Some records show his date of birth to be 1842 while others show 1840.
Son of John Henry Apel (9/1812-aft. 1900) and Catherina Apel (1817-bef. 1900) of Germany. John was a piano maker. The 1900 US Census shows he and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1848, which would mean Henry was born in Germany and not New York. It is known John and Catherina had at least one other child, a daughter named Amelia who married a man named Woodward. The 1900 census shows John is living with Amelia Woodward in New York.
Henry was the husband of Susan E. Archer who he married at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York on 8/13/1868. The Reverend Charles Kelsey officiating.
Henry and his wife Susan are found in the 1880 US Census living in East Chester, Westchester County, New York. Henry is recorded as being a piano maker and both he and his wife are 38 years old.
He enlisted in the US Navy on 8/15/1862 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, New York. His enlisted record shows he was brown haired, blue eyed, 5'5 1/2" with a light complexion. His occupation at the time of enlistment was painter. He was listed as being 22 years of age which would put his year of birth to have been 1840. He served as a Landsman on the USS North Carolina, USS Hetzel, USS Georgia, USS Whitehead and the USS Ceres(?) during the Civil War. He was discharged on 7/30/1863 at Newburn, North Carolina for "being ruptured and otherwise injured" according to his pension records. His records show that he served on the USS North Carolina until 8/29/1862, then transferred to the USS Hetzel for one day, 8/30/1862 and then to the USS Ceres until 12/18/1862 when he moved to the USS State of Georgia. He stayed on the Georgia until 1/3/1863 when he transferred to the USS Whitehead, his last duty ship. His service was in the United States Blocking Squadron of the North Atlantic, mainly off the shores of North Carolina. Another document in his pension file states he served on the USS Allegheny and the USS Brandywine in addition to the Georgia, Ceres and Whitehead.
He filed for a disability pension in 1891 stating he suffered from a double inguinal hernia and disease of the lungs. He was approved for a $12.00 a month pension.
His widow Susan, had to fight with the government to receive a widow's pension as they government first claimed Henry did not die from a service connected disability. But in 1895 she won her claim and received $8.00 a month in a Widow's Pension, with payment back to March of 1893. In her application file, she notes that Henry suffered from a "abdominal rupture" when he came home from the Navy and that he was in a sick bed for a year after he came home. He had to wear a belt around his abdomen, probably a truss of some sort, and after awhile gave up working all together due to the pain he suffered. She received her pension at 307 West 147th St In New York City until her death on 3/11/1914. Her claim for a pension was based on her own failing eyesight which prevented her from doing any significant work. Two witnesses, Mary L. Archer and Louisa Murphy were witnesses on her behave and lived at the same address as Susan. Undoubtedly, they were related to each other. Susan was fairly destitute after Henry's death and her only possessions were her personal items such as clothing ($100.00 total) and earned roughly $2.00 a week giving music lessons when someone wanting a lesson.
Henry's death certificate notes his cause of death but the writing his difficult to read. It appears to say that the contributing factors included Bright's Disease (kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis), aortic aneurysm deletions of the heart and fibrinous pleuritis (an inflammation of the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lung).
His gravestone was manufactured by the Gross Brothers Company in Lee, Massachusetts on 7/11/1898.
Son of John Henry Apel (9/1812-aft. 1900) and Catherina Apel (1817-bef. 1900) of Germany. John was a piano maker. The 1900 US Census shows he and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1848, which would mean Henry was born in Germany and not New York. It is known John and Catherina had at least one other child, a daughter named Amelia who married a man named Woodward. The 1900 census shows John is living with Amelia Woodward in New York.
Henry was the husband of Susan E. Archer who he married at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York on 8/13/1868. The Reverend Charles Kelsey officiating.
Henry and his wife Susan are found in the 1880 US Census living in East Chester, Westchester County, New York. Henry is recorded as being a piano maker and both he and his wife are 38 years old.
