William ISPHORDING Sr.

  General Notes:

Born in Wissinoming section of Philadelphia. Wife also born and lived there. Father came from Germany, mother US born. Both of Mino's parents are foreign born.

Fought in Civil War with Company I, 1st Regiment, US Artillery.
Fought in 32 battles. Promoted to First Sargeant. Captured by Confederate forces during the Battle of Bull Run. Incarcerated in the nototrious Libby Prison, Richmond, VA until repatriated.
Rejoined his unit and was eventually discharged at Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX., 13 months after the end of the war.
He is listed in the 1870 Philadelphia Census, 11 WD, 33 District, Series M 593, Roll 1396, page 5 as a Saw Filer.

He is listen in the 1880 United States Federal Census, home is Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, as a single white male, occupation: soldier.

After the Civil War service he had joined the Philadelphia Police Force for five years. He worked 12 years for Henry Disston & Son and 18 years at Enterprise Manufacturing Co., where he became a foreman of the Polishing Department.
Ages 68-72 he was a Hostler for the Tacony Police Station. He retired at 72.
Lived in Tacony (a Philadelphia suburb) for 33 years.
For many years he was a member of the S.S. White Gun Club and Meadow Springs Gun Club. On two occasions he was National Skeet Shot Campion. In December 1921 the Philadelphia newspaper listed him as "despearately ill", but he recovered.

He died in Atlantic City, NJ and is buried in Magnolia Cemetary, Tacony.

Born 1840's in the US, fought in the Civil War with a Pennsylvania Division, was captured by the Confederate Army during the First battle of Manassas (Battle of "Bull Run"), incarcerated in the notorious Libby Prison (Richmond, Virginia) and later exchanged. After the war he became a policeman on the Philadelphia, Pa. policeforce and died during the early 1920's.

  Research Notes:

Removed AKA = "Geo W"' since his birthdate (1842) is to far away from birthdate (1849) in the source (1880 US Fed Census Virginia Norfolk All Townships Dist 80). It is more likely that "Geo W" is Williams brother Georg, born about 1848.

  Events

• Military Service. Company K, Unit: 27 Pennsylvania Inf., Rank Induction: Private, Rank Discharge: Private, Allegiance: Union.

• Occupation: Saw Finisher, Jun 1870, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Census image & (Second Enumeration)

• Occupation: Steel Plate Polisher, 1880, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Census Image

• Census, Jun 1890, Tacony, Philadelphia, PA, USA. William is mentioned: Sargeant, enlisted 15 April 1861, discharged 15 October 1864, lenght of service: 4 years and 10 months. Disability incurred: Wounded in leg. Remarks: re-enlisted veteran. Census Image

William married Wilhelmina S. ("Mino") ESTERLY, daughter of Unknown and Margaret ESTERLY, on 24 Sep 1868 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. (Wilhelmina S. ("Mino") ESTERLY was born in Jul 1852 in Pennsylvania, USA.)

• Census, Jun 1870, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Living at this address are sons William (1), mother in law Margaret Esterly (45), Jakob (14) and August (24). Census image & (Second Enumeration)

• Census, Jun 1880, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Living at this address are sons William (11), August (9) and mother in law Margaret Esterly (60). Census Image

• Census, Apr 1910, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Living at this address are William (68) and Wilhelmina (58). Census Image

• Census, Jan 1920, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Living at this address are William (77) and Wilhelmina (67). Census Image a Census Image b