He was born in June 1839, in Pennsylvania, perhaps to George Wilkeson and Catherine [unknown family name]. [sources: date: 2 (28 in 1865), 7 (1839), 9 (75 years 1 month 12 days at death), 10 (Jun 39), 11 (70 in 1910), 12 (11 in 1850), 13 (22 in 1860), 14 (30 in 1870), 15 (43 in 1880). place: 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. parents: 12, 13, 14, 15]
In 1850, he seems to have been living in Huntingdon Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with George and Catherine Wilkeson (presumably his parents), and with Elizabeth (presumably his sister). He had attended school within the year. [source: 12]
In 1860, he seems to have been living in Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He was living with George and Catharine Wilkeson (presumably his parents), with Elizabeth (presumably his sister), and with two others. He was a farm hand. [source: 13]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and light hair. [source: 2]
He was drafted from Tyrone Township, Adams County. 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, 3, 5, 8 (co.D), 17-18]
He received clothing worth $35.55. [source: 2]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 3, 5, 8, 17-18]
He apparently married Elizabeth [unknown family name]. She was born in 1834/35, in Pennsylvania. They seem to have had at least these children:
[sources: 14, 15, 16]
In 1870, he seems to have been living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Elisabeth (presumably his wife), Maggie, Tillie, and Anna (presumably their children), with George and Catharine (presumably his parents), and Elisabeth (presumably his sister). He was a farm laborer, and owned $1,400 in personal property. [source: 14]
In 1880, he seems to have been living in Oxford, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elizabeth, children Margaret, Kate, Anna, Charles, and Robert, father George, and another person. He was a farmer. [source: 15]
Perhaps his first wife is the Elizabeth Wilkinson who died on 18 February 1888, and was buried in the Trinity Roths United Church of Christ Cemetery, Spring Grove, York County, Pennsylvania. [source: 16]
On 30 July 1890, he applied successfully for a pension. [source: 5]
In 1890, he was living in Berwick, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office Abbotstown). [source: 7]
On 16 March 1897, he married Elizabeth Ann [unknown family name]. This was his second marriage, and her first. In 1910, she reported having had no children. [source: 3, 10, 11]
In 1900, he was living on West Kings Street, Berwick Borough, Adams Count, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elizabeth. He was a day laborer, and had been out of work for 9 months in the previous year. [source: 10]
On 23 February 1907, he again applied for a pension. [source: 5]
In 1910, he was living on Hanover Pike, in Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elizabeth and sister Anna M Nagle [?]. He was living on his own income. [source: 11]
He died on 31 July 1914, at Hanover, [York County,] Pennsylvania. He was buried in the Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery (now Trinity Roths United Church of Christ Cemetery, in Spring Grove), Jackson Township, York County, Pennsylvania. His grave has a Grand Army of the Republic marker. [sources: 3, 5, 8, 9]
On 11 October 1916, his widow successfully applied for a pension. [source: 5]
In 1920, his widow, Elizabeth A Wilkinson, was living on the East Rulon + Hanover Township Road, Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her sisters A Mary Nagle and Sarah Moul. [source: 6]
In 1926, his widow, Elizabeth Ann Wilkinson, was 78 years old; her post-office address was RFD No 6, Hanover, Pennsylvania. She was receiving a pension of $30 per month. She needed constant help because of age, rheumatism, and neuritis. She had no property, no income other than her pension, and no one legally required to help her. The Senate committee recommended that her pension be increased to $50 per month. [source: 3]
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) (George Wilkerson)
2 company G, second descriptive list, [#91] (George Wilkerson)
3 Senate Report 1086. 'Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, etc. June 16, 1926.' Serial Set volume 8530, 69th Congress, 1st Session, session volume D. Pages 178-179. repeated at Senate Report 1173. 'Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent children of soldiers and sailors of said war. May 3 (calendar day, May 15), 1928.' Serial Set volume 8834, 70th Congress, 1st Session, session volume C. Pages 178-179. (George Wilkinson)
4 pension index, by name [the Ancestry index links to the wrong card (viewed 13 November 2008)] (George Wilkinson)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (George Wilkinson [sic])
6 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Berwick Township, supervisor's district 3 [?], enumeration district 1, microfilm series T625, film 1507, page 5 = 5 A handwritten (Elizabeth A Wilkinson)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Berwick, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 1, page 3 (image 3 of 121 on FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2012) (George Wilkinson)
8 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 25 January 2012) (George Wilkinson)
9 Find a grave, memorial 33140999, created by bill brick, added 22 Jan 2009 (accessed 25 Jan 2012) (George Wilkinson)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Berwick Borough, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 4, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 49 = 3 A handwritten (George Wilkinson)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Berwick Township, supervisor's district 15, enumeration district 1, microfilm series T624, film 1292, page 5 = 5 B handwritten (George Wilkinson)
12 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Huntingdon Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 88 recto = 175 handwritten (George Wilkeson)
