He was born in September 1824 (21; 10 (27 in 1862), 11 (27 in 1862), 17 (26 in 1850), 18 (35 in 1860), 19 (42 in 1870), 20 (55 in 1880), 21 (75 in 1900), 22 (85 in 1910)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22).
In 1850, he was living in Middle Ward, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (17). He was living with Elizabeth Malloch (presumably his mother), and various other people (presumably including several siblings) (17). He was a plasterer (17).
About 1850, he married Mary [unknown family name] (21 [50 years in 1900], 22 [59 years in 1910]). She had 6 children, 4 of whom were alive in 1900 and 1910 (21, 22).
In 1860, he was living in ward 9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (17). He was living with his wife Mary, and with Elizabeth, William, and Christian (presumably their children), and with Sarah Smith (17). He was a plasterer, and owned $2,000 in real estate and $200 in personal property (17).
When he enlisted, he was a plasterer, and was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (10, 11).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 20 January 1862 (1, 6, 11, 16). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Carie (10, 11). He was mustered in at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in company I (1, 11 [as corp], 25 (corp), 26 (corp)).
He was promoted to corporal on 21 July 1862 (8).
He was wounded in the head at the Battle of Chancellorsville (4, 6, 15, 23, 24 [head]).
On 30 December 1863, Sinex reported that he was one of 38 men who had less than fifteen months to serve who were unwilling to reenlist (3). On 2 January 1864, he was transferred to the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry, while those eligible were on veterans' leave (5).
On 16 December 1864, he was reported regained from desertion (13).
He was mustered out on 6 February 1865, when his term expired (1, 6, 11, 14, 16; 9 and 10 claim he was "dropped as discharged"). He was a corporal, in company I (25, 26).
In 1870, he was living in district 19, ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (19). He was living with his wife Mary, with Elizabeth, William, Christianna, and Alexander (presumably their children), and with four other people (presumably boarders or lodgers (19). He was a plasterer (19).
On 7 April 1879, he applied successfully for a pension (12, 16).
In 1880, he was living at 419 Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (20). He was living with his wife Mary, and children Elizabeth, William, Christina, and Alexander (20). He was a master plasterer (20).
He attended the 1884 meeting of the 91st's Survivors' Association (2).
In 1890, he was living at 419 S 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6, 7). He was a plasterer (7). He had been wounded in the head at the Battle of Chancellorsville (6).
In 1900, he was living at 419 S 15th Street, ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (21). He was living with his wife Mary (21). He was a plasterer (21).
On 28 February 1907, he again applied for a pension (16).
In 1910, he was living at 115 East Knowles Avenue, Glenolden Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (22). He was living with his wife Mary, daughter Christina Kneedler and her husband Harry, and a boarder (22). He was not working (22).
He died on 16 May 1917, at Glenolden, [Delaware County,] Pennsylvania (16).
