He was born in February 1835 (7; 4 (30 in 1864), 7 [65 in 1900]). He was born in Galway, Ireland (4, 7).
He immigrated to the United States in 1860 (7). He was naturalized by 1900 (7).
When he enlisted, he was a grinde[r] (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 4 February 1864 (1, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Boorke (4). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 9).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1). He was a private, in company H (9).
In 1874/1875, he married Bridget [unknown family name] (7). In 1900, she had had 2 children, both of whom were alive (7). In 1910, she had had 2 children, one of whom was alive (8).
On 5 April 1888, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
In 1900, he was living on Fall Street, Ashley Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Bridget and daughters Mary and Margaret (7). He was not working (7).
He died on 18 April 1904 (5).
On 10 June [?] 1904, his widow, Bridget Kane, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
In 1910, his widow, Bridget Kane, was living at 47 Fall Street, Ashley Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (8). She was living with her daughter Mary (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) (William Kane)
2 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 30 December 1863 (Michael Keane)
3 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 2 January 1864 (Kane)
4 company H, descriptive list, #111 (William Kane)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (William Kane)
6 pension index, by name (William Kane)
7 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Ashley Borough, supervisor's district 6, enumeration district 32, microfilm series T623, film 1430, pages 39 A-B = 22 handwritten (William Kane)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Ashley Borough, ward 3, supervisor's district 6, enumeration district 2, microfilm series T624, film 1365, page 210 = 11 A handwritten (William Kane)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Kane)
| line | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| street | Fall Street | Fall Street | ||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 399 | |||
| family number | 402 | |||
| name | Kane William | -, Bridget | -, Mary E. | Kane, Margaret |
| relationship | head | wife | daughter | daughter |
| color | w | w | w | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| birth date | Feb 1835 | Feb 1855 | Oct 1877 | Jan 1882 |
| age | 65 | 45 | 22 | 18 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 25 | 25 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 2 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | |||
| birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| immigration year | 1860 | 1866 | ||
| # years in USA | 40 | 34 | ||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | |||
| occupation | Dress maker | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | no | no | yes | yes |
| can write | no | no | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | M | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||
| line | 41 | 42 |
| street | Fall Street | |
| house nr | 47 | |
| dwelling nr | 27 | |
| family nr | 27 | |
| name | Kane Bridget | - Mary |
| relationship | Head | Daughter |
| sex | F | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 65 | 34 |
| marital status | W | S |
| #years present marriage | ||
| mother of # children | 2 | |
| mother of # living children | 1 | |
| birthplace | Ire English | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ire English | Ire English |
| mother's birthplace | Ire English | Ire English |
| immigrated | 1864 | |
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | ||
| employer etc. | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | No | Yes |
| can write | No | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | M | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||