Brief Life History of John F
When John F Fennig was born on 14 August 1856, in Jay, Indiana, United States, his father, George Pfennig, was 38 and his mother, Barbara Bastian, was 33. He married Eunice Amelia Dock on 22 February 1880, in Jay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bearcreek Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Wabash Township, Adams, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 1 July 1940, in Jay, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Bryant, Bearcreek Township, Jay, Indiana, United States.
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- John Fennig in household of Lewis Sielschott, "United States Census, 1940"
- John F Fennig, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John F Fennig in entry for Homer C Fennig and <Unknown>, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872
Historical Boundaries: 1872: Jay, Indiana, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Pfennig and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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