Joseph Jean Farni

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: One Time Miller At Nolweiher

Notes:

Joseph and his wife were dead at the time of their oldest daughter’s marriage to Jean Schrag.

(Not sure this is the Joseph who was a son of Joseph and Anne)

Birth:
Frey Merlebach

Died:
Frey Merlebach

Family/Spouse: Anne Schertz (Chertz). Anne was born in 1764. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
1 Oct 1847?

Marie married Christophe Suisse on 29 Apr 1799 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Christophe (son of Jean Suisse and Anne Risser) was born on 1 Nov 1770 in Romécourt, Lorraine, FR; died on 7 Jul 1861 in Bisping, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Second child of Joseph and Anne.

Birth:
At mill Nolweiher

Died:
No year given on the record

Anne married Johannes (Jean Gerack) Schrag on 27 Dec 1810 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Johannes (son of Caspar (Gaspard) Schrag (Gerack) and Marie Blaser (Blaiser)) was born on 2 Mar 1775 in Bistroff, Moselle, FR; died on 10 Jun 1838 in Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite At Rhodes And Gosselming
• Census: 1846, Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR

Notes:

Jean Suisse, autre fils (Jr?), son of miller of Nollweyer? Jean and his wife shared the farm of Alzing with Chretian Esch.

In census of 1846 the farm of Alzing was composed of three houses and was occupied and managed by four Anabaptists: Chrétien Esch, helped by his two brothers Nicolas and Pierre, and Jean Suisse. The two other farmers were Catholic, Elmerich and Nagel. The population was 28.

In 1846 Jean and his wife had six children: Christian 13, Jean 10, Nicolas 6, André 3, Joseph 2, Marie 8.

Census:
Chief farmer at Alzing, 37 yrs old, wife was 38 yrs; six infants

Died:
at home of son Chretian at Alzing farm

Jean married Anne Marie Risser on 29 Nov 1830 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. Anne (daughter of Nicholas Risser and Barbe Engel) was born in 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Headstone date

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Maria married Christian Rouvenac on 6 Jun 1833 in Guermange, Saarebourg, Moselle, FR. Christian (son of Christian Rouvenach and Marie Blaser) was born on 22 Dec 1806 in Longeville-les-St. Avold, Moselle, FR; died on 2 Sep 1887 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbe married Jean Esch on 7 Jan 1842 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. Jean (son of Jean Esch and Catherine Martin) was born on 13 Oct 1805 in Zilling, Moselle, FR; died on 2 Nov 1842 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marguerite married Joseph Springer on 4 Nov 1833 in Bisping, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. Joseph (son of Andre Springer and Catherine Esch) was born in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
(57) Cense de Ville

André married Marie Abresol on 11 Jun 1841 in Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR. Marie (daughter of Joseph Abresol and Barbe Schertz) was born on 8 Feb 1819 in Morhange, Moselle, FR; died on 20 May 1901 in Juvreourt, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Jacob Kremer on 17 Sep 1844 in Vieux-Lixheim, Moselle, FR. Jacob was born in 1815; died in 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Roth. Joseph (son of Joseph Roth and Marie Sommer) was born on 25 Apr 1814 in Métairies-Saint-Quirin, Moselle, FR; died on 19 May 1885 in Vaux-Sur-St. Urbain, Haute-Marne, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eighth child of Jean and third child of Anne. At his birth his father was 41 and mother was 28 years.

Références:
1. Maurice Hébert, raised from Marsal in 24/06/1814
2. Maurice Hébert, Census 1841, at time of his marriage, he was 29-year-old.

Birth:
Marsal

Joseph married Barbe Fonkennel on 2 May 1844 in Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR. Barbe (daughter of Nicolas Fonkennel and Madeleine Engel (Ringle)) was born on 16 Mar 1809 in Vergaville, Dieuze, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
(57)

Died:
(57) at age of 10

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller

Notes:

Birth:
(57) Salival

Jean married Catherine /Muller Miller on 15 Mar 1846 in Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR. Catherine (daughter of Pierre /Muller Miller and Barbe Elisabeth Mosiman) was born on 4 Jan 1821 in Vosges, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
(57)

Notes:

Died:
(57) at age of 76 years

Madeleine married Pierre Saltzmann on 20 Apr 1858 in Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR. Pierre (son of Joseph Saltzmann and Barbara Litwiller (Lidviller)) was born on 29 Sep 1804 in Denting, Moselle, FR; died on 12 Dec 1879 in Dieuze, Moselle, FR; was buried in Haraucourt-Sur-Seille, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
(57) At the age of 6 years

Notes:

Birth:
Marsal

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite At Rhodes

Jean married Marie Neuhauser on 3 Dec 1812 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Marie was born about 1767 in Langatte, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Gravestone year

Buried:
Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery

Barbe married Andre Springer on 13 Aug 1857 in Hermelange, Moselle, FR. Andre (son of Joseph Springer and Marguerite Suisse (Schweitzer)) was born on 3 Nov 1834 in Bisping, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died in 1915 in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Glendale Cemetery

Andre married Fredricka Christine Miller on 2 Jan 1873 in Logansport, Cass Co., IN. Fredricka was born on 21 Feb 1849 in Stuttgart, GR; died on 4 Aug 1917 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1854

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth 3/27/09
Cender - Mary Cender (maiden name Rouvenac) was born in France, March 28, 1842; died of paralysis near Fisher, Ill., March 4, 1909; aged 66 y. 11 m. 6 d. She united with the A. M. Church in her younger years and remained a faithful member to the end. She was married to Joseph Cender and lived in this relation for nearly 39 years. To this union were born seven children. She leaves to mourn her departure an aged, mourning husband, three sons and two daughters. Funeral services were held at the house by Andrew Schrock of Metamora, Ill., in German and Samuel Gerber of Tremont, Ill., in English. Text Psa. 103; Gal. 2:20, and I Cor. 15:22.


