Person:David Zahniser (1)
David R. Porter Zahniser
b.Jul 1838 Pennsylvania, United States
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Mar 1818
  1. Mathias Zahnizer1819 - 1891
  2. Lint Zahniser1821 - 1901
  3. William W. Zahniser1823 - 1825
  4. Thomas C. ZahniserAbt 1823 - 1862
  5. Jacob Zahniser1826 - 1889
  6. Eleanor Zahniser1829 -
  7. Aaron H. Zahniser1831 - Aft 1898
  8. Mary M. Zahniser1835 -
  9. David R. Porter Zahniser1838 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  David R. Porter Zahniser1838 -
  • W.  Josephine (add)
m. 1875
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][6] David R. Porter Zahniser
Alt Name[1] Porter Zahniser
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] Jul 1838 Pennsylvania, United States
Census[2] 1850 Mercer, Pennsylvania, United StatesCoolspring Township
Military[4] Abt 1864 Pennsylvania, United States
Pension[5] 26 Dec 1871 Pennsylvania, United StatesApplied for Pension
Marriage 1875 to Josephine (add)
Census[1] 1900 Mercer, Pennsylvania, United StatesJackson Township
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    HH 154, Fam 154.

    Zahniser, David, b. July 1838, 61, married 25 years, b. PA, both parents b. PA, farmer, owns fee of mtg
    , Josephine, wife, b. June 1847, 53, married 36 years, 4 children 3 living, b. PA, both parents b. PA
    Osborne, Plummer, step-son, b. Aug 1867, 32, single, b. PA, both parents b. PA, teacher
    , William A., stepson, b. Feb 1872, 28, single, farm laborer, b. PA, both parents b. PA
    Zahniser, Lint, brother, b. Dec 1821, 78, m. 41 yrs, b. PA, both parents b. PA, retired

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coolspring, Mercer, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    HH 1223, Fam 1244.

    Zahnizer, David, 55, farmer, RE = $3000, b. PA
    , Anne, 55, b. PA
    , Lent, 29, farmer, b. PA
    , Thomas, 17, Farmer, b. PA
    , Mary, 14, b. PA
    , Porter, 12, b. PA

  3. ↑ Zahniser, Kate M, and Charles Reed Zahniser. The Zahnisers : a history of the family in America. (Mercer, Pennsylvania: K.M. Zahniser, 1906)
    p. 185.

    D. R. Porter (Son of David and Ann Coulson Zahniser) b. 1838, m. 1875 Mrs. Josephine Osborn. "Port", as he is familiarly called, is a farmer and resides on the homestead of his father in Jackson Township. Without children of his own he has become an endeared foster father to the three sons of his wife's by her former marriage: James, Rev., Plummer N. and William Franklin Osborn, who have thus come to consider the interests of the Zahniers as their own. He is a Republican and a deacon in the Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church. in the Civil War he served as a member of Co. D., 211 P.V.

  4. ↑ U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com).

    David R.P. Zahniser
    Side: Union
    Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania
    Regiment Name: 211 Pennsylvania Inf.
    Regiment Name Expanded: 211th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
    Company: D
    Rank In: Private
    Rank Out: Private
    Film Number: M554 roll 136

    The 211th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized 16 September 1864.

  5. ↑ United States. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Ancestry.com).

    Zahniser, David P. R.
    Service D 211 Pa Inf
    Date and Place of Application: 1871 Dec 26, PA
    Invalid Claim: 1081143, Certificate: 802577

  6. ↑ Probably named for David Rittenhouse Porter, who was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1839 as a Jacksonian Democrat.
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