When John Neff III was born on 28 December 1837, in Lancaster Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Neff, was 43 and his mother, Mary Barr, was 36. He married Ann Eliza Benedict on 31 January 1863, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 January 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
German and Swiss German: relationship name from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Naff .
Dutch: variant of Neve , cognate with 1 above.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesArriving in the Salt Lake Valley with the Mormon Pioneers, John Neff Sr and John Neff Jr. (who arrived at the same time as his father) came with the Joseph B., Noble Company of 50 people. Oct 5, 1847 …
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