John F Fennig

Male14 August 1856–1 July 1940

Brief Life History of John F

When John F Fennig was born on 14 August 1856, in Jay, Indiana, United States, his father, George Fennig, 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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Family Time Line

John F Fennig
1856–1940
Eunice Amelia Dock
1862–1939
Marriage: 22 February 1880
Charles Fredrick Fennig
1882–1959
Bertha May Fennig
1885–1965
Homer Claude Fennig
1888–1955
Flossie Hazel Fennig
1892–1977
Eunice Pearl Fennig
1893–1979
Walter Raymond Fennig
1896–1983

Sources (19)

  • John Fennig in household of Lewis Sielschott, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John F Fennig in entry for Homer C Fennig and <Unknown>, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • John F Fenning in household of George Fenning, "United States Census, 1860"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 February 1880Jay, Indiana, United States
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1872

    Age 16

    Historical Boundaries: 1872: Jay, Indiana, United States

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 25

    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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