Individual Details

William H. Close

(1844 - 1927)

Events

Birth	1844	Siglerville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Military	From 23 Feb 1864 to 8 Jun 1865	Pennsylvania
Marriage	13 Dec 1867	Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania - Sarah Ann Benner
Census	1900	College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Death	1927	Centre County, Pennsylvania
Burial		Boalsburg Cemetery, Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Families

Spouse	Sarah Ann Benner (1849 - 1920)
Child	Sarah Eva Close (1868 - 1961)
Child	John Henry Close (1871 - 1919)
Child	Wilo Mina Close (1875 - 1941)
Child	Clifford E. Close (1884 - 1964)

Father	John Close ( - )
Mother	Rachel Longwell ( - )

Notes

Military

Name: William H Close
Enlistment Date: 23 Feb 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Drafted to Company H, Pennsylvania 148th Infantry Regiment on 23 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 01 Jun 1865.Transferred to on 01 Jun 1865.Mustered out on 08 Jun 1865.
Death Date: 19 May 1927
Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 Research provided by HDS subscriber

Marriage

Name: Sarah Ann Benner
Event Type: Marriage, Date: 13 Dec 1867, Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania
Denomination: Methodist
Organization Name: United Methodist Church, in Parsonage
Spouse: Wm H Close
Witnesses: Col J F Weaver Miss M Taylor

Census

William Close born Sep 1844 married 33 years born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania, farmer owns farm free of mortgage
Sarah A wife Aug 1849 1 child is alive, born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania
Wila daughter Nov 1875 single born Pennsylvania

Burial

Name: William H Close, Postmaster, widow, chronic mycarditis
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1844, Place: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 18 May 1927, Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Close, born Pennsylvania
Mother: Longwell, born Pennsylvania
Informant: Hospital Records
Burial: Boalsburg, 22 May
Certificate Number: 49431

Close, William H 1844 - 1927
Co H 148th PA Vol GAR

Endnotes

1. , (: , ), William H Close tombstone, The Cemeteries of Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (The Centre County Genealogical Society, State College, Pensylvania, 1998) page 35..

2. , (: , ), Phillip Benner, Family of General Philip and Ruth Roberts Benner, Roots: The Centre County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol 28, No3, Fall 2003, page 17..

3. , (: , ), Phillip Benner, Family of General Philip and Ruth Roberts Benner, Roots: The Centre County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol 28, No3, Fall 2003, page 17..

4. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Reel 359, Methodist Church Records, Hisrtorical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

5. 1900 U.S. Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, College, Enumeration District (ED) 11, heet 3A, page 115 printed, family 49, line 28, William Close; NARA microfilm publication T623, 1390.

6. , (: , ), William H Close tombstone, The Cemeteries of Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (The Centre County Genealogical Society, State College, Pensylvania, 1998) page 35..

7. , (: , ), William H Close tombstone, The Cemeteries of Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (The Centre County Genealogical Society, State College, Pensylvania, 1998) page 35..

8. William H Close, death certificate #49431 (May 1927), Commpnwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Bureau of Vital Stastistics, Ancestry.com.