I'm not totally sure what the puzzle you're asking about is, but maybe some of the following will help: If Barbara BOHNE, b.Jun.4,1834 (Grosslosshine).was on the 1850 census with her father, and with no mother listed, it is probable that Catharina MAYER had died before the taking of the census. If you are trying to find ancestors prior to Nicoli BOHNE, you should be able to find out his country of birth by looking at the Place of Birth in the 1850 census. If he was born in Europe, that should be listed; but, sometimes a state in the US will be given. That may be the state where he first settled in this country, and you might be able to find something by looking there. If all else fails, you might try looking for records in the Recorder's Office of the county he lived in. Quite often, deeds for land will give a place of origin. Also, if he died in the county, check the Probate Court records for his will (or lack thereof, which may show a court distribution), and back to the Recorder's Office to see what happened to his land - which may also give clues to his family.

Kim: Just curious. Were you able to get any BOHNE information from Bohn-L subscribers? We're a quiet group, but helpful, I hope. Lois Lanier At 18:40 6/3/98 EDT, MillersX6@aol.com wrote: >Hi tracking down my 2greatgrandmothers family line.Barbara BOHNE who was >b.Jun.4,1834 in Grosslosshine.She is on the 1850 census of St.John Ind.and is >listed as being 16yrs old.Her father is Nicoli BOHNE and her mother was >Catharina MAYER.He also was on the census as being 44 but the wife was >not.Barbara marries John Jacob DEWALD in 1852 in St.John Lake Co.,Ind.Having a >hard time,hoping someone might be able to solve this puzzle...thanks kim > > >==== BOHN Mailing List ==== >Thanks for participating in Bohn-L. Is it helping you to further >your research? > > > Lois Kleinhenn Lanier <loislanier@erols.com> Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Support Rootsweb at <http://www.rootsweb.com>. See the Lanier book project at http://ww4.choice.net/~jimphp/lan-page/

Hi tracking down my 2greatgrandmothers family line.Barbara BOHNE who was b.Jun.4,1834 in Grosslosshine.She is on the 1850 census of St.John Ind.and is listed as being 16yrs old.Her father is Nicoli BOHNE and her mother was Catharina MAYER.He also was on the census as being 44 but the wife was not.Barbara marries John Jacob DEWALD in 1852 in St.John Lake Co.,Ind.Having a hard time,hoping someone might be able to solve this puzzle...thanks kim

Trying to locate info on the surname BOHNNE.Not sure if the spelling is correct found the last named spelled on my 2greatgrandmothers wedding cert.The info that I have been able to track down is that her first name was Barbara and she appears on the St.John census in Indiana in 1850.She is listed with her father Nicoli and several children that range from 16 to 1 years of age.The spelling on the surname in the census is BONEY.Also have little info on her mother Catharina MAYER.She did not appear on the census.Thanks for any help...kim

Hello, Thank you to all..I have since re-subscribed...thank you!!! Here is my small..but maybe important Bohn info that I have for now via a cousin..He is looking for more Bohn family info..and I do have a couple of Bohn pics as well..if anyone would be intrested...my Bohns are: Joseph Bohn Sr. b. 1864 d. 9 Feb 1940 m. to Mary Gergen b. 1867 d. 13 Arp 1918 m. 1900. their children are as follows: Susanna Bohn b. 10 Dec 1901 d. 15 Sep 1949 m. Sep 1927 to John A Plescher Maime Bohn Fances Bohn Joseph Bohn Jr Sylvester Bohn I know isnt much...but..hey...who knows where my line may take me from here.. Thanks, Lisa

I'm posting for a non-subscriber. If you have information for her please respond to both the Bohn-L (so we'll learn more) and to Shar personnally. You may contact Shar at sharan@inetnow.now Lois Lanier Would you have Elizabeth Bohn in your database? She is my ggggrandmother. I have no birth date for her but her death date is: after 1813. She married Matthias BLASSER on 19 Nov 1795 in York Co., PA. Willing to exchange info I have on her family. Thank you for your time. Shar Lois Kleinhenn Lanier <loislanier@erols.com> Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Support Rootsweb at <http://www.rootsweb.com>.

