He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 14 November 1843, to Shelton Foote and Margaret Hunt. [sources: date: 14; 2 (21 in 1864), 9 (42 [sic] in 1900), 15 (63 in 1907), 17 (7 in 1850), 18 (17 in 1860), 19 (27 in 1870), 20 (36 in 1880). place: 2, 9, 14, 17, 18, 20. parents: 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20]
In 1850, he was living in ward 6, Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Scheltone and Margaret Foote, and with Elizabeth, Mary Jane, and Charles H Foote (presumably his siblings). [source: 17]
In 1860, he was living in ward 10, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents, Skelton and Margaret Foot. He was apparently not working. [source: 18]
When he enlisted, he was a moulder. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair. [source: 2]
He also served in company G of the 60th Pennsylvania Militia. He was mustered in on 1 July 1863, and was discharged on 8 September 1863. [sources: 5 (60th PA Mil Inf), 6 (60 PV), 16 (60th Mil, co.G)]
He was a recruit (that is, a volunteer). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 4 February 1864. He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for three years, by Lieutenant Shipley. He was mustered in as a private in company E, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and mustered into service by Lieutenant Burke. [sources: 1, 2, 6, 12, 25]
He was detailed as mounted messenger at the 5th Corps headquarters, on 5 June 1865. He was relieved from that duty on 9 June 1865. [sources: 3, 4]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company. He was a private, in company E. [sources: 1, 6, 12, 25]
In 1870, he was living at 1122 Anita Street, in ward 26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Skelton and Margaret Foote, along with Charles, Annie, and Maggie (perhaps his brother and his brother's family). [source: 19]
In 1880, he was living at 1123 Federal Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents, Skelton and Margaret Foote, along with his brother Charles and Charles' family, and with a servant. He was an iron worker. [source: 20]
In 1881/82, he married Kate Bastian. She was born in January 1873 (1853?), in Pennsylvania. They apparently had one child:
[sources: 9, 20, 21]
In 1890, he was living at 1121 Dickinson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an inspector. [sources: 6, 7]
He applied successfully for a pension on 12 September 1891. [sources: 5, 11]
In 1900, he was living at 1121 Dickinson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with Joseph and Eliza Bastian (his parents-in-law), his wife Kate, and his daughter Anna. He was a machinist laborer. [source: 9]
He again applied for a pension on 16 February 1907. [source: 11]
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 4 March 1907. He died of uraemia, with Bright's disease contributing (duration of 26 days for both). He was a machinist. He died at 1524 South Juniper Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 7 March 1907, he was buried at Mt Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Members of Washington Camp 317, Patriotic Order of the Sons of America, and employees of the Water Department, were invited to attend the funeral. [sources: 11, 13, 14, 15]
His widow, Kate P Foote, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension on 9 February 1909. [sources: 5, 11]
In 1910, his widow, Kate P Foote, was living at 1612 Sixteenth Street, ward 26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Anna and Anna's husband Louis C Kinderman. [source: 21]
In 1920, his widow, Kate P Foote, was living at 4510 Smedley Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Anna, and Anna's husband and daughter. [source: 10]
Some evidence claims that he died in March 1921. The other available evidence suggests he died earlier. He was buried (or perhaps reburied?) in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 8, 12, 22]
In 1930, his widow, Kate P Foote, was living at 4510 N Smedly Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Anna and Anna's family. [source: 24]
Perhaps his wife is the Kate Pierce Foote who was born in 1851, died in 1935, and was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [source: 23]
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 descriptive roll, company E, entry 133 (William Foote)
3 special order 124, headquarters, 5th army corps, 5 June 1865
4 special order 128, headquarters, 5th army corps, 9 June 1865
5 pension index, by name. Searched on Ancestry, 3 Feb 2001.
6 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district [1], enumeration district [575], page [3] (image 1866 on Ancestry), lines 34-35 (William Foote)
7 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (William Foote)
8 West Laurel Hill Cemetery (William Foote)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 26, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 618, microfilm series T623, film 1468, page 45 = 9 B handwritten (William Foote)
10 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 42, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 1561, microfilm series T625, film 1643, page 12 = 12 A handwritten (Kate P Foote)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (William Foote)
12 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (William Foote)
13 death index, Pennsylvania, 1907 (accessed 9 June 2012) [sent for death certificate, 9 June 2012] (William Foote)
14 death certificate, Pennsylvania, 4 March 1907, file number 28770, Philadelphia (William Foote)
15 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday 7 March 1907, page 7 (William Foote)
16 Bates, History of Pennsylvania volunteers, volume 5, page 1314, 60th Pennsylvania Militia (William Foote)
17 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Southwark, ward 6, microfilm series M432, film 822, page 442 recto = 55 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Sheltone W Foote)
18 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 10, precinct 10, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 459 = 285 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Skelton W Foot)
19 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 26, subdivision 85, 2nd enumeration microfilm series M593, film 1441, page 117 recto = 9 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Skelton Foote)
20 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 549, microfilm series T9, film 1185, pages 492 = 8 D handwritten to 493 = 9 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Foote)
21 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 26, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 588, microfilm series T624, film 1401, page 62 = 1 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Kate P Foote)
22 Find a grave, memorial 53992305, added 22 June 2010 by Eugene Glenn Stackhouse, accessed 17 November 2012 (William Foote)
23 Find a grave, memorial 91487140, created by Graves, added 6 June 2012, accessed 19 November 2012 (Kate Pierce Foote)
