He was born in March 1845, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 5; 3, 5 (55 in 1900), 9 (63 in 1908). place: 3, 5, 9]
When he enlisted, he was a salesman. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7-1/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, gray eyes, and light hair. [source: 3]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 19 June 1862. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Closson [?]. He was a private in company G. [sources: 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11]
He was discharged on 23 December 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by order of Brigadier General Montgomery. He had served for six months. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 (6 months 14 days), 11]
In 1869/70, he married Josephine [unknown family name]. She was born in February 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1900, she had had one child, who was alive. [source: 5]
On 25 June 1880, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 4, 7]
In 1890, he was living in Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. His post office address was Ashbourne, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [source: 10]
In 1900, he was living in 179 Goodridge Street, Queens, New York City, New York. He was a carpenter, and had been out of work 4 months in the previous year. He was living with his wife Josephine. [source: 5]
On 7 October 1908, he was discharged from the Southern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He was receiving a pension of $12 per month. [source: 9]
He died on 15 October 1914, at Somers Point, [Atlantic County,] New Jersey. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey. [sources: 7, 8]
On 3 February 1915, his widow, Josephine DeBarry, successfully applied from New Jersey for a pension. [sources: 4, 7]
In 1920, his widow, Josephine De Barry, was living on Church Street, Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey. She was living with her cousin Edward Schuster [?] and his family. [source: 6]
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) (John de Barry)
2 company G, register of men discharged, #16 (John De Barry)
3 company G, descriptive roll, entry 35 (John De Barry)
4 pension index, by name (John DeBarry)
5 1900 US census, New York, Queens County, New York City, Borough of Queens, ward 1, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 619, microfilm series T623, film 1146, page 26 B handwritten (John De Barry)
6 1920 US census, New Jersey, Camden County, Gloucester Township, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 116, microfilm series T625, film 1024, pages 230-231 = 10 B - 11 A handwritten (Josephine De Barry)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (John DeBarry)
8 Find a grave, entry 17279706, added 3 January 2007 (created by Mark Maxwell), accessed 30 December 2010 [identification confirmed by reference on his tombstone to his service] (John De Barry)
9 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909. Letter from the President of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, transmitting the report of the Board for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909. Serial Set volume 5817, Session volume 114, 61st Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 262. Page 341. (J DeBarry)
10 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Cheltenham, page 3, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 187 (John D. Barry)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John DeBarry)
| line | 87 | 88 |
| street | Goodridge St | |
| house number | [179] | |
| dwelling number | [328] | |
| family number | 576 | |
| name | De Barry, John | - Josephine |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Mar 1845 | Feb 1847 |
| age | 55 | 53 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 30 | 30 |
| mother of how many children? | 1 | |
| # of children living | 1 | |
| birthplace | Phillepadela [sic] | Phillapadela [sic] |
| father's birthplace | Delaware | Phillipidide [sic] |
| mother's birthplace | Phillipalade [sic] | Phillipalade [sic] |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Carpenter | |
| # months not employed | 4 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | |
| free or mortgaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule | ||
| line | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| street | Church Street | ||||
| house number | X | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 135 | ||||
| family visit number | 146 | ||||
| name | Schuster [?] Edward | Schuster [?] Ida | - Irene | - Charles | De Barry Josephine |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Cousin |
| own/rent | W [sic] | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |||||
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 60 | 60 | 24 | 22 | 65 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| year of immigration | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | New Jersey | New Jersey | New Jersey | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||||
| father's birthplace | Prussia Ger | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | German | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Bavaria | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | German | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | None | None | Housekeeper | Merchant | None |
| industry, business | Private | Retail | |||
| employment status | W | Emp | |||
| number of farm schedule | |||||