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) (Alexander Mallock)
2 'The Ninety-first'. Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail, 20 December 1884, page 6 column 2 (Alexander Malloch)
3 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 30 December 1863 (Alex Molloch)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863 (Corpl Mallack)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 2 January 1864 (Mollock)
6 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 135, page [blank] (image 518 on Ancestry), line 9 (Alexander Malloch)
7 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Alexander Malloch)
8 company I, list of non-commissioned officers (Alexander Mallock)
9 company I, register of men discharged (Alexander Malloch)
10 company I, descriptive roll, #7 (Alexander Mallock)
11 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 March 2005 (Alexander Mallock)
12 pension index, by name (Alexander Mallock)
13 consolidated morning report, 91 Pennsylvania, 16 December 1864 (Alexd Mallock)
14 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 30 April 1865 (Mallock)
15 'Further from General Hooker's army', Philadelphia Inquirer, 7 May 1863, page 1 (A Malloch)
16 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Alexander Malloch)
17 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Middle Ward, microfilm series M432, film 814, page 16 = 32 handwritten (Alexander Malloch)
18 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 9, microfilm series M653, film 1159, page 101 = 101 handwritten (Alexander Mallack)
19 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 7, district 19, microfilm series M593, film 1392, page 350 = 59 handwritten (Alexander Mallock)
20 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 124, microfilm series T9, film 1170, page 132 = 7 C handwritten (Alexander Malloch)
21 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 7, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 127, microfilm series T623, film 1454, page 149 = 6 B handwritten (Alexander Mallock)
22 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Glenolden Borough, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 139, microfilm series T624, film 1340, page 8 B = 8 handwritten (Alexander Malloch)
23 'The ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Press, Wednesday 13 May 1863, page 2 (Alexander Malloch)
24 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania at Chancellorville', Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May 1863, page 8 (Alexander Malloch)
25 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Alexander Malloch)
26 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Alexander Mallock)
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Dwellings visited | 186 | ||||||||||
| Families visited | 250 | ||||||||||
| Name | Elizabeth Malloch | Alexander Malloch | Samuel P [?] Malloch | Cyrus K. Malloch | Andrew Malloch | Sarah E. Malloch | Robert Whitiker | John Harris | John Witmore [??] | Andrew Astrius [??] | Catharine O. Neil |
| Age | 44 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 [?] | 18 |
| Sex | F | M | M | M | M | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | |||||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Plasterer | Book Binder | do do | Carpenter | Carpenter | Plasterer | Shoemaker | do | |||
| Real estate owned | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | NYork | Phila | do | do | do | do | England | do | Maryland | Ireland | do |
| Married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 533 | |||||
| Family number | 540 | |||||
| Name | Alexander Mallack | Mary " | Elizabeth C " | William F " | Christian [sic] L " | Sarah Smith |
| Age | 35 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 11/12 | 16 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M [sic] | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Plasterer | Milliner | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 2000 | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Dwelling-house number | 370 | |||||||||
| Family number | 389 | |||||||||
| Name | Mallock, Alexander | - Mary | - Elizabeth | - William | - Christianna [sic] | - Alexander | Grier Mathew | Langdon Ellen | Durr Sarah | - Jenny |
| Age | 42 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 4 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F [sic] | M | M | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Plasterer | Milliner | Without occupation | Attending School | Attending School | Attending School | Physician | Domestic Servant | Without occupation | |
| Real estate value | 7000 | |||||||||
| Personal estate value | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| street name | Fifteenth Street | |||||
| house number | 419 | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 41 | |||||
| family visit # | 41 | |||||
| name | Malloch Alexander | -, Mary | -, Elizabeth C | -, William F. | -, Christina C [?] | -, Alexander Jr. |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| age | 55 | 51 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Master Plasterer | Keeping house | At home | R. R. Clerk | Sales lady in store | At home |
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | ||||||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Scotland | Ireland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | N.Y. | Ireland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 76 | 77 |
| street | S 15th Street | |
| house number | 419 | |
| dwelling number | 86 | |
| family number | 111 | |
| name | Mallock Alexander | Mary |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Sept 1824 | Apr 1829 |
| age | 75 | 71 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 50 | 50 |
| mother of how many children? | 6 | |
| # of children living | 4 | |
| birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Scotland | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | New York | Ireland |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Plasterer | |
| # months not employed | ||
| # months in school | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | |
| free or mortgaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule | ||
| line | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 |
| street | East Knowles Ave | ||||
| house nr | 115 | ||||
| dwelling nr | 155 | ||||
| family nr | 155 | ||||
| name | Malloch Alexander | - Mary | -Kneedler Christiana | - Harry W. [?] | Harrison Mary |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son in law | Boarder |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 85 | 82 | 49 | 55 | 60 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | M1 | M1 | WD |
| #years present marriage | 59 | 59 | 25 | 25 | |
| mother of # children | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| mother of # living children | 4 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Scotland Eng | Ireland Eng | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | New York | Ireland Eng | Pennsylvania | Scotland Eng | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | None | None | None | Designer | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Department store | ||||
| employer etc. | W | ||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | 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 | UA | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||