He was born in 1815/16 (2 (45 in 1861), 3 (29 in 1861), 4 (45 in 1861), 7 (38 in 1860), 11 (66 at death in 1893), 12 (28 in 1850)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 4, 7, 11, 12).
In 1850, he was living in ward 3, Southwark, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with Mary (presumably his wife), and with William and John (presumably their children), and John (perhaps a sibling) (12). He was a printer (12).
In 1860, he was living in the 18th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Mary (presumably his wife), and with William, Anna, and Elizabeth (presumably his children) (7). He was a printer (7).
When he enlisted, he was a printer (2, 4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and chestnut hair (2, 4).
He also served in the 26th Pennsylvania (13).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 2 December 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [May 62], 10). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Kayser (2, 4). He was mustered in as a private, in company B, by Lieutenant Kayser (1, 2, 4, 13).
He was wounded on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia (1, 3).
He was wounded on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia (1, 3, 4).
He was dropped from the rolls on 1 July 1865, as a deserter (1, 3, 5 [Jul 65], 9, 10). He was a private, in copmany B (13).
In 1890 he was living at 2203 Belgrade Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 6). He was a printer (6).
On 15 September 1882, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (8, 10).
On 18 June 1893, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of apoplexy (11). He died at, or was buried from, 630 Belgrade Street, 18th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was a printer (11). He was married (11). On 21 June 1893, he was buried, at Mt Moriah Cemetery (11).
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) (Griffith Williams)
2 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 43 (Griffith Williams)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 1 Jun 2004 (Griffith Williams)
4 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 10 (Griffith Williams)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district [1], enumeration district [732], page 3 (image 2344 on Ancestry) (Griffith Williams)
6 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Griffith Williams)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 18th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1168, page 439 = 145 handwritten (Griffith Williams)
8 pension index, by name (Griffith Williams)
9 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 4 July 1865 (Griffith)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company B (Griffith Williams)
11 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1883, #27010 [or 27040?] (Griffith Williams)
12 1850 US census, Pennsylania, Philadelphia, Southwark, ward 3, microfilm series M432, film 821, page 194 = 402 handwritten (Griffith Williams)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Griffith Williams)
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| Dwellings visited | 194 | ||||
| Families visited | 213 | ||||
| Name | Griffith Williams | Mary " | William " | John " | John " |
| Age | 28 | 28 | 3 | 9/12 | 18 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M |
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| Occupation of males over 15 years | Printer | Jeweller | |||
| Real estate owned | |||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Delaware | Penna | " | " |
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| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Dwelling number | 1017 | ||||
| Family number | 1150 | ||||
| Name | Griffith Williams | Mary " | William " | Anna M " | Elizabeth " |
| Age | 38 [sic] | 38 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f |
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| Occupation | Printer | Dress Maker | |||
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| Place of birth | Pennsylvania | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | (1) | (1) | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |