He was born in 1828/29 (2 (35 in 1864), 6 (70 at death in 1898), 7 (21 in 1850), 8 (29 in 1860), 9 (27 in 1870), 10 (52 (?) in 1880)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 7, 8, 9, 10).
In 1850, he was living in ward 2, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 7). He was living with his mother, Sarah, and with George (3, 7). He was a paperhanger (3, 7).
In 1860, he was living in ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (post office Kensington) (8). He was living with Lydia Recks, and with Henry Weaver (8). He was a paperhanger (8).
When he enlisted, he was a paperhanger (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 13 February 1864 (1, 2, 3 [Jan 62], 4 [Jan 62]). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Burk (2). He was a private in company A (1, 11).
He deserted on 16 February 1864 (1, 2, 3 [discharged 63], 4 [63]). He was dropped as a deserter on 3 July 1864 (5). He was a private, in company A (11).
He was living in the Merchants & Farmers Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, in 1868-69 (3). He was a paperhanger (3).
He married Minerva Hall on 31 May 1870, in Montgomery County, Ohio (3). They had a few children, including Sarah Viola Rex (3).
In 1870, he was living in ward 2, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (3, 9). He was living with Mariana (presumably his wife Minerva) (9). He was a master [?] paper hanger (9).
In 1880, he was living at 524 [?] Warren Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (3, 10). He was living with his wife Minerva, and children George and Viola (10). He was a paperhanger (10).
In 1890, he was living in Precinct C of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (3, 4).
He died on 18 November 1898, in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (3, 6). He was buried in Montgomery County, Ohio (6). He was a paper hanger (3, 6). He was widowed (6).
Austin Pevler is researching Rex; contact him at [email protected].
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) (Jesse Rex)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 141 (Jesse Rex)
3 e-mail, Austin Pevler, 6 April 2005, citing the 1868-69 Dayton City Directory, and the 1850, 1870, 1880, and 1890 censuses (Jesse Rex)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 258, page [2] (Jesse Rex)
5 consolidated morning report, 4 July 1864 (Pri Rex [?])
6 Ohio deaths and burials, 1854-1997, on LDS Pilot (no images available) (searched 22 August 2010) (Jesse Rex)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kensington, ward 2, microfilm series M432, film 806, page 84 verso = 108 handwritten (Jesse Rex)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 18th ward, northeast division, post office Kensington, microfilm series M653, film 1168, page 199 (Jesse Recks [sic])
9 1870 US census, Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton, 2nd ward, microfilm series M593, film 1249, page 102 = 9 handwritten (Jessie Rex)
10 1880 US census, Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 160, microfilm series T9, film 1051, page 350 = 21 A handwritten (Jesse Rex)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jesse Rex)
| line | 39 | 40 | 41 |
| Dwellings visited | 420 | ||
| Families visited | 485 | ||
| Name | Sarah Rex | Jesse do | George W " |
| Age | 52 | 21 | 17 |
| Sex | F | M | M |
| Color | |||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Paper Hanger | Carpenter | |
| Real estate owned | |||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwelling number | 1265 | ||
| Family number | 1419 | ||
| Name | Jesse Recks [sic] | Lydia " | Henry Weaver |
| Age | 29 | 29 | 23 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Paper Hanger | Glass blower | |
| Value of real estate owned | |||
| Value of personal estate | |||
| Place of birth | do [sc. Penna] | do | do |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 10 | 11 |
| Dwelling-house number | [57] | |
| Family number | 65 | |
| Name | Rex Jessie | - Mariana |
| Age | 27 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f |
| Color | w | w |
| Occupation | Mas [?] Paper Hanger | Keeping House |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | ||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio |
| 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 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
| street name | Warren Street | |||
| house number | [524 (?)] | |||
| dwelling visit # | [177] | |||
| family visit # | 219 | |||
| name | Rex Jesse | - Minerva | - George | - Viola S. |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| age | 52 [??] | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | wife | son | daughter | |
| single | ||||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Paper Hanger | Keeping House | ||
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | ||||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Penn | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
| father's birthplace | Penn | Ohio | Penn | Penn |
| mother's birthplace | Penn | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |