Daniel Arnsberger ^{3 4}

   Cause of his death was Daniel loved horses and was kicked to death by one its stall on his farm..¹

   Other names for Daniel were Daniel Arnstberger ^{5 6} and Daniel Ernsberger.²

  General Notes:

He was the son of Jacob B. Arnsberger and Barbara Barnhart. He married the neighbor girl, Elizabeth Ann McClellan, 7 Oct 1858, in York and fathered William Lincoln (b. 02/12/60), John Franklin (b. 05/04/62), Martha Jane (b. @1865), Charles Luther (b. 11/30/68), Mary Lucinda (b. 08/13/70), Clara Elizabeth (b. 05/09/75), Harry Andrew (b. 11/30/75), and James Sylvester (b. 05/27/77). In 1860, he was a farmer living in Warrington Township, York County, and stood 5' 6" tall with brown hair and blue eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York, PA on 27 Aug 1861, and mustered into federal service there September 19 as a private with Co. H, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. His brother-in-law, David M. McClellan, served in the same company and regiment. A comrade described Daniel as having "a delicate constitution." He was captured at the battle of Carter's Woods 15 Jun 1863, and incarcerated on Belle Isle in Richmond where he suffered sunstroke. Following his parole, he was ordered to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, and returned to duty with the regiment 22 Oct 1863. He was honorably discharged in York at term's end 13 Oct 1864.

After the war, he lived near York Springs, Adams County, where he died from the effects of being kicked by a horse he was shoeing.
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One source says he was buried at the Mount Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery, East Berlin, Adams County, Pennsylvania while another says Lower Bermudian Lutheran Church Cemetery, Adams County, Pennsylvania. I'm not certain if those are the same two locations but there is a gravestone for him at the Lower Bermudian Church Cemetery.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1836 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 24 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA on 11 September 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 70B, Dwelling 944, Family 1029
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Daniel Arnsberger..15..PA
(Living with father and step-mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Warrington Township, York County, PA on 2 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 91, Roll 1201, Dwelling 662, Family 662
Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Daniel Arnstberger..24..PA..Day Labor
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Nov 1834, then his age should have been 25 instead of 24.
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• Military: Civil War, From 19 September 1861 to 13 October 1864. At age 26, Daniel Arnsberger mustered for duty as a private in the Civil War on 19 Sep 1861 and served until 13 Oct 1864 in Company H, 87th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. During this time he was captured at the battle of Winchester, Virginia and confined in Richmond, Virginia (supposedly Libby Prison) until he was paroled at City Point, Virginia on 23 Jul 1863. He was captured on 15 Jun 1863.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Latimore Township, Adams County, PA on 15 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 20-21, Dwelling 155, Family 168
Latimore Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Daniel Arnstberger..36..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife, 4 children, and father.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Nov 1834, then his age should have been 35 instead of 36.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Latimore Township, Adams County, PA on 7 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 100D, Roll 1085, Dwelling 38, Family 41
Latimore Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
D. Ernsberger..Head..46..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Nov 1834, then his age should have been 45 instead of 46.
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• He was buried after 7 January 1900 in the Lower Bermudian Lutheran Church Cemetery in Latimore, PA.

"Died Jan. 7, 1900
Aged 65 Yrs. 1 Mo. 19 Ds."
Find A Grave Memorial #28670029
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Daniel married Eliza Anna McClellan on 7 October 1858.^{1 2} (Eliza Anna McClellan was born on 30 July 1834 in Pennsylvania,^{1 5} died on 28 March 1917 ¹ and was buried after 28 March 1917 in Latimore, PA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Warrington Township, York County, PA on 2 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 91, Roll 1201, Dwelling 662, Family 662
Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Daniel Arnstberger..24..PA..Day Labor
Eliza Arnstberger..25..PA
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Latimore Township, Adams County, PA on 15 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 20-21, Dwelling 155, Family 168
Latimore Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Daniel Arnstberger..36..PA..Farmer
Eliza Arnstberger..36..PA..Keeping House
William Arnstberger..9..PA
John Arnstberger..7..PA
Martha Arnstberger..5..PA
Charles Arnstberger..2..PA
Jacob Arnstberger..70..PA..Retired Farmer
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Latimore Township, Adams County, PA on 7 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 100D, Dwelling 38, Family 41, Roll 1085
Latimore Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
D. Ernsberger..Head..46..PA..Farmer
E. A. Ernsberger..Wife..46..PA..Keeping House
M. L. Ernsberger..Daughter..9..PA
H. L. Ernsberger..Son..6..PA
C. E. Ernsberger..Daughter..5..PA
J. S. Ernsberger..Son..2..PA

NOTE - This census record also puts the birth of Harold before that of Clara otherwise his supposed birth date of November 30, 1875 is only 6 months after Clara's, a time period which can not be correct.

In addition, two young children, Charles and Martha, were not listed as living with their parents. Charles Luther Arnsberger was only 12 years old at the time of the 1880 census; he later was married and didn't die until 1935. Martha Jane Arnsberger was 10 years old at the time of the census; was married in 1883. So where were they in 1880?
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