He was born in 1834/35 (4 (26 in 1861), 5 (20), 10 (26 in 1860), 11 (36 in 1870)). He was born in Massachusetts (10, 11).
In 1860, he was living in the 15th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with Eliza (presumably his wife), and Martha (presumably his child), along with Mary Silks (10). He was a moulder (10). He owned $300 in personal property (10).
When he enlisted, he was living at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5).
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet tall, and had a light complexion, light eyes, and light hair (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 10 September 1861 (1, 2, 4, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Charles Brown (4, private]). He was mustered in as a corporal in company H, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 5 [private], 13). He had gun 624 [?] (4).
He resigned (apparently from being corporal) on 26 April [1862] (2).
He was discharged at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 8 August 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 3 [by order of Genl Montgomery], 4, 5 [Washington DC]). He was a private, in company H (13).
On 9 October 1865, he and others published an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer supporting Jacob E Ridgway for State Senator in the second district (12).
In 1870, he was living in the 15th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with Eliza (presumably his wife), and Martha, William F, and Ella V (presumably their children) (11). He was an iron moulder (11). He owned $200 in personal property (11).
He left his home in Philadelphia about 1878, claiming he was going to Salem or to Roanoke, Virginia (9). In 1894, his friends had not heard from him, and the Pension Bureau was trying to get information about him (9).
On 4 February 1908 [?], his widow, Eliza A M Bradley, applied unsuccessfully from Washington DC for a pension (6, 8).
In 1910, his widow, Eliza Ann Bradley, was living at 908 B Street, Washington, DC (7). She was living with her sister Nellie Whitney [?] (7).
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) (John H Miller)
2 company H, list of non-commissioned officers (John H Miller)
3 company H, register of men discharged, #19 (John H Miller)
4 company H, descriptive roll, #4 (John P Miller)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 4 March 2005 (John H Miller)
6 pension index, by name (John H Miller)
7 1910 US census, District of Columbia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 59, microfilm series T624, film 151, page 26 = 6 B handwritten (Eliza Ann Bradley)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (John H Miller)
9 'Information wanted'. Journal of the Twenty-Eighth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Pittsburgh, Pa., September 12th and 13th, 1894. Boston MA: E B Stillings & Co., 1894. Page 401 (John Henry Miller)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 15th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1165, page 485 = 45 handwritten (Jno H Miller)
11 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 15th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1400, page 127 = 49 handwritten (John H Miller)
12 [support for Jacob Ridgway for Pennsylvania state senator], Philadelphia Inquirer 9 October 1865, page 8 (John H Miller)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John H Miller)
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling number | 317 | |||
| Family number | 345 | |||
| Name | Jno H. Miller | Eliza " | Martha " | Mary Silks |
| Age | 26 | 22 | 2 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Moulder | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | |||
| Place of birth | Mass | England | Pa | Ireland |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Dwelling-house number | 316 | ||||
| Family number | 383 | ||||
| Name | Miller John H. | - Eliza A. | - Martha | - William F | - Ella V |
| Age | 36 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Iron moulder | Keeping House | Attending School | Attending School | Attending School |
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | ||||
| Birthplace | Massachusetts | England | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | 1 | ||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 55 | 56 |
| street | B St | |
| house nr | [908] | |
| dwelling nr | [87] | |
| family nr | 104 | |
| name | Bradley Eliza Ann | Whitney [?] Nellie [illegible] |
| relationship | Head | Sister |
| sex | F | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 71 | 40 |
| marital status | Wd | Wd |
| #years present marriage | ||
| mother of # children | 5 | 2 |
| mother of # living children | 2 | 0 |
| birthplace | England Eng | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | England Eng | Ireland Eng |
| mother's birthplace | England Eng | England Eng |
| immigrated | 1845 | |
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Dressmaker | Authoress |
| nature of industry etc. | ||
| employer etc. | OA | OA |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | 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 | ||
By George T. Dudley, Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C., concerning John Henry Miller, Company H, Ninety-first Pennsylvania [p.401] Volunteers, who left his home in Philadelphia about 1878 and said he was going to Salem or Roanoke, Virginia, since which time he has not been heard from by his friends.