Civil War Veteran
149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps
As part of the I Corps at Gettysburg, Stone's (Bucktail) Brigade fought one of the most desperate actions of the battle.
The defense of the McPherson farm bought valuable time for more Union units to arrive in the area and deploy for the ultimate victory.
The Bucktail Brigade consisted of the 143rd, 149th, and 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Marion, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_752; Page: 3A; Image: 12
url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPV-SB9 Citation "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXPV-SB9 : 30 December 2015), Henry Heckaman in entry for Daniel Heckaman, 1860.
url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLV-9XH Citation "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZLV-9XH : 17 October 2014), Henry Heckaman, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 7, family 60, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,805.
url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWX9-82K Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWX9-82K : 10 August 2016), Henry Heckman, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 44, sheet 130B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1101; FHL microfilm 1,255,101.
Year: 1890; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 82; Enumeration District: 82
Year: 1900; Census Place: Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1379; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241379
url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDW-H76 Citation "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGDW-H76 : accessed 26 June 2017), Henry Heckaman, Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 88, sheet 4B, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1315; FHL microfilm 1,375,328.
Name Henry Heckaman Gender Male Place Filed Pennsylvania, USA Relation to Head Soldier Spouse Maria C Heckaman Relative Annie M. Heckaman Relative's Relationship Helpless Child
url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLD-H8XK Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLD-H8XK : 13 December 2015), Henry Heckaman, 1917; Burial, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Charles Evans Cemetery; citing record ID 89051790, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Name Henry Heckaman Death Age 76 Event Type Burial Birth Date 15 Oct 1841 Death Date abt 1917 Burial Date 24 Dec 1917 Burial Place Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Denomination Lutheran Organization Name St Luke's Lutheran Church Father Daniel Heckman Mother Mary Heckman
Name Henry Heckaman Gender Male Race White Age 76 Birth Date 15 Oct 1847 Birth Place Pennsylvania Death Date 19 Dec 1917 Death Place Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Father Daniel Heckaman Mother Mary Rhoads Certificate Number 131691
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