Jean Farny (Forney)
1824 - 1908 (84 years)-
Name Jean Farny (Forney) [1] Birth 14 Jul 1824 Gros-Réderching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR [1] - Singling
Gender Male USR1 Stomach cancer Death 26 Dec 1908 Graymont, Livingston Co., IL [1] Burial Graymont, Livingston Co., IL - Pike Township Cemetery
Person ID I15497 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 22 Dec 2018
Father Joseph Risser, b. Abt 1780 Mother Magdalena Farney, b. 1783, Bistroff, Moselle, FR Marriage 3 Aug 1814 Gros-Réderching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR [2, 3] - hamlet Singling
Family ID F3976 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Kropf, b. 14 Mar 1833, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, FR d. 5 May 1894, Livingston Co., IL (Age 61 years) Marriage 17 Apr 1855 Tazewell Co., IL [1] - Dillon Creek meeting by Andrew Ropp
Children 1. Mary Forney (Farney), b. 5 Mar 1861, Tazewell Co., IL d. 17 Nov 1904, Graymont, Livingston Co., IL (Age 43 years) Family ID F10688 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Jun 2022
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Event Map Birth - 14 Jul 1824 - Gros-Rederching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Marriage - 17 Apr 1855 - Tazewell Co., IL Death - 26 Dec 1908 - Graymont, Livingston Co., IL Burial - - Graymont, Livingston Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald, Jan. 16, 1909:
"John Forney was born in France July 23, 1824, and died Dec. 26, 1908; aged 84 y. 5 m. 3 d. At ten years of age he emigrated to Canada, later to Pekin, Ill., and finally to Graymont, Ill. He was married to Elizabeth Kropp in 1855, who preceded him to the spirit world. Nine children were born to this union, five of which are still living. He also leaves 37 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren to mourn his departure."
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His funeral was held in Bethel Methodist Church. At the time of his death he owned a substantial amount of land in Livingston County. His modest cottage was used as a storage shed until it was destroyed by fire in 1959. The original Graymont farm had grown to 1,200 acres. Divided into several farms, the property is still largely cultivated by his descendants. [1]
- Obit: Gospel Herald, Jan. 16, 1909:
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