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Students in the Soldiers' Orphan Schools
from

Mercer County, Pennsylvania

June 1, 1895



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Parents Living Record of Service Date of Date of order or Dead** Name of P.O. Address Name of Pupil Birth for admission School* Father Mother Father Rank Co. Regt. State Application by of Applicant dividerdividerdivider 1 Bortner Freddie C Jul 29, 1882 Aug 6, 1893 U D L Philip Bortner Pvt I 2d Pa Cav Eliza J Bortner Osborn 2 Bortner Jared L Mar 24, 1881 Nov 1, 1885 U D L Philip Bortner Pvt I 2d Pa Cav Eliza J Bortner Osborn 3 Davis Harry W Sep 20, 1879 Jun 1, 1885 I L L Samuel C Davis Pvt C 139th Pa Samuel C Davis Greenville 4 Dilley Mary E Apr 19, 1879 Feb 18, 1887 I L L Milton G Dilley Pvt B 83d Pa Samuel C Davis New Lebanon 5 Gamble Luella M Dec 8, 1881 Jan 3, 1894 U D D Hugh A Gamble Pvt C 93d Pa Maude I Gamble Mercer 6 Hazlett Nannie I Nov 30, 1880 Aug 30, 1893 I D L Wm W Hazlett Pvt F 105th Pa D M Halzett* Grove City dividerdividerdivider * Schools were abbreviated for this transcription: Chester Springs (CS); Harford (H); Industrial (I); Uniontown (U); & Penna Training School (PT). ** Dead and Living were abbreviated for this transcription as D and L, respectively. 6* Surname of Applicant given in original roster as "Halzett"; might be Hazlett but can't say for certain.

This list is part of the 1895 Roster
Donated by Henry Knier and
Transcribed by Carol Holmbeck
Summer 2002
for The Orphans' Home Website

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