Read at East Bend Mennonite Church Centennial:

“I was born in 1842 near Saarbourg, Lorraine, France. My parents were Christian and Maria Switzer Rouvenacht. They named me Maria too. My parents were Amish Mennonites and they, along with others of the same faith, experienced many hard times. Lorraine was a beautiful land, but since many families in our area, including the Oyers and the Mosimans, had already gone to America, my parents decided that it would be good for us as well. It was a long, hard trip. We were on the ocean many days. And then it was many more days until we would reach Woodford County where we made our first home. The first years in America were much different, and in some ways more difficult, than life had been in Lorraine, but we were happy with our new freedoms.

“One day when I was almost 28 years old, a visitor came to our door. Since he was also from France we made him very welcome. It was good to visit with someone from our homeland. Joseph Zentner (Cender) had been in America a few years and was now ready to find himself a wife. Even though he was 16 years older than me, I consented to marry Joseph on March 13, 1870. We began our life together on a farm just south of Roanoke, Illinois. We attended the Roanoke Amish Mennonite Church where Joe served as a trustee for a while. It was here that our seven children were born. That was Katie, Chris, Joe, Lena, John, Mary and Peter. Katie died when she was eight years old and we buried her in the Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.

“It didn’t seem long until Joe had some good help as our young sons were growing up quickly. They were full of life, as Joe and I found out when we returned home to a surprise one day during hay season. It seemed the boys had been busy pulling the hay up into the haymow with a horse-drawn hayfork. All went well until they decided to send Katie up with a load of hay and left her stranded half way up the side of the barn. That is where we found her when we arrived home sooner than the boys expected us. A switchin’ was in order on that occasion. Joe decided he’d better be looking for more land to farm to keep the boys busy. And then too, they’d need their own places when they decided to get married. Land was getting scarce and prices were high in Woodford county, so Joe began looking around. He was hearing good things about Kansas, so he decided to make a trip there.

“When he arrived in Kansas he stepped off the train and started looking the area over. He noticed piles of buffalo chips scattered about and asked someone if the land required fertilizer already. Joe was told the buffalo chips were burned for fuel, as there were no coal mines in Kansas and coal was very expensive there. Joe had already made his decision about moving to Kansas. He quickly boarded the train and sat quietly in his seat while the lady land agent walked through the train calling, “Where’s Zentner, where’s Zentner?” He didn’t answer her because he didn’t even want to discuss a Kansas land purchase! When Joe got back to Woodford County, he told the family, “Kansas is not for us.”

“Joe said he’d heard about an Amish Mennonite settlement that had just been started near Fisher in Champaign County, Illinois. So he decided to check this out next. He took our oldest son, Chris, with him since he was almost 19 years old. When they got there Peter Zehr took them to look at some farms that were for sale. Joe decided he liked the William Swayze farm, so on February 4, 1892, he signed the papers and bought our new farm. Just in case we didn’t like this new place, Joe kept the one at Roanoke for a little while longer. Well, we made arrangements to move to our new home yet that spring. Our six children were a big help; Peter, the youngest, was ten years old. When the train reached Gibson City, we found Peter Zehr, Jacob Heiser and Charles Stormer there to meet us. They loaded our things on the wagons and tied the horses behind. The boys drove the cattle along behind the horses. The weather was cold and wet, and we were glad when that eight mile trip was over.

“We really weren’t very happy when we reached our new home. That spring of 192 was cold and rainy, which didn’t help our attitude either! But things began to happen and there were a lot of changes in the East Bend area. That year eleven new families moved nearby, and among them were four Birkey families. After Joe built our new house, we were much more comfortable and we began to appreciate our surroundings. It was such a nice neighborhood where we lived! Our house was almost across the road from Peter Zehr, then west of us was Charles Stormer, north were Joe Beacher and John Zehr, and south was August Ingold. A little east of us were Jake Heisers and Barbara Heiser and her family.

“As the years went by, we felt we’d made a good choice. When our children married we were happy to have them living nearby. We all attended the East Bend Mennonite Church, and as we worshipped with our family and friends, we thanked God many times through the years for His goodness and blessings. Because He was faithful in caring for us, we wanted to be faithful and live for Him.”

Birth:
headstone date is 28 March

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Mary married Joseph Cender on 13 Mar 1870 in Tazewell Co., IL. Joseph (son of Christian Cender and Magdalena Eymann) was born on 13 Jun 1827 in Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 17 Jan 1910 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Birth:
Obit says St. Medard is birthplace

Buried:
Stewart-Harmony Cemetery

Marie married Valentine Springer on 25 Aug 1861 in Saint-Médard, Moselle, FR. Valentine (son of Andre Springer and Catherine Esch) was born on 25 Dec 1833 in Sarrebourg, Moselle, FR; died on 5 Nov 1913 in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Flour Miller In 1900 In Tremont

Notes:

Son of Joseph Springer and and Marguerite Suisse/Schweizer.

Buried:
Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery

Andre married Barbe Elisabeth Rouvenach on 13 Aug 1857 in Hermelange, Moselle, FR. Barbe (daughter of Christian Rouvenac and Maria Switzer (Suisse)) was born on 11 Apr 1837 in Assenoncourt, Moselle, FR; died on 20 Dec 1922 in IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Gravestone date

Family/Spouse: Joseph Schweitzer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]