He was 40 years old when he was enlisted (4, 5 [39 in 1860], 9 [40 at death in 1863]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5, 9).
In 1860, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Sarah, and five children (presumably theirs) (5). He was a butcher, and owned $200 in personal property (5).
He was a butcher when he was enlisted (4).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (4).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 23 September 1861 (1, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Smith (4). He served as a private in company G (1).
He was discharged at camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on 6 February 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability, by order of Major General Sykes (1, 2 [5 Feb], 3 [6 Feb], 4 [6 Feb]).
He died of debility on 15 March 1863 (9). He was a butcher (9). He died at, or was buried from, 4 Edmond Street (Ridge and Poplar) (9). He was buried on 18 March 1863, at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9).
On 8 May 1863, his widow, Sarah A Lawrence, applied successfully for a pension (8, 10).
In 1870, his widow, Sarah Lawrence, was living in the 15th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). She was living with George and Conrad Lawrence (presumably her sons) (6). She owned $200 in personal property (6).
In 1880, his widow, Sarah Lawrence, was living at 925 North [?] 27th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). She was living with her son John and his family (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) (Lawrence C L)
2 consolidated morning report, 7 February 1863
3 company G, register of men discharged, #23 (C L Lawrence)
4 company G, descriptive roll, entry 47 (Christian L Lawrence)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M653, film 1171, page 745 = 243 handwritten (Chris' Lawrence)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 15th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1399, page 625 = 165 handwritten (Sarah Lawrence)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 538, microfilm series T9, film 1188, page 368 B = 26 handwritten (Sarah Lawrence)
8 pension index, by name (Christian L Lawrence)
9 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 March 1863 (Christian L Lawrence)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Christian L Lawrence)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him on RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwelling number | 1542 | ||||||
| Family number | 1931 | ||||||
| Name | Chris' Lawrence | Sarah " | Jno " | Eliz [?] " | Geo " | Conrad " | Susan " |
| Age | 39 | 35 [?] | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | F |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Butcher | Brick Layer | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Penn | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1195 [?] | ||
| Family number | 1347 | ||
| Name | Lawrence Sarah | - George W | - Conrad S |
| Age | 44 | 17 | 14 |
| Sex | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keeping House | In Brick Yard | In Brick Yard |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | 200 | ||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | 1 | ||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | ||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||
| Attended school past year | |||
| Can't read | 1 | ||
| Can't write | 1 | 1 | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| street name | North [?] 27th St | ||||||
| house number | 925 | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 189 | ||||||
| family visit # | 228 | ||||||
| name | Lawrence, John | - Lydia | - Maria | - Sarah | - Eliz | - Mary | - Sarah |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| age | 35 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 54 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Daugh | Daugh | Daugh | Daugh | Daugh | Mother | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | |||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | 1 | |||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Driver | At School | At School | Keep House | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |