Samuel Beal Civil War Pension File

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Samuel Beal Civil War Pension File

Contributor:	Jane (Beal) Bailey on 24 July 2013
Related Links:	Samuel Beal/Beall, Private, Company B, 146th Ohio Infantry photo of gravestone at Red Lion Cemetery

Samuel Beal/Beall Compiled Military Service Record from Company Muster and Descriptive Roll, Co. Muster-out Roll and Company Descriptive Book

Samuel Beal enlisted on 1 May 1864 at Franklin, Ohio as a Private and was mustered into Co. B, 146 Reg't. Ohio National Guard Infantry at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 11 May 1864 for 100 days.
He was described as a 31 year old farmer with gray eyes, black hair, dark complexion and 5' 8" tall.
He was mustered out on 7 Sep 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. The muster out roll spelled his last name as Beall rather than Beal.

Samuel Beal Invalid Pension File (Application #1,125,406, Certificate #979,495) Samuel Beal of Red Lion applied for an invalid pension under the Act of 1890 on 6 Feb 1897 and under the act of 1907 on 11 March 1907. He initially claimed to be 3/4 disabled due to general debility, rheumatism, weak eyes and stomach trouble. He later claimed disability due to catarrh. Pension file papers indicate that he was married to Catherine S. Hildebrandt by Rev. H. Y. Rush at Franklin on 6 Mar 1884. He had first married Martha Rhodes on 17 Apr 1856 who died 23 Nov 1881 near Red Lion. Children listed were Frank born 26 Aug 1858, Ada Ann born 13 Nov 1862, Sidney born 10 Dec 1864, Sarah Jane born 5 Nov 1866, Mary Eva born 19 Apr 1870 and Amanda Elizabeth born 8 Sep 1872. Samuel died 18 Nov 1914.

Application for Invalid Pension 6 Feb 1897 witnesses: J. B. Woodward & Samuel Eckhart	12 Mar 1897 Request for Military & Medical History	Questionaire 30 Sep 1897 witnesses: W. H. Dearth & M. M. Dearth	Affidavit 13 Nov 1899 witnesses: D. N. Thomas & Wm. Rosnagle

Pension Declaration 11 Mar 1907	Pensioner Dropped from Rolls 4 Dec 1914
Catharine Beal Widow's Pension File (Application #1,038,410, Certificate #789,800) Catharine S. Beal, aged 76 of Warren County, Ohio filed for a widow's pension on 11 Dec 1914. Papers in the pension file indicate that she was born 16 May 1838 in Germany She first married Abraham Surface on 5 Apr 1860 who died 13 Mar 1874. He did not serve in the military. Catherine was married to Samuel Beal under the name Mrs. Catharine Surface at Franklin, Ohio on 6 Mar 1884 by H. J. Rush a Minister of the Gospel. Catherine filed for a pension increase on 19 Oct 1916 while a resident of Danvers, McLean Co, Illinois. She died 23 Apr 1922.

Samuel Beal & Mrs. Catharine Surface Marriage Affidavit dated 27 Nov 1914	Declaration for Widow's Pension 11 Dec 1914 witnesses: Catherine Harbaugh & Frank Beal	Catherine Beal Testimony 21 Mar 1915	Deposition of Sarah J. Paugh & Daniel Warrick 5 Apr 1915

Pension Increase - Act of 1916 8 Sep 1916	Pensioner Dropped from Rolls 10 May 1922

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