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Bahnson, son of Bishop George Frederick Bahnson
of Salem, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and came to Salem with
his parents. He attended Salem Boys School and trained as a jeweler
and optician. In 1865 he married Jane Amanda Johnson, the daughter
of George Wesley Johnson of Farmington. Their home was built in the
late 1870s. Bahnson practiced his profession in a small office near
his home.