He was born in 1834/35 (2 (28 in 1863), 4 [34 in 1870], 5 [44 in 1880], 6 [72 in 1900], 7 [81 in 1910]). He was born in New York (4, 5) or Pennsylvania (6, 7).
In 1855/1857, he married Martha [unknown family name] (6, 7). They apparently had ten children, including these (4, 5, 6 (10 children, 4 alive in 1900), 7 (4 children, all alive in 1910)):
He was drafted (1, 2). He was mustered into service as a private in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 15 October 1863, at Scranton, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He served in company B of the 118th Pennsylvania (3, 8).
He was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry to the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry on 1 June 1865 (1, 2). He was a private in company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 9).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2). He was a private, in company F (9).
In 1870, he was living in Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (4). He was a farmer, and owned $1,000 in real estate and $300 in personal property (4). He was living with his wife Martha, with (presumably their children) Stella and Della, and another adult (4).
In 1880, he was living in Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (5). He was a sawyer (5). He was living with his wife Martha, and children Stella, Della, Carrie, and Eddie (5).
On 29 June 1880, he applied successfully for a pension (3, 8).
In 1900, he was living in Paupack Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a day laborer (6). He was living with his wife Martha, a daughter, and a niece (6).
On 26 [?] February 1907 [?], he again applied for a pension (8).
In 1910, he was living in Paupack Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (7). He was a farmer, on a general farm (7). He was living with his wife Martha and a granddaugther (7).
He died on 14 May 1912, at Lakeville, Pennsylvania (8).
On 8 June 1912, his widow, Martha Loveless, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 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) (Robert Loveless)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Robert Loveless)
3 pension index, by name (Robert Loveless)
4 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Salem Township (post office South Stirling), microfilm series M593, film 1464, page 283 = 50 [?] handwritten (Robert Loveless)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Salem, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 20, microfilm series T9, film 1203, page 299 = 6 B handwritten (Robert Loveless)
6 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Paupack Township, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 124, microfilm series T623, film 1495, page 172 = 3 A handwritten (Robert Loveless)
7 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Paupack Township, supervisor's district 10, enumeration district 107, microfilm series T624, film 1428, page 226 = 4 B handwritten (Robert Loveless)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Robert Loveless)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Robert Loveless)
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Dwelling-house number | 387 | ||||
| Family number | 389 | ||||
| Name | Loveless Robert | - Martha | - Stella | - Della | Broh [?] Nancy |
| Age | 34 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 58 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||
| Real estate value | 1000 | ||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | ||||
| Birthplace | NY | Penna | Pen [?] | Pa [?] | Pa [?] |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 46 | |||||
| family visit # | 47 | |||||
| name | Loveless Robert | - Martha | - Stella | - Della | - Carrie | - Eddie |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | M |
| age | 44 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| month born if born in year | Twins | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Sawyer | Keeping house | ||||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | 1 | |||||
| can't write | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | New York | New Jersey | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | New York | New York | New York | New York | N York | N York |
| mother's birthplace | Penn | NJ | NJ | NJ | NJ | NJ |
| line | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 55 | |||
| family number | 57 | |||
| name | Loveless Robert | - Martha | - Coire [?] M | - Denna [??] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Niece |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| birth date | May 1828 | July 1836 | July 1870 | Sept 1890 |
| age | 72 | 63 | 29 | 9 |
| married? | M | M | M | S |
| # years married | 44 | 8 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 10 | 2 | ||
| # of children living | 4 | 1 | ||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Day Laborer | General House | ||
| # months not employed | ||||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 51 | 52 | 53 |
| street | |||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 64 | ||
| family nr | 66 | ||
| name | Loveless Robert | - Martha | - Verna |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Grand Daught |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 81 | 73 | 19 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 53 | 53 | |
| mother of # children | 4 | ||
| mother of # living children | 4 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | New York | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | General Farm | None | None |
| employer etc. | Emp | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | No | ||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | [check mark] | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb |