He was born in 1846/47 (2 (18-1/2 in 1865), 4 (34 in 1880), 5 (13 in 1860), 6 (64 in 1910), 7 (73 in 1920)). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 4, 5, 6, 7).
In 1860, he was living in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with John Sander (or Souder?) (5).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 March 1865 (1, 2, 3, 8). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (2). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 10-11).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 8). He was a private, in company H (10-11).
In 1867/68, he married Sarah [unknown family name] (6). In 1910, she had had three children, all of whom were living (6).
In 1880, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with his wife, Sarah Zeigler, and three children (Emma, Stuart, and Harry) (4). His occupation was "flour feed" (4).
In 1890, he was living at 2664 Braddock Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
On 26 February 1891, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (8, 9).
On 7 August 1908, he again applied for a pension (8).
In 1910, he was living at 808 Tioga [?] Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Sarah and two grandchildren (6). He was a watchman, for Bell Telephone Company (6).
In 1920, he was living at 1942 Bork [?] Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his brother-in-law Charles Prince (7). He was a commercial [illegible word] for a cigar manufacturer (7).
He died on 9 March 1924, at Atlantic City, New Jersey (8).
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) (Dilman Zeigler)
2 company H, descriptive roll, #179 (Dilman Zeigler)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 754, page [1] (image 2402 on <www.ancestry.com>) (Dillman [??] Zeigler [?])
4 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 682, microfilm series T9, film 1190, page 549 C = 3 handwritten (Dillman Zeigler)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Franconia Township, microfilm series M653, film 1143, page 182 = 10 handwritten (Dilman Zeigler)
6 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 43, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 1108, microfilm series T624, film 1412, page 186 A (Dillman Ziegler)
7 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 31, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 104, microfilm series T624, film 1635, page 12 B = 2 handwritten (Dillman Cigler [sic])
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Dillman J Ziegler)
9 pension index, by name (Dilman J Ziegler)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Dilman Ziegler)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Dilman Zeigler)
| line | 18 |
| Dwelling number | [71] |
| Family number | [78] |
| Name | Dilman Zeigler |
| Age | 13 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | |
| Occupation | |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | do. [sc. Pa] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| street name | Manipika [??] St | ||||
| house number | 2358 | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 26 | ||||
| family visit # | 27 | ||||
| name | Zeigler Dillman | " Sarah | " Emma | " Stuart | " Harry |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| age | 34 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Flour feed [?] | House Keeper | At School | ||
| months unemployed | |||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Penna | New Jersey | Penna | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | N.J. | N.J. | N.J. | N.J. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| street | Tioga [?] Street | |||
| house nr | 808 | |||
| dwelling nr | 248 | |||
| family nr | 238 | |||
| name | Ziegler Dillman | - Sarah | - Annie | - Edith |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Granddaughter | Granddaughter |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 64 | 61 | 14 | 14 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 42 | 42 | ||
| mother of # children | 3 | |||
| mother of # living children | 3 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Eng English | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Watchman | None | Winding | Winding |
| nature of industry etc. | Bell telephone co | Tape Mill | Tape Mill | |
| employer etc. | W | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | 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 | ||||
| line | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
| street | Bork [?] St. | |||
| house number | 1942 | |||
| dwelling visit number | 25 | |||
| family visit number | 28 | |||
| name | Price Charles | - Anna M | - Thomas C | Cigler [sic] Dillman |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Brother in law |
| own/rent | R | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||||
| sex | M | F | M | M |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 58 | 53 | 33 | 73 |
| marital status | M | M | S | WD |
| year of immigration | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| year of naturalization | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Stopper | None | None | Commercial [illegible word] |
| industry, business | Water Dept | Cigar Mfg | ||
| employment status | W | W | ||
| number of farm schedule | ||||