John
Aberhart
Fetner
Born in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Georg Fridrich Vettiner
and Mary (Eberhardt) Vettiner
[uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Unknown) Fetner
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Archibald Campbell Fetner and
James Stephen Fetner Sr
Died
at age 87
in Richland, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2009
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Biography
John Aberhart Fetner was born 21 Oct 1760 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. He was tje son of Georg Vettiner and Mary Eberhardt.
Children; Archibald Campbell Fetner, James Stephen Fetner, Mary Fetner (Hartin), Alexander B. Fetner, Elizabeth Fetner (Hawkins)
John served in the Revolutionary War 1777 - 1782. He was a fifer for the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. While on expedition to Florida, he was captured at Briar Creek, GA and served as a prisoner of war in Savannah, GA. John was later freed by Lt. Col. Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee (the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee) and continued serving with Lee until he was discharged on December 25, 1782.
John Aberhart Fetner passed away 10 May 1848 (aged 87) in Richland County, South Carolina, USA. He was buried at the Cedar Creek Methodist Church Cemetery in Cedar Creek, Richland County, South Carolina, USA.
Research Note
FamilySearch shows his wife as Mary Campbell. It's not certain if she is the same wife as listed here. Fetterly-28 08:54, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 67032404, URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67032404/john-aberhart-fetner.
Acknowledgement
- Created by: William Perhealth, Record added: Mar 17, 2011
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S Stevenson
Fetner-5 and Fetner-18 appear to represent the same person because: merge parents first; same name, same parent names, same child name
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John is 18 degrees from Mary Cassatt, 35 degrees from Salvador Dali, 32 degrees from Théodore Géricault, 31 degrees from Hans Heysen, 31 degrees from Bruno Liljefors, 34 degrees from Margaret Mackintosh, 27 degrees from Charles Porter, 32 degrees from Rembrandt van Rijn, 23 degrees from John Sargent, 23 degrees from Tom Thomson, 39 degrees from Jan Vermeer and 25 degrees from Mindy Silva on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.