Jean Farny (Forney) b. 14 Jul 1824 Gros-Réderching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR d. 26 Dec 1908 Graymont, Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Jean Farny (Forney)

Male 1824 - 1908  (84 years)


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  • Name Jean Farny (Forney)  [1
    Birth 14 Jul 1824  Gros-Réderching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Singling
    Gender Male 
    USR1 Stomach cancer 
    Death 26 Dec 1908  Graymont, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Graymont, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1814  Gros-Réderching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • hamlet Singling
    Family ID F3976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Kropf,   b. 14 Mar 1833, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1894, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1855  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Dillon Creek meeting by Andrew Ropp
    Children 
     1. Mary Forney (Farney),   b. 5 Mar 1861, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1904, Graymont, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F10688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Jul 1824 - Gros-Rederching, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Apr 1855 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Dec 1908 - Graymont, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - 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."
      ———————Forney,
      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]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    2. [S795] Hope Kauffman Lind, Immigrant Ancestors of Peter Zehr (1874-1960).

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Place.


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