Charles was born about 1846. He was the son of William Jahn and Justina Brandenburg. He passed away in 1907. He is buried at Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline, Nebraska, United States.
Served with Co. D of the 138th IL Infantry during the Civil War
↑ Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles John; accessed: 19 Aug 2015.
↑ National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles John; Film Number: M539 roll 45; accessed: 19 Aug 2015.
↑ National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles Johns; Roll number: T288_243; accessed: 19 Aug 2015.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 10 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 173B; Image: 350; Family History Library Film: 545727. Record for Charles Johan; accessed: 18 Aug 2015.
↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Township 9 North 4 West, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: T9_212; Family History Film: 1254212; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 088. Record for Charles Johns; accessed: 18 Aug 2015.
↑ Ancestry.com, Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Database online. Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Saline; Township: Monroe; Page: 7. Record for Charles Johns; accessed: 19 Aug 2015.
↑ Ancestry.com, Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles Johns; Film Number: 001787694; accessed: 18 Dec 2016.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1890 Veterans Schedules (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1890; Census Place: Palisade, Hitchcock, Nebraska; Roll: 36; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 336. Record for Charles Johns; accessed: 18 Aug 2015
↑ Patricia Sewell, comp, Nebraska Resident Military Roster on June 1, 1891 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles Johns; accessed: 18 Aug 2015.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Friend, Saline, Nebraska; Roll: T623_939; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240939; Image: 10. Record for Charles Johns; accessed: 18 Aug 2015.
↑ Ancestry.com, Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles Johns; accessed: 26 Apr 2021.
↑ Newspapers.com (Articles) (Provo, UT, Ancestry), Newspapers,com, "The Friend Telegraph", Friend, Nebraska, USA; Mar. 22, 1907. A Great Lecture On Temperance; accessed: 21 Aug 2021.
↑ Ancestry.com, Nebraska, U.S., Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles John; accessed: 21 Aug 2021.
↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Charles Johns; Find A Grave Memorial# 57921359; accessed: 19 Aug 2015.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57921359/charles-john: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for Charles John (1 May 1844–20 Mar 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57921359, citing Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Jeff Jahn (contributor 46816595).
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