He was born in Baltimore, Maryland (5, 6, 8). He was 26 years old when he was enlisted (5, 6 [44 in 1880], 8 [45? in 1881]).
He was a farm[er] (?) when he was enlisted (5).
He was 5 feet 7-3/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (5).
He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1862, by Lieutenant Closson (1, 2, 5). He was mustered in as a private in company H, on 31 August 1862, by Colonel Reiff, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 5). He was paid $29 in bounty and premium (5).
He was discharged at camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on 10 or 11 December 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 4, 5 [camp near Fredericksburg VA, 10 Dec]).
On 12 June 1863, he applied successfully for a pension (9).
In 1880, he was living at 1739 North 9th [?] Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Amanda and children Kate, Walter, Edwin, Eugene, and Marion (6). His occupation was picture frames (6).
John Bateman died on 8 October 1881, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of consumption (2 [of a rupture], 8). He was buried on 11 October 1881, in Odd Fellows' Cemetery (8). He died at, or was living at, 1739 North 9th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8).
His widow applied successfully for a pension (9).
In 1890, his widow, Amanda E Bateman, was living at 125 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). Also living there were Edwin A Bateman (a clerk), and three other people (with different surnames) (3).
In 1900, his widow, Amanda E Bateman, was living at 1230 Firth [?] Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). She was living with her daughter Katie, Katie's husband, and a boarder (7). She had had nine children, three of whom were alive (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) (John Bateman)
2 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 122, page 1 (image 467 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 11 (John Bateman)
3 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory
4 company H, register of men discharged, #27 (John Bateman)
5 company H, descriptive list, #106 (John H Bateman)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 441 [?], microfilm series T9, film 1180, page 381 B = 18 handwritten (John Bateman)
7 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 37th ward, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 950, microfilm series T623, film 1478, page 201 B = 1 handwritten (Amand [sic] E Bateman)
8 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 8 October 1881 (John H. Bateman)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (John H Bateman)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to pension index cards (searched 12 June 2005)]
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street name | North Ninth [?] Street | ||||||
| house number | 1739 | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 132 | ||||||
| family visit # | 134 | ||||||
| name | Bateman John | - Amanda | - Kate | - Walter | - Edwin | - Eugene | - Marion |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | F |
| age | 44 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9/12 |
| month born if born in year | Sept | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Son | Daug | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Picture Frames | Keeping house | |||||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Maryland | " | New York | " | " | Penna | " |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Mass | Maryland | " | " | " | [blank] |
| mother's birthplace | Maryland | Penna | Marylanbd | " | " | " | [blank] |
| line | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| street | Firth [?] St | |||
| house number | 1230 | |||
| dwelling number | 18 | |||
| family number | 18 | |||
| name | Vansever Francis | - Katie | Bateman Amand [sic] E | Appenzeller [?] William F |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Moth in law | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | Dec 1860 | Aug 1865 | Sept 1838 | Aug 1872 |
| age | 40 [sic] | 34 | 61 | 28 |
| married? | M | M | Wd | S |
| # years married | 13 | 13 | 35 | |
| mother of how many children? | 1 | 9 | ||
| # of children living | 1 | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | New York | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | New Jersey | Maryland | Massachusetts | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Clerk Adams [?] [illegible] | Shipper | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | ||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||