Montgomery County's Conscientious Objectors

2001] The Civil War Conscientious Objector 29 MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS As mentioned in the article above, 196 of the 3,400 objectors in Pennsylvania were from Montgomery County. That list is provided here. The information is from the Pennsylvania State Archives, Record Group 19, Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Adjutant General; Conscientious Objector Depositions, 1862 (Series #19.15), which includes both the entry book and the certificates. number 2407 2408 2409 2410 2411 2412 2413 2414 2415 2416 2417 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 2423 2424 2425 2426 2427 2428 2429 2430 2431 2432 2433 2434 2435 2436 2437 2438 2439 Final copy 31 January, 2010 name Joseph M. E. Chalkey Nathaniel John B. Jacob J. Abraham Abraham William S. Henry J. J. Martin Garret H. Jacob John H. James A. Paul David C. David Abraham Christian Ephraim Isaac Tobias Daniel G. John Jonas Isaac L. Jacob L. Jacob Joseph Joel B. Henry S. David H. Abram L. Ambler Ambler Anders Alderfer Alderfer Alderfer Alderfer Anders Ashenfelter Albertsen Allenbach Buntz Bleim Bonsall Barndt Blackburn Benner Benner Benner Benner Benner Benner Bergey Bergey Bergey Bauman Bauman Bauman Bruner Bower Bower Bechtel Bechtel township Gwynedd Whitemarsh Worcester Lower Salford Lower Salford Upper Salford Franconia not given Upper Providence not given not given Hatfield Pottsgrove not given Lower Salford Lower Salford not given Hatfield Franconia Franconia Franconia Franconia Perkiomen Franconia Franconia Douglass Douglass Douglass Upper Providence Douglass not given not given not given 30 number 2440 2441 2442 2443 2444 2445 2446 2447 2448 2449 2450 2451 2452 2453 2454 2455 2456 2457 2458 2459 2460 2461 2462 2463 2464 2465 2466 2467 2468 2469 2470 2471 2472 2473 2474 2475 2476 2477 2478 2479 2480 2481 Final copy 31 January, 2010 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine name David D. Bean William J. Bean John Bean John H. Bean John O. Clemaner Joseph Clemaner William Clemaner [missing in original] Henry Clemaner Henry B. Cassell Joseph H. Cassell Enos Cassell Banjamin H. Cassell Jacob Cassell John Cole Albert Conrad Edgar Cope Richard Cadbury Edwin Conrad Job J. Cox Joseph R. Diehl Abraham Derstine George Derstine John K. Detwiler Samuel Detwiler John B. Detwiler Joseph Detwiler William Emery John U. Eisenberg Lindly M. Ekinton Algernon Edwards Jonas Freed Isaac Freed Noah Freed John Freed William W. Fenton Thomas Francis Henry K. Fox Joseph Fitzwater Henry Fretz Enos Fluck John Frederick [Vol. 42 township East Perkiomen not given not given not given Lower Salford Lower Salford not given not given not given not given not given not given not given East Perkiomen Whitemarsh not given not given Whitpain Upper Providence Franconia Franconia Franconia not given not given East Perkiomen Gwynedd not given not given not given not given Franconia Hatfield Franconia Hatfield not given not given not given Upper Providence Hatfield Upper Salford Franconia 2001] number 2482 2483 2484 2485 2486 2487 2488 2489 2490 2491 2492 2493 2494 2495 2496 2497 2498 2499 2500 2501 2502 2503 2504 2505 2506 2507 2508 2509 2510 2511 2512 2513 2514 2515 2516 2517 2518 2519 2520 2521 2522 2523 Final copy 31 January, 2010 The Civil War Conscientious Objector name John L. Jacob R. Lewis S. Samuel Thomas L. William Jacob C. William Jacob C. Henry S. William D. Christian D. Jonathan Enos Atkinson Bery M. Isaac K. Henry James C. Daniel B. Joseph F. Samuel Reuben Jacob M. Isaac C. William Daniel C. Joseph M. Jacob Andrew Jacob Charles John William R. Henry J. Samuel Evan Jeremiah C. Jonathan Evan D. George John Gehman Gehman Grater Griffen Griffen Gotwals Gotwals Godshall Godshall Hockman Hunsberger Hunsberger Hunsberger Hockman Hughes Hampton Harclay Hetnek Hallowell Hockman Hallman Hallman Hallman Hendricks Hussecker Hendricks Herring Hagey Herrs Herrs Haldeman Haldeman Isett Johnston Johnston Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Keller township not given Hatfield East Perkiomen not given not given not given East Perkiomen Lower Salford East Perkiomen Franconia Franconia Franconia not given not given Gourley not given not given not given not given Franconia not given Upper Providence Franconia not given not given Franconia Upper Salford Franconia Franconia Franconia not given Hatfield not given Lower Salford Lower Salford Worcester not given not given not given not given not given Franconia 31 32 number 2524 2525 2526 2527 2528 2529 2530 2531 2532 2533 2534 2535 2536 2537 2538 2539 2540 2541 2542 2543 2544 2545 2546 2547 2548 2549 2550 2551 2552 2553 2554 2555 2556 2557 2558 2559 2560 2561 2562 2563 2564 2565 Final copy 31 January, 2010 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine name Amos Edwin Jacob Abraham Daniel Benjamin Abraham Jacob Martin Daniel S. Abraham S. Isaac Garret Evan Aaron John Henry K. Samuel John L. John Jacob B. Andrew Andrew Jacob L. Jonas M. Jacob C. Jonas L. John C. Jacob B. Reuben Abraham Elias Henry D. Henry H. John Henry A. John A. Elias H. Aaron John D. David Enos Knipe Kirk Kirk Kratz Kratz Krup Krup Krupp Kolp Kulp Kulp Kulp Kohl Lewis Lewis Landis Landis Livezcy Laird Longaker Munsch Moesi Mack Moyer Moyer Moyer Moyer Moyer Moyer Nunesmaker Nice Nice Naso Naso Overdorf Price Pennypacker Phipps Roberts Reiff Ruth Rosenberger [Vol. 42 township Hatfield not given not given Franconia Frederick Franconia Franconia Franconia Franconia Worcester not given not given West Perkiomen not given Franconia not given Franconia not given not given Limerick not given not given Douglass Upper Salford Upper Salford Lower Salford Franconia Franconia Franconia not given Franconia Franconia Upper Salford Upper Salford Upper Salford Lower Salford not given not given not given East Perkiomen Franconia Lower Providence 2001] number 2566 2567 2568 2569 2570 2571 2572 2573 2574 2575 2576 2577 2578 2579 2580 2581 2582 2583 2584 2585 2586 2587 2588 2589 2590 2591 2592 2593 2594 2595 2596 2597 2598 2599 2600 2601 2602 The Civil War Conscientious Objector name Benjamin Joseph George S. Jacob S. Jacob K. Henry Jonah W. Jacob C. Samuel Tobias Abraham John G. Richard C. James Ezekiel Henry David Jacob H. John G. Joseph G. William P. David G. Isaac William L. Comly Girard H. Aaron Jonas Joseph Christian Daniel K. Henry Michael Charles M. Jacob L. Abraham C. Jacob Rosenberger Rosenberger Reiff Reiff Rittenhouse Sipple81 Saylor Stover Swartley Swartley Sorver Stauffer Shoemaker Shoemaker Shoemaker Tyson Tyson Tyson Tyson Tyson Tyson Tyson Warner Jr Walton Wood Worthington Wireman Whitman Webster Wismer Wismer Wismer Young Young Young Ziegler Ziegler 33 township Worcester Upper Providence not given not given Franconia Towamencin not given Franconia Franconia Franconia Hatfield East Perkiomen not given Horsham Whitpain not given Upper Salford East Perkiomen not given East Perkiomen West Perkiomen Upper Providence not given not given not given not given Lower Salford Worcester Cheltenham Upper Providence East Perkiomen Skippack Franconia Franconia Franconia Franconia not given 81 Both the original entry and the original certificate are difficult to read. The 1860 census index lists a “Henry Seiple” in Pottstown, Montgomery County. Final copy 31 January, 2010