13 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, York County, Franklin Township (post office: Dillsburg), microfilm series M653, film 1198, page 505 = 35 handwritten (George Wilkeson)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, post office York Springs, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 378 verso = 16 handwritten (George Wilkeson)
15 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 60, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 305 = 20 D handwritten (George Wilkenson)
16 Find a grave, memorial 33141019 [identity is speculative; see the note on the 1880 census entry transcribed below] (Elizabeth Wilkinson wife of George Wilkinson, aged 56 years)
17 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Wilkison)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Wilkerson)
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| Dwellings visited | 1183 | |||
| Families visited | 1286 | |||
| Name | George Wilkeson | Catherine | George | Elizabeth |
| Age | 45 | 50 | 11 | 9 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | |||
| Real estate owned | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling number | 272 | |||||
| Family number | 274 | |||||
| Name | George Wilkeson | Catharine | George | Elizabeth | Sarah Duvise [?] | John Smith |
| Age | 55 | 61 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m |
| Color | w | " | " | " | " | " |
| Occupation | Farmer | Farm hand | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 700 | |||||
| Place of birth | Pa | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Dwelling-house number | 112 | |||||||
| Family number | 118 | 119 | ||||||
| Name | Wilkeson George | Catharine | Elisabeth | Wilkeson George | Elisabeth | Maggie | Tillie | Anna |
| Age | 65 | 71 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | At Home | Farm Labor | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | 1400 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| 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 | [blank] | 1 | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| street name | |||||||||
| house number | |||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 146 | ||||||||
| family visit # | 158 | ||||||||
| name | Wilkenson George | " Elizabeth | " Margaret | " Kate E | " Anna L | " Charles | " Robert | " George | Rhates [?] Romain [?] |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| age | 43 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 33 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Son | Father | [blank] | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| married | [blank] | [blank] | |||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | ||||||||
| married during year | |||||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | At leasure | Works on farm | |||||
| months unemployed | |||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||
| blind | |||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||
| insane | |||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | 1 | ||||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | |||||||
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa |
| line | 30 | 31 |
| street | West Kings | |
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 57 | |
| family number | 57 | |
| name | Wilkinson George | - Elizabeth |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | June 1839 | Jan 1851 |
| age | 60 | 49 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 3 | 3 |
| [on George Wilkinson's line, the '3' is written above a crossed-out '37'] | ||
| mother of how many children? | [blank] | |
| # of children living | [blank] | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Day Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 9 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | no |
| speaks English | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | |
| free or mortgaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule | ||
| line | 67 | 68 | 69 |
| street | Hanover Pike | ||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 113 | ||
| family nr | 115 | ||
| name | Wilkinson, George | -, Elizabeth A | Nagle [?] Anna M. |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Sister |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 70 | 59 | 56 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 13 | 13 | |
| mother of # children | 0 | ||
| mother of # living children | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Own Income | none | none |
| nature of industry etc. | |||
| employer etc. | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | no | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| street | East Rulon + Hanover Township road | ||
| house number | X | ||
| dwelling visit number | 117 | ||
| family visit number | 122 | ||
| name | Nagle A. Mary | Moul Sarah | Wilkinson Elizabeth A. |
| relationship | Head | Sister | Sister |
| own/rent | O | ||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | ||
| sex | F | F | F |
| race | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 65 | 72 | 69 |
| marital status | S | Wd | Wd |
| year of immigration | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| year of naturalization | |||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | none | none | none |
| industry, business | |||
| employment status | |||
| number of farm schedule | |||
H. R. 5092. Elizabeth Ann Wilkinson, aged 78 years, whose post-office address is R. F. D. No. 6, Hanover, Pa., is the widow of George [page 179] Wilkinson, late a private, Company G, Ninety-first Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, from February 28, 1865, to July 10, 1865, and who died July 31, 1914.
Claimant and the late soldier were married March 16, 1897.
She is now pensioned as the soldier's widow at $30 a month under certificate No. 833958.
Medical evidence presented shows she requires the constant aid and attendance of another person because of age, rheumatism, and nenuritis [sic].
She has no property and her pension is her only income. No one is legally bound to her support.
It is recommended her pension be increased to $50 a month.