John Konrad Sahr

1891 - 1929  (37 years)

• Name	John Konrad Sahr
  	Chemist [1]
  Birth	5 Oct 1891	Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  Census	1910 (18 years)	Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1910 US Census, he was recorded as age 18, living in Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, boarding with the Merdian family. He was an apprentice chemist.
  History	6 Apr 1917 (25 years)	US Enters World War I
  Draft Reg	5 Jun 1917 (25 years)	Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 25; his address as 320 First Street, Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; and his employer as the Lewis foundry and Machine Company.
  	World War I Draft Registration Card of John Konrad Sahr
  Census	1920 (28 years)	DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1920 US Census, he was recorded as age 27, living on 634½ Main Street, DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. He worked at a blast furnace.
  Death	13 Mar 1929	Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 6]
  Agency: at home
  Cause: pulmenary thrombosis
  	Certificate of Death for John Sahr
  Obituary	14 Mar 1929 (37 years)  [6]
  SAHR—On Wednesday, March 13. 1929, at 10:55 p. m. John Konrad Sahr, age 37 years, son of Albert and Sahr (nee Merdian). beloved husband Anna Mildred Sahr (nee Lackner). Survived by his children, Robert Jack. Funeral from the home of his father-in-law, Frank Lackner. Middle rd., Glenshaw. Sharpsburg Council Knights of Columbus, Knights of St. George and friends invited. Notice of time later. Published by The Pittsburgh Press, 14 March 1929
  Burial	18 Mar 1929	Saint Mary's of the Assumption Cemetery, Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Mary's of the Assumption Cemetery,  Glenshaw, Pennsylvania   [2, 7]
  	Gravestone of John K. Sahr
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  > 1. Adam Albert Sahr,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Hazel Louise Boston,  m. 19 Aug 1908 > 2. Louise C. Sahr,   b. 6 Nov 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Jan 1974, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ James Tate,  m. Abt 1908 > 3. Marie Sahr,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1990, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 100 years) ▻ Amon Walls Love,  m. Aft 7 Jun 1911 > 4. John Konrad Sahr,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Mar 1929, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 37 years) ▻ Anna Mildred Lackner + 5. Louis Leo Sahr,   b. 9 Apr 1894, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1969, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer,  m. 16 May 1917 > 6. Margaret Dolores Sahr,   b. 9 Sep 1897, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 30 May 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years) ▻ William George Stein > 7. Albert Martin Sahr,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 May 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Doris Edna O'Neil,  m. 20 Aug 1928 > 8. Lauretta Sahr,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1978, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ William Roberts Nusser,  m. 1928 > 9. Gertrude Elizabeth Sahr,   b. 7 Oct 1904, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1994, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years) ▻ William Clement Hanley, Sr. > 10. Francis Joseph Sahr,   b. 4 Mar 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Dec 1993, North Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Norberta M. Lackner > 11. Catherine Sahr,   b. 18 May 1910, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 30 May 2001, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ William Anthony Sigmund,  m. Abt 1911
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Conrad Sahr   (Grandfather)  Apollonia Lösch  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3739
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Albert M. Sahr,   b. 11 Nov 1863, Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 24 May 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Merdian,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Anna Mildred Lackner,   b. 3 Dec 1894, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 26 Mar 1977, Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 6]
  Marriage License	1 Jun 1915	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  Children	1916 to 1920  [6, 9, 10]
  1. Robert Joseph Sahr (1916–1967) 2. John Lackner Sahr (1920–1989)
  Family ID	F9760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Konrad Sahr(1891 – 1929) 2Albert M. Sahr(1863 – 1933) 4Conrad Sahr 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Anna Maria Wenz 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Elizabeth Merdian(1865 – 1941) 6Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 12Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 24Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 25Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 13Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 26Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 27Maria Apollonia Garrecht 7Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 14Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 28Joannes Jacobus Wolff(1754 – ) 29Maria Catharina Goetz 15Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 30Matthäus Bolz 31Apollonia Lösch

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Oct 1891 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage License - 1 Jun 1915 - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 5 Jun 1917 - Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 13 Mar 1929 - Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 18 Mar 1929 - Saint Mary's of the Assumption Cemetery, Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟢 [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Etna Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1294; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375307 . 🟢 [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Death Certificate of John Sahr . 🟢 [S1947] Gravestone Inscription . 🟢 [S33] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Draft Registration card of John Konrad Sahr . 🟢 [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Du Bois Ward 5, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1553; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 84 . 🟢 [S2637] The Pittsburgh Press, Obituary of John Konrad Sahr, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, 14 March 1929, page 41) . 🟡 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 18440183 John K. Sahr . 🟢 [S2638] The Pittsburgh Press, News Article: "Marriage Licenses" (1915), (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, 2 June 1915, page 25) . 🟢 [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Aspinwall, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03397; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 2-3 . 🟠 [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) .