John
Charles
"Mule John"
Herr
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Christian Shenk Herr
and Esther (Charles) Herr
Husband of
Elvina K. (Henry) Herr
— married
29 Sep 1867 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Esther (Herr) Gochenaur, Christian Henry Herr, John Henry Herr, Anna (Herr) Keeport and Fannie (Herr) Keeport
Died about
at about age 58
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2017
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Biography
Mennonite farmer. Killed when his steam engine blew up.
Sources
See also:
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HL-TVR : 12 April 2016), John Herr in household of Christian Herr, Lancaster township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 7, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-GCHX : 13 December 2015), John C Herr, 1908; Burial, Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Millersville Mennonite Cemetery; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #56760096, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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Daniel Herr
John was a mule dealer. He would travel as far west as Chicago to buy mules, than ship them by rail to Lancaster, PA. In addition to dealing he would also train mules for other local farmers.
posted 15 Nov 2017 by Daniel Herr
[thank Daniel]
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