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George W. Carl

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George W. Carl

Birth
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
7 Feb 1908 (aged 80)
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The son of Johann George & Catherine (Trone) Carl, he married Sarah Gulden May 14, 1850, and fathered William, Martin (b. ?), Charles G. (b. 04/13/65), Daniel (b. ?), John F. (b. ?), Louisa C. (b. 08/27/56), Susan (b. ? - married a Miller), and Mary (b. 09/??/61 - married a Topper). In 1860, he was a carpenter ("oil miller" according to the census) living in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Lafayette, Indiana, November 10, 1864, as a private with the 12th Indiana Battery Light Artillery, and honorably discharged with his battery July 7, 1865, in Indianapolis. Why he chose this regiment remains yet to be discovered. The regiment served entirely in the western theater. At enlistment, he gave his home as "Granite Hill, Pennsylvania."

In 1890, he lived in Hanover, York County. His stated age at death is 81-3-18, which calculates to a birth date of Oct 20, 1826.
The son of Johann George & Catherine (Trone) Carl, he married Sarah Gulden May 14, 1850, and fathered William, Martin (b. ?), Charles G. (b. 04/13/65), Daniel (b. ?), John F. (b. ?), Louisa C. (b. 08/27/56), Susan (b. ? - married a Miller), and Mary (b. 09/??/61 - married a Topper). In 1860, he was a carpenter ("oil miller" according to the census) living in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Lafayette, Indiana, November 10, 1864, as a private with the 12th Indiana Battery Light Artillery, and honorably discharged with his battery July 7, 1865, in Indianapolis. Why he chose this regiment remains yet to be discovered. The regiment served entirely in the western theater. At enlistment, he gave his home as "Granite Hill, Pennsylvania."

In 1890, he lived in Hanover, York County. His stated age at death is 81-3-18, which calculates to a birth date of Oct 20, 1826.


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