John Heinrich Effing (abt. 1824 - 1891)

Born about 1824 in Prussia

Husband of Maria Anna (Tenforde) Effing — married 16 Aug 1859 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1891 at about age 67 in Franklin County, Indiana

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Timeline

Abt. 1824 Born in Prussia ^[1][2]

1859 Marriage to Maria Anna Tenforde^[3][4]

1860 Birth of daughter Anna

1860 Appears in census in Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana^[1]

1862 Birth of son Henry John

1866 Birth of daughter Mary Catharine

1867 Birth of son Anthony

1868 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ann

1870 Appears in census in Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana^[5]

1880 Appears in census in Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana^[2]

1891 Died in Franklin County, Indiana ^[6][7]

Biography

Henry was born about 1834. He married Maria Anna Tenforde on August 16, 1859 in Lawrenceburgh, Dearborn County, Indiana.^[3][4] Roman Weinzapfel, a Catholic priest who traveled extensively in the area officiated the ceremony. Catholics were initially a minority in the Indiana area, and Weinzapfel was one of the few priests willing to travel to the smaller communities for services. As an aside, Weinzapfel was the victim of misplaced religious persecution that saw him locked in a state penitentiary until a comment by First Lady Sarah Polk led to his pardoning and release in 1845.^[8]

Henry passed away in 1891. He is buried with his wife Mary at Saint Annes Catholic Cemetery (also known as Hamburg Catholic Cemetery) near Hamburg, Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana.^[7] The two share a headstone.

Research Notes

John's birth date is unknown, and his age is listed as about the same (36) in both the 1860 and 1870 census records, which would put his birth year around either 1824 or 1834. The 1880 census supports the c. 1824 date, so that is what I've gone with for now. - C. McMillen

There is a family of Effings that immigrated to the Baltimore, Maryland area around the 1850s (John Effing and wife Christina, his presumed brother Bernard Effing and his wife Adelaide/Annie, who is presumably Christina's sister, and another brother Henry and his wife Anie) that may be related to the Franklin County Effings. I share a distant DNA connection with a descendant of that line and I believe the families were connected before immigrating to the states. - C. McMillen

The names "Johan Bernard Effing" and "Johanna Christina Bockwinkel" come up frequently as potential names for Henry's parents, but I have found nothing conclusive to link them other than the Effing name. There is another family of Effings in the Posey County, Indiana area (on the other side of the state) that fits with the known information about Bernard and Christina much better than the Franklin County Effings, though it's possible the families are related in some way as well. - C. McMillen

To-Do List

• Locate residence in Prussia before immigration
• Find birth record
• Find immigration record
• Look for potential 1850 census record
• Find names of parents
• Fill out wikitree biography

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "US Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N2-D9N : 13 December 2017), Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA; pg. 7, family 50, dwelling 50, lines 5-7; June 9, 1860; National Archives Microfilm M653, Roll 252.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "US Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM1-5XL : accessed 16 April 2016), Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana, USA; Enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 407A, pg. 21, family 179, dwelling 176, lines 10-15; June 18, 1880; National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 278.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXTP-G9S : 8 December 2017), John Henry Offing and Maria Tenford, 16 Aug 1859; citing Dearborn, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,313,295.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYJ-N5H : 8 December 2017), John Henrich Effing and Maria Tenford, 16 Aug 1859; citing Dearborn, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,313,300.
5. ↑ "US Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX2-7GV : accessed 31 March 2016), Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana, USA; pg. 14-15, family 105, dwelling 107, lines 37-40/1-3; August 10, 1870; National Archives Microfilm M593, Roll 315.
6. ↑ Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 (Indiana. Probate Court, Franklin County); Will Book, Vol 2-4, 1870-1898; pg. 90-91; digital images, image 738, Ancestry (ancestry.com) : 2018.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Franklin County Indiana INGenWeb contributors. "http://www.ingenweb.org/infranklin/pages/cemeteries/cemstanns.html." St Ann's Cemetery (Hamburg Catholic) Cemetery Listing. Accessed 5 May 2018.
8. ↑ Kenneth P. McCutchan. "http://web.usi.edu/boneyard/mccutc65.htm". The Religious Persecution of Father Weinzapfel. Accessed 18 August 2018.