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BOHN, EDWARD K., p. 864
Surnames: BOHN, KRICK, WOOMER, FIDLER, GRETH, GRUBER, MOYER, LENGEL, WARNES, WINCKLEPLECK, BRIEL, AKE, RITTENHOUSE, LAMM, WARTMAN, HILL, SNYDER, MILLER, BENDER
EDWARD K BOHN, a representative farmer of Berks county, now living retired in the enjoyment of the competence won by years of patient industry, was born in Spring township, this county, May 4, 1835, son of Adam and Hannah (Krick) Bohn.
The first of the Bohn family in America was John Jacob Bohn, who arrived at Philadelphia from Rotterdam, Sept 21, 1742.
Frederick Bohn, son of John Jacob married a Miss Woomer. Frederick Bohn lived in Heidelberg township. He made his will April 14, 1814, and he died that same year. His executors were George, David and Frederick Bohn; and the witnesses, Philip Fidler and Joseph Greth. The children mentioned in this will were: George; Frederick; David; Philip; John; Elizabeth; Adam (taxable in Bern township in 1759); and Christina.
George Bohn, son of Frederick is buried at Bern church. His children were: Adam, Susan, Amos and Eva (who married Michael Gruber).
Adam Bohn, son of George was born in Bern township, and that place was his home until 1840, with the exception of two years passed in Spring township, when he moved to North Heidelberg, there to pass the remainder of his life engaged in farming. He married Hannah Krick, of Spring township, and they had eight children; one that died in infancy unnamed; Edward K.; Matilda, Mary Ann, Amelia, and Sarah C. are all deceased; Rebecca m. Frank Moyer, who is engaged the cold storage business in Philadelphia; and Adam m. Otillia Lengel, and has a son Nathaniel. Adam Bohn, the father, died March 17, 1893, and his wife passed away June 16, 1892. They are buried at Hain's church.
Edward K. Bohn received his early education in the township schools, supplementing this with a year at Washington Hall, in Trappe, Montgomery county. After leaving school he returned to the home farm, and for twenty-three years engaged in its cultivation. In 1881 he bought a farm of seventy-three acres, moving on it the following year, and in 1888 he bought the adjoining farm of 114 acres, and this his son Daniel W. operates also conducting a dairy. There is now one silo on it in operation, and another is being contemplated. Mr. Bohn has retired from active work now, and his only business is looking after his real estate holdings.
On March 10, 1858, Mr. Bohn was married to Catherine Warnes, who was born in Wayne county, Ohio, April 15, 1845, daughter of George and Mary (Wincklepleck) Warnes; the former, a farmer in Holmes county, Ohio, died in 1847. Mrs. Bohn had one sister, Angeline, who became the wife of Henry Briel. To Edward K. Bohn and wife were born nine children as follows: (1) George W., born May 23, 1859, died Sept 8, 1873. (2) Milton, born Sept. 7, 1860, graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1883, and taught seven years in the Pennsylvania State College. He now is engaged in slate roofing at Norfolk, Va., his business being incorporated under the name of Bohn roofing and Cornice Company. They employ from twenty to forty men. He married (first) Charlotte Ake, who died in September 1900 leaving three children: Catherine Mary, Richard Ake and Edward Howe. By his second wife, Hannah Rittenhouse, he has a daughter, Anna. (3) Daniel, born Oct. 25, 1861, graduated from the Reading Business College in 1882. He married Lizzie Lamm, and has had three children, Bertha C., who died young; Henry E. and Catherine. (4) Henry W., D. .D. S. born Sep. 25, 1865, was educated at Trappe College and the University of Pennsylvania, and is now engaged in the practice of his profession at Reading, his well appointed offices being at No. 34 North Ninth street. He married Jennie Wartman. (5) Mary, born Feb 24, 1867, married Frank N. Hill, of Chester county, Pa., and they have three children; Milton, Lizzie and Ella May. (6) Wellington, born Sept. 1, 1868, graduated in the electrical engineering course from the Pennsylvania State College in 1892, and is now in partnership with his brother, Milton, at Norfolk Va., (7) Elizabeth, born Nov. 19, 1872, engaged in dressmaking until her marriage with Howard L. Snyder, a farmer on his father-in-law's farm, and she has one child, Myrtle. (8) Edward, D. D. S., born Sept. 18, 1875, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, June 9, 1897, and is engaged in practice at No. 715 Washington street, Reading. He married Jennie Miller, daughter of Adam Miller, and they have one daughter, Dorothy, and one son, J. Russel. (9) Amelia, born Oct. 8, 1876, was educated in the Keystone State Normal School. She married Daniel Bender, of Annville, Pa., who was killed on the railroad in May, 1906 and had on son Harold. Mrs. Catherine (Warnes) Bohn died March 28, 1906, aged sixty-four years, eleven months, fourteen days, and was buried at Hain's church. Mr. Bohn takes a very great interest in public affairs, and for ten years served as school director. He is a Democrat in principle, but on local issues is not bound by party ties. He has always worked in the interest of the Granges, organizing all but one in the county. He belongs to Welcome Home Grange No. 551 in Robesonia. He is a member of the Reformed church, as was also his wife, and he was deacon and elder for many years. Mr. Bohn has many friends throughout the county.
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