He was born in July 1828, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, probably to Israel and Mary Pomeroy. [sources: date: 10; 5 (34 in 1863), 9 (52 in 1880), 10 (72 in 1900), 14 (21 in 1850), 15 (30 in 1860), 16 (41 in 1870), 18 (73 at death in 1901). place: 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18]
In 1850, he was probably living in ward 2, Kensington, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Israel and Mary Pomroy (presumably his parents), and with Valentine Pomroy (presumably his brother), and four Smith's. He was a morocco dresser. [source: 14]
Probably about 1850, he married Eliza [unknown family name]. She was born on 1 August 1836, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They apparently had these ten children: [sources: 10 (10 children 7 alive in 1900), 17, 20, 21]
In 1860, he was living in ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Elisabeth, and children John, Samuel, George, Clara, and Henry. He was a morocco dresser. [source: 15]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and sandy hair. He was freckled. [source: 5]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 16 September 1861. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Smith. He was a private, in company C. [sources: 1, 5, 22]
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. [source: 7]
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. [source: 1]
On 26 March 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 March 1865. [sources: 1, 2, 4]
On 23 March 1865, he went on a furlough, which expired on 7 April 1865. [source: 3]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company. He was a corporal, in company C. [sources: 1, 22]
In 1870, he was living in ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Eliza, and children John, Samuel, George, Clara, Harry, Sallie, and Peter. He was a morocco dresser, and owned $600 in personal property. [source: 16]
In 1880, he was living at 933 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a morocco finisher. He was living with his wife Eliza, and children Samuel, George, Clara, Harry, Sallie, Edward, and Ella. [source: 9]
In 1890, he was living at the rear of 933 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 11]
On 15 July 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 8, 12]
In 1900, he was living at 1 Rifton Place, ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a morocco worker. He had been out of work for 10 months in the previous year. He was living with his wife Eliza and son George. [source: 10]
On 24 March 1901, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of paralysis of bladder. He was a morocco worker. He died at rear 946 North 3rd Street, ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 27 March 1901, he was buried, initially in St John's ME Church Vault, and then in North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Surviving members of company C of the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry and of the Globe Engine Company were invited to attend. [sources: 18, 19, 20]
On 30 April [?] 1909 [??--presumably earlier], his widow, Eliza Pomeroy, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 8, 12]
On 20 February 1909, his widow, Elizie Pomroy, died, of myocarditis. She died at, and lived at, 946 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 24 February 1909, she was buried, initially in St John's ME Church Vault, and ultimately in North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sourceS: 17, 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 special order 22, HQ 91st PA, 26 March 1865 (John Pomeroy)
3 enlisted men's furloughs (Jno Pomeroy)
4 company C, List of non-commissioned officers, page 2, corporals (John Pomeroy)
5 company C, descriptive roll, entry 57 (John Pomeroy)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 16 April 1864 (Pomeroy)
7 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (John Pomeroy)
8 pension index, by name (John Pomeroy)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 297, microfilm series T9, film 1176, page 100 = 4 D handwritten (John Pomeroy)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 16, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 310, microfilm series T623, film 1459, page 224 = 2 A handwritten (John Pomeroy)
11 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 309, page 1, image 609 of 2610 on Ancestry (John Pomeroy)
12 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (John Pomeroy)
13 [deleted because of misidentification]
14 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kensington, ward 2, microfilm series M432, film 806, page 114 handwritten (John Pomroy)
15 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 16, microfilm series M653, film 1166, page 213 = 215 handwritten (John Pomroy)
