He enlisted under the alias "William Lane". [sources: 5, 8]
He was born on 5 July 1841 [?], in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Kissick and Rebecca Kauffman. [sources: date: 11 (July 1841), 17 (5 Jul 1842), 20 (5 July 1840); 4 (23 in 1863), 9 (26 in 1870), 10 (38 in 1880), 11 (58 in 1900), 12 (68 in 1910), 13 (77 in 1920), 19 (8 in 1850). place: 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20. parents: 19, 20]
In 1850, he was living in ward 7, Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his (presumed) parents William and Rebecca Kissick, with his (presumed) siblings William, James, and Elizabeth, and with John Kissick (perhaps an uncle). He had attended school within the year. [source: 19]
When he enlisted, he was a carpe[nter?]. [source: 4]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10-1/2 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, blue eyes, and black hair. [source: 4]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 12 November 1863. He served in company K of the 118th Pennsylvania. He enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His service was credited to the Second Congressional District. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8]
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from company K of the 118th Pennsylvania. He was a private, in company G of the 91st Pennsylvania. [sources: 1, 4 (1 Jun 65), 5, 14]
On 3 July 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 July 1865. [sources: 1, 2, 8]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company. He was then a corporal, in company G. [sources: 1, 4, 8, 14]
On 13 January 1868, he married Rachel Cordelia Hamilton, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born in October, 1853. They apparently had at least these children:
[sources: 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18]
In 1870, he was living in the 15th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Rachael and with Ada (presumably their daughter). He worked in a blacksmithy. [source: 9]
In 1880, he was living at 2223 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Rachel, children WK, SB, and Gertrude, and three other relatives. He was a blacksmith. [source: 10]
In 1890, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, probably at 2225 Callowhill Street. He was probably a blacksmith. [sources: 4, 5]
On 3 November 1898, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 8]
In 1900, he was living at 2705 Brown Street, 15th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a boarder. He was divorced [?]. He was a blacksmith. [source: 11]
On 27 February 1907, he again applied for a pension. [source: 8]
In 1910, he was living at 635 North 47th Street, 44th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his mother Rebecca Kissick, and sister Annie Caskey. He was a blacksmith--machine. [source: 12]
On 2 March 1919, his wife, Ray C Kissick, died. She was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 16, 18]
In 1920, he was living at 128 North 52nd Street, 44th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a lodger. He was widowed He was a laborer at a department store. [source: 13]
He died on 15 November 1925, at 55 E Greenwood Street, Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He died of carcinoma of large intestine, which he had had for three years. He was a retired machine blacksmith. On 18 November 1925, he was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 8, 16, 17, 20]
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 special order 39, HQ 91st PA, 3 July 1865 (William Lane)
3 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1341. (In the roster) (William Lane)
4 company G, second descriptive roll, [#115] (William Lane)
5 pension index by name (John L Kissick, alias William Lane)
6 1890 US Census, Veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 288, page [1] (image 1614 on Ancestry), searched February 2005 (John Kissick)
7 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (John Kissick)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (and second card) (John L Kissick alias William Lane)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 15, microfilm series M593, film 1400, page 23 = 46 handwritten (John Kissick)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 276, microfilm series T9, film 1175, page 364 = 9 A handwritten (Jno L Kissick)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 15th ward, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 298, microfilm series T623, film 1458, page 117 = 12 B handwritten (John Kissick)
12 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 44, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 1116, microfilm series T624, film 1412, page 263 = 1 A handwritten (John L Kissick)
13 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 44, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 1681, microfilm series T625, film 1645, page 175 = 8 A handwritten (John L Kissick)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Lane)
15 'John Little Kissick', on FamilySearch Family Tree (no sources cited, accessed 18 September 2014) (John Little Kissick)
16 headstone, Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (John L Kissick)
17 Find a grave, memorial 130700493 (accessed 18 September 2014) (John L Kissick)
18 Find a grave, memorial 123525271 (accessed 18 September 2014) (Rachel C Kissick ("Ray"))
19 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Spring Garden, ward 7, microfilm series M432, film 819, page 409 recto = 517 handwritten (FamilySearch) (John Kissick)
20 death certificate, Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 15 November 1925, file 110344 (John Little Kissick)
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Dwellings visited | 601 | ||||||
| Families visited | 762 | ||||||
| Name | Wm Kissick | Rebecca " | John " | Wm " | Jas " | Elizabeth I " | John " |
| Age | 42 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 3 [?] | 9/12 | 39 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Machinist | Sailor | |||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | ditto | ditto | ditto | ditto |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | [298] | ||
| Family number | 342 | ||
| Name | Kissick John | - Rachael | - Ada |
| Age | 26 | 21 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | works at Blacksmithy | Keeping House | At Home |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | |||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| 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 | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street name | Callowhill Street | |||||||
| house number | 2223 | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 68 | |||||||
| family visit # | 82 | |||||||
| name | Kissick Jno. L. | Rachel | W. K. | S.B. | Gertrude | M.U. | Wallace Lizzie I. | Daisy |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | F |
| age | 38 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 31 | 5 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Brother | Sister | Niece | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |||||||
| married during year | ||||||||
| occupation | Blacksmith | Keeping house | At school | At school | Truckman | Saleslady | ||
| months unemployed | ||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||
| insane | ||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | ||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Indiana |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Irel. |
| mother's birthplace | Germ. | Penna | Penn | Penn | Penn | Germ. | Germ. | Penna |
| line | 63 |
| street | Brown St |
| house number | [2705] |
| dwelling number | [215] |
| family number | [232] |
| name | Kissick John |
| relationship | Boarder |
| color | W |
| sex | M |
| birth date | July 1841 |
| age | 58 |
| married? | D [?] |
| # years married | |
| mother of how many children? | |
| # of children living | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Germany |
| immigration year | |
| # years in USA | |
| naturalized citizen? | |
| occupation | Blacksmith |
| # months not employed | 0 |
| # months in school | |
| can read | Yes |
| can write | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes |
| owned/rented | |
| free or mortgaged | |
| farm/house | [H] |
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| street | N 47th Street | ||
| house nr | 635 | ||
| dwelling nr | 13 | ||
| family nr | 11 | ||
| name | Kissick Rebeca [?] | " John L. | Caskey Annie |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter |
| sex | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 102 | 68 | 59 |
| marital status | Wd | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 42 | 32 | |
| mother of # children | 5 | 1 | |
| mother of # living children | 4 | 1 | |
| birthplace | Ger German | Pennsylvania | Indiana |
| father's birthplace | Ger German | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Ger German | Ger German | Ger German |
| immigrated | 1810 | ||
| naturalized/alien | Na | ||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | None | Blacksmith | Housekeeper |
| nature of industry etc. | Machine | Family | |
| employer etc. | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 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 | 35 |
| street | N 52nd Street |
| house number | [128] |
| dwelling visit number | [166] |
| family visit number | [186] |
| name | Kissick, John L. |
| relationship | Lodger |
| own/rent | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |
| sex | M |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 77 |
| marital status | W |
| year of immigration | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| year of naturalization | |
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |
| mother's birthplace | Germany |
| mother's native language | German |
| can speak English | Yes |
| occupation | Laborer |
| industry, business | Dept Store |
| employment status | W |
| number of farm schedule |