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He was born on 17 May 1842, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Milligan and Ann Ross. [sources: date: 15 (17 May 42), 20 (May 1842); 8 (21 in 1861), 16 (8 in 1850), 17 (18 in 1860), 18 (28 in 1870), 19 (38 in 1880), 20 (58 in 1900), 21 (69 in 1910), 22 (71 at death in 1911). place: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. parents: 16, 17, 22, 23]
In 1850, he was living in Lombard Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents William and Ann Milligan, (presumed) siblings Catherine and Ross Milligan, and with Elizabeth R Milligan. He had attended school within the year. [source: 16]
In 1860, he was living in ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents William and Ann Milligan, and (presumed) siblings Catharine, Ross, Anne, Joseph, John, and Horiston. He was a tailor. [source: 17]
When he enlisted, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His post office address was 511 South 5th Street. He was a tailor. [sources: 8, 15]
In 1906, when he applied for a pension, he was five feet ten and one-half inches tall, weighted 160 pounds, and had grey eyes, white hair, and a dark complexion. [source: 15]
He enlisted on 24 September 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in company K. He was mustered into service as second lieutenant on 3 or 4 December 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 1, 4, 7, 8 (3 Dec), 14, 15, 28]
He may be the "Lt Mulligan" whom prisoners claimed ordered Jesse B Wharton shot in the Old Capitol Prison, on 1 April 1862. [source: 3]
On 29 June 1862, he, along with the other commissioned officers in the regiment (except Colonel Gregory), signed a statement denying accusations that they were on the verge of open mutiny, that the regiment had been reduced to 400 men, and that Colonel Gregory was too lenient to Confederates and too harsh to men in the regiment. [source: 11]
On 17 July 1862, he married Susan Simpson, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born in March 1842, in Pennsylvania. They were married by Reverend Henry Steele Clark. They had six known children:
[sources: 15, 18, 19, 20 (6 children, 5 alive in 1900), 21 (6 children, 2 alive in 1910), 23, 25, 26, 27]
On 7 February 1863, he was absent without leave. [source: 5]
He was dismissed on 14 May 1863, by general order 20, headquarters Army of the Potomac, dated 5 March 1863. He was 2nd lieutenant of company K. [sources: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 15 (Dec 62), 28]
He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until 1901. [source: 15]
In 1870, he was living in ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Susan, and their (presumed) children Kate, William, Susan, and Annie. He was a tailor, and owned $2,500 in real estate and $600 in personal property. [source: 18]
In 1880, he was living at 2014 Diamond Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Susan, their children Catherine M J, W S, Susana S, Annie R, and Howard P, and a servant. He was a tailor. [source: 19]
In 1900, he was living at 1234 Redfield Street, ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Susan and their children Susan and Howard. He was retired. [source: 20]
In 1901, he moved to Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey. [source: 15]
On 31 January 1906, he applied unsuccessfully from New Jersey for a pension, under the Act of 27 June 1890 and the Act of 9 May 1900. He was not able to work. [sources: 9, 14]
In 1910, he was living at 870 North 22nd Street, ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Susan, his child Howard and Howard's wife Nellie, and Howard's niece Prudence E Steelman. He was not working. [source: 21]
On 8 January 1911, he died, in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He died of cerebral hemorrhage. On 11 January 1911, he was buried, in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was buried from his residence, 870 North 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 22, 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)
3 D A Mahony. The Prisoner of state. New York: Carleton, 1863. Pages 301-303.
4 regimental descriptive book (William R Milligan)
5 consolidated morning report, 7 February 1863
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 19 March 1863 (Lt Milligan)
7 company K, list of commissioned officers (William R Milligan)
8 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 11 April 2005 (Wm R Milligan)
9 pension index, by name (William R Milligan)
10 [deleted]
11 'Ninety-first Pennsylvania Regiment'. Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 July 1862, page 2 (Wm R Milligan)
12 'Camp Chase', Philadelphia Inquirer 30 November 1861 (Wm R Milligan)
13 'Departure of Col. Gregory's regiment', Philadelphia Inquirer 22 January 1862 page 2 (Wm R Milligan)
14 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (William R Milligan)
15 pension documents file, application 1,344,981 (William R Milligan)
16 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Lombard Ward, microfilm series M432, film 812, page 207 recto = 409 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Milligan)
17 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 7, microfilm series M653, film 1157, page 233 = 233 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Milligan)
18 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 24, district 77, microfilm series M593, film 1411, page 339 recto = 155 handwritten (FamilySearch) (R William Milligan)
19 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, enumeration district 598, microfilm series T9, film 1187, page 424 = 5 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Wm R Milligan)
20 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 34, enumeration 894, microfilm series T623, film 1476, page 285 = 6 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (William R Milligan)
21 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 15, enumeration district 240, microfilm series T624, film 1391, page 283 = 7 A (FamilySearch) (William Milligan)
22 death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 8 January 1911 (William Ross Milligan)
23 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday 11 January 1911, page 7 (William R Milligan)
24 [not transcribed] abstract of marriage records, Central Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (available on FamilySearch) (William R Milligan to Susanna Simpson, 17 July 1862)
25 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 6 July 1872, Marion T Milligan (available on FamilySearch) (Wm R and Susan Milligan)
26 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 22 September 1902, Anna Rose Steelman (available on FamilySearch) (William R and Susanna S Milligan)
27 [not transcribed] death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 22 October 1903, Susan S Patrick (available on FamilySearch) (Wm R and Susana D Milligan)
28 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William R Milligan)
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| Dwellings visited | 160 | |||||
| Families visited | 205 | |||||
| Name | William Milligan | Ann " | William " | Catherine " | Ross " | Elizabeth R. " |
| Age | 28 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 2/12 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Tailor | |||||
