Amanda J. Neaf

Brief Life History of Amanda J.

When Amanda J. Neaf was born on 14 March 1860, in Washington Township, Hardin, Ohio, United States, her father, John George Naef 'Neff', was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Horn, was 41. She married Benjamin Franklin Tussing on 3 September 1879, in Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Fruitland, Payette, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 6 August 1923, in Payette, Idaho, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Payette, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Franklin Tussing
1857–1938
Amanda J. Neaf
1860–1923
Marriage: 3 September 1879
Henry Earl Tussing
1882–1935
Ida Elnora Tussing
1883–1955
Nora Myrtle Tussing
1887–1966
Odessa C Tussing
1888–1924
Cary Irvin Tussing
1889–1965
Chloe Gertrude Tussing
1893–1917
Carl Otto Tussing
1895–1907
Cora Gladys Tussing
1898–1899

Sources (21)

  • Amanda Neff, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Amanda J. Neaf, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
  • Amanda Tussing, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1872

Historical Boundaries: 1872: Buffalo, Nebraska, 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

Dutch: variant of Neve , from neef ‘nephew, cousin’. Compare Nevius .

German: variant of Neff . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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