Person:Frantz Kuhn (2)

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Frantz Kuhn
b.12 Nov 1829 Ohio, United States
d.13 Mar 1895 York, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Jul 1827
  1. Johannes Philip Kuhn1828 - 1911
  2. Frantz Kuhn1829 - 1895
  3. Daniel David Kuhn1831 - 1909
  4. Tobias Kuhn1832 - 1905
  5. Johann Georg Kuhn1835 - 1857
  6. Elisabeth Ann Kuhn1836 - 1911
  7. Johannes Kuhn1840 -
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Facts and Events
Name Frantz Kuhn
Alt Name[1] Francis Kuhn
Gender Male
Birth? 12 Nov 1829 Ohio, United States
Baptism[4] 20 Dec 1829 New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United StatesJerusalem Reformed Church,
Will[5] 4 Feb 1895 Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Occupation[6] farmer
Death[2][3][6] 13 Mar 1895 York, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United Statesage 65y 4m 1d ; Cause: heart disease
Burial[4] Jerusalem Reformed Church Cemetery, York, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
References
  1. ↑ Will of Benfer, John. (Tuscarawas County Will Records).
  2. ↑ Tuscarawas County Death Records.
  3. ↑ Cemetery Stone.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Translated and copied by Maxine Renner Eberle. Churchbook Record of the High-German Reformed & Evangelical-Lutheran Jerusalem's Church of the Stone Creek 1811-1880; and 1903-1930. (Ragersville, Ohio Historical Society Project, 1984).
  5. ↑ Will of Kuhn, Francis. (Tuscarawas County Will Records).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tuscarawas County Death Records
    288c.
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    From Tusc. Co. 1880 census records, Francis was 50 at the time, living in York Township with John Philip (51) (both were farmers), Anna E, (43)-all were single AND Cathine (no r) Benfer, widow. Date problem here, as according to records, Catherine Benfer Kuhn had died before the 1880 census. In the 1880 census, Cathine Benfer was a widow, aged 65.

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    1860 Tuscarawas County Census, York Twp., pg. 172b

    Francis, 30 a farmer

  9.   The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; general and local statistics; military record; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest Territory; history of Ohio; miscellaneous matters, etc. etc. (Chicago [Illinois]: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884).

    FRANCIS KUHN, farmer, P.O. Blackband, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, November 12, 1829 and is a son of John Philip and Catherine (Benfer) Kuhn, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Baltimore, Maryland. The parents were married in York Township at an early day, and reared six children, viz: John Philip, Francis, Daniel, Tobias, George (Deceased) and Anna Elizabeth. Our subject's father died on November 15, 1840, followed by the widow September 5, 1872. our subject is unmarried and resides with his brother and sister, John P. and Anna E., who are also unmarried. They own together a highly improved farm of eighty-two acres, which is well stocked and contains good farm buildings. The family are members of the German Reformed Church. Francis has held the office of Township Trustee with honor to himself and constituents. Their Grandparents were the Benfers and Kuhns, who were the first settlers of York Township, who deserve special mention as pioneers, having taken prominent part in the settlement of this township, and who were noted for their thrift and energy.

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    [PattiOlsson.FTW]

    Photo of cemetery stone and copy of will is in genealogy notebook.

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