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Corporal Of Co. F, Pennsylvania 102nd Regt. Vol. Infantry    

 

Mathew Heyl

 

 

 

Mathew Heyl signed the “Consent In Case Of Minor” form at age 19 and has the following written in his own hand.  “ I certify upon oath that I have the consent of my parents to enlist in the service of the United States.  August 20th 1862,  Mathew Heyl”.

Six days later, on August 26th, 1862, Lieut. A. M. Moreland accepted Mathew as a Volunteer from Pittsburgh and he was mustered as a private into “F” Co., of the Pennsylvania 102nd Regiment Volunteer Infantry.

In Sept & Oct., 1864 he was detailed as Provost Guard.  Mathew was promoted to Corporal on April 1, 1865. 

Of interest to note; his muster out roll lists, “Bounty due $75.00  for gun and equip.  Retained under 4.1 #101 W. D. 1865.”  A family source states that Mathew told his children that he was charged money because his horse died. 

Corporal Mathew Heyl was discharged under General Order on June 20, 1865.

 

                                                                                                                                  

 

Mathew Heyl was born November 5, 1842, in Butler, Pa.  He was the son of Sebastian Heyl and Margaret Lauer Heyl.  Mathew’s father was born in 1801, at Alsace, Germany and his mother was born in 1804, at Bavaria.  Sebastian & his wife Margaret emigrated from Germany, prior to 1832.

After the war, Mathew returned to his former occupation as a Segar (Cigar) maker, dealing in Leaf Tobacco.  His firm was located at 230 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa.  He was active in his community and was **Commander of O. H. Rippley Post, No. 41, Grand Army of the Republic, having been a veteran of the Civil War.  He was in action at the battles of Cold Harbor, Antietam, and Gettysburg”.

 

 

                                                                                                                                  

  Photo taken around 1910

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mathew Heyl married Teresa Pearson on September 12, 1872.  Their marriage was preformed by the Rev. Michael Rosenbauer at St. Philomena’s Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, Pa.  They continued to live in the Pittsburgh area.  They had 10 children, including twin girls who died in early infancy.  One of their children later became a Capuchin Priest and another a Nun with the Divine Providence Order.

                                              Mathew Heyl with 4 of his Grandchildren

       Mathew’s Young Bride

          Teresa M. Pearson

 

 

Mathew began receiving a pension after age 76, in the amount of $24 a month.  Records show the Pension department offered to increase this to $25 a month, but he refused, stating he did not need the money.

 

Mathew Heyl died on January 14, 1923.  He is buried in St. Augustine’s Cemetery on Wible Rd. in Pittsburgh, Pa.  His grave is in Sec D, Lot 126 N.  Written on his headstone is Co. F, 102 Pa. V.V. I.  His wife, Teresa Pearson Heyl is buried next to him.  Teresa was born Oct. 15, 1849 and died on Oct. 27, 1908 at the age of 59.

 

Mathew Heyl is the Great grandfather of Mavis-Marie Heyl McClung who has generously provided this information and photographs.

 

*AKA Matthew : AKA Heyle;  Heil;  Hyle;

 

** Extracted from Pittsburgh of Today, Its Resources and People by Frank C. Harper, Vol. V, The American Historical Society, In. N. Y. 1932