He was born in 1840/41 (3 (24 in 1865), 6 [29 in 1870]. He was born in Pennsylvania (6).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 5). He was a private, in company F (1, 5, 7).
He was discharged near Washington DC by special order on 29 April 1865 or on 15 May 1865 (1, 2 [29 Apr], 3 [15 May, general order], [15 May]). He was a private, in company F (7).
In 1870, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a farmer (6).
He was buried in Haven of Rest Cemetery, Bendersville Borough, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5).
On 27 March 1886, a minor dependent successfully applied for a pension (4).
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) (Theodore Jones)
2 company F, register of men discharged (Theo Jones)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Theodore Jones)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Theodore Jones)
5 Pennsylvania veterans' burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (Theodore Jones)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, post office Bendersville, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 255 = 10 handwritten (Theodore Jones)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Theodore Jones)
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Name | Jones Theodore |
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