He was 19 years old when he enlisted (3, 6 [17 in 1860], 7 [19 yrs 6 mos at death in Feb 1862], 8 [8 in 1850]). He was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (3, 6, 8).
In 1850, he was living in ward 4, Moyamensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with Joel and Elizabeth (presumably his parents), and with John, Sarah, and Mary (presumably siblings), along with three other people (8). He had attended school within the year (8).
In 1860, he was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Jacob and Eliza Willis (presumably his parents), and with Sarah, John, Henry, and Mary Willis (presumably siblings) (6).
When he enlisted, he was a butcher (3).
He was 5 feet 3-1/2 inches tall, had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and black hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service for three years in company E on 26 August 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 3). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Colonel Reiff (3).
He died on 21 February 1862, at Washington DC, of typhoid fever (1, 2, 3, 7 [apoplexy, 19 Feb]).
On 28 October 1862, his mother, Eliza L Willis, applied successfully for a pension (4, 5).
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 list of deaths, company E
3 descriptive roll, company E, entry 77 (William S Willis)
4 pension index, by name (William S Willis)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (William S Willis)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 411 = 151 handwritten (William Willis)
7 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19 February 1862 (William S Willis)
8 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Moyamensing, ward 4, microfilm series M432, film 809, page 440 = 875 (William Willis)
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Dwellings visited | 649 | ||||||||
| Families visited | 730 | ||||||||
| Name | Joel [sic] Willis | William " | John D " | Elizabeth " | Sarah E " | Mary A " | George McKee | Ann Meganey | Mary Smith |
| Age | 32 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 36 |
| Sex | M | M | M | F | F | F | M | F | F |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Butcher | none | App Butcher | Servt | None | ||||
| [A letter precedes 'Butcher' in Joel Willis's line; it might be 'M' or 'Jr'] | |||||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | Delawr | Ireland | " |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||||
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Dwelling number | 1091 | ||||||
| Family number | 1245 | ||||||
| Name | Jacob Willis | Eliza " | William " | Sarah " | John " | Henry " | Mary " |
| Age | 39 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Victualler | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |