Military: CWR: Berkey, Joseph Rev. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Berkey, Joseph Rev.

* Born Dec. 10, 1822 
* Died Apr. 29, 1909 age 88 years 4 month 19 days 
* Buried in Berkey Cemetery, Paint Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Noncomba mover U. Phila Pa. Infantry 
* Served Sept. 26, 1864 - May 24, 1865 
* Age at enlistment - 41 
* Height - 5'11"; Hair - Black; Eyes - Brown 
* Occupation - Farmer 
* As a minister he refused to bear arms in the Civil War, but when he was 
drafted he served at the U. S. Army Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.

SOURCE:
* Cemetery Records, Meyersdale Library 
* 1890 Veterans Census, Paint Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Berkey Family File, Meyersdale Library