Anthony Striley is also an ancestor of my son in law. He himself is the father in law of another Civil War veteran, Albert Hosea Flanders, whom I wrote about previously. Anthony served for less than a year, as he enlisted late in the war.
The Biography of
Copyright, 2016, Ann M Sinton
Civil War Veteran
Above, a lone burial at Bull Run and
below a burial party at Cold Harbor
Union Heavy Artillery
https://www.geni.com/projects/Union-Heavy-Artillery-US-Civil-War/40402
Union 13 inch Mortars – above mounted on railway car
According
to Anthony’s Pension file, after the war he lived in Venango county from 1865 -
1876. However, the 1870 census shows him
living in Tionesta Township in Forest Co with his growing family of three
children, Mary Jane age 16, Joseph age 6 and Ann B age3. Anthony is listed as a laborer age 40 and his
wife Jane age 36. It is also noted that
he is a US Citizen. Ann or “Lizzie” was
born in Sept 1965. Jane was likely
expecting their fourth child at the time of the 1870 census, Isabel arrived on
July 18, 1870. Followed by two more
children, Agnes born Oct 26, 1873 and Frances born about 1878.
From
1876-1881, the family was located in Oil City, Pa., which the 1880 census
confirms. Anthony is enumerated twice
however. On the 4th of June
1880, his mother, Margaret age 78 is shown as head of household and living in
Pittsburgh with Anthony listed as well. Anthony’s occupation in shown as a glass blower. On June 10th, 1880, he is shown
living in Oil City, Venango Co, PA with his wife and family of now 6
children. Occupation is also glass
blower. His children at this time are:
Mary Jane age 26, Joseph age 17, Lizzie age 14, Isabella age 10, Agnes age 7,
and Frances age 2. His wife Jane is age 46.
He may have been visiting his mother and just happened to be there when
the census taker came.
Various City Directories for Pittsburgh show Anthony’s place of residence and occupation. He was listed as a laborer or a glass blower/presser in most cases. For most of the 1880’s, Anthony lived in Pittsburgh. He is listed in the 1889 City Directory for Pittsburgh as a glass presser living at 114 Climax St. His pension file shows a residence in Pittsburgh from 1881-1901.
By 1890, Anthony has moved
south to Uniontown, PA and is shown in the Veteran’s Schedule with a disability
of heart palpitations and rheumatism. No
other census information is available for 1890.
In July of 1890, Anthony quickly applied for an Invalid Pension under
the recently approved Dependent and Disability Pension Act of 1890. The Dependent
and Disability Pension Act was passed by the United
States Congress and signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison on June 27, 1890. The act provided
pensions for all veterans who had served at least ninety days in the Union
military or naval forces, were honorably discharged from service and were
unable to perform manual labor, regardless of their financial situation or when
the disability was suffered. Unlike his
son in law, Albert Flanders, Anthony was approved for a pension on his first
application and was awarded an $8 a month pension. Over the years, Anthony reapplied for
increases in his pension and by the time he died he was collecting $20 a
month. His disabilities included a
hernia, disease of the mouth and stomach, neuralgia, rheumatism and the loss of
most of his teeth. Each application
required a medical exam and affidavits from doctors and acquaintances who could
vouch for Anthony’s disabilities and military service.
In 1900, Anthony age 73 and his wife Jane age 66 are living with their daughter Agnes age 25 in Uniontown, PA. His occupation is day laborer. It would appear that there are only 5 of Anthony & Jane’s 6 children living in 1900. Anthony reports that he immigrated to the US in 1829 and has lived there for 71 years.
Anthony states in his pension file that he lived in Duquesne from 1901 to the present which was 1907. But in 1905, Anthony is listed in the City Directory as living with his daughter, Agnes, in McKeesport, PA near Pittsburgh.
Anthony would pass away on Feb 5, 1909 from Pneumonia and senile degeneration at age 82. He is buried in the St Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Duquesne Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Anthony’s wife Jane, would apply for a widow’s pension soon after his death. She was awarded $12 a month. She was required to prove her marriage. Jane would pass away just 2 ½ years later, on Aug 23, 1911. Her daughter, Agnes, with whom she lived, would try to get reimbursement for various expenses related to Jane’s death, but was refused as Jane left enough of an estate to cover these expenses.
Anthony & Jane (Taylor) Striley are my son in law’s great great great grandparents.
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