He was born in 1828/29 (1 (33 in 1862), 2 (21 in 1850)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2).
In 1850, he was living in North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was a blacksmith (2). He was living with Joseph Gibbers and his family (2).
When enlisted, he was a hack [?] (1 [doublechecked on 19 Dec 09; the first letter looks much more like an 'H' than a 'B', though the word could be 'Flack', but the almost illegible word in the margin might begin 'sm'; I suspect it is 'Black sm[ith]', but am not at all confident that it is]).
When enlisted, he was 5 feet 3-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (1).
He enlisted on 4 September 1862 (1). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Gregory (1). He was a private, in company F (3).
He was transferred to the Veterans' Reserve Corps on 15 March [illegible year] (1). When transferred, he was a private, in company F (3).
1 company F, descriptive roll, entry 111 (Howell Williams)
2 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Mulberry Ward, microfilm series M432, film 815, page 451 (Howell Williams)
3 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Howell Williams)
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwellings visited | 1679 | |||
| Families visited | 1874 | |||
| Name | Joseph Gibberts [?] | Hannah " | Joseph " | Howell Williams |
| Age | 39 | 38 | 5 | 21 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Blk Smith | " | ||
| Real estate owned | $2400 | |||
| Birthplace | England | Penna | " | " |
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| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |