He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (5, 9 [41 at death in 1880], 10 [40 in 1880]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 9, 10).
He was a printer (5).
He was 5 feet 8-1/4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, brown [?] eyes, and brown hair (5). He had scars on his right side and leg below the knee from shot (5).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 20 August 1861 (1, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Colonel Reiff (5). He served as a private in company C (1).
He may be the "Joe", of company C, who accompanied Thomas Walter on his trip to Snicker's Gap, and was captured with him (2).
He was discharged 11 February 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Convalescent Camp near Alexandria, Virginia (1, 3, 4).
He married Charlotte [unknown surname] (11). In 1910, she reported having had 3 children, 2 of whom were alive (11).
On 16 January 1873, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (7, 8).
In 1880, he was living in the 15th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Lottie, and children Bellac [?], Sadie, and James (10). He was a printer, but had been out of work for twelve months in the previous year (10). He had consumption (10).
On 12 June 1880, he died, of consumption of lungs (9). He died at, or was buried from, 1418 Fairmount Avenue, 15th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was a printer, and was married (9). He was buried at Monument Cemetery (9).
On 16 June 1883, his widow, Charlotte Hayward, applied successfully for a pension (7, 8).
In 1910, his widow, Charlotte Hayward, was living at 1723 Seybert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). She was living with her son-in-law William F Runckle and his family (11).
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) (Jos L Hayward)
2 Thomas F Walter. 'Personal recollections and experiences of an obscure soldier'. <Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail v.3 #36 page 2. (Joe) (may be Joseph E Smith)
3 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 1 March 1863 (Jos L Hayward)
4 company C, register of men discharged, number 18 (Joseph L Haward)
5 company C, descriptive roll, entry 41 (Joseph L Hayward)
6 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 33 (Joseph L Haward)
7 pension index, by name (Joseph L Hayward)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (Joseph L Hayward)
9 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 June 1880 (Joseph L Hayward)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 15, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 259, microfilm series T9, film 1174, page 54 = 1 A handwritten (Joseph Hayward)
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 47, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 1197, microfilm series T624, film 1413, page 268 = 5 A handwritten (Charlotte Hayward)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched 22 May 2007)]
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| street name | |||||
| house number | [illegibly light] | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 6 | ||||
| family visit # | 11 | ||||
| name | Hayward Joseph | - Lottie | - Bellac [?] | - Sadie | - James |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M |
| age | 40 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Printer | House keeping | At home | At school | At school |
| months unemployed | 12 | ||||
| currently ill? | Consumption | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Penn | England | New York | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | England | England | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| mother's birthplace | Penn | England | Eng | Eng | Eng |
| line | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | Seybert Street | |||||||
| house nr | 1723 | |||||||
| dwelling nr | 97 | |||||||
| family nr | 103 | |||||||
| name | Runckle Wm F | - Sarah | - Robt W | - Ella M | - Charlotte H | - Adelaide F | - Maria S | Hayward Charlotte |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Mother in law |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | F | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 45 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 62 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| mother of # children | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| mother of # living children | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | [blank] | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | United States |
| mother's birthplace | [blank] | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | United States |
| immigrated | ||||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Cigar Maker | Housework | Actor | Assistant | Singer + Dancer | None | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Factory | Boarding House | Shows | Laboratory | Shows | |||
| employer etc. | W | W | W | W | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | No | Yes | ||||||
| owned/rented | O | |||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||||||
| farm/house | H | |||||||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||||||
| civil war vet | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||||||