John Franklin Vining

Brief Life History of John Franklin

When John Franklin Vining was born on 21 August 1872, in Marshall, Indiana, United States, his father, John Vining, was 41 and his mother, Lydia Pellett, was 36. He married Clara Belle Hershberger on 26 December 1897, in Marshall, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Etna Green, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1930. He died on 2 June 1937, in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Etna Green East Cemetery, Etna Green, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Vining
1872–1937
Clara Belle Hershberger
1874–1916
Marriage: 26 December 1897
Mary Orlee Vining
1899–1988
Myrtle Ruth Vining
1901–1987
Clyde Leo Vining
1903–1972
Glenn Minor Vining
1906–1988
Gladys Orilla Vining
1908–2000
Willard Devon Vining
1914–1999
Charles Wendell Vining
1916–1997

Sources (23)

  • John F Vinnings, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John F Vining, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • John Franklin Vining, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English:

from a southern dialectal form of an Old English personal name Finning, a derivative of the Old English male personal name Finn; see Finn .

perhaps a variant of Fenning .

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

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