He enlisted in the US Navy on 8/15/1862 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, New York. His enlisted record shows he was brown haired, blue eyed, 5'5 1/2" with a light complexion. His occupation at the time of enlistment was painter. He was listed as being 22 years of age which would put his year of birth to have been 1840. He served as a Landsman on the USS North Carolina, USS Hetzel, USS Georgia, USS Whitehead and the USS Ceres(?) during the Civil War. He was discharged on 7/30/1863 at Newburn, North Carolina for "being ruptured and otherwise injured" according to his pension records. His records show that he served on the USS North Carolina until 8/29/1862, then transferred to the USS Hetzel for one day, 8/30/1862 and then to the USS Ceres until 12/18/1862 when he moved to the USS State of Georgia. He stayed on the Georgia until 1/3/1863 when he transferred to the USS Whitehead, his last duty ship. His service was in the United States Blocking Squadron of the North Atlantic, mainly off the shores of North Carolina. Another document in his pension file states he served on the USS Allegheny and the USS Brandywine in addition to the Georgia, Ceres and Whitehead.
He filed for a disability pension in 1891 stating he suffered from a double inguinal hernia and disease of the lungs. He was approved for a $12.00 a month pension.
His widow Susan, had to fight with the government to receive a widow's pension as they government first claimed Henry did not die from a service connected disability. But in 1895 she won her claim and received $8.00 a month in a Widow's Pension, with payment back to March of 1893. In her application file, she notes that Henry suffered from a "abdominal rupture" when he came home from the Navy and that he was in a sick bed for a year after he came home. He had to wear a belt around his abdomen, probably a truss of some sort, and after awhile gave up working all together due to the pain he suffered. She received her pension at 307 West 147th St In New York City until her death on 3/11/1914. Her claim for a pension was based on her own failing eyesight which prevented her from doing any significant work. Two witnesses, Mary L. Archer and Louisa Murphy were witnesses on her behave and lived at the same address as Susan. Undoubtedly, they were related to each other. Susan was fairly destitute after Henry's death and her only possessions were her personal items such as clothing ($100.00 total) and earned roughly $2.00 a week giving music lessons when someone wanting a lesson.
Henry's death certificate notes his cause of death but the writing his difficult to read. It appears to say that the contributing factors included Bright's Disease (kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis), aortic aneurysm deletions of the heart and fibrinous pleuritis (an inflammation of the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lung).
His gravestone was manufactured by the Gross Brothers Company in Lee, Massachusetts on 7/11/1898.
Some records show his date of birth to be 1842 while others show 1840.
Son of John Henry Apel (9/1812-aft. 1900) and Catherina Apel (1817-bef. 1900) of Germany. John was a piano maker. The 1900 US Census shows he and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1848, which would mean Henry was born in Germany and not New York. It is known John and Catherina had at least one other child, a daughter named Amelia who married a man named Woodward. The 1900 census shows John is living with Amelia Woodward in New York.
Henry was the husband of Susan E. Archer who he married at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York on 8/13/1868. The Reverend Charles Kelsey officiating.
Henry and his wife Susan are found in the 1880 US Census living in East Chester, Westchester County, New York. Henry is recorded as being a piano maker and both he and his wife are 38 years old.
He enlisted in the US Navy on 8/15/1862 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, New York. His enlisted record shows he was brown haired, blue eyed, 5'5 1/2" with a light complexion. His occupation at the time of enlistment was painter. He was listed as being 22 years of age which would put his year of birth to have been 1840. He served as a Landsman on the USS North Carolina, USS Hetzel, USS Georgia, USS Whitehead and the USS Ceres(?) during the Civil War. He was discharged on 7/30/1863 at Newburn, North Carolina for "being ruptured and otherwise injured" according to his pension records. His records show that he served on the USS North Carolina until 8/29/1862, then transferred to the USS Hetzel for one day, 8/30/1862 and then to the USS Ceres until 12/18/1862 when he moved to the USS State of Georgia. He stayed on the Georgia until 1/3/1863 when he transferred to the USS Whitehead, his last duty ship. His service was in the United States Blocking Squadron of the North Atlantic, mainly off the shores of North Carolina. Another document in his pension file states he served on the USS Allegheny and the USS Brandywine in addition to the Georgia, Ceres and Whitehead.
He filed for a disability pension in 1891 stating he suffered from a double inguinal hernia and disease of the lungs. He was approved for a $12.00 a month pension.
