanuel | Catharine | Hannah | Franklin | William | Abraham | Isaac | Caroline | Isabel | Jeremiah | Clara |
| Age | 52 | 50 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | M | F | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Labor on Farm | Keeping House | Domestic Servant | Labor on Farm | Labor on Farm | Farmer | Labor on Farm | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 2450 | ||||||||||
| Personal estate value | 100 | 210 | 350 | 700 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 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 | |||||||||||
| Can't read | |||||||||||
| Can't write | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 112 | |||
| family visit # | 112 | |||
| name | Wigle William | - Agnes | Blickrode [?] Lillie | Cerofer [?] Edward |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 32 | 26 | 16 | 27 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Servant | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Servant | Laborer |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | ||||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 138 | ||
| family number | 139 | ||
| name | Weigle William | - Agnes | - Mary E |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | July 1846 | May 1853 | Aug 1889 |
| age | 53 | 47 | 10 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 25 | 25 | |
| mother of how many children? | 1 | ||
| # of children living | 1 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Farmer | At School | |
| # months not employed | 0 | ||
| # months in school | 5 | ||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 90 |
| line | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 |
| street | Menallen Road | ||||
| house nr | |||||
| dwelling nr | 65 | ||||
| family nr | 65 | ||||
| name | Weigle William | - Mary A | Kennedy Mary | - Neely | - Luella |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son-in-Law | Granddaughter |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 64 | 55 | 20 | 26 | 5/12 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | |
| mother of # children | 1 | 1 | |||
| mother of # living children | 1 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | Farm Laborer | None |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | Home Farm | |||
| employer etc. | Emp | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes [?] | ||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | 47 [?] | ||||
| civil war vet | UA | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||
| line | 96 | 97 |
| street | Gettysburg Harrisburg Road | |
| house number | ||
| dwelling visit number | 164 | |
| family visit number | 173 | |
| name | Weigle William | - Agnes |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| own/rent | O | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | |
| sex | M | F |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 73 | 68 |
| marital status | M | M |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||
| can speak English | yes | yes |
| occupation | None | None |
| industry, business | ||
| employment status | ||
| number of farm schedule | ||
| line | 65 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit # | 41 |
| family visit # | 41 |
| name | Weigel Agnes |
| relation | Head |
| owned/rented | O |
| value or rent | |
| radio | |
| farm | yes |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 76 |
| married? | Wd |
| age 1st marriage | |
| school/college since 9/29 | No |
| can read & write | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| immigration year | |
| naturalization | |
| can speak English | Yes |
| occupation | Farmer |
| industry | General farm |
| worker class | O |
| at work yesterday | Yes |
| unemployment schedule # | |
| veteran? | |
| war | |
| farm schedule # | 35 |