Born on 23 March 1837 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Tilghman Boger was the son of Pennsylvania natives, Solomon Boger and Caroline (Kehm) Boger, and the husband of Christiana (Gable) Boger.
His children were: Pruella (born 1867), Ida (born 1869), Sarah (born September 1870), Ulysses (born 1874), Estella (born November 1881), Mieda/Meda (born 11 September 1885, baptized 11 January 1886), and Robert Henry (born 19 November 1882, baptized 11 January 1886).
In 1860, he was working as a tobacconist and living with his parents and siblings in Breinigsville, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Tilghman mustered in to Civil War service as a Private with Company K, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 26 August 1862. He mustered out by General order on 1 June 1865.
Major Engagements of the 47th Pennsylvania During His Term of Civil War Service: Defense of Florida and southern areas (1862); Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina (October 1862); defense of Florida via garrisoning at Forts Taylor and Jefferson (1863); Union General Nathaniel Banks' Red River Campaign across Louisiana (part of the only Pennsylvania regiment so engaged from March to May 1864, including the Battles of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill in April 1864); legendary Union General Philip Sheridan's tide-turning 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, including the Battles of Opequan and Fisher's Hill (September 1864) and the Battle of Cedar Creek (19 October 1864).
AFTER THE WAR
In 1880, Tilghman and Christiana Boger were living in Centerville, Lehigh County where Tilghman was employed as a furnace laborer. Their son, Ulysses (aged 6) and three daughters, Pruella (given name spelled as "Brunella" on census; aged 13), Ida (aged 11) and Sarah (aged 10) were living with them.
Before the turn of the century and after 31 years of marriage, Christiana widowed Tilghman. He is shown on the 1900 federal census living with daughters, Estella A. Boger and Meda M., and his son, Robert H.
His daughter, Sarah, preceded him in death, succumbing to stomach cancer in Allentown on 14 May 1906.
By the time of the 1910 federal census, Tilghman was living with his 24-year-old daughter (shown as Amelia) and by 1920, he was living in Allentown as a roomer with Lewis Scheirer and his family.
Tilghman Boger died in Allentown of myocarditis on 4 May 1925. He was interred at the Union West End Cemetery on 9 May 1925.
Sources: Baptismal Records, Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church of West Salisbury, Lehigh County; Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5"; Death Certificates, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Tilghman Boger and Miss Sarah Boger), Department of Vital Statistics; U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920).
His children were: Pruella (born 1867), Ida (born 1869), Sarah (born September 1870), Ulysses (born 1874), Estella (born November 1881), Mieda/Meda (born 11 September 1885, baptized 11 January 1886), and Robert Henry (born 19 November 1882, baptized 11 January 1886).
In 1860, he was working as a tobacconist and living with his parents and siblings in Breinigsville, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Tilghman mustered in to Civil War service as a Private with Company K, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 26 August 1862. He mustered out by General order on 1 June 1865.
Major Engagements of the 47th Pennsylvania During His Term of Civil War Service: Defense of Florida and southern areas (1862); Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina (October 1862); defense of Florida via garrisoning at Forts Taylor and Jefferson (1863); Union General Nathaniel Banks' Red River Campaign across Louisiana (part of the only Pennsylvania regiment so engaged from March to May 1864, including the Battles of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill in April 1864); legendary Union General Philip Sheridan's tide-turning 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, including the Battles of Opequan and Fisher's Hill (September 1864) and the Battle of Cedar Creek (19 October 1864).
AFTER THE WAR
In 1880, Tilghman and Christiana Boger were living in Centerville, Lehigh County where Tilghman was employed as a furnace laborer. Their son, Ulysses (aged 6) and three daughters, Pruella (given name spelled as "Brunella" on census; aged 13), Ida (aged 11) and Sarah (aged 10) were living with them.
Before the turn of the century and after 31 years of marriage, Christiana widowed Tilghman. He is shown on the 1900 federal census living with daughters, Estella A. Boger and Meda M., and his son, Robert H.
His daughter, Sarah, preceded him in death, succumbing to stomach cancer in Allentown on 14 May 1906.
By the time of the 1910 federal census, Tilghman was living with his 24-year-old daughter (shown as Amelia) and by 1920, he was living in Allentown as a roomer with Lewis Scheirer and his family.
Tilghman Boger died in Allentown of myocarditis on 4 May 1925. He was interred at the Union West End Cemetery on 9 May 1925.
Sources: Baptismal Records, Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church of West Salisbury, Lehigh County; Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5"; Death Certificates, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Tilghman Boger and Miss Sarah Boger), Department of Vital Statistics; U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920).
