He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7, 8, 9, 10, 13). He was born in September 1835 (10; 7 (24 in 1861), 8 (32 in 1870), 9 (47 in 1880), 10 (64 in 1900), 13 (66 at death in 1904)).
When he enlisted, he was a soap m[aker?] (7).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (7).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 November 1861 (1, 4, 7). He was enlisted by C L Zinn, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 14).
Because of disability, he was transferred on 1 July 1863 to the Veterans' reserve corps (1, 3, 4, 6, 7). He was a private in company H when he was transferred (14). He served in A 14 Veterans' Reserve Corps (4, 11, 12).
Sinex answered a query from the brigade about him on 22 August 1863 (2).
He was probably discharged from the Veterans' Reserve Corps on 15 November 1864 (4).
In 1864/65, he married Elmira [unknown family name] (10). They apparently had seven children, including these (9, 10 (7 children, all alive in 1900)):
In 1870, he was living in the 7th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Elmira (Elvira?), and his children Henry and Clementine (8). He worked in a soap factory (8).
In 1880, he was living at 4 Pearl Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey (9). He was living with his wife Elmira, and children Henry, Clementine, Samuel, James, and Anna [?] Elizabeth (9). He was working in a woolen [?] mill (9).
On 20 April 1888, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (11, 20).
In 1890, he was living at 2023 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He was a presser (5). Henry C Lott (a butcher) was also living there (5).
In 1900, he was living at 910 Pine Street, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Elmira and children Clementine, Samuel, and William (10). He was a watchman (10).
On 4 February 1904, he died, in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, of cancer of the stomach (13). He was a mechanic (13). He was buried on 8 February 1904, in Mt Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13).
On 20 February 1904, his widow, Elmira Lott, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (11, 20).
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)
2 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 22 August 1863
3 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 1 August 1863 (Private Lott)
4 1890 United States census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 40, page 1 (image 192 on Ancestry), line 11 (John T Lott)
5 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (transcription on Ancestry, searched January 2005) (John T Lott)
6 company H, register of men transferred (John Lott)
7 company H, descriptive roll, #67 (John T Lott)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 7th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1392, page 525 = 167 handwritten (John Lott)
9 1880 US census, New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, supervisor's district 3 [?], enumeration district 39, microfilm series T9, film 773, page 43 = 28 [?] handwritten (John S Lott)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Darby Borough, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 168, microfilm series T623, film 1405, page 198 B = 1 handwritten (John T Lott)
11 pension index, by name (John T Lott)
12 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (John T Lott)
13 death record, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 February 2004 (John F Lott)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Lott)
| line | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1109 | |||
| Family number | 1253 | |||
| Name | Lott John | - Elvira | - Henry | - Clementine |
| Age | 32 | 23 | 2 | 9/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Soap Factory | Keeping House | ||
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | ||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | Sep | |||
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| street name | Pearl Street | ||||||
| house number | 4 | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 353 | ||||||
| family visit # | 365 | ||||||
| name | Lott John S [?] | " Elmira | " Henry O | " Clementine O | " Sam'l B | " James | " Anna [?] Elizabeth |
| color | W | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | F |
| age | 47 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3/12 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son | " | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Works Woolen [?] Mill | Keeping House | At home | " | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | New Jersey |
| father's birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| line | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| street | Pine Street | ||||
| house number | 910 | ||||
| dwelling number | 16 | ||||
| family number | 16 | ||||
| name | Lott John T | - Elmira | - Clementine V | - Samuel B | - William L |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| birth date | Sept 1835 | May 1846 | Sept 1869 | Dec 1871 | Apl 1885 |
| age | 64 | 54 | 30 | 28 | 15 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 35 | 35 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 7 | ||||
| # of children living | 7 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | watchman | Labor Machinist | At school | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 6 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||