Isaac M. Allwein, Lebanon, Pennsylvania (1842 - 1918) Issac M. Allwein, son of William and Mary (Mairs) Allwein, was born May 7, 1842 and died February 21, 1918 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. William was the son of Philip and Barbara (Franz) Allwein. The line of descent connecting Isaac Alwine to Hans Jacob and Catharina Allwein is as follows: Generation 1: Hans Jacob and Catharina Allwein -- Berks County, Pa Generation 2: Conrad and Catherine (Weibel) Allwein -- Lebanon County, Pa Generation 3: Philip and Barbara (Franz) Allwein -- Lebanon County, Pa Generation 4: William and Mary (Mairs) Allwein -- Lebanon County, Pa William Allwein (b. June 30, 1813, d. October 18, 1888) was married to Mary Mairs (b. March 22, 1814, d. March 5, 1901) about 1835, and they had eleven children. Isaac was the fourth born (see Endnote 1): Henry M. (b. September 25, 1836, d. July 18, 1894) Ann Maria (b. November 19, 1837, d. September 18, 1874) Frank M. (b. March 1, 1840, d. unknown) Isaac M. (b. May 7, 1843, d. February 21, 1918) William (b. March 11, 1844, d. December 21, 1846) Amelia (b. June 27, 1846, d. January 4, 1929) Nathaniel M. (b. January 1, 1848, d. unknown) John M. (b. December 5, 1850, d. unknown) Mary "Polly" (b. January 11, 1853, d. unknown) Aaron M. (b. April 24, 1855, d. July 17, 1916) Jerome (b. December 8, 1859, d. September 2, 1862) Isaac Allwein grew up on his father's farm in North Lebanon Township and was educated in the public schools (see Endnote 2). He and his five brothers -- Henry, Frank, Nathaniel, John and Aaron -- were all teachers at one time or another in the public schools of Lebanon and adjacent counties. Isaac began teaching while still in his teens and completed 19 terms altogether. He also served with the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. He first served for a six-week term with Company F of the 48th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia of 1863, from July 2 to August 26, 1863. Then in February 26, 1864 he enlisted for a 3-year term with the 93rd regiment, which was recruited from Lebanon (see Endnote 3). Among other things, his regiment participated in the Battle of the Wilderness in May 5-6, 1864. He was discharged June 27, 1865 after the defense of Washington, D.C. After the war, Isaac Allwein returned to Lebanon and to teaching in the public schools. He married Fianna "Anna" B. Gerhart on November 14, 1867 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lebanon, the ceremony being performed by the Reverend Father Boetzkis. There were eight children born to this union: Harry P. Allwein (b. Nov 19, 1868), Ella Mary (b. January 15, 1870), Katherine S. (b. August 5, 1871), William H. (b. May 23, 1873), John F. (b. July 20, 1875), Nora Agnes (b. April 22, 1879), Anna Mary (b. Sept 30, 1880), and Clarence Philip (b. October 9, 1888) (see Endnote 4). Ella Mary married Harry Zweier and Katherine married a Becker. Following his many years of public school teaching, Isaac Allwein later operated a grocery store and pursued the trade of plastering in Lebanon. He first filed for pension support in February of 1880 at the age of 37, claiming to suffer from chronic rheumatism originating during his war service. Lacking evidence that the condition was in fact stimulated by his war experience, the original application was denied. After a decade of bringing further evidence to bear on his claim, his declaration was finally accepted and he began receiving support on July 23, 1890 at the age of 48. This support continued until his death in 1918. Fianna died in 1910. They are buried side by side in the old St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Endnotes 1. Information on children born to William and Mary (Mairs) Allwein is reported in Jerome Allwein's (1902) Genealogy of the Allwein-Arnold Families (pp. 28-29). Although that source gives Mary's maiden name as "Mairs," the inscription on her tombstone reads "Mary Mars." I do not know which is correct. 2. In addition to pension records, the source of this biographical information is Jerome Allwein's (1902) Genealogy of the Allwein-Arnold Families, pp. 65-67 (see e.g. the material quoted from this source by Nancy Nebiker, Rootsweb, March 14, 2000). 3. The 93rd regiment originated in Lebanon September 12, 1861 and its men served valiantly during the early years of the war. In early February, 1864 a large portion of the regiment returned home to Lebanon on a veteran furlough. The entire community celebrated their courage and endurance, and it was after these festivities that Isaac enlisted (see Samuel Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-65, Volume 5, pp. 284-93). 4. This information was reported April 5, 1889 and again March 30, 1915 by Isaac Allwein to the Bureau of Pensions. The main discrepancy between the two sets of reports was the day of November in which Harry P. was born, inasmuch as the later report states it was November 21. Jerome Allwein's (1902) Genealogy of the Allwein-Arnold Families lists the name Henry P. for Harry P. The dates of birth given here for Isaac and Fianna's children agree with those reported in the Genealogy, except the latter gives 1886 as Clarence's birthyear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Duane F. Alwin Professor, Department of Sociology Senior Research Scientist & Program Director Survey Research Center Office: 4067 Institute for Social Research Phone: 734-764-6597 Fax: 734-647-4575 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~