He was born on 16 August 1839, to Michael Moynahan and Anna Smyth (10, 11, 12). He was 23 years old when he was enlisted (7, 10 [52 in 1894], 11 [74 yrs 6 mos. 5 days at death], 12 [60 in 1900], 13 [70 in 1910], 16 [42 in 1880]). He was born in Queens [?] County, Ireland (7, 10, 12, 13, 16).
In 1855-1857, he immigrated to the US (12 [1855], 13 [1857]). He was naturalized by 1900 (12).
He was a gardener when he was enlisted (7).
He was 5 feet 8-3/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light brown hair (7).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 19 November 1861 (1, 7, 10). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Gilbert (7). He served in company G (1).
He was promoted from the ranks to eighth corporal on 3 September 1862 (5).
On 23 February 1863, he returned to the regiment from duty at Windmill Point Hospital (2).
He was wounded by gunshot on 3 July 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1, 8, 10). He was then a corporal (8).
He was transferred on 15 March 1864 to the Veterans' reserve corps by general order number 105 (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 [discharged 16 March, reenlisted 18 November 1864]). He was then a corporal (1). He served as Lance Sergeant in company A of the 21st Veterans' Reserve Corps (2, 10). He was discharged on 10 November 1865, at Trenton, New Jersey (10).
On 16 January 1866, he applied successfully for a pension (9, 15).
In 1868, he married Rebecca [unknown surname] (12, 13). In 1900 and 1910, she had had seven children, all of whom were alive (12, 13).
In 1880, he was living in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (16). he was living with his wife Rebecca, children Jim [??], William, Charles, and George, and with Mary J Smyth (16). He was apparently not working (16).
On 27 December 1894, he applied to Ellis Post 6, Germantown, of the Grand Army of the Republic (3, 10). He was living at 139 East Duval Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was a gardener (10).
In 1900, he was living at 142 Duval Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with his wife Rebecca, and their children William, Charles, George, Anna M, David, and Rebecca (12). He was a gardener (12).
In 1910, he was living at 142 East Duval Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his wife Rebecca, and their children William, Anna, David, Rebecca, and granddaughter May (13). He was a gardener, for a private family (13).
On 21 February 1914, he died of arteriosclerosis, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9, 10. 11). He was living at 142 East Duval Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was a retired gardener (11). On 25 February 1914, he was buried on 25 February 1914, at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10, 11).
On 5 March 1914, his widow applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (9, 15).
In 1920, his widow, Rebecca Moynehan, was living at 142 East Duval Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14). She was living with their children William, Anna, David, and Rebecca, and granddaughter May E (14).
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) (James Moynehen)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 23 Feb 63 (Corpl Monghan)
3 e-mail, Dennis Clowney, January 2004, citing an application list in an e-mail from Gene Stackhouse
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 June 1864 (Corpl Moynehan)
5 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (James Moynahan)
6 company G, register of men transferred (James Moynehan)
7 company G, descriptive roll, entry 53 (James Moynehan)
8 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (James Moynehen)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (James Maynahan)
10 FindAGrave, memorial #29768632 (created by Eugene Glenn Stackhouse, with information from his application for membership to Ellis Post 6, GAR) (Thanks to Bill Flis!) (James Moynahan)
11 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21 February 1914 (Thanks to Bill Flis!) (James Moynahan)
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 513, microfilm series T623, film 1464, page 88 = 2 [?] A-B handwritten (James Moynahan)
13 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 420, microfilm series T624, film 1395, page 254 = 4 B handwritten (James Moynahan)
14 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 605, microfilm series T625, film 1624, page 24 = 4 A handwritten (Rebecca Moynehan [?])
15 pension index, by name (James Maynahan [sic])
16 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Cheltenham Township, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 2, microfilm series T9, film 1157, page 46 = 47 C handwritten (James Moynahan)
[I did not find an entry for him in the HeritageQuest indices to the 1860-1880 censuses (searched May 2009)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the FamilySearch indices to the 1860 or 1870 census (searched May 2009)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry indices to the 1850, 1860, 1870, or 1930 census (searched May 2009)]
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| dwelling visit # | 365 | ||||||
| family visit # | 393 | ||||||
| name | Moynahan James | - Rebecca | - Jim [??] | - William | -Charles | - George | Smyth Mary J |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| age | 42 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Son | Boarder | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | [blank] | Keeping House | At School | At School | At School | At Home | |
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ireland |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| line | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 |
| street | Duval St | Duval | ||||||
| house number | 142 | 142 | ||||||
| dwelling number | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| family number | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| name | Moynahan [sic] James | - Rebecca | Monahan [sic] William | - Charles | - George | - Anna M | - David | - Rebecca |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | F |
| birth date | Aug 1839 | July 1845 | Feb 1871 | Dec 1873 | April 1877 | June 1880 | Nov 1887 | Dec 1884 |
| age | 60 | 54 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 15 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| mother of how many children? | 7 | |||||||
| # of children living | 7 | |||||||
| birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| immigration year | 1855 | 1866 | ||||||
| # years in USA | 45 | 34 | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | |||||||
| occupation | Gardener | House Keeper | Gardener | Milkman | Gardener | Ladis [sic] Maid | Milkman | ['Housework' is crossed out] |
| # months not employed | 0 [?] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 [?] |
| # months in school | ||||||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||||||
| free or mortgaged | M | |||||||
| farm/house | H | |||||||
| # of farm schedule | ||||||||
| line | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
| street | East Duval Street | ||||||
| house nr | 142 | ||||||
| dwelling nr | 86 | ||||||
| family nr | 88 | ||||||
| name | Moynahan James | - Rebecca | - William | - Anna | - David | - Rebecca | - May |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | GrandDaughter |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 70 | 64 [?] | 38 | 29 | 21 [?] | 25 | 6 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 41 | 41 | |||||
| mother of # children | 7 | ||||||
| mother of # living children | 7 | ||||||
| birthplace | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | New Jersey |
| immigrated | 1857 | 1857 | |||||
| naturalized/alien | Na | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | English | |
| occupation | Gardner [sic] | none | Gardner [sic] | Operator | Blacksmith | none | none |
| nature of industry etc. | Private family | Private family | Quilts | Carriage | - | - | |
| employer etc. | W | W | W | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | no | - | no | no | no | - | - |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | - |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | - |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | - | ||||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||
| nr on farm schedule | |||||||
| civil war vet | [blank] | ||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||||
| line | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| street | East Duval Street | |||||
| house number | 142 | |||||
| dwelling visit number | 81 | |||||
| family visit number | 89 | |||||
| name | Moynehan [?] Rebecca | - William | - Anna | - David | - Rebecca | - May E. |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Granddaughter |
| own/rent | O | |||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | |||||
| sex | F | M | F | M | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 74 | 48 [?] | 38 | 40 | 27 | 15 |
| marital status | Wd | M | S | S | S | S |
| year of immigration | 1860 | |||||
| naturalized/alien | Na | |||||
| year of naturalization | UN | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | Yes | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | English | |||||
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | English | English | English | English | English | |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | New Jersey |
| mother's native language | English | English | English | English | English | |
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | Gardner [sic] | Laborer | Mechanic | None | None |
| industry, business | Private family | [illegible--looks like 'Gale'] Factory | Dairy | |||
| employment status | W | W | W | |||
| number of farm schedule | ||||||