He was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1830/31.
[source:
date: 3 (30 in 1861).
place: 3]
Description
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.
[source: 3]
During the war
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 10 September 1861.
He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain McArthur.
He was a private in company C.
[sources: 1, 3, 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.
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1850 US census
Ancestry and FamilySearch indices (accessed 15 August 2012)
a John Benning, 20, born in Ireland, in the 7th regiment US Infantry, was living in St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri (microfilm series M432, film 413, page 270 recto = 539 handwritten) (FamilySearch (accessed 15 Aug 12)
a John Banning, 17, was living with Simon (49) and Catharine (38) Banning et al., in Locus Ward, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (microfilm series M432, film 814, page 198 verso = 396 handwritten) (FamilySearch (accessed 15 Aug 12)
1860 US census
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a John Banning, 30, born in Ireland, beer bottler, was living in San Francisco, California with Bridget Banning (30) et al. (microfilm series M653, film 67, page 164 = 718 handwritten) (FamilySearch)
1870 US census
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1880 US census
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1890 US census, veterans' schedules
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1900 US census
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1910 US census
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1920 US census
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1930 US census
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Pennsylvania veterans' burial records
Ancestry index (accessed 7 Apr 12)
applications for headstones for military veterans 1925-1941
FamilySearch index (accessed 15 August 2012)
Records of headstones of deceased Union veterans, 1879-1903
FamilySearch index (accessed 15 August 2012)
interment control forms, 1928-1962, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General 1774-1985, record group 92, National Archives and Records Administration
Ancestry index (accessed 15 August 2012)
RootsWeb WorldConnect
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[transcribed 9 Mar 2014, from Fold3]
Banning John
Co. C, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt
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