Brief Life History of Bernhard
When Bernhard Fehrenbacher was born on 17 December 1815, in Schuttertal, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johannes Fehrenbacher, was 36 and his mother, Maria Anna Schmidt, was 37. He married Felizita Schiele on 28 April 1846, in Schuttertal, Kreis Lahr, Baden, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 27 January 1897, in Wendelin, Clay, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Jasper, Illinois, United States.
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- Bernard Fehrenbaker, "United States Census, 1870"
- Bernhard Fehrenbaker, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
- Bernhardt Fedrenbacher in entry for John Streck and Genoveva Schmidt, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Jasper, Illinois, United States
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
German: habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Fehrenbach .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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