He was born in April 1827, in Wurtemburg, Germany. [sources: date: 13; 3 (34 in 1861), 4 (43 in 1870), 5 (34 in 1860), 6 (57 in 1880). place: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13]
He immigrated in 1848. [source: 13]
In 1860, he was living in ward 6, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a baker. [source: 5]
When he enlisted, he was an innkeeper. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair. [source: 3]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 22 August 1861. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Colonel Reiff. He was a private in company A. [sources: 1, 3, 8]
On 4 February 1862, he was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability, by order of General George B Clellan, at Camp Stanton. He was a private, in company A. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 8]
He married Mary D Wilhelms. She was born in December 1822, in Germany and immigrated in 1849. They apparently had 7 children. [sources: 10, 12, 13 (7 children, none living in 1900)]
On 9 October 1865, Maria Jauss, daughter of George and Mary Jauss, died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was 8 years old. She was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery. [source: 7]
In 1870, he was living in the 13th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with Mary (presumably his wife). He was a tailor. [source: 4]
In 1880, he was living at 2235 Lawrence Street, ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary. He was a tailor. [source: 6]
In 1900, he was living at 2235 North Lawrence Street, ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary D, and a boarder, Anna M Wilhelm. He was a tailor, and had not been unemployed in the previous year. He owned his house, and there was no mortgage on it. [source: 13]
On 12 January 1903, his wife, Mary D Jaus, died, at 2235 North Lawrence Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died of bronchitis. On 15 January 1903, she was buried, at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 11, 12]
On 20 January 1903, he died, at 2235 North Lawrence Street, ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of broncho-pneumonia. On 24 January 1903, he was buried, in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 9, 10]
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 G Jauss)
2 Register of men discharged, co.A (John George Jauss)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 32 (John G Jauss)
4 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 37th district, 13th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1397, page 293 = 99 handwritten (George Jauss)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 6, division 1, microfilm series M653, film 1156, page 666 verso = 55 handwritten (John Jaus)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 368, microfilm series T9, film 1178, page 274 = 2 B handwritten (John Jauss)
7 Philadelphia death certificate extract, on LDS Pilot site, accessed 11 September 2010 (George Jauss)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John G Jauss)
9 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 20 January 1903 (FamilySearch) (John George Jauss)
10 newspaper death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday 24 January 1903, p.14 (John George Jauss)
11 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 January 1903 (FamilySearch) (Mary D Jaus)
12 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer Wednesday 14 January 1903, page 14 (Mary D Jauss)
13 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, enumeration district 388, microfilm series T623, film 1460, page 230 = 6 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (John W Jauss)
| line | 27 |
| Dwelling number | [285] |
| Family number | [346] |
| Name | John Jaus |
| Age | 34 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | Germany |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 35 | 36 |
| Dwelling-house number | 605 [?] | |
| Family number | 637 | |
| Name | Jauss George | " Mary |
| Age | 43 | 39 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | Tailor | Keep House |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | ||
| Birthplace | Wurtemberg | Wurtemberg |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 25 | 26 |
| street name | Lawrence Street | |
| house number | 2235 | |
| dwelling visit # | 16 | |
| family visit # | 16 | |
| name | Jauss John | " Mary D [?] |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| age | 57 | 52 |
| month born if born in year | ||
| relationship | Wife | |
| single | ||
| married | 1 | 1 |
| widowed/divorced | ||
| married during year | ||
| occupation | Tailor | House Keeper |
| months unemployed | ||
| currently ill? | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf/dumb | ||
| idiotic | ||
| insane | ||
| disabled | ||
| school this year | ||
| can't read | ||
| can't write | ||
| birthplace | Wurtemberg | Bremin |
| father's birthplace | Wurtemberg | Bremin |
| mother's birthplace | Wurtemberg | Bremin |
| line | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| street | North Lawrence street | ||
| house number | 2235 | ||
| dwelling number | 118 | ||
| family number | 125 | ||
| name | Jauss John W. [sic] | - Mary. D. | Wilhelm Anna M. |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | Apr 1827 | Dec 1822 | Aug 1859 |
| age | 73 | 77 | 40 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 50 | 50 | |
| mother of how many children? | 7 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany |
| immigration year | 1848 | 1849 | |
| # years in USA | 52 | 51 | |
| naturalized citizen? | Na | ||
| occupation | Tailor | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||
JAUSS.--Jan. 20, 1903, John George, husband of the late Mary D Jauuss [sic], in his 76th year. Relatives and friends of family are invited to attend funeral services, Saturday, 1 o'clock, at his late residence, 2235 North Lawrence. Interment Odd Fellows' Cemetery.
JAUSS.--Jan. 11, 1903, Mary D., wife of John George Jauss, nee Wilhelms, aged 80 years. Relatives and friends invited to attend funeral services, Thursday 1 o'clock, at late residence, 2235 N Lawrence. Interment Odd Fellows' Cemetery.