He was 25 years old when he was enlisted (2, 4 [29 in 1870], 5 [40 in 1880]). He was born in New York (2, 4, 5).
He was a farmer when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (2).
He also served in company K of the 9th US Infantry (6). He also served in the "Old War" (presumably the Mexican-American War) (6).
He was drafted from Cheltenham (1, 2). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (2). His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District (2). He served as a private in company G (1).
He received clothing worth $36.82 (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1).
In 1870, he was living in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with his wife Anna and children Charles, Henry, William and Mary (4). He was working in a cloth factory (4).
On 10 January 1888, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 6).
In 1880, he was living in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Annie, and children Charles, Henry, William, Mary Sarah, John, James, and Eliza [?] (5). He was a farm laborer (5).
On 19 May 1888, his minor dependent, Sarah A Adams, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 6).
On 28 September [?] 1888, his widow, Annie Adams, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 6).
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 company G, descriptive roll, [#57] (John Q Adams)
3 pension index, by name (John Q Adams)
4 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Cheltenham Township (post office Jenkintown PA), microfilm series M593, film 1377, page 287 = 28 handwritten (John Q Adams)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Cheltenham Township, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 2, microfilm series T9, film 1157, page 46 = 48 D handwritten (John Q Adams)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (John Q Adams)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched October 2006)]
['Kelly Matz family tree', a gedcom available on Rootsweb WorldConnect (viewed October 2006, last updated 30 May 2002, contact Kelly Matz) has a John Quincy Adams, born 1839, died 1888, married Annie Mullen, child [unknown] Adams. Perhaps he is this John Q Adams. I have not yet (in June 2007) received a response to a message asking for more information.]
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| Name | Adams John Q | - Anna | - Charles | - Henry | - William | - Mary |
| Age | 29 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1/12 |
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| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Works in cloth factory | Keeping house | At Home | " | " | |
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| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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| name | Adams John Q | - Annie | - Charles | - Henry | - William | - Mary | - Sarah | - John | - James | - Eliza [?] |
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| father's birthplace | NY [?] | Ireland | NY | NY | NY | NY | NY | NY | NY | NY |
| mother's birthplace | Louisiana [?] | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |