John Franklin Buergelin

Brief Life History of John Franklin

When John Franklin Buergelin was born on 5 December 1855, in Hendricks, Indiana, United States, his father, Engelhard George Buergelin, was 24 and his mother, Lucinda Jane Reitzel, was 20. He married Nancy Rebecca Howell on 26 September 1886, in Albany, Gentry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in United States in 1900 and Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 27 July 1910, in Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Buergelin
1855–1910
Nancy Rebecca Howell
1869–1950
Marriage: 26 September 1886
Elmina Jane Buergelin
1891–1900
Jeanette Elizabeth Buergelin
1894–1982
Martha Alice "Bergie" Buergelin
1899–1984

Sources (6)

  • John Buergelin in household of Englehan Buergelin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John F Burgelin, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • John Franklin Buergelin, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1861 · Denver Becomes a City

In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Contracted form of Old French Jo(h)anne, from Latin Io(h)anna ( see Joanna ). In England this was the usual feminine form of John from the Middle English period onwards and was extremely popular, but in the 16th and 17th centuries it steadily lost ground to Jane . It was strongly revived in the first part of the 20th century, partly under the influence of George Bernard Shaw's play St Joan ( 1923 ), based on the life of Joan of Arc ( 1412–31 ). Claiming to be guided by the voices of the saints, she persuaded the French dauphin to defy the occupying English forces and have himself crowned, and she led the French army that raised the siege of Orleans in 1429 . The following year she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, and a year later she was burned at the stake for witchcraft at the age of 18 or 19. Her story has captured the imagination of many writers, and she is variously portrayed as a national and political hero, a model of apolitical straightforwardness and honesty, and a religious heroine. She was canonized in 1920 . More recent influences have included the American film actress Joan Crawford ( 1908–77 , born Lucille le Sueur ), the British actress Joan Collins ( b. 1933 ), the American comedienne Joan Rivers ( b. 1933 ), and the West Indian pop singer Joan Armatrading ( b. 1950 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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