Enos Biehn (1807 - 1887)

Born 7 Feb 1807 in Rockhill Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Mar 1887 at age 80 in Pleasant Valley, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Enos Biehn was born 7 Feb 1807 in Rockhill, Bucks, Pennsylvania. His parents were Abraham Biehn and Mary Magdalena Martin.

He had the following siblings: ^[1]

• Abraham Biehn (b. 1800 - d. 1875) m. Hannah Fluck (b. 1801 - d. 1891)
• Manasseh Biehn (b. 1802 - d. 1882) m. 23 Oct 1831 to Hannah Herr (b. 1813 - d. 1883)
• Mary Magdalena (Biehn) Oberholtzer (b. 1804 - d. 1871) m. John Oberholtzer
• Hannah (Biehn) Fellman (b. 1803/5 - d. 1849) m. Jacob Fellman
• Enos Biehn (b. 1807 - d. 1887) m. Lydia Unknown (b. 1805 - 1884)
• Michael Martin Biehn (b. 1810 - d. 1884) m. Catherine Althouse (b. 1815 - d. 1892)
• Henry Biehn (b. 1815 - d. 1888) m. Elizabeth Unknown (b. 1816 - d. 1888)
• Joseph Biehn (b. 1817 - d. 1881) m. Mary Unknown (b. 1834 - d. unk)
• Peter Biehn (b. unk - d. unk)

Enos married Lydia Schleifer (b. 1805 - d. 1884) on 11 Feb 1836 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.^[2] Together, they had the following children:

• Abraham Schleifer Biehn (b. 1837 - d. 1868) m. Eliza Campbell (b. 1837 - d. 1921)
• Lewis Schleifer Biehn (b. Feb 1842 - d. unk) m. Elizabeth

Residence and Timeline:

1850 Census: Cornell, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania. Head, Farmer, Age 42. Also in this household: Lydia (wife, age 42), Abraham (son, age 13), Lewis (son age 8). ^[3]

1860 Census: Cornell, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania. Head, Farmer, Age 50. Also in this household: Lydia (wife, age 51), Abraham (son, age 21), Lewis (son age 19).^[4]

1870 Census: Springfield, Bucks, Pennsylvania. Head, Farmer, Age 62. Also in this household Lydia Biehn (age 63, keeping house, wife), Emma Frutzman (age 16, domestic servant). Next door was Lewis S. Biehn with his wife Elizabeth and children Sydney and Richard^[5]

1880 Census: Springfield, Bucks, Pennsylvania. Head, Retired Farmer, Age 73. Also in this household: Lydia (wife, age 74).^[6]

Death and Burial:

Enos passed away 21 Mar 1887. He was 80 years old. He is buried at Springfield Mennonite Meetinghouse and Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Biehn, Donald M. "Biehn/Bean Family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada 1700-1986", Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1987. Web access available: [Biehn/Bean Family of Bucks County]
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WN-14VY : 7 May 2023), Enos Bean, 1836.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44R-CRN : Thu Oct 05 20:57:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Enas Bean and Lydia Bean, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPQ-J3Y : Fri Oct 06 18:14:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Enos Beam and Lydia Beam, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SJQ-8GX?cc=1438024&wc=KKY9-BZ9%3A518666601%2C519852801%2C518823001 : 15 June 2019), Pennsylvania > Bucks > Springfield > image 4 of 64; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXC-5GB : Thu Oct 05 02:43:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Enos Beihn and Lydia Beihn, 1880.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103817256/enos-biehn: accessed 16 March 2023), memorial page for Enos Biehn (7 Feb 1807–21 Mar 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103817256, citing Springfield Mennonite Meetinghouse and Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tom Myers (contributor 47272121).