He was 34 years old when he enlisted (2, 7 [34 in 1860], 8 [50 in 1880]). He was born in Tirone Ireland (2, 7, 8).
In 1860, he was living in the first ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Harriet and children Maria, Jane, and John (7). He was a tea dealer, and owned $50 in real estate and $300 in personal property (7).
He was a dealer when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 10-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and grey hair (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 19 October 1861 (1, 2, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lentz (1, 2). He was mustered in by Captain Lentz (2). He initially served in company K (1).
He was transferred on 24 December 1861 to company E (1, 6).
He was discharged on 19 July 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Washington, DC (1, 2, 3 [10 June], 4 [16 May 62]).
He also served in company D of the 59th Pennsylvania Militia (4). He was mustered in on 3 July 1863 (4). He was mustered out on 18 [?] August 1863 (4).
In 1880, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Harriet, and children Maria, Jennie, John, Maggie, Thomas, and Edward (8). He worked in a store (8).
In 1890, he was living at 1351 Christian Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He was a canvasser (5). David Curtis was also living there (5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 descriptive book, company E, entry 91 (Thomas McGroney)
3 company E, register of men discharged, number 8 (Thomas McGroney)
4 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 80, page [blank] (image 350 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 1 (Thomas McGronan)
5 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (searched transcription on <www.ancestry.com>, January 2005) (Thomas McGronan)
6 company K, list of men transferred, #9 (Thomas McGroney)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1st ward, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 336 = 238 handwritten (Thomas McGronan)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 69, microfilm series T9, film 1168, page 510 D = 4 handwritten (Thomas McGronin [sic])
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwelling number | [1662] | ||||
| Family number | 1899 | ||||
| Name | Thomas McGronan | Harriet " | Maria " | Jane " | John " |
| Age | 34 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Tea dealer | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 50 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | ||||
| Place of birth | Ireland | " | Penn | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| street name | ||||||||
| house number | 1340 | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 30 | |||||||
| family visit # | 39 | |||||||
| name | McGronin [the 'i' is clear] Thomas | " Harriet | " Maria | " Jennie | " John | " Maggie | " Thomas | " Edward |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | M |
| age | 50 | 40 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Son | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||||
| married during year | ||||||||
| occupation | in a Store | Keeping House | Book folder | Dress maker | Blksmith | Book folder | At School | At School |
| months unemployed | ||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||
| insane | ||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | ||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||
| birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |