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Edward Lawler – Died in Hospital for Insane in D.C.
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on August 29, 2019
Edward Lawler, who was born in Ireland about October 1844, was living in Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Civil War. At that place he enrolled in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry , Company F, as a Private on 21 October 1961. He served honorably in that regiment and company and was discharged in 28 December1964, at the expiration of his term. Note: The discharge date is incorrectly represented on the Veterans’ Card, shown above from the Pennsylvania Archives.
The Pension Index Card, shown above from Fold3, indicates that Edward Lawler applied for invalid benefits on 18 August 1890, which he apparently collected until his death, which occurred in 1910.
Edward Lawler also appears in the 1890 Veterans’ Census, where his service in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry was duly noted. At the time, he was living in Donaldson.
In prior censuses [1870 and 1880], Edward Lawler was living in Frailey Township and working as a miner.
In 1902, he entered the Soldiers’ Home at Hampton, Virginia, declaring his occupation as miner, his marital status as single, and his closest relative as his mother, Margaret Lawler, then living in Donaldson. Above home record page is from Ancestry.com.
Then, on 31 May 1910, in the Washington Times (above), it was reported that Edward Lawler died at age 67 at the Government Hospital for the Insane.
Finally, the above record from the Burial Register of the hospital cemetery, notes where his death occurred, G.H.I., and the date of death, 26 May 1910. Once again, the record notes his service in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
More information is sought about this soldier who spent most of his adult life in Donaldson.
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The news clipping is from Newspapers.com. The burial register is from Ancestry.com.
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