Individual Details
Charles J. Savitz
(27 Oct 1841 - 15 Feb 1913)
Events
| Birth | 27 Oct 1841 | Allentown, Northampton, PA |  | ||
| Military | 20 Aug 1861 | enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 47th Reg't of the Pennsylvania Volunteers - Allentown, Lehigh, PA |  | | |
| Marriage | 24 Aug 1867 | Allentown, Lehigh, PA - Rebecca Catherine Osmun | | | |
| Occupation | Jun 1880 | police officer - Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | ||
| Occupation | Jan 1889 | employee of a furniture factory (C. A. Donny & Co.) - Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | ||
| Occupation | Jun 1890 | brickmason - Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Allentown, Lehigh, PA - Rebecca Catherine Osmun | | ||
| Residence (family) | 9 Feb 1907 | 29 Wood Street, Allentown, Lehigh, PA - Rebecca Catherine Osmun | | ||
| Pension Claim | 11 May 1912 | Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | | |
| Obituary | Feb 1913 | Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | | |
| Death | 15 Feb 1913 | of apoplexy and senility about 5 p.m. - Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | ||
| Newspaper Article | 17 Feb 1913 | Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | ||
| Burial | 20 Feb 1913 | Fairview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Catherine Osmun (1848 - 1925) |
| Child | William H. Savitz (1861 - 1863) |
| Child | Alice J. Savitz (1868 - 1934) |
| Child | Emma L. Savitz (1871 - 1873) |
| Child | George Tilghman Savitz (1873 - 1944) |
| Child | Uti Rebecca Savitz (1876 - 1876) |
| Child | Lee Charles Savitz (1877 - ) |
| Child | Mary Adell "Mame" Savitz (1880 - 1963) |
| Father | Charles "Carl" Savitz (1808 - 1880) |
| Mother | Mary Kneip (1813 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Franklin Savitz (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Franklin Savitz (1834 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Sarah Savitz (1838 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Lucetta Savitz (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret "Maggie" Savitz (1840 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Savitz (1845 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Tilghman Savitz (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Emma Savitz (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Maria Savitz (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | John Alfred Savitz (1851 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Walter Savitz (1853 - 1898) |
Notes
Military
Charles J. SAVITZ enrolled at Allentown, PA and was mustered in at Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA into the Army of the United States on 20 Aug 1861 at and was discharged on 6 Sep 1865. His age at enrollment was 19 years. His physical description was as follows:Ht - 5'3"; Complex - dark; Eyes - gray; Hair - light. Occupation at time of enrollment: brick maker.
Remarks: He re-inlisted on 10 Oct 1863 in Key West, FL and was mustered into the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry on 12 Oct 1863 after being wounded at Pocotaligo, Jasper, SC on 22 Oct 1862.
The Roll of Company B, 47th Pennsylvania Regiment, Volunteer Infantry lists the following information about Charles:
SAVITZ, Charles; Rank Private; Age 19; Joined for Duty & Enrolled 10 Oct 1863, Key West, FL, by Col. Good; Mustered into Service 12 Oct 1863, Key West, FL, by Capt. Bowers; Term of Service 3 years; Remarks - Deserted at Charleston, SC 6 Sep 1865, charge desertion removed, He was absent without leave from 8 Aug 1864 to on or about 28 Oct 1864, he has been discharged to date 6 Sep 1865 (see Cir.)
In Bates's History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-1865, Charles is listed as mustered into service on 20 Aug 1861 for a term of three years. He is listed as wounded at Pocotaligo, SC on 22 Oct 1862 and deserted. He was discharged on 6 Sep 1865. He is listed as a Veteran.
Marriage
Rebecca (OSMAN) SAVITZ gave birth to seven children and four survived to adulthood according to the 1900 Pennsylvania Federal Census.Charles SAVITZ and Rebecca OSMAN were married by Rev. Joshua Yeager in St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Allentown, PA.
Census (family)
On the 1900 Federal Census, Rebecca C. (OSMUN) SAVITZ states that she gave birth to seven children and four had survived until adulthood: Alice, George, Lee Charles and Mary Ann.Pension Claim
Pension certificate number: 191479.In Charles' INVALID PENSION CLAIM of 27 Jun 1890, he was approved for benefits because of: partial loss of right index finger and contraction of the right little finger by gun shot wound at Pocotaligo, SC on 22 Oct 1862; and partial loss of index and second finger of the left hand by a circular saw about Jan 1889.
"That while a member of the organization aforesaid [Co. B, 47th Regimnet of the PA Volunteers] commanded by Capt. W. H. Klechnor and was honorably discharged at Key West, FL on the 9th day of Oct 1863; in the service and in the line of is duty at Pocotaligo in the State of S.C. on or about the 22 day of October 1862, he was wounded by a shot - right fore finger shot off while engaged in action at above place. That he was treated in hospitals as follows: was treated by regiment's surgeon, never was at the hospital. That he has been employed in the military or naval service otherwise than as stated above. Mustered in 12 Oct 1863 again in 47th Regiment PA Veteran Volunteers. Received no discharge on account of absence when regiment was mustered out."
Obituary
CHARLES J. SAVITZCharles J. Savitz, one of the oldest residents of the First Ward, a Civil War veteran and former policeman, died suddenly while seated in a chair at this home, 139 Bryan Street, on Saturday evening at 5:15 o'clock, suffering from the effects of a slight apoplectic stroke which occurred at 2 o'clock Saturday morning. He was seventy-one years of age.
Surviving him is his wife, Rebecca (nee Osmun) and the following children: George and Lee and Mrs. William Helfrich and Mrs. Mame Sell, all of this city. Two brothers, Henry, of Washington, D.C., and Tilghman, of Jersey, also survive.
He was born and raised in this city and as a youth learned the trade of an axle maker. At nineteen years of age on August 20, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Co. B, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Capt. Emmanuel P. Rhoads and was honorably discharged, October 9, 1863. The following day he re-enlisted with the Veteran Volunteers at Key West, under Col. T. H. Good and served until September 6, 1865. During this time he was in many engagements, was taken prisoner a number of times and on October 22, 1862, at Pocopaligo, S.C., one of the fingers of his right hand was shot off.
Upon returning to this city after the war, he took up his residence in the First Ward, where he became one of the best known and most popular residents. He took an active interest in politics and as a good Democrat, he was one of the founders of the party in that section of the city. For three terms of two years each he was a member of the local police force, serving first under the late Dr. A. J. Martin, from 1880 to 1884.
He was also one of the original organizers of the Allen Fire Company in that ward and a member of the Jordan Commandery, Knights of Malta. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with services at the house.
Newspaper Article
FIVE LEHIGH VETERNS DIEAllentown, PA, Feb. 17 -- During the past twenty-four hours five war veterans have answered roll-call. Charles J. SAVITZ, aged 71, and Hiram A. Mertz, aged 67, who were members of the Forty-Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War, and lifelong friends, died within a few hours of each other. Peter Harrison Andrews, a soldier of the Sixty-Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, died at his home at Aquashicola, aged 73. He fought all through the war and endured the horrors of both Libby and Andersonville Prisons. Another Civil War veteran to die was Matthew Frantz, aged 68, who was a soldier of the famous One-Hundred and Fourth Regiment. The fifth veteran was Harrison T. Berger, who during the Spanish War served in the Porto [sic] Rican campaign as a member of the Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Burial
Section I, Lot #47Endnotes
1. Zavitz, Savitz,Sevits, Sevitz, Zewitz, Augustine, Stoner, Sherk, Fretz, David A. Zavitz online [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=dzavitz&id=I06217], accessed 10 Jul 2006 [dzavitz@yahoo.com].
2. Savitz Family Tree, Renee Savitz [reneesavitz29] online [Ancestry.com], accessed 11 Nov 2010.
3. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
4. William W. LEBERMAN File (Private, Company H, 14th Ohio Infantry, Union ).
5. Savitz Family Tree, Renee Savitz [reneesavitz29] online [Ancestry.com], accessed 11 Nov 2010.
6. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
7. Charles J. SAVITZ & Rebecca Catherine (OSMUN) SAVITZ, 1880 U.S. Census, Allentown, Lehigh, PA, ED 174, SD 4, Pg 5;..
8. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
9. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
10. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
11. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
12. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
13. Zavitz, Savitz,Sevits, Sevitz, Zewitz, Augustine, Stoner, Sherk, Fretz, David A. Zavitz online [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=dzavitz&id=I06217], accessed 10 Jul 2006 [dzavitz@yahoo.com].
14. Savitz Family Tree, Renee Savitz [reneesavitz29] online [Ancestry.com], accessed 11 Nov 2010.
15. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
16. Charles SAVITZ File (758348), Pension Claim, Can No. 59414 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Bundle No. 16.
17. Charles J. SAVITZ tombstone, Fairview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh, PA (); Find A Grave.