Born on 23 March 1837 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Tilghman Boger was the son of Pennsylvania natives, Solomon Boger and Caroline (Kehm) Boger, and the husband of Christiana (Gable) Boger.
His children were: Pruella (born 1867), Ida (born 1869), Sarah (born September 1870), Ulysses (born 1874), Estella (born November 1881), Mieda/Meda (born 11 September 1885, baptized 11 January 1886), and Robert Henry (born 19 November 1882, baptized 11 January 1886).
In 1860, he was working as a tobacconist and living with his parents and siblings in Breinigsville, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Tilghman mustered in to Civil War service as a Private with Company K, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 26 August 1862. He mustered out by General order on 1 June 1865.
Major Engagements of the 47th Pennsylvania During His Term of Civil War Service: Defense of Florida and southern areas (1862); Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina (October 1862); defense of Florida via garrisoning at Forts Taylor and Jefferson (1863); Union General Nathaniel Banks' Red River Campaign across Louisiana (part of the only Pennsylvania regiment so engaged from March to May 1864, including the Battles of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill in April 1864); legendary Union General Philip Sheridan's tide-turning 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, including the Battles of Opequan and Fisher's Hill (September 1864) and the Battle of Cedar Creek (19 October 1864).
AFTER THE WAR
In 1880, Tilghman and Christiana Boger were living in Centerville, Lehigh County where Tilghman was employed as a furnace laborer. Their son, Ulysses (aged 6) and three daughters, Pruella (given name spelled as "Brunella" on census; aged 13), Ida (aged 11) and Sarah (aged 10) were living with them.
Before the turn of the century and after 31 years of marriage, Christiana widowed Tilghman. He is shown on the 1900 federal census living with daughters, Estella A. Boger and Meda M., and his son, Robert H.
His daughter, Sarah, preceded him in death, succumbing to stomach cancer in Allentown on 14 May 1906.
By the time of the 1910 federal census, Tilghman was living with his 24-year-old daughter (shown as Amelia) and by 1920, he was living in Allentown as a roomer with Lewis Scheirer and his family.
Tilghman Boger died in Allentown of myocarditis on 4 May 1925. He was interred at the Union West End Cemetery on 9 May 1925.
Sources: Baptismal Records, Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church of West Salisbury, Lehigh County; Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5"; Death Certificates, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Tilghman Boger and Miss Sarah Boger), Department of Vital Statistics; U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920).
His children were: Pruella (born 1867), Ida (born 1869), Sarah (born September 1870), Ulysses (born 1874), Estella (born November 1881), Mieda/Meda (born 11 September 1885, baptized 11 January 1886), and Robert Henry (born 19 November 1882, baptized 11 January 1886).
In 1860, he was working as a tobacconist and living with his parents and siblings in Breinigsville, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Tilghman mustered in to Civil War service as a Private with Company K, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 26 August 1862. He mustered out by General order on 1 June 1865.
Major Engagements of the 47th Pennsylvania During His Term of Civil War Service: Defense of Florida and southern areas (1862); Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina (October 1862); defense of Florida via garrisoning at Forts Taylor and Jefferson (1863); Union General Nathaniel Banks' Red River Campaign across Louisiana (part of the only Pennsylvania regiment so engaged from March to May 1864, including the Battles of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill in April 1864); legendary Union General Philip Sheridan's tide-turning 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, including the Battles of Opequan and Fisher's Hill (September 1864) and the Battle of Cedar Creek (19 October 1864).
AFTER THE WAR
In 1880, Tilghman and Christiana Boger were living in Centerville, Lehigh County where Tilghman was employed as a furnace laborer. Their son, Ulysses (aged 6) and three daughters, Pruella (given name spelled as "Brunella" on census; aged 13), Ida (aged 11) and Sarah (aged 10) were living with them.
Before the turn of the century and after 31 years of marriage, Christiana widowed Tilghman. He is shown on the 1900 federal census living with daughters, Estella A. Boger and Meda M., and his son, Robert H.
His daughter, Sarah, preceded him in death, succumbing to stomach cancer in Allentown on 14 May 1906.
By the time of the 1910 federal census, Tilghman was living with his 24-year-old daughter (shown as Amelia) and by 1920, he was living in Allentown as a roomer with Lewis Scheirer and his family.
Tilghman Boger died in Allentown of myocarditis on 4 May 1925. He was interred at the Union West End Cemetery on 9 May 1925.
Sources: Baptismal Records, Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church of West Salisbury, Lehigh County; Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5"; Death Certificates, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Tilghman Boger and Miss Sarah Boger), Department of Vital Statistics; U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920).
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