16 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 16, district 48, microfilm series M593, film 1401, page 266 verso = 204 handwritten (John Pomrey)
17 Philadelphia death certificates, 20 February 1909, #4822 (Elizie Pomroy)
18 Philadelphia death certificates, 24 March 1901, #20457 (John Pomroy)
19 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 March 1901, page 15 (John Pomroy)
20 Cedar Hill cemetery records (thanks to Ashley Moore for sending me a copy!) (John Pomroy)
21 abstracts of death certificates for children of John and Eliza Pomroy
22 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Pomeroy)
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwellings visited | 865 | |||||||
| Families visited | 1000 | |||||||
| Name | Isrial [sic] Pomroy | Mary " | John " | Valentine " | Margaret Smith | Rachel " | Matilda " | Mary " |
| Age | 58 | 50 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | f | f | f |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Shoe Maker | Morocco Dresser | do | |||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||||
| Birthplace | NJ | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwelling number | 1435 | ||||||
| Family number | 1664 | ||||||
| Name | John Pomroy | Elisabeth " | John " | Samuel " | Geo " | Clara " | Henry " |
| Age | 30 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Moroco [sic] Dresser | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1502 | ||||||||
| Family number | 1611 | ||||||||
| Name | Pomrey John | - Eliza | - John | - Samuel | - Geo | - Clara | - Harry | - Sallie | - Peter |
| Age | 41 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Morocco Dresser | Keeps House | Tin Roofer app | -- | Wood Turner App | Skin Sewer | At School | ||
| Real estate value | |||||||||
| Personal estate value | 600 | ||||||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | |||||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | May | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Can't read | 1 | ||||||||
| Can't write | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 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 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| street name | North 3rd Street | ||||||||
| house number | 933 | ||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 37 | ||||||||
| family visit # | 41 | ||||||||
| name | Pomeroy John | - Eliza | - Samuel | - George | - Clara | - Harry | - Sallie | - Edward | - Ella |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| age | 52 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||||
| married during year | |||||||||
| occupation | Morrocco Fin. | Keeping house | Morrocco Fin. | Morrocco Fin. | Skin Sewer | Morrocco Fin. | At School | At School | |
| months unemployed | |||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||
| blind | |||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||
| insane | |||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| can't read | |||||||||
| can't write | |||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 45 | 46 | 47 |
| street | Rifton Place | ||
| house number | 1 | ||
| dwelling number | 24 | ||
| family number | 29 | ||
| name | Pomeroy John | Pomeroy Eliza | Pomeroy George W |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| birth date | July 1828 | Aug 1836 | Feb 1856 |
| age | 72 [?] | 63 | 43 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 51 | 51 | |
| mother of how many children? | 10 | ||
| # of children living | 7 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Morocco wkr | Dyer (Leather) | |
| # months not employed | 10 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||
| free or mortgaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||
POMROY.--On March 24, 1901, John Pomroy, Sr., aged 73 years. Funeral from his late residence, rear No. 946 North Third street, on Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. To proceed to St. John's M.E. Church Vault. Surviving members of Company C, Ninety-first Regiment, P.V.I., surviving members of Globe Engine Company are invited.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Feb 6 1909 to Feb 20 1909 that I last saw her alive on Feb 19 1909 and that death occurred, on the date stated above at 3 35 P.M. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
Chief, Myocarditis| Grave No. | Date of Burial | Name of Deceased |
| 4 | 5/7/81 | Joseph Stedman 2 mo. |
| 4 foot | 3/24/87 | Jesse M. Pomroy. 2 yrs. |
| 4 foot | 7/13/89 | Mary Ellen Pomroy. 2 yrs. |
| 1 | 11/16/89 | Ella Pomroy 14 yrs. Ida + Ed at bottom of Grave. |
| 4 foot | 12/30/89 | Walter S. Pomroy. 2 1/2 yrs. |
| 4 | 6/5/90 | Ella Stedman. 4 yrs. |
| Back | 4/14/00 | Lillian Pomroy. 3 yrs. 8 mo. |
| 2 | 3/27/01 | John Pomroy from St. Johns M.E. Church Vault |
| 2 | 2/24/09 | Eliza Pomroy from St. John's Vault. |
| 2 | 6/26/29 | Samuel F. Pomroy 68 yrs. |