He enlisted (probably in the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry) under the alias 'Jennings A Enock'. [sources: 9, 10, 12]
He was born on 6 February 1843, in Saint Clair, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to Andrew Mock and Rebecca Oldham. [date: 4, 8 (Feb 1842), 16; 2 (20 in 1864), 6 (20 in 1870), 7 (34 in 1880), 8 (57 in 1900), 11 (63 in 1906), 12 (63 in 1906), 14 (17 in 1860), 15 (6 in 1850), 17 (63 in 1906). place: 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17. parents: 14, 15, 16.
In 1850, he was living in St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Andrew and Rebecca Mock (presumably his parents), and with Thomas, Barbara, Catharine, and Mary Ann (presumably siblings), along with Amos Oldham. [source: 15]
In 1860, he was living in St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Andrew and Rebecca Mock (presumably his parents), and with Thomas, Barbara, Catharine, and Mary Ann (presumably siblings), along with Amos Oldham. He was a farm laborer, and had attended school within the year. [source: 14]
When he enlisted, he was a laborer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet 1 inch tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and light hair. [source: 2]
In 1906, he was 6 feet 2 inches tall, and had a ruddy complexion, gray eyes, and gray hair. [source: 17]
He also served in company E of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was mustered in on 4 July 1863, at Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He served for eight months. He was discharged at the expiration of his term of service, on 20 February 1864, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. [sources: 9, 10, 11 (9 months), 12, 17]
He was a substitute. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 8 October 1864. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Boil. He was a private in company I. [sources: 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He had served for nine months. He was a private, in company I. [sources: 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18]
In 1870, he was living in Elk, Delaware County, Iowa. He was a farm laborer, and owned $200 in real estate. He was living with a farmer. [source: 6]
In 1880, he was living in Honey Creek, Delaware County, Iowa. He was working on a farm. He was living with a farmer. [source: 7]
On 25 December 1880, he married Lucy Elizabeth Pierce, in York, Delaware, Iowa. They had one child, Mable Gertrude Mock, born 22 September 1881, in Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa. [sources: 4, 16]
On 30 August 1889, he applied successfully from Washington for a pension. [source: 9, 10]
In 1891, he was a member of Washington Post 52, Grand Army of the Republic, at Hoquiam, Chehalis [Grays Harbor], Washington. He was Junior Vice Commander of the Post from 1889-1890. [source: 16]
He was divorced between 1881 and 1892. His ex-wife remarried, to Isaac Ray, about 1892, probably in Millville, Clayton, Iowa. [source: 16]
On 16 October 1893, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [source: 5]
In 1900, he may have been living in West Saint Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. If so, he was a boarder, was divorced, and was a day laborer, who had been unemployed for six months in the previous year. [source: 8]
On 22 November 1906, he was admitted to the Southern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He had varicose veins. He was a Protestant, and was a farmer. He was widowed. He was receiving a pension of $12 per month. [sources: 11, 12, 17]
In 1907, he was present at the Southern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, in Hampton, Virginia. He was receiving a pension of $12 per month. [source: 11]
At his own request, he was discharged from the Southern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers Soldiers, on 9 July 1907. He was then receiving a pension of $12 per month. [source: 12, 17]
He died on 27 March 1910, in Orting, Washington. He was buried at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, in Orting, Pierce County, Washington. [sources; 3, 4, 13, 16]
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) (Jennings Mock)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #22 (Jennings Mock]
3 Civil War Veterans Buried at the Orting, Washington Cemetery (searched 25 March 2006) (Jennings Mock)
4 "Copeland, Harris, Lawrence, Neville, Pittman, Turner, Wheeler", a gedcom at Rootsweb, last updated 18 July 2005, viewed 25 March 2006 (Jennings Alexander Mock)
5 pension index, by name (Jennings Mock)
6 1870 US census, Iowa, Delaware County, Elk, microfilm series M593, film 387, page 107 = 3 handwritten (Jennings Mock)
7 1880 US census, Iowa, Delaware County, Honey Creek, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 158, microfilm series T9, film 336, page 461 B = 2 handwritten (Jennings Mock)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, West St Clair Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 138 B = 7 handwritten (Jennings Mock)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (and second card) (Jennings A Mock alias Jennings A Enock)
10 pension index, by name (Jennings A Mock alias Jennings Enock)
11 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1907. Serial Set volume 5290, Session Vol. No.21, 60th Congress, 1st Session, House Document 210. Page 418 (JA Mock)