My apologies...yes..i do have a sense of humor..and..in selecting my addresses for my friends...this one accidently was added...will not happen again..as i will surely be unsubscribing as soon as this is sent out.. Too bad...this list could use a bit of humor seeing how it hasnt had much traffic...best to all in your researching!! Sincerely, Lisa Patton CRicharz wrote: > Oh please, there are formats for sending jokes. We do have senses of humor but > since many of us subscribe to multitudes of digests we would like to get > genealogy information here. Please be considerate of the rest of us and send > your jokes another way. Char > > ==== BOHN Mailing List ==== > Bohn-L, a genealogy discussion list for the Bohn family, > and other surname variations (e.g. Bahn, Bone).

Oh please, there are formats for sending jokes. We do have senses of humor but since many of us subscribe to multitudes of digests we would like to get genealogy information here. Please be considerate of the rest of us and send your jokes another way. Char

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Please contact me if you would like to discuss and/or share: Christian (Christopher) BOHN, born 1810 in Germany. He may be the Christian Bohn listed on the Virginia census index in 1830, Henrico County. He married April 16, 1850 in Bedford, Virginia, to Parthenia Stanley, daughter of Jesse Stanley. >From the 1850 Virginia census, Bedford County, Northern District: Christian Bohn, age 39, Stonemason, born in Germany Parthe, age 27, female Chris, age 13, male (was Chris a son from a previous marriage?) >From the 1860 Virginia census, Bedford County, Peaksville P.O. Christopher Bohn, age 49, Stonemason Parphena, age 39 Christopher, Jr., age 21, male, farm laborer Dabney, age 17, male, farm laborer Louisa, age 8, female Lucy A., age 3, female Sophia, age 2, female >From the 1870 Virginia census, Bedford County, Liberty Township: Christian Bohn, age 60, crippled-no occupation Parthena, age 50, female, keeping house Dabney, age 23, male, farm laborer Louisa, age 16, female, at home Ruth, age 14, female, at home Jnv., age 9, male (probably my gg-grandfather, Jackson Pleasant Bohn) Jackson Pleasant BOHN, the son of Christopher and Parthenia Bohn, born in Bedford, married Sept. 24, 1896 in Bedford to Mary Lucy Stanley, born ca 1877, the daughter of James Stanley and Larinda V. Bowyer. Jackson and Mary's children, (all born in Bedford, VA): 1. Moses Christopher, b. Dec. 15, 1897; mar. Sept. 22, 1919 in Bedford to Margaret Viola Bowyer; d. Jan 17, 1975 in Richmond, VA. 2. Laura J., b. Aug. 1898, Bedford, VA 3. Minnie Ruth, b. ca 1903; mar. June 22, 1929 to Robert Eugene Smith. 4. Louise "Lou" P., b. July 22, 1906; mar. (1) April 7, 1928 in Bedford, and (2) Raymond W. Farley; d. April 15, 1993 5. Abraham, b. ca 1908 6. Isaac, b. ca 1914 7. Mary L., b. July 9, 1917; d. Sept. 1987. Thank you, Julie

hi,trying to ocate any info on my 2greatgrandmother Barbara BOHNNE.Not much info is known only that her husband was John Jacob Dewald and they were married in 1852 in Cedar lakes,Lake Co.Indiana.Have her father as Nicoli and her mother as Catharina MAYER.Hoping someone has came across her in there searches.Thanks ...kim

News from Rootsweb: The new search engine server is now online and can operate at the speed of a full T1 connection. Courtesy of hacks by Dale Schneider, you can search the USGenWeb Archives, now with *headlines* and *updated* to within the last 24 hours, at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm Courtesy of hacks by Karen Isaacson, you can search the archives of any mailing list (except those withdrawn by the listowner), now with nicer *formats* and *updated* to within the last 24 hours, at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl These are the folks who provided the resources that have made this new facility possible: o RootsWeb's Patrons, Donors, Sponsors, and Members. o Palladium Interactive, developers of the Ultimate Family Tree software for genealogists. Folks interested in helping RootsWeb provide new facilities can become Members by using the Web form at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html By the way, the next server we'll be bringing online will be a box dedicated to supporting Marc Nozell's HTMLized versions of the mailing list archives. We should have that box online within 48 hours, though it's reasonable to expect Marc to need a little time after that to get his software installed. (: Projects after that include a dedicated IRC server, upgrading the mail hub, upgrading the main Web server, building a NT-based FrontPage server, bringing a "dirtylists" list server online, and bringing a third ordinary list server online. > Lois Kleinhenn Lanier <loislanier@erols.com> Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Support Rootsweb at <http://www.rootsweb.com>.

For your information: Updates on happenings at Rootsweb. > >Lois > > >>From: Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> >>Old-To: listowners@rootsweb.com >>Subject: About Palladium's Sponsorship > >>Hi, Folks -- >> >>I think a few apologies are in order. >> >>The situation with the Palladium sponsorship has been very >>tricky. >>Palladium wanted to keep the partnership a surprise until >>they >>could make a formal announcement at this week's NGS >>conference. >>So Brian was under a non-disclosure agreement to keep it >>under >>wraps until almost the very last minute. He *couldn't* tell >>anyone. >> >>Before he left for Denver, Brian asked me to announce the >>sponsorship to listowners@rootsweb, so that the listowners >>wouldn't be kept out of the loop. Well, you probably >>noticed I >>didn't do that. Between setting up the Palladium banners, >>blocking attempted spam attacks, and nursing sick >>listservers back >>to health, I just forgot that you all had to be notified. >>So it's >>my fault that the listowners got taken by surprise. I'm >>awfully >>sorry about that -- as someone observed, I'm a hacker, not a >>communications director. Keeping *people* informed isn't my >>specialty. :-) >> >>So, down to the nitty gritty: >> >>WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ROOTSWEB LISTOWNERS? >>------------------------------------------- >> >>Here's the letter from Brian that I should have posted to >>listowners on the day of the announcement. This is a good >>summary >>of the meaning of the sponsorship and its immediate impact >>on >>listowners. >> >> Dear RootsWeb Community, >> >> On 1 April 1998, Palladium Interactive reinforced the >>contributions >> of thousands of individual genealogists by becoming the >>sole >> commercial sponsor of the oldest and largest Internet >>genealogical >> resource: the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. >> >> An *extremely* important aspect of the sponsorship is >>that >> Palladium's commitment to RootsWeb goes far beyond >>simple financial >> support: Palladium and RootsWeb will work together to >>develop an >> exciting new generation of tools linking individual >>genealogists' >> lineage databases to the myriad data resources on the >>Internet. >> >> Palladium Interactive is the creator of the Ultimate >>Family Tree >> software for genealogists, the only genealogical >>software that can >> be used by novices but provides all the capabilities >>that >> experienced genealogists need. 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During a recent trip to Franklin County, PA, I came across the following BOHN information. Does anyone have a connection? Franklin County Footnotes, Kittochtinny Historical Society Library, 175 King Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201. R974.844 Ki, Vol. 1, #3, 1980 "Some Marriages (1840-1848) taken from the Reformed Church Messenger" page 80: December 1, 1847-Married Thursday evening in the 18th of November by Rev. J. Rebaugh, Mr. George Alsbaugh to Miss Elizabeth Bohn, both of Antrim Twp., Franklin Co., PA _____________ (THIS IS MY LINE) Abstracts of Wills and Administrations of Franklin County, Registered at Chambersburg, Vol. C. R929.37 Ab page 735: Will of Catharine Bohn of Greencastle. Dated Dec. 13, 1824-Probated Feb. 17, 1825. Each of my children. Son valentine Bohn. Son John Bohn. My daughters. Dau Elizabeth Hege and their children. Exr: Son Valentine Bohn; Wit: George Shearer and William Brotton. _____________ Kittochtinny Historical Society Tombstone Inscriptions files: BOHN, Caroline, Dec. 4, 1847-June 30, 1848. 6 months, 26 days. Mt. Zion Cemetery, Quincey Twp. BOHN, Samuel, Sept. 23, 1852-Oct. 6, 1864. Brother. 13 years, 13 days. BOHN, Elizabeth, 1807-1879, Fairview Cemetery, Mercersburg The following in Norland Cemetery, Franklin County: BOHN, Thomas N., Feb. 19, 1934-Dec. 25, 1979, Korean War Vet. BOHN, Jeanne Loche, wife of Thomas N., Dec. 25, 1933- BOHN, George 1843-1929 BOHN, Norman H., son of Henry, Oct 6, 1904-May 13, 1968 BOHN, Helen M., wife of Norman H., May 31, 1907- BOHN, Henry son of George, 1864-1937 BOHN, Lydia Spoonhour, wife of Henry, 1866-1947 EMMERT, Frank N., MD 1872-1943 EMMERT, Lillian A., wife of Frank N., 1873-1949 STEWART, Mary Emmert, 1934 The following in Mentzer Cemetery, Fayettesville: BOHN, Henry S., Jan 20, 1840-Nov. 13, 1862 BOHN, Thomas D., GAR, Co. K. (or I?), 12th PA CV. d. Feb. 6, 1865, 22 years, 1 month, 15 days BOHN, Elizabeth, mother of Margaret Bush and Ellen Shephard, d. Sept. 10, 1887, aged 7 years [sic] Our dear Mother, Martha J. Bohn, May 8, 1838-Aug 21, 1887 BOHN, Adam d. July 3, -----90, 61 years BOHN, Howard R., d. Novem 26, 1893, aged 16 BOHN, Nannie E., d. July 28, 1906, erected by her sister Maud Reed. The following in Cedar Grove Cemetery: IRVIN (or IRWIN), Ida M., wife of Samuel BOHN, March 10, 1858 - Oct. 8, 1897 IRVIN, Ellen. Feb. 10, 1856 The following in Price's Church Cemetery: BOHN, John E. 1865-1938 BOHN, Media B., wife of John E., 1870-1919 BOHN, Ruth C. 1898 - BOHN, Ora, daughter of JE and MB, April 2, 1888-July 30, 1907 BOHN, Wilber R., May 11, 1895-Feb. 2, 1963 BOHN, W. Kenneth, son of Wilber R., 1920-1943 The following in Quincy Cemetery: BOHN, Leslie A. 1901- BOHN, Frances S. 1902- BOHN, Margaret H., Jan 4, 1782-July 15, 1868 The following in Lincoln Cemetery (Chambersburg): BOHN, Raymond G., d. 1956 BOHN, Hazel, wife of Raymond, d. 1976 The following in St. Paul's Lutheran Churchyard, E. Main Street, Fayettesville: BOHN, Samuel, Nov. 5, 1820-March 18, 1853 BOHN, Edna R., June 10, 1897-Dec. 22, 1900, daughter of H.T. and L.B. Kittochtinny Historical Society Card Files: Marriages and Death Notices BOHN, John W. md. Mary Roemer, Dec. 14, 1820 by Rev. David Denny, Falling Spring Presby. Records BOHN, Martha-obit. Peo. Reb., Aug 26, 1887. Wife of Adam, 60 years. Of Black's Gap. 49 years, 3 months, 13 days. (Note: Which notice is correct?) BOHN, Miss Maud, see George B. Reed marriages BOHN, Raymond G., d. Oct. 14, 1956. Fayetteville, PA. RR2, age 57. Born Fayetteville. Survived by Hazel Bohn. Lincoln Cemetery Records BOHN-Irwin: Samuel Bohn . Sept 23, 1884 at residence of the bride's father on E. Washington Street, Chambersburg. Rev. M.L. Ganoe, Samuel F. Bohn. Miss Ida Irwin all of Chambersburg, Peo Reg. 9-267-1884 BOHN, Samuel and McNEW, Sarah md. Jan 21 by Rev. William McElroy. All of Fulton Co, PA. FR Jan 27, 1864 BOHN, Samuel and PINCHEON, Christianna md. Funkstown by Rev. E.W. Kremer. Both of Quincey Twp. Chambersburg Times, Jan 12, 1846 Obit: Mrs. Susan BOHN, wife of David, 39 years. Aug 20, 1886. Quincey Township. PEO REG., Sept. 3, 1886. Obit: BOHN, Thomas D., d. 6th inst. in Charlestown, VA, age 22. He was in army and accidentally shot by one of his comrades. Buried in Mentzer Graveyard near Fayetteville, PA. FR Feb. 22, 1865 ____________________ Lutheran Church Records, German Lutheran Church or Second Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, PA. Parish Register, 1835-1922. A.R. Wentz Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, June 3, 1971 page 151, Book II: June 13, 1856, Johann Michael BOHN, born Mar 12, 1785, Haubersbronn, Wurtenberg, 71 years, 3 months, 26 days. _____________________ I also have STOUFFER, EMMERT, STRICKLER, PRICE and HOLLINGER info. Lois Lois Kleinhenn Lanier <loislanier@erols.com> Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Support Rootsweb at <http://www.rootsweb.com>.

At 09:45 4/17/98 -0400, Peter J. Bohn wrote: >My great-grandparents (Peter Bohn and Anna Flickinger Bohn) cam to the >US in 1875. I have always wondered what would propel two middle-aged >people to leave their home and move to a different country with a >different language. Can anyone describe or recommend a book that would >describe political and material conditions in Westphalia at that time? > I'd love to hear some answers to this, also. The more names I attach to my line, the more interested I become in the history. Lois L. Lois Kleinhenn Lanier <loislanier@erols.com> Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Support Rootsweb at <http://www.rootsweb.com>.

>Also, not to start a religious war but could future Bohn posters give >some idea of the religious confessions of their ancestor Bohns. > >Pete Bohn My earliest Bohns were Lutheran in York County, PA. That was in the mid 1700's. By the 1800's several had joined the Church of the Brethren. My grandfather was a minister in the Church of God (of Anderson, Indiana), much like the COB in many of its teachings. Lois Lois Kleinhenn Lanier <loislanier@erols.com> Listowner: Bohn, Kleinhenn, Lanier, Sisler Genealogy Discussion Lists Support Rootsweb at <http://www.rootsweb.com>.

My great-grandparents (Peter Bohn and Anna Flickinger Bohn) cam to the US in 1875. I have always wondered what would propel two middle-aged people to leave their home and move to a different country with a different language. Can anyone describe or recommend a book that would describe political and material conditions in Westphalia at that time? Also, not to start a religious war but could future Bohn posters give some idea of the religious confessions of their ancestor Bohns. Pete Bohn

If anyone has any info about any of these it would be greatly appreciated: Edward Bohn b. 11 January 1821 Germany d. April 1910 Merrill, MI married to Wilhelmina Hoppe b. 22 December 1834 Germany d. 25 November 1901 Merrill, MI Children of Edward and Wilhelmina: 1. Herman Bohn b. 18 March 1857 Germany d. 17 December 1919 Saginaw, MI married to Margaret "Maggie". He was apparently divorced from her at his death He apparently had five children who lived in Chicago 2. Bertha Bohn b. 7 November 1858 Germany m. 2 September 1880 Germany d. 5 April 1923 Saginaw, MI married to August Fritz. 3. Emily Bohn b. 4 September 1860 Germany d. 27 March 1910 Chicago, IL married to William Dittman 4. Albert Bohn b. circa 1862? Germany d. after 1936 Chicago, IL married twice. Had 2 children Frank and William from first marriage. His second marriage was to his first cousin, Amelia. 5. August Bohn b. 3 February 1865 Germany m. 4 June 1898 Hemlock, MI d. 8 September 1936 Merrill, MI married to Emma Neuenfeldt 6. Julius Bohn b. 22 January 1867 Germany m. 1893 Chicago, IL d. 4 July 1935 Hemlock, MI married to Antonine Kroc 7. Mary Bohn b. 31 July 1869 Germany m. 1891 Chicago, IL d. 1945 Married Carl Prenzler 8. Anna Bohn b. 4 February 1872 Germany m. 29 April 1899 Hemlock, MI d. 27 November 1951 Hemlock, MI married to Charles Nadler This Bohn family came to America in 1881, settling in Chicago. August Bohn moved with his parents to a farm in Merrill in 1892. Bertha, Mary, and Anna and their families soon followed. Herman Bohn was apparently divorced from his wife and went west to work on a railroad. When he was injured, he went to Michigan to live with his brother, August (until August eventually threw him out--Herman died at the county poor farm). Julius Bohn came to the Hemlock/Merrill area with his family in 1915. Emily, and Albert stayed in Chicago.

do you know where in Germany these Bohns were born??? *** Reply to note of 04/17/98 09:25 From: SMTP --SY1VM Date and time 04/17/98 09:25:38

Johann Adam Bohn had a daughter Maria Rosina Bohn. She was married to Johann Adam Vollmer (Folmer) on 25 Feb. 1782 by Rev. John Waldschmidt. This information came from the PA Archives series 6, Vol. 6, p. 210 & 257. It is all I hve been able to find about Johann Adam Bohn. It has been suggested that Adam Vollmer (Folmer) married first Christina Bone (?), possibly a sister of Maria Rosina. They may have lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Does anyone have any suggestions? Margaret Cass cassm@voicenet.com