Brief Life History of John M.
John M. Neuenschwander was born on 25 October 1847, in Chippewa Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States. He married Barbara Amstutz on 17 December 1868, in Adams, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Wabash Township, Adams, Indiana, United States in 1870 and French Township, Adams, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 5 April 1911, in Berne, Wabash Township, Adams, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Berne, Wabash Township, Adams, Indiana, United States.
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- John Neuenschwander, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Neuenschwander im Eintrag für Emanuel Gerber und Unknown, „Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019“
- John M. Neuenschwander, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
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1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Swiss German: topographic name denoting someone farming or occupying newly cleared land, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + swant ‘land cleared (of forest)’, or a habitational name for someone from a place called Neuenschwand, near Langnau, Bern canton, Switzerland. This surname is most common in Bern canton. It is also found in Germany, where it is very rare. Compare Neuschwander , Neuschwanger , Neiswander , Nicewander , Nighswander , and Niswander .
History: This surname originates from Bern canton in Switzerland, from Signau district and in the villages of Niederstocken, Höfen, and Lützelflüh, which had long associations with the Mennonites. A Mennonite Peter Neuenschwander had moved with his family to Cortébert in the Jura in 1729, and his grandson Michael Neuenschwander arrived in Wayne County, OH, in 1823. As a surname of Mennonite origin the name Neuenschwander has many variants and cognates in the US (some of them originating from Germany), including Neuschwander, Neuschwanger, Neiswander, Neiswanger, Newswanger, Nicewander, Nighswander, and Niswander; some of these names are now (more) common among the Brethrens.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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