He was born in Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 5). He was born on 20 January 1843 (5). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (3).
He was educated in the public schools (5).
He was a clerk when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, light eyes, and light hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 19 September 1861 (1, 3, 5 [15 Sep], 6). He was enlisted for three years, by Captain Smith, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company F (1).
He was discharged from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 16 January 1862, or possibly on 16 June 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability issued by regimental surgeon Isaac Knight (1, 2, 3 [16 Jan 62], 5 [12 Jan 62], 6 [16 June]).
He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 1889, 1891, and 1893 sessions (5).
In 1896, he was a ship fastener (5). For twelve years he had been the foreman of the ship fastening department of Charles Hillman & Co., in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5).
On 8 November 1910, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension from Pennsylvania (4, 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) (John Ennis)
2 company F, register of men discharged (John Ennis)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #32 (John Ennis)
4 pension index, by name (John Ennis)
5 Smull's legislative hand book and manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1896. Compiled and published under direction of Thos. B. Cochran. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1896. Page 1028] (John A J Ennis)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (John Ennis)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007), but one John Ennis in Elmira New York had no identifying information]
JOHN A. J. ENNIS, Philadelphia, was born in the old district of Spring Garden, city of Philadelphia, January 20, 1843; received his education in public schools, and enlisted in company F, Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers, September 15, 1861; discharged June 12, 1862; for disability; present occupation, ship fastener; employed for the past twelve years as foreman of the ship fastening department of Charles Hillman & Co., ship-builders, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pa.; was a member of the House of Representatives, sessions of 1889, 1891 and 1893.