His widow Susan, had to fight with the government to receive a widow's pension as they government first claimed Henry did not die from a service connected disability. But in 1895 she won her claim and received $8.00 a month in a Widow's Pension, with payment back to March of 1893. In her application file, she notes that Henry suffered from a "abdominal rupture" when he came home from the Navy and that he was in a sick bed for a year after he came home. He had to wear a belt around his abdomen, probably a truss of some sort, and after awhile gave up working all together due to the pain he suffered. She received her pension at 307 West 147th St In New York City until her death on 3/11/1914. Her claim for a pension was based on her own failing eyesight which prevented her from doing any significant work. Two witnesses, Mary L. Archer and Louisa Murphy were witnesses on her behave and lived at the same address as Susan. Undoubtedly, they were related to each other. Susan was fairly destitute after Henry's death and her only possessions were her personal items such as clothing ($100.00 total) and earned roughly $2.00 a week giving music lessons when someone wanting a lesson.
Henry's death certificate notes his cause of death but the writing his difficult to read. It appears to say that the contributing factors included Bright's Disease (kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis), aortic aneurysm deletions of the heart and fibrinous pleuritis (an inflammation of the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lung).
His gravestone was manufactured by the Gross Brothers Company in Lee, Massachusetts on 7/11/1898.
Son of John Henry Apel (9/1812-aft. 1900) and Catherina Apel (1817-bef. 1900) of Germany. John was a piano maker. The 1900 US Census shows he and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1848, which would mean Henry was born in Germany and not New York. It is known John and Catherina had at least one other child, a daughter named Amelia who married a man named Woodward. The 1900 census shows John is living with Amelia Woodward in New York.
Henry was the husband of Susan E. Archer who he married at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York on 8/13/1868. The Reverend Charles Kelsey officiating.
Henry and his wife Susan are found in the 1880 US Census living in East Chester, Westchester County, New York. Henry is recorded as being a piano maker and both he and his wife are 38 years old.
He enlisted in the US Navy on 8/15/1862 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, New York. His enlisted record shows he was brown haired, blue eyed, 5'5 1/2" with a light complexion. His occupation at the time of enlistment was painter. He was listed as being 22 years of age which would put his year of birth to have been 1840. He served as a Landsman on the USS North Carolina, USS Hetzel, USS Georgia, USS Whitehead and the USS Ceres(?) during the Civil War. He was discharged on 7/30/1863 at Newburn, North Carolina for "being ruptured and otherwise injured" according to his pension records. His records show that he served on the USS North Carolina until 8/29/1862, then transferred to the USS Hetzel for one day, 8/30/1862 and then to the USS Ceres until 12/18/1862 when he moved to the USS State of Georgia. He stayed on the Georgia until 1/3/1863 when he transferred to the USS Whitehead, his last duty ship. His service was in the United States Blocking Squadron of the North Atlantic, mainly off the shores of North Carolina. Another document in his pension file states he served on the USS Allegheny and the USS Brandywine in addition to the Georgia, Ceres and Whitehead.
He filed for a disability pension in 1891 stating he suffered from a double inguinal hernia and disease of the lungs. He was approved for a $12.00 a month pension.
His widow Susan, had to fight with the government to receive a widow's pension as they government first claimed Henry did not die from a service connected disability. But in 1895 she won her claim and received $8.00 a month in a Widow's Pension, with payment back to March of 1893. In her application file, she notes that Henry suffered from a "abdominal rupture" when he came home from the Navy and that he was in a sick bed for a year after he came home. He had to wear a belt around his abdomen, probably a truss of some sort, and after awhile gave up working all together due to the pain he suffered. She received her pension at 307 West 147th St In New York City until her death on 3/11/1914. Her claim for a pension was based on her own failing eyesight which prevented her from doing any significant work. Two witnesses, Mary L. Archer and Louisa Murphy were witnesses on her behave and lived at the same address as Susan. Undoubtedly, they were related to each other. Susan was fairly destitute after Henry's death and her only possessions were her personal items such as clothing ($100.00 total) and earned roughly $2.00 a week giving music lessons when someone wanting a lesson.
Henry's death certificate notes his cause of death but the writing his difficult to read. It appears to say that the contributing factors included Bright's Disease (kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis), aortic aneurysm deletions of the heart and fibrinous pleuritis (an inflammation of the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lung).
His gravestone was manufactured by the Gross Brothers Company in Lee, Massachusetts on 7/11/1898.
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