24 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 28, enumeration district 51-1079, microfilm series T626, film 2136, page 157 = 31 B handwritten (Kate P Foote)
25 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Foote)
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Dwellings visited | 393 | |||||
| Families visited | 437 | |||||
| Name | Scheltone [sic] Foote | Margaret " | Elizabeth " | Mary Jane " | Sheltone [sic] W. " | Charles H. " |
| Age | 30 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Shoe maker | |||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| [the last two entries each have an apparently crossed-out '1'] | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Dwelling number | 1917 | ||
| Family number | 2190 | ||
| Name | Skelton Foot | Margaret " | Skelton W " |
| Age | 54 | 44 | 17 |
| Sex | m | f | m |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Cordwainer | ||
| Value of real estate owned | |||
| Value of personal estate | |||
| Place of birth | Africa | N Jersey | Penn |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| Street Anita [?] | ||||||
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1122 | |||||
| Family number | ||||||
| Name | Foote Skelton | Margaret | Skelton | Charles | Annie | Maggie |
| Age | 60 | 60 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Real estate value | ||||||
| Personal estate value | ||||||
| Birthplace | ||||||
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | ||||||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | ||||||
| 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 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| street name | Federal Street | Federal Street | |||||||
| house number | [1121] | 1123 [sic] | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 63 | 63 | |||||||
| family visit # | 73 | 73 | |||||||
| name | Foote Skelton | - Margaret | - William | - Charles H | Foote Annie C | - Maggie H | - Anna E | - Charles | Walls Annie |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | M | F |
| age | 73 | 70 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | wife | son | son | Daughter in Law | Grand Daughter | Daughter | Son | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||||
| married during year | |||||||||
| occupation | Prison Steward | Iron Worker | Engeneer [sic] | Keeping House | At School | At School | At School | Servant | |
| months unemployed | |||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||
| blind | |||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||
| insane | |||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | |||||||||
| can't write | |||||||||
| birthplace | Ireland | New Jersey | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | N Jersey | Ireland | Ireland | Scotland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | N Jersey | N J | N J | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| street | Dickinson St | ||||
| house number | 1121 | ||||
| dwelling number | 179 | ||||
| family number | 196 | ||||
| name | Bastian Joseph | Bastian Eliza | Foote William | Foote Kate | Foote Anna |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son in Law | D | G.D. |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F |
| birth date | Jan 1822 | Nov 1832 | Mar 1858 [sic] | Jan 1873 | Apr 1884 |
| age | 78 | 67 | 42 [sic] | 27 | 16 |
| married? | M | M | M | M | S |
| # years married | 49 | 49 | 18 | 18 | |
| mother of how many children? | 4 | 1 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Paper Hanger | Machinist Lab | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 9 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | [blank] | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| street | Sixteenth Street | ||
| house nr | 1612 | ||
| dwelling nr | 6 | ||
| family nr | 6 | ||
| name | Kinderman Louis C | - Anna C | Foote Kate P |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Mother [in] law |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 25 | 25 | 56 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 4 | 4 | |
| mother of # children | 0 | ||
| mother of # living children | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Clerk | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Express Co | ||
| employer etc. | W | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | R | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| line | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 |
| street | Smedley St | |||
| house number | 4510 | |||
| dwelling visit number | 244 | |||
| family visit number | 250 | |||
| name | Kindermann Louis I | - Anna I | - Katryn P | Foote Kate P |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Mother-law |
| own/rent | O | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | |||
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 35 | 35 | 2 | 66 |
| marital status | M | M | S | WD |
| year of immigration | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| year of naturalization | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| birth place | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's native language | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's native language | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| occupation | Foreman | None | None | None |
| industry, business | Ship Yard | |||
| employment status | W | |||
| number of farm schedule | ||||
| line | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 |
| street | NORTH SMEDLY ST | |||
| house number | 4510 | |||
| dwelling visit # | 616 | |||
| family visit # | 626 | |||
| name | Kindermann L. W | - Anna C | - Kathryn P | Foote [?], Kate [?] P |
| relation | Head | Wife | Daughter | Mother in Law |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| value or rent | $4500 | |||
| radio | R | |||
| farm | NO | |||
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 45 | 44 | 12 | 76 |
| married? | M | M | S | WD |
| age 1st marriage | 21 | 20 | ||
| school/college since 9/29 | NO | NO | YES | NO |
| can read & write | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||
| immigration year | ||||
| naturalization | ||||
| can speak English | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| occupation | Foreman | none | none | none |
| industry | Rail Road | |||
| worker class | W | |||
| at work yesterday | YES | |||
| unemployment schedule # | ||||
| veteran? | NO | |||
| war | ||||
| farm schedule # | ||||
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Feb 6 1907 to Mar 4, 1907, that I last saw him alive on Mar 4 1907 and that death occurred, on the date stated above at 2.53 P.M. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
Chief, Uraemia, DURATION 26 DaysFOOTE.--On March 4, 1907, WILLIAM, son of the late Skelton and Margaret Foote, aged 63 years. Relatives and friends, also Washington Camp 317, POS of A, and employes of the Water Department, 12th and Reed sts, are invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, at 1 PM. from his late residence 1524 South Juniper st. Services at St Timothy's P E Church, 8th and Reed sts, at 2 P M. Interment private. Friends may view remains Wednesday evening.