He was born in 1827/28 (4 (33 in 1861), 5 (36 in 1870)). He was born in Wurtemburg, Germany (4, 5).
When he enlisted, he was an agent (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, gray eyes, and light hair (4).
He was enlisted prior to enlisting in the 91st (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a corporal on 15 October 1861 (1, 2, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bell (4). He was a corporal in company F (1, 7).
He was promoted on 11 January 1862 (1) or 11 June 1862 (2, 4) from corporal to second sergeant (1, 2, 4).
He was discharged at camp in the field on 14 January 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3, 4). He was a sergeant, in company F (7).
He may be the John Christian Zehender who died on 7 June 1867 (8).
In 1870, he may have been living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). (Note, however, that two John Zehender's are listed in the Philadelphia city directories.) He was living with Elizabeth Zehender (presumably his wife), and many other people, including three other Zehender's, who may be their children (5). He was a butcher, and owned $10,000 in real estate and $5,000 in personal property (5).
He may be the John G Zehender, 78 years old, who died on 30 March 1911 (6). He died at 3257 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was his daughter Annie E Bidlingmeyer's residence (6).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John C Zehender)
2 company F, list of non-commissioned officers (John C Zehender)
3 company F, register of men discharged (John C Zehender)
4 company F, descriptive roll, #11 (John C Zehender)
5 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1387, pages 676-677 = 206-207 handwritten (John F Zehender)
6 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer 31 March 1911 page 14; also 1 April 1911 page 14 with no changes (John G Zehender)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John C Zehender)
8 death notice, Public Ledger [Philadelphia PA], Saturday 29 June 1867, page 2 (John Christian Zehender)
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1528 | |||||||||
| Family number | 1393 | |||||||||
| Name | Zehender, John F | - Elizabeth | - John F | Zehender Christina | Kampp Catharine | Zehender Alger | Hahn Charles | Schmitt Theodore | Coon Daniel | Hahn Frank |
| Age | 36 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 23 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | F | M | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Butcher | Keeping House | App to Butcher | Domestic Servant | Butcher | Butcher | Butcher | Butcher | ||
| Real estate value | 10000 | |||||||||
| Personal estate value | 5000 | |||||||||
| Birthplace | Wurtemberg | Prussia | Penna | Penna | Prussia | Penna | Wurtemberg | Saxony | Bavaria | Nassau |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||||
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| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
ZEHENDER.--At the residence of his daughter, Mrs Annie E Bidlingmeyer, 3257 Locust st, on March 30, 1911, John G ZEHENDER, aged 78 years. Due notice of funeral will be given.
ZEHENDER.-On the 7th inst JOHN CHRISTIAN ZEHENDER in the 40th year of his age
The funeral will take place on [illegible] afternoon at 2 o clock, from the [illegible] Hospital at Twelfth and Norris sts. without [further notice?].