He was born on 29 March 1834, in Pennsylvania, probably to Jacob Hersh and Sarah [unknown family name]. [sources: date: 5, 10; 2 (30 in 1865), 5 (66 in 1900), 6 (76 in 1910), 7 (16 in 1850), 8 (26 in 1860), 9 (35 in 1870). place: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. parents: 7, 8, 9]
In 1857/1860, he married Lucy A [unknown family name]. She was born on 9 November 1834. This was the first marriage for both of them. They apparently had seven children (five alive in 1900, four in 1910), including:
[sources: 5, 6, 9, 10]
In 1850, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Jacob and Sarah Hersh (presumably his parents). [source: 7]
In 1860, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Jacob and Sarah (presumably his parents), and with Lucy (presumably his wife). He was a farmer, and owned $5,000 in real estate and $1,058 in personal property. [source: 8]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and black hair. [source: 2]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster. His service was credited to the Sixteenth Congressional District. He was a private in company G. [sources: 1, 2, 4, 11]
He received clothing worth $38.35. [source: 2]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 4, 11]
In 1870, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Jacob and Sarah (presumably his parents), with Lucy (presumably his wife), and with George, Sarah, Anna, and Hannah (presumably their children). He was a farmner, and owned $4,500 in real estate and $1,770 in personal property. [source: 9]
On 8 September 1891, he applied successfully from Kansas for a pension. [sources: 3, 4]
In 1900, he was living at 423 North Cedar, ward 2, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. He was living with his wife Lucy and daughter Mary. [source: 5]
He applied again for a pension on 26 February 1907. [source: 4]
In 1910, he was living at 609 North Cedar, ward 2, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. He was living with his wife Lucy. He was a retired farmer. [source: 6]
His wife, Lucy A Hersh, died on 5 February 1911. She was buried in the Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. [source: 10]
He died on 19 April 1915, at Abiline, [Dickinson County,] Kansas. He was buried in the Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. [sources: 4, 10 (the memorial says 1916, but the tombstone, while difficult to read, seems to say '1915']
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 B Hersh)
2 company G, second descriptive list, [#88] (John B Hersh)
3 pension index, by name (John B Hersh)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (John B Hersh)
5 1900 US census, Kansas, Dickinson County, Abilene City, ward 2, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T623, film 478, page 16 A = 16 handwritten (John B Hersh)
6 1910 US census, Kansas, Dickinson County, Abilene City, ward 2, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 32, microfilm series T624, film 437, page 23 B = 11 handwritten (John B Hersh)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, page 71 verso = [142] handwritten (John Hersh)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 623 = 41 handwritten (John B Hursh)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, post office York Springs, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 373 recto = 5 handwritten (John Hersh)
10 Find a grave, memorial 56838101, created by MayflowerPilgrim332, 9 August 2010, accessed 29 January 2012 (includes a photograph of the stone) (John B Hersh)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John B Hersh)
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Dwellings visited | 951 | ||
| Families visited | 1036 | ||
| Name | Jacob Hersh | Sarah | John |
| Age | 55 | 55 | 16 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | |||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Pedlar | None | |
| Real estate owned | 2500 | ||
| Birthplace | Md | Pa | |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Dwelling number | 308 | |||
| Family number | 326 | |||
| Name | John B Hursh | Lucy " | Jacob Hursh | Sarah " |
| Age | 26 | 24 | 73 | 74 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Retired [?] | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 5,000 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 1,058 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Dwelling-house number | 34 | |||||||
| Family number | 36 | |||||||
| Name | Hersh Jacob | Sarah | Hersh John | Lucy | George | Sarah | Anna | Hannah |
| Age | 76 | 76 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Retired Farmer | Keeping House | Farmer | Keeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 4500 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 1770 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| 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 | 1 | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| street | North Cedar | ||
| house number | [423] | ||
| dwelling number | 345 | ||
| family number | 356 | ||
| name | Hersh, John B | Lucy A | - Mary B |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | Mar 1834 | Nov 1834 | July 1876 |
| age | 66 | 65 | 23 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 42 | 42 | |
| mother of how many children? | 7 | ||
| # of children living | 5 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | NG [??] 011 | ||
| # months not employed | |||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||
| line | 94 | 95 |
| street | North Cedar Street | |
| house nr | 609 | |
| dwelling nr | 267 | |
| family nr | 275 | |
| name | Hersh John B | - Lucy A |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 76 | 75 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 50 | 50 |
| mother of # children | 7 | |
| mother of # living children | 4 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | Retired | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Farmer | |
| employer etc. | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | O | |
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | UA | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||