12 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908. Letter from the President of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, transmitting the annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908. Serial Set volume 5528, Session volume 118, 60th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 1106. Nine relevant entries. page 398 (JA Mock)
13 Find a grave, memorial 5551374, added 18 June 2001, by Carolyn Farnum, accessed 4 July 2011 [identification is confirmed by reference in the memorial to his service in the 91st] (Jennings A Mock)
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, St Clair Township, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 486 = 32 handwritten (Jennings A Mock)
15 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, St Clair Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 173 verso = 546 handwritten (Jennings A Mock)
16 'Pacific northwest necrology - 2011 update, a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Loretta-Marie, updated 29 January 2011, accessed 4 July 2011 (Jennings Alexander Mock)
17 US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Hampton, Registers, S, transcribed from Ancestry, image 1483, 4 July 2011 (Jennings A Mock)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jennings Mock)
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwellings visited | 195 | ||||||||
| Families visited | 196 | ||||||||
| Name | Andrew Mock | Rebecca Mock | Thos Mock | Barbara Mock | Cathar Mock | Jennings A Mock | Amos Mock | Hannah Mock | Amos Oldham |
| Age | 40 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m | m | f | m |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Blksmith | Laborer | |||||||
| Real estate owned | 500 | ||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwelling number | 219 | |||||||
| Family number | 205 | |||||||
| Name | Andrew Mock | Rebecca " | Thomas O " | Barbara " | Catharine A | Jennings A | Mary Ann M | Amos Oldham |
| Age | 56 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 39 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m | f | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Farm lab | " " | Serving | " | Farm Lab | Weaver | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 1000 | 2000 | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling-house number | 17 | ||||
| Family number | 16 | ||||
| Name | Canine Richard | " Mary | " Sarah | Blackburn Thom | Mock Jennings |
| Age | 54 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| Color | " [sc. W] | " | " | " | " |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | At home | " | Farm Laborer |
| Real estate value | 4,800 | 200 | |||
| Personal estate value | 2,000 | ||||
| Birthplace | N.J. | Penn | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Can't read | |||||
| Can't write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 16 | |||
| family visit # | 18 | |||
| name | Wood Lewis | - Elizabeth | Mock Jennings | Pierce Lucy |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| age | 33 | 29 | 34 | 23 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Servant | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | Works on Farm | Domestic |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | ||||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Iowa | Iowa | Penn | Iowa |
| father's birthplace | NY | Ohio | Penn | Ill |
| mother's birthplace | Ohio | Ohio | Penn | Ohio |
| line | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 |
| street | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling number | 198 | |||||
| family number | 150 | |||||
| name | Penninger Harry | - Lizzie | - Levi | - William | Oldham Amos | Mock Jennings |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Boarder | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | M |
| birth date | July 1859 | Sept 1866 | Jan [?] 1893 | Dec 1894 | Mar 1821 | Feb 1842 [?] |
| age | 40 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 57 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | Wd | D |
| # years married | 8 | 8 | ||||
| mother of how many children? | 2 | |||||
| # of children living | 2 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||||
| # years in USA | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Day Labor | ||||
| # months not employed | 0 | 6 | ||||
| # months in school | 7 | |||||
| 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 | F | |||||
| # of farm schedule | 115 |
| Time and Place of Each Enlistment. | July 4 1863 Bedford Co Pa | October 8 1864 Chambersburg Pa |
| Rank. | Prvt | Prvt |
| Company and Regiment. | E 21 Pa Cavly | I 91 Pa Inf |
| Time and Place of Discharge. | February 20, 1864 Chambersburg Pa | July 10 1865 Philadelphia Pa |
| Cause of Discharge. | Expiration service | Expiration service |
| Disabilities when Admitted to the Home. | Varicose veins |
| Where Born. | Penna |
| Age. | 63 |
| Height. | 6-2 |
| Complexion. | ruddy |
| Color of Eyes. | gray |
| Color of Hair. | gray |
| Read and write | yes |
| Religion | Prot |
| Occupation. | farmer |
| Residence Subsequent to Discharge. | Washington DC |
| Married or Single. | widower |
| Name and Address of Nearest Relative. | daughter Mrs Fred Schmunk [?] Youham Iowa |
| Rate of Pension. | Date of Admission Re-Admission and Transfer. | Condition of Re-admission. | Date of Discharge and Transfer. | Cause of Discharge. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. |
| 12 | November 12, 1906 | July 9 1907 | OR |
| PAPERS. | |
| Admission Paper | Hon Franklin Murphy |
| Army Discharge | |
| Record of Service | 1 |
| Pension Certificate | 892,090 |
| EFFECTS | [all blank] |