From Dennis Brandt (#47232334):
William H. Berrier was the son of Thomas & Sarah Catherine Stump Berrier. In 1860, he was a farmer living in Toboyne Township, Perry County, and later worked as a carpenter. He married Elizabeth Jane Gettys c. 1858 and fathered Jemima Alice Catherine (b. 1858 - married Luther Alburtus Black), Gilbert Mortimer L. (b. 02/06/61), and Cinderella Amelia F. (b. 06/02/62). It seems that none of the children used their first names.
William was a Civil War veteran with a checkered history. He was drafted in Perry County October 16, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg November 6, 1862, as a private with Co. F, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. He deserted and was dropped from the rolls to date February 26, 1863. Meanwhile, he had gone to Philadelphia where, on December 3, 1862, he enrolled at the rank of private with Co. B, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry. He transferred to Co. B, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry to complete his term of service, and that is when the army uncovered his desertion. He stood before a court-martial that sentenced him to lose all pay due and another $10 per month for the duration of his term. His life worsened when he was wounded in the neck at the battle of Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865, discharged by surgeon's certificate June 6, 1865.
In 1880, he lived in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, but by 1900 resided in Newville, Cumberland County, where he was a member of Sharp Post No. 371, G.A.R. Elizabeth Jane died in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where she was living with her daughter, Alice Black.
William H. Berrier was the son of Thomas & Sarah Catherine Stump Berrier. In 1860, he was a farmer living in Toboyne Township, Perry County, and later worked as a carpenter. He married Elizabeth Jane Gettys c. 1858 and fathered Jemima Alice Catherine (b. 1858 - married Luther Alburtus Black), Gilbert Mortimer L. (b. 02/06/61), and Cinderella Amelia F. (b. 06/02/62). It seems that none of the children used their first names.
William was a Civil War veteran with a checkered history. He was drafted in Perry County October 16, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg November 6, 1862, as a private with Co. F, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. He deserted and was dropped from the rolls to date February 26, 1863. Meanwhile, he had gone to Philadelphia where, on December 3, 1862, he enrolled at the rank of private with Co. B, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry. He transferred to Co. B, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry to complete his term of service, and that is when the army uncovered his desertion. He stood before a court-martial that sentenced him to lose all pay due and another $10 per month for the duration of his term. His life worsened when he was wounded in the neck at the battle of Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865, discharged by surgeon's certificate June 6, 1865.
In 1880, he lived in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, but by 1900 resided in Newville, Cumberland County, where he was a member of Sharp Post No. 371, G.A.R. Elizabeth Jane died in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where she was living with her daughter, Alice Black.
From Dennis Brandt (#47232334):
William H. Berrier was the son of Thomas & Sarah Catherine Stump Berrier. In 1860, he was a farmer living in Toboyne Township, Perry County, and later worked as a carpenter. He married Elizabeth Jane Gettys c. 1858 and fathered Jemima Alice Catherine (b. 1858 - married Luther Alburtus Black), Gilbert Mortimer L. (b. 02/06/61), and Cinderella Amelia F. (b. 06/02/62). It seems that none of the children used their first names.
William was a Civil War veteran with a checkered history. He was drafted in Perry County October 16, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg November 6, 1862, as a private with Co. F, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. He deserted and was dropped from the rolls to date February 26, 1863. Meanwhile, he had gone to Philadelphia where, on December 3, 1862, he enrolled at the rank of private with Co. B, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry. He transferred to Co. B, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry to complete his term of service, and that is when the army uncovered his desertion. He stood before a court-martial that sentenced him to lose all pay due and another $10 per month for the duration of his term. His life worsened when he was wounded in the neck at the battle of Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865, discharged by surgeon's certificate June 6, 1865.
In 1880, he lived in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, but by 1900 resided in Newville, Cumberland County, where he was a member of Sharp Post No. 371, G.A.R. Elizabeth Jane died in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where she was living with her daughter, Alice Black.
William H. Berrier was the son of Thomas & Sarah Catherine Stump Berrier. In 1860, he was a farmer living in Toboyne Township, Perry County, and later worked as a carpenter. He married Elizabeth Jane Gettys c. 1858 and fathered Jemima Alice Catherine (b. 1858 - married Luther Alburtus Black), Gilbert Mortimer L. (b. 02/06/61), and Cinderella Amelia F. (b. 06/02/62). It seems that none of the children used their first names.
William was a Civil War veteran with a checkered history. He was drafted in Perry County October 16, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg November 6, 1862, as a private with Co. F, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. He deserted and was dropped from the rolls to date February 26, 1863. Meanwhile, he had gone to Philadelphia where, on December 3, 1862, he enrolled at the rank of private with Co. B, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry. He transferred to Co. B, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry to complete his term of service, and that is when the army uncovered his desertion. He stood before a court-martial that sentenced him to lose all pay due and another $10 per month for the duration of his term. His life worsened when he was wounded in the neck at the battle of Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865, discharged by surgeon's certificate June 6, 1865.
In 1880, he lived in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, but by 1900 resided in Newville, Cumberland County, where he was a member of Sharp Post No. 371, G.A.R. Elizabeth Jane died in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where she was living with her daughter, Alice Black.
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