| Real estate owned | 4,000 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Ireland] | " | Pa | " | " | Ireland |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling number | 1445 | ||||||||
| Family number | 1725 | ||||||||
| Name | William Milligan | Ann " | William " | Catharine " | Ross " | Anne " | Joseph " | John " | Horiston " |
| Age | 38 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation | Tailor | Tailor | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 6000 | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 2000 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Ireland | do | Pennsylvania | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1102 | |||||
| Family number | 1085 | |||||
| Name | Milligan R William | - Susan | - Kate | - William | - Susan | - Annie |
| Age | 28 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Tailor | At Home | ||||
| Real estate value | 2500 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 600 | |||||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | Feb | |||||
| 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 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street name | Diamond Street | |||||||
| house number | 2014 | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 36 | |||||||
| family visit # | 36 | |||||||
| name | Milligan Wm. R. | - Susana | - Cathn M. J. | - W. S. | - Susana S. | - Annie R. | - Howard P. | Faulkner Eliza |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | F |
| age | 38 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||||
| married during year | ||||||||
| occupation | Tailor | Keeping House | At School | Clerk in Store | At School | At School | At School | Servant |
| months unemployed | ||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||
| insane | ||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | ||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| father's birthplace | Penna [sic] | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Penna [sic] | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| line | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
| street | Red field St | |||
| house number | 1234 | |||
| dwelling number | 116 | |||
| family number | 116 | |||
| name | Milligan William R | - Susan S | - Susan S | - Howard P |
| relationship | Head | Wife | daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | May 1842 | Mar 1842 | Nov 1867 | May 1873 |
| age | 58 | 58 | 32 | 27 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 38 | 38 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 6 | |||
| # of children living | 5 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Retired | Clerk Traction [?] office | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | Nth 22nd Street | ||||
| house nr | 870 | ||||
| dwelling nr | 140 | ||||
| family nr | 144 | ||||
| name | Milligan Howard P | " Nellie | " William | " Susan | Steelman Prudence E |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Father | Mother | Niece |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 37 | 34 | 69 | 69 | 8 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 7 | 7 | 50 | 50 | |
| mother of # children | 0 | 6 | |||
| mother of # living children | 0 | 2 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | New Jersey |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | New Jersey |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Ireland Eng | Ireland Eng | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Driver | None | None | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Milk Wagon | ||||
| 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 | yes | ||||
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | |||||
| civil war vet | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a full military and medical history and personal description, including birthplace and occupation, of William R Milligan, who, it is alleged, enlisted -, at -as a 2 Lieut in Co. K, 91 Reg't, Pa Vol. Inf and was discharged -, at -
Very respectfully, V. Warner. CommissionerSIR: To aid this Bureau in preventing any one falsely personating you, or otherwise committing fraud in your name, or on account of your service, you are required to answer fully the questions enumerated below.
You will please return this circular under cover of the inclosed envelope which requires no postage.
Very respectfully,On this 22nd day of January A.D., one thousand nine hundred and six, personally appeared before me, the undersigned officer, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes within the County and State aforesaid, William R. Milligan who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical person who was enrolled in K Co 91st Penna Infantry in the service of the United States during the war of the rebellion and served at least ninety days and was honorably discharged therefrom.
That he was born on the 17th day of May 1842, and is now past 63 years years [sic] old, and that by reason of his age and other disabilities he is unable to earn a support by manual labor.
That his inability to perform manual labor is not due to his vicious habits, and is to the best of his knowledge and belief permanent. That he has not applied for pension and is No None [sc. number--no pension certificate or former application]
That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890, and in determining his inability to earn a support by manual labor, he asks that each and every infirmity, including his age, shall be duly considered and the aggregate of the disabilities shown be rated, as is required by the act of May 9, 1900, and Order No. 78, the benefits of which are hereby applied for, and he desires to be examined by the U.S. Pension Surgeon at Philadelphia.
He hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, C. D. PENNEBAKER, of Washington, D.C., his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim, and to receive therefor a fee of TEN dollars; that his Post-Office address is 318 Drexel ave Atlantic City County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey
[stamped:] ATT'Y FILEDAlso personally appeared William Pember residing at Atlantic City and Isaac R Rowe residing at Atlantic City N.J persons whom I certify to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say they were present and saw the aforesaid claimant sign his name (or make his mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Will you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below? The information is requested for future use, and it may be of great value to your family.
Very respectfully,
A certificate of death having been filed in my office in accordance with the Laws of Pennsylvania, I hereby authorize the Burial of the body of said deceased person as stated above.
S E Faringer Depty
(Registrar's name)
District No. 715
Dated Jan 9th 1911 [sic]
UNDERTAKER'S CERTIFICATE
Occupation, -
Place of Birth Pa
Birthplace of Father, Ireland
Birthplace of Mother, Ireland
Name of Father, Wm Milligan
Maiden Name of Mother, Annie Ross
Last Place of Residence, -
Buried from, Street and No. 870 No. 22d St.
Date of Burial, Jan 11th 1911
Place of Burial, Woodlands Cem
Oliver H Bair Undertaker.
Residence, 1820 Chestnut St.
MILLIGAN.--Suddenly, on January 8th 1911, WILLIAM R. husband of Susan S Milligan, and son of the late William and Anne Milligan. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, on Wednesday morning, at 11 o'clock, at his late residence, 870 N 22d st. Interment at Woodlands Cemetery.