Daniel Kuehner (1842 - 1923)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Daniel Kuehner was a son of Daniel Kuehner, Jr. and Julia Lorah). ^{[1] [2]}

In 1862 when he was 19, he began work for the Beaver Meadow Company, becoming at that time a resident of Weatherly, Pennsylvania. He was a brakeman on the railroad and afterwards promoted to fireman. In 1871, he was given charge of a stationary engine which he operated until 1898, at which time the shops were moved to Packerton, PA. When the business of the Beaver Meadow Company was merged into that of the Lehigh Valley Company, Daniel continued with the latter. Starting in 1898 he was a watchman in the company's shop at Weatherly.

Daniel Kuehner served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1863 he became a member of the regiment commanded by Colonel Robert Klotz, and with his troops defended the state. He was honorably discharged without taking part in any active service, but reenlisted under Captain S. Harleman and Colonel Albright. Again he was in no active service and at the expiration of his term was honorably discharged. On February 1, 1864 he once more enlisted and this time became a private in Co G of the 81st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. With that company, he took part in a number of hotly contested battles. At Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864 he was wounded and sent to Fredericksburg, and then to Belle Plaine, and later to Lincoln Hospital in Washington D.C. As soon as possible, however, he again went to the front joining his regiment in front of Petersburg, Virginia in August of that year. He saw active service from that time until the close of the war and on June 9, 1865 received an honorable discharge with a service disability. His Army discharge record states he was five foot six, light complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

Military Service ^[3] Pension ^[4]

Upon his return to civil life he once more entered the employ of the Lehigh Valley Company.

Daniel married Lucy Ann Koch on December 18, 1863. They had seven children. ^[5]

The family lived in Weatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, for many years. ^{[6] [7]}

Daniel Kuehner died in 1923 and is buried at Union Cemetery, Weatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44B-NXZ : 2 March 2021), Daniel Weener in household of Daniel Keener, Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 98, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXRP-BNL : 18 February 2021), Daniel Kuehner in entry for Daniel Kuehner, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSSF-2MX : 25 August 2021), Daniel Kuehner, 1861-1865.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHXP-PM7 : 24 March 2016), Daniel Kuehner, 1923.
5. ↑ Daniel Kuehner 1842 Pennsylvania Family https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Kuehner-170
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXZ-751 : 14 January 2022), Daniel Kuner, Weatherly, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFBZ-GL8 : 3 February 2021), Daniel Kuehner, 1920.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92863869/daniel-kuehner: accessed 14 July 2023), memorial page for Daniel Kuehner (18 Apr 1842–15 Feb 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92863869, citing Union Cemetery, Weatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Joe Nihen (contributor 46889066).

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