He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 4, 5). He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (2, 4, 5).
He was a farm[er] when he was enlisted (2, 4, 5 [painter]).
He was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a sallow complexion, brown eyes, and dark hair (2, 4, 5 [dark eyes]).
He also served in company K of the 155th Pennslyvania (7). He also served in company C of the 62nd Pennsylvania (7).
He was a substitute for L J Jeffries (1, 2, 5). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 10 March 1865 (1, 2, 4, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, by W Blouter [or Barton?] (2, 4, 5). He was mustered in as a private in company K (1, 2). His service was credited to the 78th subdivision of the 21st congressional district (2, 5).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1).
He applied successfully for a pension on 20 March 1879 (2, 7).
In 1880, he was living in Fayette, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a house painter, and had been unemployed for 8 months (6). He was living with his daughter Dora (6).
His minor dependent, William C Athey, applied unsuccessfully for a pension on 9 November [illegible year] (2, 7).
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 Veterans' administration. Pension index, by name (Leroy Abbott)
3 company K, third descriptive roll (Leroy Abbott)
4 company K, third descriptive roll (Albert Learney [sic]) [Neither Bates [1 above] nor the Pennsylvania State Archives cards have an Albert Learney. (The PA Archives does have a Leroy Abbott, which does not mention an alternative name in the muster rolls.) Since the data match Abbott's, I suspect that Learney is really Abbott]
5 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Leroy Abbott)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Fayette City, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 62, microfilm series T9, film 1130, page 589 = 1 A handwritten (Leroy Abbott)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Leroy Abbott)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched April 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched October 2006)]
| line | 29 | 30 |
| street name | On hill | |
| house number | ||
| dwelling visit # | 5 | |
| family visit # | 5 | |
| name | Abbott, Leroy | - Dora B |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| age | 36 | 7 |
| month born if born in year | ||
| relationship | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 |
| married | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||
| married during year | ||
| occupation | House Painter | |
| months unemployed | 8 | |
| currently ill? | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf/dumb | ||
| idiotic | ||
| insane | ||
| disabled | ||
| school this year | ||
| can't read | ||
| can't write | X | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna |