Johann Böhner

Male7 September 1873–9 November 1942

Brief Life History of Johann

Johann Böhner was born on 7 September 1873, in Wolfsbach, Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. He married Anna Marie Schedler in 1898. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 November 1942, in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Troy Township, Will, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johann Böhner
1873–1942
Anna Marie Schedler
1866–1936
Marriage: 1898
Anna Böhner
1899–1899
George Boehner
1900–1987
Adolph "Otto" Boehner
1902–1943
Valyn Boehner
1904–1982
Edna T. Böhner
1905–1981
John Eugene "Hans" Boehner
1906–1984
Erma "Alma" Boehner
1908–

Sources (9)

  • John Behner, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Boehner, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • John Bohner in entry for George Boehner, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1898

    • Children (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1877 · The First Workers Strike

    Age 4

    The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

    1892 · The Chicago Canal

    Age 19

    The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

    Name Meaning

    South German: variant of Boner 2 ‘bean grower’.

    German (Böhner): see Boehner .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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