He was born in September 1845 (10). He was 18 when he enlisted (2, 5, 10 [54 in 1900]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 10).
He was a gardener (2).
He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private in company E on 4 September 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 5, 6). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Captain Starr (2).
On 12 March 1863, he was sent to the division hospital (4).
He was transferred on 18 September 1863 to the Invalid Corps, because he was unfit for field duty (1, 2, 3, 5, 6). He served in the 51st company, 2nd battalion, of the Veterans' Reserve Corps (9).
On 10 May 1880, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (8, 9).
In 1884/85, he married Emily D [unknown surname] (10). In 1900, she had had one child, who was not alive (10).
In 1890, he was living at 438 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6, 7). He was a confectioner (7). He had chronic rheumatism in his left leg (6).
On 2 July 1908, he again applied for a pension (9).
In 1900, he was living at 54 West 106th Street, Manhattan, New York, New York (10). He was a janitor (10).
He died on 11 April 1915, at New York, New York (9).
On 19 April 1915, his widow, Emily D Budd, unsuccessfully applied from New York for a pension (8, 9).
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 roll, company E, entry 23
3 register of men transferred, company E, entry 6
4 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 12 March 1863 (Private Budd)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 17 May 2004 (Joseph Budd)
6 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 109, page [1] (image 425 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 8 (Joseph H Budd)
7 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Joseph H Budd)
8 pension index, by name (Joseph H Budd)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Joseph H Budd)
10 1900 US census, New York, New York, Borough of Manhattan, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 546, microfilm series T623, film 1106, page 10 = 10 B handwritten (Joseph [?] Budd [?])
| line | 97 | 98 | 99 |
| street | West 106th St | ||
| house number | 54 | ||
| dwelling number | 41 | ||
| family number | 209 | ||
| name | Budd Joseph | Emily D | Windlfield Louis |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Nephew |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| birth date | Sept 1845 | May 1842 | Nov 1887 |
| age | 54 | 48 | 12 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 15 | 15 | |
| mother of how many children? | 1 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Ohio |
| father's birthplace | New Jersey | New Jersey | Ohio |
| mother's birthplace | New Jersey | New Jersey | Ohio |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Janitor | School | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | 10 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||
| free or mortgaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||