Saturday, February 15, 2014

Civil War Soldier unknown family

These two "family" photographs are from my 3 Great's Grandmother's collection. They were not included in an album, but were with about 25 other older photographs. These two pictures were back to back in the collection, however I cannot be certain they had not been mixed up quite a few times over the last 150 years. In looking at the two images, it appears to me they are the same person. Do you agree? The first picture was most likely taken earlier than 1864 because it does not have a tax stamp and it is obviously a Civil War soldier, complete with a faux cannon in the background. The second picture does include a tax stamp dating it to between 1864-1866. Since this picture came to me from my Grandmother Hornberger and I have excluded her uncles from the Rock family as possible subjects of the picture, I have guessed this to be a picture of her husband, Martin S. Hornberger. Martin served in the 195th Infantry Regiment, Co. C. Martin survived the war, but was wounded and walked with a limp afterwards according to family legend. After reviewing his compiled Civil War records from NARA it appears he was not injured in war, but did suffer greatly from disease. He received a small pension due to the infirmities he suffered after contracting Typhoid Fever after a long wet march from Martinsburg, VA to Brown's Crossing, VA. Martin entered a Martinsburg Post Hospital (Ward 2) on November 23, 1864 and remained there until March 9, 1865. He was removed from the Martinsburg Hospital to one in Harpers Ferry on March 13, 1865 and eventually ended up at Fredericksburg, MD where he was discharged on the 19th of May 1865. He had a dislocation of his left hip, swelling in his left leg, pain in the left knee with open sores below the knee. He wore an  elastic stocking and used crutches or a cane at times. A Lititz physician, Dr. Roebuck, told him he should not walk on his leg at all. He claimed total disability for Martin.

Martin S. Hornberger married Mary Ann Cooper on February 3, 1870. Mary was the daughter of Richard Cooper and Caroline Rock. Martin and Mary had thirteen children. Three died in infancy and their daughter Mary C. Hornberger died just before her 18th birthday. The remaining children lived to adulthood. Martin and Mary's last son, Walter, was born after Martin died. Mary Ann was 45 years old at his birth. The family was as follows...
..... 1   Martin S. HORNBERGER (1845 - 1896) B: 23 Apr 1845, M: 03 Feb 1870 in Lanc Co., D: 31 Oct  1896 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA

.....   + Mary Ann COOPER (1852 - 1915) B: 19 Mar 1852, M: 03 Feb 1870 in Lanc Co., D: 23 Aug 1915  in Lititz (about a mile east)

........... 2   Anna HORNBERGER (1870 - 1956) B: Jul 1870, M: 1888, D: 1956

...........   + Oscar WEIDMAN (1870 - 1933) B: Oct 1870, M: 1888, D: 19 Oct 1933

........... 2   Infant Daughter HORNBERGER (1872 - 1872) B: 24 Apr 1872 in PA, D: 24 Apr 1872

........... 2   John Cooper HORNBERGER (1873 - 1963) B: 01 May 1873 in Owl Hill Road, near  Millport.(Warwick Township), M: 24 Nov 1895 in Rothsville, PA, D: 14 Jan 1963 in Ephrata  Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA
...........   + Salinda Kline ECENROAD (1876 - 1954) B: 25 Feb 1876, M: 24 Nov 1895 in Rothsville, PA,  D: 30 Jul 1954 in Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA

........... 2   Monroe Cooper HORNBERGER (1875 - 1944) B: 04 Oct 1875, D: 11 Nov 1944 in 132 E.  New Street, Lititz, PA

...........   + Lizzie FRANKFORD (1873 - 1908) B: 10 Oct 1873, D: 04 Sep 1908

...........   + Lizzie STURGIS

........... 2   Martin C. HORNBERGER (1876 - 1969) B: Nov 1876 in Warwick Township, PA, M: 07 Apr  1900, D: 29 Oct 1969 in Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA
...........   + Emma GIFT ( - 1962) M: Bef. 1930, D: 1962

...........   + Kathryn H. NAGLE (1882 - 1924) B: Apr 1882, M: 07 Apr 1900, D: 10 Apr 1924

........... 2   Ella C. HORNBERGER (1879 - 1965) B: Feb 1879 in PA, M: 1899, D: 23 Dec 1965

...........   + Paris M. NEIDERMYER (1875 - 1940) B: May 1875, M: 1899, D: Aft. 1940

........... 2   Mary HORNBERGER (1881 - 1899) B: 25 Oct 1881, D: 16 Oct 1899

........... 2   Allen C. HORNBERGER (1886 - ) B: 24 Nov 1886, M: 1909

...........   + Minnie ESLINGER (1889 - 1970) B: 1889, M: 1909, D: 27 Oct 1970

........... 2   James C. HORNBERGER (1890 - 1968) B: 18 Jan 1890 in PA, M: 1913, D: Apr 1968 in  Succasunna, Morris, New Jersey
...........   + Lydia HORNBERGER (1893 - ) B: 1893 in NJ, M: 1913

........... 2   Albert C. HORNBERGER (1893 - 1956) B: 11 Jun 1893 in PA, M: 1928, D: 27 Nov 1956 in  Allentown, Lehigh County
...........   + Florence I Mollet (1898 - ) B: 1898, M: 1928

...........   + Esther UNKNOWN (1896 - ) B: 1896

........... 2   Infant Son HORNBERGER (1895 - 1895) B: 13 Sep 1895, D: Aft. 1895

........... 2   Walter C. HORNBERGER (1897 - 1966) B: 29 Mar 1897 in PA, D: Dec 1966 in Turners Falls,  Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America
...........   + Grace HOVER (1898 - ) B: 1898


After Martin's death, Mary applied for a widows pension. In a description of her property, she said she has a one and half story log cabin on between 4-5 acres of land on Owl Hill, Warwick Township. The property had a lean on it for $400.00 held by Elias Bear. She said she made some money from manufacturing cigars, however, it wasn't enough to sustain her and her young children. She was approved for the pension. When Mary died, she had about $150.00 which was used to pay for the funeral expenses. Her son, John Hornberger calculated the total expenses at $106.00 which included groceries, horse feed, and the grave diggers. The grave digger earned $2.50, his assistant earned .50. Two caretakers, her daughter, Ella Neidermyer and son, Walter Hornberger were each paid $10.00. Mary Hornberger died on the 23rd of August 1915. The cause of death was cancer of the uterus. She was buried along side her husband Martin at the Millport meeting house. I am grateful she kept a family photo album and feel fortunate that her pictures came into my care.

While I can not be certain that the pair of pictures are Martin S. Hornberger, it seems likely.


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