He was born in 1834/35 (5 (26 in 1861), 8 [35 in 1870], 9 [43 in 1880]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 8, 9).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (5).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and black hair (5).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 13 or 18 November 1861 (1 [18 Nov], 3 [13 Nov], 5 [18 Nov], 10 [18 Nov]). He was enlisted by Lieutenant [?] Black, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was mustered in as a corporal in company H (1, 3, 11, 12).
He was reduced to the ranks, possibly on 20 May 1862 (3).
He was discharged at Davids Island, New York, on 25 November 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 4, 5, 10). He was a private, in company H (12).
In 1870, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was a farm laborer, and owned $500 in personal property (8). He was living with Marial (perhaps his wife) and Vignette (perhaps his sister?) (8).
On 26 March 1873, he applied successfully for a pension (7, 10).
In 1880, he was living on Richmond Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was a farm laborer (9). He was a boarder with William Hoffman and other people (9).
He died on 7 November 1891 (10). He was buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois (6, 11).
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) (Malachi Davis)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 11 March 1863 (Malach [sic] Davis)
3 company H, list of non-commissioned officers (Malachi Davis)
4 company H, register of men discharged, #25 (Malachi Davis)
5 company H, descriptive roll, #69 (Malachi Davis)
6 Illinois Trails: History & Genealogy: Oak Grove Cemetery (searched 27 December 2005) (Malachi Davis)
7 pension index, by name (Malachi Davis)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1411, page 640 = 121 handwritten (Malachi Davis)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 520, microfilm series T9, film 1184, page 32 B = 2 handwritten (Malachi Davis)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Malachi Davis)
11 Find a grave, memorial 50204178, created by Project Next Generation, 25 March 2010, accessed 14 January 2011 (with a photo of the tombstone, inscribed: "MALACHI DAVIS CO. H 91st PA. INF.") (Malachi Davis)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Malichi Davis)
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| Dwelling-house number | 889 | ||
| Family number | 957 | ||
| Name | Davis Malachi | - Marial | - Vignette |
| Age | 35 | 45 | 24 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer | Keeping House | Seamstress |
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| Personal estate value | 500.00 | ||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Delaware | Pennsylvania |
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| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| street name | Richmond Street | |||||||
| house number | [blank] | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 10 | |||||||
| family visit # | 10 | |||||||
| name | Hoffman William | - Elizabeth | - George | Charles | - Seaford | - Milton | Davis Malachi | Callaghan John |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| age | 70 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 25 |
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| occupation | Truck Farmer | Keeping House | Truck Farmer | Truck Farmer | At School | At Home | Farm Laborer | Farm Laborer |
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| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Kentucky | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Ky | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penan | Penna | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Ky | Kentucky | Kentukcy | Kentucky | Kentucky | Penna | Ireland |