Person:John Bohn (6)

In her application for pension benefits John's mother gave his birthplace as Hagerstown, Maryland and his birth date as 17 Feb 1851. "Pennsylvania's Soldiers' Orphan Schools list his birth date as 17 Feb 1853.

John was admitted to White Hall Soldiers Orphan School 17 Feb 1853; discharged 17 Feb 1869. He is listed as a "sixteener". In "remarks" he is working in the machine shops in Altoona. In census information from later years his occupation is listed as "carpenter".

1. ↑ John Bohn, in Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
   Certificate 32995, 1915.

   Name, sex, race, marital status, Date of birth and death, age, occupation, Birth place, names of father and mother and their birthplaces, name of informant, cause of death, place and date of burial.

2. ↑ Pennsylvania's Soldiers' Orphan Schools, in Pennsylvania
   Page354, 1877.

   List of pupils attending the school including name, date of birth, date of transfer and/or discharge, reason for discharge (at age 16 or on order), post office when at home and remarks concerning education, occupation, trade or skill.