John Fuchs was born about 1792, in Oley Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Anna Maria Schneider Reppert in 1819, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Hans, Kurt, Gerhard, Fritz, Mathias, Matthias, Armin, Ulrich, Erwin, Helmut.
German and Jewish: from Middle High German vuhs, German Fuchs ‘fox’, a nickname for a sly or cunning person, or for someone with red hair. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Czechia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic nicknames or surnames. Compare Fox 4, Fuks , and Futch .
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