He was born in 1844/45 (4 (19 in 1864), 6 (19 in 1864), 7 (14 in 1860)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 6, 7).
In 1860, he was living in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Joseph and Anna Eliza Warran (presumably his parents), and with Catharine, Joseph, Harriet, and Hannah Ann (presumably his siblings), and with Eugene A Gridley (7). He had attended school within the year (7).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (4, 6).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and light hair (4, 6).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 30 January 1864 (1, 4, 6). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Shipley (4, 6). He was mustered by Lieutenant Burk (3, 6). He was a private, in company B (1, 8).
On 27 April 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 April 1865 (2).
On 2 January 1865, he went on a furlough, which ended on 12 January 1865 (3). He returned (3).
He was "to be charged"--perhaps for lost equipment, when the regiment mustered out (5).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1). He was a corporal, in company B (8).
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) (Japhet Warren)
2 special order 25, HQ 91st PA, 27 April 1865 (Japhet Warren)
3 enlisted men's furloughs (Japhet Warren)
4 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 35 (Japhet Warren)
5 list of men who owed money [?], page 2, number 7 (J Warren)
6 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 44 (Japheth Warren)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Bristol Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1084, pages 136 = 74 handwritten to 137 = 75 handwritten (Japhet Warran)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Japhet Warren)
| line | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwelling number | 590 | |||||||
| Family number | 590 | |||||||
| Name | Joseph Warran | Anna Eliza Warran | Catharine | Japhet | Joseph E | Harriet M | Hannah Ann | Eugene A Gridley |
| Age | 42 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | M |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Furnace man | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | New Jersey | Penna | " | " | " | " | New Jersey |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |